English to Chinese
English to Chinese Translation
Two questions decide this job before any translation happens, and getting either wrong wastes the whole exercise. Simplified or Traditional characters? And does your submission need a translation company's official seal, which mainland Chinese authorities frequently require and a Pakistani translator cannot provide?
What is English to Chinese translation?
English to Chinese translation for Pakistani applicants covers study visas, CPEC business documents, and employment files. Mainland China uses Simplified characters; Hong Kong and Taiwan use Traditional. Many mainland authorities require a translation bearing a registered Chinese translation company's seal, which a Pakistani translator cannot supply. Translation starts from Rs. 3,000 through a vetted collaborator.
Starting price
Rs. 3,000
Direction
English → Chinese
Simplified script
Handled
Vetted collaborator
Affects rate and turnaround
Documents we handle in this pair
- Degrees and transcripts
- Police character certificates
- Birth and marriage certificates
- Medical and physical examination forms
- Business and CPEC contract documents
- Bank and financial statements
Two questions before anything else
Simplified or Traditional? Mainland China uses Simplified characters. Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan use Traditional. They are not stylistic variants and they are not interchangeable — a mainland authority will not accept Traditional, and vice versa. We deliver Simplified by default, because that covers study visas, work permits, and CPEC business submissions, which is nearly all Pakistani demand.
Does your submission need a Chinese company seal? Mainland Chinese authorities and universities frequently require a translation bearing the official seal of a registered Chinese translation company. That is a status held by companies registered in China. No Pakistani translator can provide it, and we will say so rather than take the order.
Where a certified translation with a statement of accuracy is acceptable, we can help. Ask the university or embassy for the exact wording before you pay anyone, and forward it to us.
What Pakistani clients send
- Study visa files — degrees, transcripts, police character certificates, and the physical examination form
- Work permit and employment documents
- CPEC and business documents — company registration, NTN certificates, contracts, financial statements
- Family documents — birth and marriage certificates for accompanying dependants
Authority-facing and reader-facing are different jobs
Worth separating, because the standard differs.
Authority-facing — a document a Chinese university, ministry, or visa office will assess. Here the company-seal and notarisation questions decide everything, and the answer is frequently that the work has to be done in China.
Reader-facing — a contract or proposal a Chinese business partner needs to understand. No seal question arises; what matters is that the Chinese reads naturally and the commercial terms are unambiguous. This is where most CPEC-adjacent work sits, and where we are genuinely useful.
Tell us which yours is and we will tell you honestly whether we are the right provider.
Notarisation, and where it happens
Chinese submissions commonly ask for notarised translations — and sometimes for notarisation performed in China, not in Pakistan.
That is a third requirement, separate from certification and from the company seal. If your checklist names a Chinese notary, that step happens there. Read the wording literally rather than assuming a Pakistani notary satisfies it. See notarized translation assistance for what we can coordinate here.
How we handle this pair
Chinese runs through a vetted collaborator, not in house, and at Rs. 3,000 it is our highest-rate pair. Character-based output takes longer to produce and to check, and the collaborator’s availability affects turnaround.
Urdu documents are routed through English rather than translated directly into Chinese. We say so openly; confirm it if your checklist specifies otherwise.
Related
For how to read a certification requirement in general, what “certified translation” means to different authorities covers approved-panel and in-country requirements — the same class of problem as the Chinese company seal. Academic files are covered by educational document translation. The full list of pairs and which run in house is on the languages page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Simplified or Traditional characters?
Mainland China uses Simplified, and that is what we deliver by default, since it covers study visas, work permits, and CPEC business submissions. Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan use Traditional. They are not interchangeable and a mainland authority will not accept Traditional. Confirm the destination before ordering.
Will a Chinese university or authority accept a translation from Pakistan?
Sometimes, and sometimes not. Mainland Chinese authorities frequently require a translation bearing the official seal of a registered Chinese translation company, which no Pakistani translator can provide. Where a certified translation with a statement of accuracy is acceptable, we can help. Ask the university or the embassy for the exact wording first.
Do I need notarisation as well?
Chinese submissions commonly ask for notarised translations, sometimes notarised in China rather than in Pakistan. That is a different requirement from certification and from the company-seal question. Read your checklist literally, and if it names a Chinese notary, that step happens there rather than here.
What about CPEC and business documents?
Company registration, NTN certificates, contracts, and financial statements come up regularly for Pakistani businesses working with Chinese partners. These are usually reader-facing rather than authority-facing, and the standard is different, so tell us whether the document is for a partner to understand or for a government body to accept.
What does English to Chinese translation cost?
From Rs. 3,000, the highest of our pairs, because Chinese runs through a vetted collaborator and character-based output takes longer to produce and check. Build in more time than for an in-house pair and ask before planning around urgent delivery.
Can you translate Urdu documents directly into Chinese?
No. We route Urdu through English, and we say so openly. For most official documents this is normal practice, but confirm it if your checklist specifies a direct translation from the original language.
Need English to Chinese translation?
Send the document, the deadline, and the name of the office it is going to. We confirm the price and turnaround before any work starts.