vellocet Posted January 16, 2019 at 02:05 PM Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 at 02:05 PM I'm creating a brochure and I need the Chinese equivalent of "Free, take one!" They'll be sitting around in racks and I want people to take them home with them. What's the commonly used Chinese phrase for this? It doesn't have to be a direct translation. Just something they'll recognize and understand innately from other printed matter that conveys the same concept. Bonus points for a graphic from Baidu Images or such that has the phrase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
889 Posted January 16, 2019 at 05:15 PM Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 at 05:15 PM 免费领取 sounds nice. https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/39677965 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymoose Posted January 16, 2019 at 07:38 PM Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 at 07:38 PM 2 hours ago, 889 said: 免费领取 sounds nice. I think 领取 is more like to pick something up that belongs to you, or to go and collect something. I might be wrong, but I don't think it's the appropriate verb for this context. I'd say 请拿一份，是免费的. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vellocet Posted January 17, 2019 at 01:06 AM Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 at 01:06 AM There isn't a standard phrase that people are used to seeing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted January 17, 2019 at 01:53 AM Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 at 01:53 AM I feel like the "free to take" would be more likely expressed using 赠品 but not sure if that would apply with a brochure and a quick search hasn't come up with any set phrase so could be completely wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwq Posted January 17, 2019 at 08:32 AM Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 at 08:32 AM How about 免費取閱 or 歡迎取閱 (free to take and read / welcome to take and read) for this case. I agree with anonymoose, 領取 sounds like you need to go somewhere and fetch it, though the phrase itself is quite common. Googling 免費領取 turns up a lot of "go to this website and you can grab an electronic coupon" results. Another common expression is 免費索取 (free to request (e.g. a sample)). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beelzebro Posted January 17, 2019 at 09:43 AM Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 at 09:43 AM How about: 免费的，拿一个！ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted January 17, 2019 at 12:14 PM Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 at 12:14 PM 赠品 I'd expect to see on a free gift with a purchase. Free lipstick when you buy a magazine, that kind of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted January 17, 2019 at 01:19 PM Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 at 01:19 PM 1 hour ago, roddy said: 赠品 I'd expect to see on a free gift with a purchase. Free lipstick when you buy a magazine, that kind of thing. Yes, wife said the same when I mentioned the question to her, not that she offered an answer herself. Hmph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
陳德聰 Posted January 18, 2019 at 12:06 AM Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 at 12:06 AM 22 hours ago, vellocet said: There isn't a standard phrase that people are used to seeing? Is "Free, take one!" a standard phrase in English? dwq above gives the best suggestion: 歡迎取閲 Like this: https://www.china.cn/youjibolizhip/3691414866.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vellocet Posted January 18, 2019 at 02:43 AM Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 at 02:43 AM Sure, you see it on brochures and such all the time. It's a fixed phrase or whatever that's called. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocabSplitter Posted January 18, 2019 at 04:19 AM Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 at 04:19 AM Since it’s for brochures, I think translate it to “免费宣传册” may be proper. That transition is easy for people to understand, and it can tell people two things: 1. They are brochures; 2. It’s free. If you are in mainland China, please print it in simplified Chinese. If you are outside mainland China, you can print it in traditional Chinese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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