Conflict Between Functional Equivalence Theory and the Differences Between the Two Major Legal Traditions in Chinese-English Legal Translation: A Case Study of Usufructuary Right

Tonghua Yang

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Conflict Between Functional Equivalence Theory and the Differences Between the Two Major Legal Traditions in Chinese-English Legal Translation: A Case Study of Usufructuary Right

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Conflict Between Functional Equivalence Theory and the Differences Between the Two Major Legal Traditions in Chinese-English Legal Translation: A Case Study of Usufructuary Right
Conflict Between Functional Equivalence Theory and the Differences Between the Two Major Legal Traditions in Chinese-English Legal Translation: A Case Study of Usufructuary Right
School of Foreign Studies, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, 066004, China
Vol. 10, Issue 1, Pages: 84-87(2026)
Published：28 February 2026
DOI：10.47297/wspeiWSP2516-253517.20261001
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Yang Tonghua.Conflict Between Functional Equivalence Theory and the Differences Between the Two Major Legal Traditions in Chinese-English Legal Translation: A Case Study of Usufructuary Right[J].Entrepreneurship and Innovation,2026,10(01):84-87.
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Yang Tonghua.Conflict Between Functional Equivalence Theory and the Differences Between the Two Major Legal Traditions in Chinese-English Legal Translation: A Case Study of Usufructuary Right[J].Entrepreneurship and Innovation,2026,10(01):84-87. DOI： 10.47297/wspeiWSP2516-253517.20261001.

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As the overseas dissemination of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China deepens

greater precision is required in cross-system legal translation. Taking the English translation of terms relating to yongyi wuquan (Usufructuary Right in China's Civil Code) as its object

this paper examines the applicability of functional equivalence theory in cross-system legal translation. It argues that the fundamental differences between the two major legal traditions in property-rights structure

entitlement construction

the principle of numerus clausus

and institutional function constitute the institutional root of the conflict between formal and functional equivalence in translating yongyi wuquan. On this basis

the paper proposes a three-level framework of relative functional equivalence together with supporting strategies

so as to provide an operational path for translating legal terms across different legal systems.

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