Chinese translation in Madrid

Chinese documents for Spanish use

Certificates, agreements, manuals, company records and correspondence may contain names, seals or handwritten entries. Send every page in a legible form and include any official Latin-script spellings of personal or company names. Several files in one application should not acquire inconsistent names merely because they were translated separately. The source still needs to be represented faithfully.

For an agreement, legal translation considers obligations, defined terms and institutional context without assuming that a Chinese legal concept has a direct Spanish counterpart. A manual calls for technical translation with drawings, units and component names. If you also have an English version, tell us whether it is an authoritative source or only a reference. Translating through an intermediate document can carry over errors that are absent from the Chinese original.

Spanish content for Chinese markets

For a website, packaging or catalogue, define the market and requested script at the outset. Simplified and traditional characters can be associated with different target audiences and terminology choices; replacing characters mechanically after the work is complete is not a full market adaptation. Approved product names from a local distributor are valuable references, provided they match the current products.

Website and software localisation covers navigation, forms and automated messages as well as longer pages. Font coverage and on-screen display should be checked on a staging version. A string can look fine in an export yet render with missing characters or be clipped in the interface. Designed catalogues may need multilingual typesetting to keep labels and tables legible. Real Chinese script should never be replaced by invented character-like decoration.

Names and multilingual source files

People, places and organisations may have both Chinese-character and Latin-script forms. Send the forms used in official records and explain the recipient's expectations. Figures, dates and references are checked against the source. If the file includes English or other languages as well, identify which sections must be translated and which original version has authority.

For recurring business documents, an approved glossary can keep terminology consistent across catalogues, technical sheets and agreements. A term approved for one product should not be applied blindly to a different item. Bilingual review may be useful when a Chinese or Spanish version already exists and you need to check its completeness and meaning against the original before publication.

If the marketing and engineering teams maintain separate glossaries, identify who will resolve conflicts before translation starts. A product name used on a label should agree with the name in its instructions, while the supporting descriptive language may legitimately differ by audience. Recording those decisions makes later updates easier to manage.

Documents for authorities

Where a Spanish body asks for sworn translation of Chinese, the relevant authorisation and professional availability must be confirmed for the direction. An agency stamp on a business translation does not make it sworn. Ask whether the source document also needs an apostille or legalisation and whether the finished translation must be electronic or on paper; these are separate questions for the particular procedure.

For a Spanish document intended for use abroad, obtain the overseas recipient's instructions. Certification terminology and procedures differ between countries. Neither the label “certified” nor “sworn” by itself guarantees acceptance in every jurisdiction, even if the linguistic work is accurate.

Requesting a proposal

Send the complete files, language direction, target market, script and deadline. For websites, provide representative screens or exports; for official documents, include every page and seal. Subject, format, volume and delivery method all affect the quotation. Browse the translation languages, wider translation services and quality approach, or send an enquiry through the quote form.