Abstract
Purpose.
In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to the field of comparative constructions. This study analyzes the comparative constructions with the lexeme 如同 rútóng ‘to resemble’ in Chinese. The research material comprised works by 18 contemporary Chinese writers, collected through continuous sampling from the novels of Mo Yan, as well as from the National Corpus of the Chinese Language. The purpose of this study is to identify the structural and semantic features of comparative constructions with the lexeme 如同 rútóng ‘to resemble’, as well as the methods of their translation.
Results.
The findings of the study indicate that comparative constructions with the lexeme 如同 rútóng ‘to resemble’ express simulative and equative relations between two objects or events. The comparative parameter, denoting the shared characteristics of the compared objects or events, is most often not explicitly expressed but implied. The study reveals specific features in the usage of the lexeme 如同 rútóng ‘to resemble’ across different types of constructions.
Conclusion.
Our results show the most frequent type of constructions, and comparative constructions with the lexeme 如同 rútóng ‘to resemble’ are typically translated from Russian into Chinese using free translation methods. This approach ensures accessibility for Russian readers while achieving communicative objectives without altering the original meaning.