Professional Chinese translation

Over 1,350,000,000 native speakers

Mother tongue of 12.3% of the world’s population

19.4% of Internet users browse in Chinese

2nd most used language by number of Internet users

Number one language by number of native speakers

76.66% of its speakers are Internet users

1.4% of Internet pages are written in Chinese

Translations adapted to the varieties of Chinese: beyond Mandarin and Cantonese

Chinese is not a single language, but a macrolanguage or family of languages. Although Mandarin Chinese (or Putonghua) is official in China, where the term “dialects” (方言, fāngyán) is commonly used to refer to its other variants, the reality is that mutual intelligibility between them is almost non-existent. This leads many linguists to consider each with its own identity, as among dialects such as Mandarin, Cantonese, Mǐn Nán, Wu, Jin and Xiang, each presents its unique phonetic and cultural characteristics.

For example, Mandarin, predominant in mainland China and Taiwan, differs significantly from the Cantonese spoken in Hong Kong and Macau, not only in pronunciation but also in the writing of the characters.

In addition, the Mǐn Nán, Wu, Jin and Xiang dialects, each predominant in their respective regions, vary in tone, pronunciation and vocabulary, requiring specialized knowledge to ensure accuracy.

At iDISC, we understand this complexity and provide accurate and culturally appropriate translations for the variant of Chinese your project requires while maintaining authenticity and cultural accuracy.