Blog Tag - Translation

Brilliant or Disastrous? When Foreign Names Get Chinese Translations
Aside from getting a bank account, phone number, and apartment in Beijing, one challenge every expat faces – especially those attending university...
Machine Non-Learning: The Chinese Words That Trip Up Google Translate
Humankind now speaks more than 5,000 languages, which as anyone who has traveled or lived in a foreign country can attest to, makes life more...
Startup Watch: Akkadu Brings Live Event Interpreting Into the Smartphone Era
Startup Watch highlights up-and-coming innovators who are trying to make it big in Beijing's thriving startup world.  Who: AkkaduWhat: A live event...
"Day in the Body Sprouts Again": Featured Poetry Translation
This article is provided by our content partners Spittoon Collective. You can read more content just like this from Beijing's creative literary minds...
Sly Gingkoes and the Global Bully Language: Featured Poetry Translation
With temperatures still firmly below zero, there’s no better poem to comment on than Li Haipeng’s ‘Winter Monogatari’, translated by Henry Zhang....
Big Crab/Crab Big: The Tricky Art of Translating Chinese Poetry
Hello everybody! Dropping temperatures are the perfect excuse to curl up with a hot beverage and some great poetry, right? I'd like to introduce you...
New WeChat Feature Lets You Scan and Translate Text on the Fly
WeChat recently released a slew of updates, including a few major changes. China’s most popular social platform started its global expansion a long...
Peking Man: Gained in Translation
Dear friends and colleagues, It has recently come to my attention that translation can be a lucrative business and that some people, like...
Je Ne Sais Gua? A Guide to Beijing’s Squashes
Your friendly neighborhood wet market offers delicious varieties of delectable gourds that are not only flavorful, but also easy on the pocket....
House Hunting Hints: What to Ask Before You Rent
The landlord has shown up and want her place back. Whatever way it happens you out looking for another apartment (possibly in our Classifieds). Once...
 The Waigo iPhone App Conveniently Translates Chinese Menus
The rise of phone-based optical Chinese character recognition is a dream come true for us laowai. I've been using Pleco's USD 14.95 OCR add-on for...
Lost in Translation: You’re a Qiangjingtou Without Wenming!
“Translation is the art of failure” said Umberto Eco. As depressing as it may sound, it’s also completely true. Looking through the many lists of...
The Lighter Side of China: Lost in Translation
Part of the fun of learning Chinese is being made fun of. That’s my view, anyway. Being tone-deaf with a Midwestern drawl in a tonal language does...