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CHINESE TRANSLATOR

Chinese translator first came in existence before 5000-years as mentioned in Chinese history.  Initially it began with the translation of Buddhist classics from India and Central Asia. Chinese monks who were well versed in both Chinese and Sanskrit translated Buddhist classics to local language. Thus one can say that they were the first Chinese translators. This was in the late Han Dynasty. Their translation work continued for several years influenced Chinas religion, philosophy and social life.  Then in the era of Late Ming Dynasty in the 16^th century the Christian missionaries from West came to China.  These missionaries preached Christianity and brought knowledge of science and technology along with them. The western missionaries did translation of the holy book Bible to local Chinese language and thus one can say these Chinese translators in form of missionaries were responsible for getting another cultural change in China. After this the Chinese translator has seen various changes happening in the profession.

Chinese translator in the pioneering era have been responsible for the translation of Buddhist literature from Pali and Sanskrit into Chinese and this certainly is a noticeable task looking at the hard work of collection of these Buddhist classics from India. This translation continued through the 4^th century and there were many notable monks known to be great Chinese translators who accomplished arduous projects with the help of their peers. Their task was indeed difficult as Buddhist canon was brought orally from India to China and then it was translated in parts.  The Tang Dynasty had produced many mature Chinese translators who excelled in both Chinese and Sanskrit.  The concluding era spanned 2^nd to mid 9^th century by which almost all Buddhist scriptures had been translated into Chinese by eminent Chinese translators. Then came the Later Imperial era when Chinese translator worked with Christian missionaries who came to China to spread Christianity bringing science and technology along with them.   Chinese translator during the Later Imperial China worked in the areas of astronomy, physics, cartography, medicine, mathematics and religion.

Chinese translator today has evolved with time and carries a practical approach for self-assessment and delivery of projects.  There are two Chinese writing systems that are followed all over the world. They are Traditional Chinese (TC) and Simplified Chinese (SC). A Chinese translator from Mainland China can give optimum accuracy for translation job in Simplified Chinese language. On the other hand one needs to fetch a Chinese translator from Singapore for getting translation work done in Traditional Chinese language. Though the point of origin is important in selecting the Chinese translator but one should also study the competencies of a translator before allotting a translation job.

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