范畴词是指汉语命名中倾向于加范畴的词语，如 问题、状态、情况、工作，有时本身没有实质的意义，翻译时可以省去不译。

例：总之，就全国范围来说，我们一定能够逐步顺利解决沿海同内地贫富差距的问题。

直译：In short, taking the country as a whole, we are certainly able to settle the problem regarding the the wealth gap between the coastal and hinterland areas gradually and smoothly.

例句中“贫富差距的问题”，如果直译为“the problem regarding the wealth gap” 显然并没有错，但比较罗嗦，因为差距本身就是一个问题，因此在翻译中可将范畴词“问题”删除。

改译： In short, taking the country as a whole, I am confident that we can gradually bridge the gap bewteen coastal and inland areas.