五分钟中文 5 Minute Chinese

More on 外国品牌的中文名 Chinese Names of Foreign Brands


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Hello everyone! In today's episode I continue to talk about the translation of foreign brand names into Chinese with some more examples: IKEA (宜家), Mercedes-Benz (奔驰),  Lancôme (兰蔻), and Best Buy (百思买).  Scripts and useful expressions below. 


大家好,欢迎收听新一期的五分钟中文。上次节目跟大家聊了三个外国品牌的中文翻译,分别是可口可乐,好市多和家乐福。因为时间有限,所以只聊到了这三个牌子。这个星期我想继续跟大家聊这个话题。因为我觉得品牌的本地化名字真的是一门跨文化艺术。需要兼顾读音和品牌的关联性,又要让这个名字能被目标市场的消费者记住,并且在文化、语言上具有美好的寓意。一个好的本地化的名字会关系到品牌的在本地的发展的成败。

  1. 有限 | Yǒuxiàn | limited
  2. 跨文化 | kuà wénhuà | Cross-culture
  3. 兼顾 | jiāngù | take into account
  4. 关联性 | guānlián xìng | relevance
  5. 目标 | mùbiāo | Target
  6. 消费者 | xiāofèi zhě | consumer
  7. 寓意 | yùyì | meaning, implication
  8. 成败 | chéngbài | success or failure

1:14

今天我想说的第一个牌子就是瑞典的家具店IKEA。其实IKEA这个名字原本是他的创始人的姓名,他从小长大的农场和附近村庄的名字的四个首字母的缩写,跟家具一点儿关系都没有。但是它的中文名字“宜家”既在发音上跟原名极其相似,又完美地表达出了IKEA是做什么的。宜就是suitable,appropriate的意思,家就是home。所以宜家这个名字就好像在告诉消费者我们的家具是最适合你家的。那还有什么比这个名字更完美的翻译吗?

  1. 瑞典 | ruìdiǎn | Sweden
  2. 家具 | jiājù | furniture
  3. 创始人 | chuàngshǐ rén | founder
  4. 首字母 | shǒu zìmǔ | Initials
  5. 缩写 | suōxiě | abbreviation
  6. 极其 | jíqí | extremely
  7. 相似 | xiāngsì | resemblance

2:23
如果你喜欢车,你一定听说过Mercedes-Benz。这两个词都是人名。本身并没有任何关于车的意思。但是中国人一般叫它“奔驰”。奔驰在中文里有run quickly,speed的意思。奔驰这个名字不但表达了奔驰车优越的速度和性能,让人觉得这个车就是速度和激情的象征。而且奔驰也和原名发音非常接近。

  1. 任何 | rènhé | any
  2. 奔驰 | bēnchí | speed, run quickly, gallop
  3. 优越 | yōuyuè | superior
  4. 速度 | sùdù | speed
  5. 性能 | xìngnéng | performance
  6. 激情 | jīqíng | passion
  7. 象征 | xiàngzhēng | symbol

3:10
Lancôme是一个法国化妆品品牌。它的中文翻译”兰蔻”也很经典。首先,它在发音上和法语差不多。而且,它选的字的寓意也很棒。兰蔻作为化妆品想要传递一种优雅,美丽,高贵的寓意。而中文里的兰和蔻正好有这样美好的文化内涵。兰在中国文化里有beauty, elegance的寓意。​​蔻源于唐诗 ,是少女的意思,所以寓意上代表年轻。很符合化妆品的功效。

  1. 化妆品 | huàzhuāngpǐn | cosmetic
  2. 传递 | chuándì | transfer, spread
  3. 优雅 | yōuyǎ | grace
  4. 内涵 | nèihán | Connotation
  5. 唐诗 | tángshī | Tang dynasty poetry
  6. 少女 | shàonǚ | young girl
  7. 功效 | gōngxiào | effect


4:06
中文名对品牌发展影响的一个负面例子就是Best Buy的中文名字“百思买”。Best Buy在中国市场的失败有各种原因,但是不可否认的是它的中文名“百思买”并没有什么帮助。百思就是一百次思考,买电子产品思考太多、太久可能就不想买了吧。

  1. 负面 | fùmiàn | the negative
  2. 失败 | sh

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