Xie Xunchu is a representative of the first generation of Chinese psychologists, and his contribution in translation is mainly reflected in his outstanding work in translating early psychological textbooks in China. Based on an in-depth analysis of his translation works, this paper summarizes his flexible strategies for translating psychological terminology, from the inception period of the psychological discipline to its subsequent development. The study finds that Xie primarily adopted a reader-oriented translation strategy during the Republican period of China, shifting focus towards greater informational equivalence with the source text after 1949, thereby ensuring the scholarship and accuracy of the translated textbooks.