Chinese translation services
Documents, websites, apps, marketing and technical content translated into Simplified Chinese for Mainland China and Singapore, or Traditional Chinese for Taiwan and Hong Kong. Translated by native linguists from the market, and laid out with the right fonts and line breaks.
在手机上打开您的文件
下载我们的软件，随时随地查看和分享文件。
开始使用- Simplifiedcharacters, used in Mainland China and Singapore
- 文件"file" in Mainland usage
- 软件"software" in Mainland usage
Same message, three markets. Traditional Chinese for Taiwan and Hong Kong is not the same text.
- Scripts
- Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese
- Markets
- Mainland China, Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong
- Layout
- CJK fonts, line-break rules and vertical text when needed
- Checked by
- A second native Chinese linguist from the same market
Simplified or Traditional Chinese
Written Chinese comes in two scripts. Simplified Chinese is used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, and the two places use different words for many everyday and technical terms. Converting Simplified text to Traditional with software changes the characters but not the vocabulary, so readers in Taiwan or Hong Kong can tell.
We use a translator from the market you're writing for, and for Taiwan and Hong Kong we produce separate versions when the audience needs it.
What we translate into Chinese
And from Chinese into English.
Business and technical documents
Manuals, specifications, reports and contracts. More on documents.
Websites and apps
Sites and app strings, with search terms people in each market use. More on websites.
Marketing and product names
Campaigns, packaging and brand names checked for meaning and sound. More on transcreation.
Chinese DTP
InDesign layouts with CJK fonts, line-break rules and no broken punctuation. More on DTP.
Books and education
Textbooks, children's books and course materials for Chinese readers. For publishers.
Subtitles and video
Chinese subtitles with the right line lengths for each market. More on subtitling.
How a Chinese translation runs
Script and market are agreed first, because they change the translator.
Files and market
Your files and who will read them: Mainland, Singapore, Taiwan or Hong Kong.
Quote
A fixed price and delivery date in writing.
Translation
A native translator from that market translates, with your glossary.
Second check
Another native linguist reviews the translation, and laid-out pages are checked on screen.
Native review QADelivery
Files in the format and layout you sent, with the fonts used.
Other languages
Questions about Chinese translation
Should we use Simplified or Traditional Chinese?
Use Simplified Chinese for readers in Mainland China and Singapore, and Traditional Chinese for Taiwan and Hong Kong. If you sell in both Taiwan and Hong Kong, consumer-facing text usually needs a version for each.
Can you convert Simplified Chinese to Traditional?
Software can convert the characters, but it doesn't change vocabulary that differs between markets. We have a native linguist adapt the converted text, which costs less than a new translation.
Do you translate Chinese into English?
Yes. Native English translators translate Chinese documents, contracts and reports into English, and a second linguist checks them.
How much does Chinese translation cost?
English to Chinese is priced by English word count; Chinese to English is usually priced by Chinese character count. The subject and deadline also matter. You get a fixed price in writing before work starts.
Send us your Chinese project
Send the files and tell us who will read them, or book a call. We reply with a fixed price and delivery date.
- Phone
- +44 20 3290 0116
- Phone hours
- Weekdays 9:30 to 16:00, weekends 9:30 to 12:00, UK time