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,…
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…
“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…
The impact of involution on Chinese-English translation quality
Involution, the “folding inward” of social norms, has caused a curious phenomenon: native English-speaking newcomers to the Chinese-English…
Legal English Books for Chinese-English Translators?
When I ask Chinese-English translators what kind of sources they use to learn English for legal contexts,…
Why Using Mandarin Chinese Should be Encouraged
China currently has a huge shortage of translators capable of rendering writing into perfect native English. The one…
Subset errors are breaking most Chinese Legal Translations
Correct legal translation requires skillfully utilizing the concept of a subset, which lawyers will remember fondly from the…
Unethical Labor Practices used in Chinese Translation
Unethical labor practices dominate the industry because the majority of translation today is not provided by translators directly…