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China Terminology ›› 2020, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (2): 11-13.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8578.2020.02.003

• Column: Naming the Novel Coronavirus and Related Disease • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Suggestion for Chinese Translation of Term COVID-19

FENG Zhiwei   

  • Received:2020-03-15 Online:2020-04-25 Published:2020-04-27

Abstract:

Based on analysis of the Chinese translation of terms concerned COVID-19, and in according to the professional principle and popular usage principle in terminology, the paper proposes to take “新冠肺炎” (xinguan feiyan) as Chinese translation of term COVID-19.

Key words: term, profession principle, popular usage principle, COVID-19

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