Chinese Contract Localization vs. Translation
The concepts and practices related to translation are usually confusing to lawyers, who generally apply the single label…
Could Chinese translation disrupt anti-money laundering?
The USA v. Huawei and Meng Wanzhou prosecutions were highly controversial internationally, yet they were ultimately the result…
Communities of Practice in Chinese Legal Translation
Over the past several decades, social scientists have identified a concept essential to correct Chinese legal translations, known…
Chinese Translators’ Poor Motivation Explained
Translators of Chinese have famously low motivation to their career, resulting in widespread incompetence and low pay. The…
Squid Games and Chinese Translation Errors
When the Squid Games came out, its translation was widely criticized as being extremely inadequate, with some going…
Applying Chinese History in Contemporary Translations
One of the major difficulties in translating between Chinese and English is the lack of exact equivalent terms…
How Universal Grammar Theory Causes Incorrect Translations
When translating Chinese to English, most translators today can do little more than copy and paste a machine…
The Outdated Xin Da Ya Chinese Translation Theory
The Xin Da Ya translation theory is one of the most famous and influential translation theories in China.…
Expertise-driven Chinese Translation
There is a stark difference between how translators are trained in China compared to in English-speaking countries. Through…
Lifetime Learning for Chinese Translators
d Unbeknownst to most translators working between Chinese and English, the amount of time it takes, even with…