Simplified Chinese Translations (ZH-CN)

Simplified Chinese translations, not to be confused with Traditional Chinese translations, are an essential communication need for businesses engaging customers in Mandarin, the world’s second most commonly spoken language. Referring to the writing system preferred by many speakers of Mandarin worldwide, Simplified Chinese is primarily used in Mainland China, Singapore, and by ethnic Chinese in Malaysia. While written Chinese characters have always had some regional variation, modern Simplified Chinese was devised and standardized in 1949 to improve literary rates across China. As such, most Simplified and Traditional Chinese texts are mutually intelligible, but Simplified Chinese has fewer characters than Traditional Chinese and uses variants of traditional characters that contain fewer brushstrokes.

Because of these unique characteristics, translation in Simplified Chinese requires linguistic accuracy, in-depth cultural understanding, subject matter expertise, and localization best practices to ensure success for products and services engaging the Mandarin-speaking market. Additionally, high-quality, consistent localization solutions require advanced AI translation technology combined with native, in-country linguists for a quick turnaround time.