On the Characteristics and Translation Strategies of TCM Terms

The translation of traditional Chinese medical terms (TCM terms) is conducive to the dissemination of traditional Chinese medical culture and the complementarity and mutual learning between Chinese medicine and Western medicine.Based on the analysis of lexical features of TCM terms and discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of the existing translation strategies of Chinese medicine terms, this paper puts forward three C -E translation principles of TCM terms, including moderate foreignisation, phonetic translation, and unified English translation standards and proposes translation strategies of equal translation, transcreation, and literal translation.