Table 9 Top ten key PVs used in L1 and L2 translations.

From: Testing the unique item hypothesis with phrasal verbs in Chinese–English translations of Lu Xun’s short stories: the perspective of translation directionality

Rank

Key PVs in L2 translations

Key PVs in L1 translations

key PVs

keyness

key PVs

keyness

1

stand up

23.402

work up

8.265

2

go out

18.506

take back

7.852

3

rush out

17.985

figure out

6.428

4

walk on

14.199

head back

6.428

5

go in

12.58

let out

6.428

6

look up

12.252

scrub up

6.428

7

make up

8.654

come along

5.51

8

come in

7.125

head off

5.51

9

come back

6.313

stare up

5.51

10

get back

4.114

throw in

5.51