Are there any professional translation companies in China?

Translation is the act of converting information in one language into information in another language on the basis of accuracy, fluency and elegance. Translation is the process of transforming a relatively unfamiliar expression into a relatively familiar one. Its contents include language, characters, graphics, symbols and video translation.

Translation can be said to be one of the oldest activities in human society, which was born almost at the same time as language. From the friendly exchanges between primitive tribes, to the economic and trade exchanges between different nationalities on the Silk Road, and to the frequent exchanges and exchanges in literature, art, philosophy, science and technology, politics and economy among countries all over the world today, it is precisely because of the existence of translation that human society has changed from mutual estrangement to mutual communication. With the help of translation, human society has continuously exchanged its own achievements in civilization, promoted each other and achieved development and progress. It can be said that translation has played an inestimable role in the development of the whole human society.

As Mr. Ji Xianlin said in the preface of China Translation Dictionary: "As long as the languages are different, it is necessary to translate between a country or a nation (the Chinese nation includes many nationalities) or many countries or nations, otherwise ideas cannot communicate, cultures cannot communicate, and human society cannot move forward".

China's translation has a long history. The earliest recorded translation comes from "Xu Xiang" in Zhou Li, which is the general name of four translators. Because the close neighbors of China culture have not had their own characters for a long time, translation activities do not exist widely. Until Buddhism was introduced, in order to promote Buddhism, monks represented by Xuanzang and Kumarajiva brought Buddhist classics back to China, which opened the translation history of China from the later Han Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, which lasted 1200 years. Translation at that time was mainly private translation. During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He made seven voyages to the West. In order to serve the political needs of the country, he set up a special translation agency "Siyi Pavilion", which translated a large number of western astronomy, geometry and medical classics. After the demise of the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty gradually tightened its coastal defense policy, and the official translation agencies almost disappeared. Until the Opium War, people with lofty ideals in China felt the urgency of learning advanced western science, and Qing officials represented by Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang founded it. After the founding of New China, domestic translation agencies also mainly served the propaganda of national political and cultural work. It can be said that for a long time, professional translation institutions have mainly served the political and economic needs at the national level against the background of national needs.

After the reform and opening up, with the establishment of the global economic and trade system and the progress of Internet technology, non-governmental business and cultural exchanges have become increasingly frequent. Especially in 200 1, when China joined the WTO, the foreign economy developed rapidly, resulting in a huge demand for translation, which made domestic professional translation companies focusing on commercial services enter a stage of rapid development. According to the data released by China Translators Association, as of the end of June 20 19, there were 3,600 enterprises working in China. At the end of 20 18, there were 9,734 enterprises engaged in language services, 82 more than at the end of 20 18. The total output value of language services is 37.22 billion yuan, and the average operating income of a single enterprise is 3.823 million yuan, which is 65.438+0.29 billion yuan and 65.438+0.00 million yuan higher than that of 2065.438+07 respectively. In terms of regional distribution, by the end of February 20 18, there were language service enterprises in all provinces and cities, mainly in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shandong and other places. Among them, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong accounted for the highest proportion, accounting for 223 1, 2072 and 1,1,respectively, which concentrated 55.62% of the national language service enterprises.

Today, in any province of China, we can easily get in touch with professional translation companies, especially in first-tier cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. However, as a highly professional commercial service, translation service requires higher professional translation institutions. A truly professional translation agency should at least meet the following requirements.

Qualification major

In China, the qualification of translation agencies is mainly granted by the administrative department for industry and commerce. According to the relevant provisions of China's Company Law, enterprises or industries engaged in commercial translation business activities and providing translation services to customers are mainly limited liability companies and joint stock limited companies. As a legal person, a translation agency shall apply to the State Administration for Industry and Commerce according to law, submit relevant application materials, declare business projects including translation services according to law, and obtain a unique social credit code industrial and commercial business license. Business scope includes.

It should be noted that since multiple business categories can be declared at the same time in the domestic industrial and commercial examination and approval process, even if translation services are included in the business license, it does not mean that the company's main business is to provide professional translation services. Generally speaking, a professional translation agency whose main business is translation services includes the word "translation services" in its company name and the word "translation" in its English name, and is named after "* * Translation Services Co., Ltd.". Such companies must be professional translation agencies whose main business is translation services. Other companies in the name of "business consulting" and "consulting services" are not necessarily professional translation agencies.

Personnel major

Translation industry, as a knowledge-based industry, requires higher professional quality of employees. Professional translation institutions may come into contact with professional documents in different fields from all walks of life in their business activities. In order to ensure the smooth progress of translation work, professional translation institutions will recruit professional translators from various industries and reserve rich resources for part-time translators. In the process of cooperation, they can provide professional translators in various fields according to the needs of translation projects, so as to meet the actual needs of customers and complete the translation company entrusted by customers with good quality and quantity.

Collaborative process specialty

As a high-end business service, translation is generally provided by individuals or enterprises with foreign-related needs. In order to ensure the consumers' rights and interests, professional translation agencies generally adopt standard business cooperation processes in the process of cooperation, guarantee the rights and obligations of both parties in the form of cooperation agreements, and also sign confidentiality agreements to protect the rights and interests of both parties in the form of laws and regulations.