Jun 12, 2011 06:26
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Chinese term

请妥善保存

Chinese to English Law/Patents Law: Contract(s)
在政府部门发给企业的文件首页上。
问题:一、保存是纸张保存,还是信息保存?(我看的是电子版文件)
二、保存有保密的含义吗?

Discussion

jyuan_us Jun 14, 2011:
Hi Phil, please stay assured that your version is the most approriate.
Phil Hand (asker) Jun 14, 2011:
Thanks for all the suggestions In the end I went with "Please retain this document".
I'm still not certain I get it, but the points go to jyuan for his explanations.
jyuan_us Jun 12, 2011:
Someone likes ending a preface of a book by saying "是为序”, which means "this is the preface I have written for the book". it is totally meaningless but it has to be there in some people's opinion.
jyuan_us Jun 12, 2011:
at the end of some document, we often see 请遵照执行. you might htink it is completely unneccessary but it has to be there, otherwise the document will be felt as having an abrupt ending.
jyuan_us Jun 12, 2011:
请妥善保存 has probably been there for 0.5 century at all the documents issued by this particular department. It was invented by someone long time ago and it become part of the template and nobody ever since has bothered to delete it.
Carlis Hsu Jun 12, 2011:
That's not too odd in a bureaucratic country. Most of the words in an official/governmental document make no sense at all: Chinese people are accustomed to, among others, "completely eliminate", "earnestly implement", and "please keep this document PROPERLY and don't discard, and most IMPORTANTLY, don't do any thing with it except READING!"
Phil Hand (asker) Jun 12, 2011:
No consensus then... I've got different answers here. The document I'm working on isn't very sensitive, so I can understand if there is no implication of confidentiality. But if it's not about secrecy, then what is it about? Does this phrase have any meaning at all?
What would one do with some documents, but not with a 请妥善保存 document?

Proposed translations

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Please don't discard.

一、保存是纸张保存,还是信息保存?(我看的是电子版文件)

如果是纸张文件,就是妥善保存纸张文件,是电子版就妥善保存电子版.
其实"妥善"是一个赘语,没什么意义,只是为了句子好听, 保存本身就已经含有了妥善的意思,保存得不妥善就不算保存了.

二、保存有保密的含义吗?

没有保密的含义,很多带有这样字眼的文件是可以给公众看的,有的文件甚至必须公开.

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Or, please save the document.
Peer comment(s):

agree Andrés Chien-Hwa Chen
9 hrs
agree Wilman
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properly keep/preserve

In the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Intangible Cultural Heritage
(中华人民共和国非物质文化遗产法), "properly keep" is the translation of 妥善保存.

妥善保存 means to proper keep/preserve (the documents), but does not indicate to keep confidential.
Peer comment(s):

agree Adsion Liu
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Please Keep It Secret/Safe

政府发给企业的文件如标明“请妥善保存”,是含有保密涵义的,绝非简单地保管就行,不论是电子信息还是书面文件,都是不宜公开的。
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19 hrs

please keep this in a safe place


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[PDF]
Please keep this information in a safe place

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[PDF]
Please keep these instructions in a safe place. If you move house ...

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KEEP THIS INFORMATION IN A SAFE PLACE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

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Please keep this leaflet in a safe place for reference.

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Please keep it carefully/properly

1.保存电子档文件
2.无保密含义
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Please keep it safe.

it's understood that it should be kept with such care that it can be used when needed.
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41 days

File Accordinly

This is what it means.
"Don't discard" or similar only used for letters sent to individuals.
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