Simplified and Traditional Chinese Translation Services
We provide Chinese translation services. There are two main types of written Chinese. One is ‘simplified’ and the other as ‘traditional’. The Chinese government introduced simplified Chinese in 1949 to improve the population’s literacy rate and make complicated characters faster to write (some of which initially 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 significant difference between the traditional and the simplified version of Chinese is that the traditional form included more complicated characters. In contrast, people think the modern simplified characters are easier to use.
In both simplified and traditional Chinese, we offer Chinese translation services in locations across the globe.
For more information on the fields covered by our Chinese translators and interpreters, please visit the pages below:
Legal
- Chinese Legal Interpreters
- Chinese Legal Translation
- Cantonese Arbitration Interpreters
- Mandarin Arbitration Interpreters
- Chinese Court Interpreters
- Cantonese Deposition Interpreters
- Mandarin Deposition Interpreters
Engineering
- Chinese Mechanical Engineering
- Chinese Civil Engineering
- Chinese Automotive Engineering
- Chinese Environmental Engineering
- Chinese Manufacturing
- Chinese Marine Engineering
- Chinese Structural Engineering
- Chinese Biomechanical Engineering
- Chinese Agricultural Engineering
Agriculture and Industry
- Chinese Agriculture
- Chinese Industrial Engineering
- Chinese Oil, Gas, Mining & Drilling
- Chinese Industrial Agriculture
- Chinese Energy Industry
Media and Publications
Medical and Science
Retail and Consumer
Business
IT
Patents, Research & Development
About: Chinese
Chinese refers to a group of languages officially used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, Singapore and the Wa States, Burma, and being recognised as a minority language in the USA, Canada and Malaysia. It is named one of the six official languages of the United Nations: the variant used in this context is “Standard Chinese”, a standardised version based on the Mandarin spoken in Beijing. The main branches of Chinese are Mandarin, Wu, and Yue, of which the primary language is Cantonese and Min. The variations of Chinese are not always mutually intelligible. Still, of the estimated 1.2 billion speakers of some variety of Chinese, around 960 million speak Mandarin as their native tongue – making it the lingua franca of the Chinese world.
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 people think Mandarin is merely as a name for another sub-group of variants, it is the most commonly used version of the Chinese language in the PRC, Republic of China (Taiwan) and the Republic of Singapore. On the other hand, people widely speak Cantonese in the Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of Hong Kong and Macao and the Canton (or Guangdong) province of the PRC.
Please do not hesitate to contact us directly for interpreting assistance regarding any other Chinese dialects, such as Chinese Hainese, Haka, Hmong, Hokkian or Khek.
Written Chinese (for Translation):
People widely use two forms of written Chinese: ‘simplified’ and ‘traditional’. The Chinese government introduced Simplified Chinese in the mainland in 1949 to improve the population’s literacy rate and make complicated characters faster to write (some of which initially 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 significant difference between the traditional and simplified Chinese versions is that the traditional form includes more complicated characters. In contrast, the modern simplified characters are more accessible to write.
Just like any other nation, China has its own business etiquette. See our Doing Business in China Page to find out more.
What forms of interpreter services can TJC Global provide?
Video/videoconference interpreting: (Video remote interpreting is also available) TJC provides language interpreting services to support events such as business meetings, conferences, legal/court/arbitration/litigation, and other online business interactions in the industry.
Participants can communicate via video or voice calls using computers, laptops, smartphones, tablets, etc. These can be recorded should you wish to take minutes. Our professionally qualified interpreters can join your online virtual meeting, event, or proceeding, for example, and interpret remotely in the language pairing you require to facilitate smooth communication between all parties. They also provide relay interpreting.
Telephone/teleconference interpreting is a practical way to bridge any language barriers. The interpreter is either located remotely (away from either party) or is with one of the parties. In both cases, they deliver interpreting services through telephone conferencing.
Telephone interpretation is helpful for clients who cannot travel to their counterparts’ countries but still wish to hold business discussions or communicate progress updates. At TJC Global, we are pleased to provide professionally qualified interpreters in almost any selected language combination.
Simultaneous & Consecutive interpreting
Simultaneous interpreting (also available with Video Remote Interpretation (VRI))
is used for international conferences, critical business discussions, seminars & symposiums. In this case, two to three interpreters are usually situated in a booth, away from the audience, and take turns to interpret at high speed, changing over every 15-20 minutes to avoid fatigue and the lack of concentration, which affect the quality of interpretation.
The interpreters listen to the speaker’s message using headsets and repeat it immediately (practically “simultaneously”) in the target language to benefit relevant audience members. They also provide relay interpreting, which is helpful if the speakers give presentations in several languages.
Consecutive interpreting (also available with Video Remote Interpretation (VRI)) is the most common type. It is used for business discussions, negotiations, contract exchanges, commercial, legal and technical meetings, medical or court hearings, or on-site inspections or audits. The interpreter listens to the speaker, often making notes, and later delivers the meaning in the target language.
The interpreter may wait until a pause or the end, at which point they deliver a translation relatively quickly. Consecutive interpreting may also be used at conferences for panel discussions, Q&A sessions or private discussions between parties – at a stand or elsewhere.
What to do next?
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If you would like more information about our language services, please contact us.