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…
Language Families: Why Chinese to English Translation is so Difficult
The Chinese to English language pair is one of the hardest to translate between. This is in part…
China’s international ambitions failing due to translator groupthink
Groupthink, the tendency for people to follow others’ lead like sheep, explains why Chinese companies’ international launches are…
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…
Chinese Translators’ Poor Motivation Explained
Translators of Chinese have famously low motivation to their career, resulting in widespread incompetence and low pay. The…
Applying Chinese History in Contemporary Translations
One of the major difficulties in translating between Chinese and English is the lack of exact equivalent terms…
The Outdated Xin Da Ya Chinese Translation Theory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…