Work Instruction作业指导书
A work instruction is a controlled document that describes how to perform a specific task or operation in enough detail for an operator to execute it safely, correctly, and consistently. It sits below standard operating procedures and appears at workstations as step-by-step guides, often with images, tool lists, quality checks, safety notes, and reference to part numbers or traceability codes.
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Where this term appears
In translation and localization, work instructions are among the most frequently translated shop-floor documents. They appear in operator training, electronic work instruction systems, assembly stations, and audit packages. Translators must preserve step numbering, imperative tone, and references to part numbers, tools, or quality checks; a single unclear step can cause assembly errors or safety incidents on the line.
Translation checks
A common error is translating work instruction as a generic 'manual' or 'guide,' losing its function as a controlled, step-level document. Another is changing imperative steps into passive descriptions, which weakens operator compliance. If terminology or step phrasing is inconsistent with the related standard operating procedure, auditors and operators may not recognize the document hierarchy.
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Chinese document application
Work Instruction in context · task instruction
- English source
- Complete the inspection before the next step.
- Chinese rendering to review
- 进入下一步骤前完成检验。
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Check the distinction in context
A work instruction should make the action, object and condition clear. Keep the step number and linked illustration together. A Chinese rewrite that reads more naturally can still be wrong if it changes the order of actions or omits a prerequisite.
Check the returned Chinese file
Follow one complete Chinese task from its prerequisite to its result or record field. Check that numbering, illustration reference and action order remain consistent with the source after the page has been reflowed.
Prepare the connected files
Provide the current instruction, linked images and approved component names. Agree how queries and revised step references are returned.
Keep the term aligned across your files
Check equipment names, units, safety instructions and interface labels against the source and approved references. Confirm any market-specific document requirements separately.
Provide approved terms and previous translations with the source files. Agree how variants, ambiguous wording and revisions will be reviewed. Terminology maintenance and any termbase handback are confirmed in the project scope. See the 8-step AI + expert workflow.
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