Chinese Mandarin & Cantonese Court Interpreters

(please click here for Cantonese court interpreters)

We provide Chinese Mandarin Court interpreters Worldwide for English to Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin Chinese to English and multiple other languages

TJC Global’s experienced Chinese Mandarin court interpreters worldwide can assist in court cases, hearings and tribunals in locations all over the world, from London to Beijing, from the USA to Africa.

We work to select highly experienced Chinese Mandarin court interpreters worldwide with expertise in the subject matter of the case. This ensures that the message, no matter how subtle, is clearly and correctly conveyed to all parties. Thanks to years of experience working in a court environment, our Mandarin Chinese court interpreters have the command of the legal terminology necessary to establish smooth, transparent and effective communication between parties.

Our Chinese court interpreters can provide interpreting for arbitration proceedings in cities in China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Taipei, Chengdu, Nanjing, Wuhan, Shenyang, Hangzhou, and Chongqing.

TJC’s Mandarin Chinese court interpreters can assist with court cases of various lengths, providing both short-term and long-term support. TJC Chinese Mandarin interpreters and translators are also happy to work outside of court for criminal cases, depositions, arbitration witness preparation, pre-trial meetings between attorneys, solicitors, barristers, and clients, and interviews with court personnel.

Our Mandarin Chinese court interpreters can assist in the following settings:

• High Court
• Crown Court
• Civil Court
• Magistrates’ Court
• County Court
• State Court
• District Court
• European Court of Human Rights

TJC’s Mandarin Chinese court interpreting services cover a number of interpreting types to suit your requirements. They are simultaneous, consecutive and whispering (or chuchotage) interpreting.

Why choose TJC Global’s Mandarin Chinese Court Interpreters?

• All our Mandarin Chinese court interpreters are native speakers.
• They have long term experience, often between 10-15 years, in court and legal interpretation, as well as professional qualifications to match, ensuring language support of the highest-quality that you can rely on every time.
• They combine advanced language skills with expertise in their chosen industry, meaning they can offer a bespoke service to match your requirements.
• By supplying such high quality language support, we have earned the trust of hundreds of international law firms, governmental institutions, private companies and many other public and private organisations. To find out more about our previous clients, please click here.

Our Mandarin Chinese Court interpreters can cover the following areas:

About: Chinese

Spoken Chinese (for Interpreting):

The two official versions of the Chinese language are Mandarin and Cantonese. The People’s Republic of China (mainland China) has Mandarin as its official spoken language. Although Mandarin itself is often used merely as a name for another sub-group of variants, it is the most commonly used version of the Chinese language both in the PRC, Republic of China (Taiwan) and the Republic of Singapore. Cantonese, on the other hand, is widely spoken in the Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of Hong Kong and Macao as well as the Canton (or Guangdong) province of the PRC.

For interpreting assistance regarding any other Chinese dialects, such as Chinese Hainese, Haka, Hmong, Hokkian or Khek, please do not hesitate to contact us directly.

Written Chinese (for Translation):

Two forms of written Chinese are widely used. One is known as ‘simplified’ and the other as ‘traditional’. Simplified Chinese was introduced in mainland China by the Chinese government in 1949 for the purpose of improving the literacy rate of the population and making complicated characters faster to write (some of which originally included a few dozen strokes). Chinese people on the mainland started using the modern version of characters, while those outside mainland China continued to use the original traditional script.

The major difference between the traditional and the simplified versions of Chinese is that the traditional form includes more complicated characters. In contrast, modern simplified characters are regarded as easier to write.

Locations covered by our Mandarin Chinese Court Interpreters:

• Chinese court interpreters in Beijing, China
• Chinese court interpreters in Hong Kong, China
• Chinese court interpreters in Shanghai, China

What forms of interpreter services can TJC Global provide?

Video/videoconference interpreting: (Video Remote Interpreting is also available) TJC provides professional language interpreting services to support a wide range of events, including business meetings, conferences, legal proceedings (court hearings, arbitration, or litigation), and other online business interactions across industries.

Participants can connect via video or voice calls using computers, laptops, smartphones, or tablets. If needed, sessions can be recorded to facilitate the creation of meeting minutes. Our highly qualified interpreters seamlessly join virtual meetings, events, or proceedings to provide remote interpretation in the language pairing required, ensuring clear and effective communication for all parties involved. Additionally, we offer relay interpreting services as needed.

Telephone/teleconference interpreting: Telephone or teleconference interpreting is an efficient solution for overcoming language barriers. The interpreter can either work remotely (separate from both parties) or be physically present with one of the parties. In either scenario, they provide interpreting services through a telephone conferencing setup.

This service is particularly valuable for clients unable to travel internationally but still need to conduct business discussions or share progress updates. At TJC Global, we are proud to offer professionally qualified interpreters in a wide range of language combinations, ensuring clear and effective communication.

Simultaneous & Consecutive interpreting

Simultaneous interpreting (also available with Video Remote Interpretation (VRI))
Simultaneous interpreting is ideal for international conferences, high-stakes business discussions, seminars, and symposiums. Typically, two to three interpreters work from a soundproof booth, separate from the audience. They take turns interpreting at high speed, switching every 15–20 minutes to maintain focus and ensure the highest quality interpretation.

Using headsets, the interpreters listen to the speaker’s message and deliver it in the target language almost instantly (“simultaneously”) to the intended audience. This method also supports relay interpreting, which is especially useful for multilingual presentations where speakers use several languages.

Consecutive interpreting (also available with Video Remote Interpretation (VRI)) is one of the most widely used types of interpretation. It is suitable for business discussions, negotiations, contract signings, commercial, legal, and technical meetings, medical appointments, court hearings, on-site inspections, and audits.

In this mode, the interpreter listens carefully to the speaker, often taking notes, and then conveys the meaning in the target language. They typically wait for a natural pause or for the speaker to finish a segment before delivering the interpretation quickly and accurately.

Consecutive interpreting is also commonly employed in conferences for panel discussions, Q&A sessions, or private interactions between parties, whether at a stand or another setting.

Looking for interpreting assistance in other fields?

TJC Global provides specialist interpreting and translation services in various specialist fields. Whatever your requirements, we can find the right linguist to assist you.
If your industry or project type is not listed here, please contact us directly with your enquiry.

Our interpreters utilise their knowledge of subject-specific terminology to deliver precise, unambiguous interpretation, whatever the context – enabling you to communicate effectively with the rest of the world.
We are also able to adapt to almost any type of project.

What to do next?

Please use the Quick Quote system above for a quote for interpreting, translation services or a related enquiry.
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