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Chinese translation: 方型包/箱


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English term or phrase:in totes
Chinese translation:方型包/箱
Entered by: chineselaw
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00:08 Jan 24, 2008
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Marketing - Retail
English term or phrase: in totes
"We pack our products in a variety of foodservice and retail package sizes, and we also sell products in totes for the convenience of industrial customers. "

Any suggestions on how to translate "in totes" here? Thanks for your help.
Yi Yuan
Local time: 07:30
方型包/箱
Explanation:
从语境上看,这里讲的是商品的零售包装和商业批发包装,翻译成“手提包”不太准确。请看下图:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.intellipac...

in totes 是统指方型包/箱, 方的手提包叫“tote bag", 但是只是tote的一类。

供商榷。
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chineselaw
United States
Local time: 06:30
Grading comment
Thank you all so much for your help. This seems like a better translation for this context.

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2方型包/箱
chineselaw
4 +1以手提袋包装xiaoyanchen


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
以手提袋包装


Explanation:
tote means "tote bag"手提袋,如国内生意人用的那种编织袋。

xiaoyanchen
Local time: 05:30
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gertrude Tsau
28 mins
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
方型包/箱


Explanation:
从语境上看,这里讲的是商品的零售包装和商业批发包装,翻译成“手提包”不太准确。请看下图:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.intellipac...

in totes 是统指方型包/箱, 方的手提包叫“tote bag", 但是只是tote的一类。

供商榷。

chineselaw
United States
Local time: 06:30
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you all so much for your help. This seems like a better translation for this context.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  xiaoyanchen: Thanks, I think that in this contex your choice is right!
1 hr

agree  Danbing HE
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Changes made by editors
Jan 24, 2008 - Changes made by chineselaw:
Edited KOG entry's old entry - "in totes" => "方型包/箱"


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