Mandarin translation services
Simplified or Traditional: Chinese that matches the reader.
Mandarin at a glance
Mandarin is the most-spoken language in the world. Our roster includes Standard Mandarin and major regional varieties for clinical settings, manufacturing audits, and cross-border legal work.
The first decision in Chinese translation is the character set. Simplified characters serve mainland China and Singapore; Traditional characters serve Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. Chinese is also written without spaces between words and often runs shorter than English, which changes how layouts breathe.
Mandarin has more than 1.1 billion speakers globally. We cover the varieties listed here and can match a linguist to a specific region or community on request.
- Native name
- 普通话 / 國語
- Script
- Chinese characters
- Greeting
- 你好 (nǐ hǎo — “hello”)
- Speakers
- 1.1B+
- Language family
- Sino-Tibetan, Sinitic
- Spoken in
- China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia
- Dialects and varieties
- Putonghua (Standard), Beijing, Northeastern, Sichuanese
Mandarin translation, for every kind of text
Every project is matched to a linguist who knows the subject, then checked against the source before delivery.
Document translation
Contracts, records, manuals and forms translated between Mandarin and English by a linguist who knows the subject.
Certified translation
A complete Mandarin translation with a signed statement of accuracy, for immigration, court and academic submissions.
Website & app localization
Websites, apps and campaigns adapted for Mandarin-speaking audiences, with terminology kept consistent from one release to the next.
Where Mandarin translation is needed most
We match each project on language pair and subject, so terminology, names and numbers come through exactly as they should.
- Healthcare & clinical
- Manufacturing & QA
- Legal & cross-border M&A
- Education
- Diplomatic & government
Often requested alongside Mandarin
Need something translated to or from Mandarin?
Send us the files, the language pair and your deadline. We'll reply with a price and turnaround.