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What you need to know about the Chinese language:
- Numerous dialects
- One written language
- No alphabets, only characters
- Characters are pictorial: much evolved and simplified over thousands of years
- Two styles of characters: Traditional and Simplified/Mandarin
- China and Singapore use simplified Chinese
- Taiwan, Hong Kong and overseas use traditional Chinese
- Many characters have the same pronunciation
- All characters have 4 high-to-low tones
- Each tone may have a different meaning
Chinese translation challenges:
- Cultural differences
- Historical background
- Language subtleties: context, proverbs, idioms, slangs, etc
- Contemporary habits and customs
- Differences in grammar and sentence structure
- Uncommon names and abbreviations (person, place, company, etc)
- Complex computer input method
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