A STUDY OF APPROACHES TO INTERPRETING CHINESE-SPECIFIC DISCOURSE IN RUSSIAN

Abstract

Against the backdrop of China’s participation in global governance and the promotion of the “Belt and Road” initiative, a number of new concepts and expressions rich in Chinese characteristics require precise external interpretation. This paper focuses on the key concept of “shared use” (共享), which goes beyond traditional comparisons between two languages (e.g., English and Chinese), with the aim of systematically exploring approaches to its interpretation and the process of localization in the Russian linguistic context. Through semantic analysis, the study conducts a semantic deconstruction of the Chinese term 共享, carefully comparing its core semantic elements (共同 and 使用/拥有) and additional elements (获得物质或精神满足) with potential Russian equivalents. The results indicate that an exact Russian equivalent does not exist, necessitating interpretation strategies within the framework of “imitation (borrowing foreign terms) – adaptation (using synonymous expressions) – innovation (combination or creative borrowing)”. Based on an empirical analysis of Russian media corpora and the Russian National Corpus, this paper identifies the primary model for localized interpretation represented by the term “совместное использование” (shared use), noting the widespread omission of the additional connotative meaning of “satisfaction” inherent in the original Chinese term. The study constructs a methodological framework for interpreting Chinese discourse into Russian, characterized by “conceptual deconstruction → comparison with the target language → collocation verification → corpus validation”, aiming to provide practical recommendations for translation practice and theoretical development of Chinese concepts in non-universal languages.