Social Construction of Reality Cannot be Violated in English>Chinese Translations
Legal translators working in the English-to-Chinese language pair often distort basic reality, leading to translations that refer to…
Chinese Translators: Stop Ignoring Career Planning
Chinese translators face a daunting future owing to a lack of realistic career planning putting them on a…
Industry focus is neglected by Chinese Translators
What does a Chinese-English translator need to succeed? This is a question I get asked all the time,…
Equity is a Foundation for Good Chinese Translation Services
Chinese-English translations are notorious for their poor, even useless quality. However, there is one essential principle that can…
Ethnic Chauvinism is a Barrier to Good Chinese Translations
Ethnic chauvinism has impeded China from launching a significant number of international brands, despite having developed the…
Confusion around Chinese contract localization
I’ve often had legal clients come to me for translation work, only to realize after an initial consultation…
Translating Hard Chinese Legal Concepts Using Perdurantism
A concept known as perdurantism can help clear up a lot of translation-driven disputes about how to characterize…
How Overconfidence Fuels Legal Translation Service Malpractice
Legal translators often exhibit overconfidence usually associated with superheroes, which ultimately leads to severe mistakes that border on…
“Touching Fish” and In-house Chinese-English Translation
Following the trend of “overemployment,” machine translation tools are providing companies’ in-house employees working on Chinese-English translations with…
False conventions in Chinese Translation
In a way reminiscent of 19th-century sham science, modern-day translators of Chinese have collectively come up with pseudoscientific…