Chinese Translation Services
Chinese documents are translated into English at DHCTranslations from $54 per document, and the signed certificate and the PDF are included at that price; text past 400 words is charged at $0.12 per word. The character set of the original, Simplified or Traditional, is stated on the certificate, with the office that issued it.
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For USCIS, US courts, WES, ECFMG and CGFNS.
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Chinese documents we translate most often
Birth certificate
The hospital birth record or the certificate issued by the Chinese certification office, with the red seal and the registry entry kept.
Marriage certificate
The marriage certificate from a mainland registry or a Taiwan household office, with its seal.
Divorce certificate
The divorce certificate or the court mediation that ended the marriage, with the date it took effect.
Police record
The certificate of no criminal record from the public security bureau, translated complete.
Academic transcript
Marks out of 100 and the grade point line, with the scale explained for a WES or NACES file.
Degree and graduation certificates
The degree certificate and the graduation certificate, with the institution and award as issued.
Driving license
The mainland or Taiwan driving license, with the vehicle classes, for a state DMV or an exchange.
Passport
The photo page and the machine-readable strip, copied as printed.
Medical records
Discharge summaries, clinic notes and test reports, with the hospital seal and the diagnosis as written.
Court documents
Judgments, mediation agreements and rulings, laid out so a US court can follow the original page.
Powers of attorney
Powers of attorney and sworn statements, with the certifying officer's reference kept in place.
Household register
The hukou booklet, with every member, the address and the issuing office translated as recorded.
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We translate document types that are not listed here. Send us the document and we will confirm the price before you order: [email protected].
What a certified Chinese translation costs
Certified translations start at $54 per document: from $0.12 per word after the first 400 words into English, and from $0.14 per word for English into another language, with some pairs quoted higher.
Certification is the translator's signed statement, and it is included in the price.
A translation for USCIS, a US court or a US university is certified by the translator's signed statement, and nothing further is added to the quote.
$54
From, per document
$0.12+
Per word after 400, into English
How It Works: 3 Steps to a Certified Translation
A simple route from a phone photo to a certified PDF prepared for the receiving authority.
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Upload a clear scan or photo of every page, including seals and reverse sides.
- The complete document
- Language pair and deadline
- Who will receive it
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Receive Your Certified Translation
Certified PDF, often the same day when ordered before 4pm ET, with printed copies available on request.
- Certification page and translator credentials
- Layout, stamps and seals mirrored
- Certification wording the receiving body asks for
What comes with a certified Chinese translation
Chinese orders are returned with a signed statement of accuracy, and the certificate names the office that issued the record and the character set it was written in.
What the certification includes
- Signed statement of accuracy: the translator's name, signature and date, their CIOL or ITI membership number, our company stamp and our contact details.
- Red seals: the round seal is applied over the photograph, the fold or the edge of the page, and it is part of the record rather than decoration. Where the seal cannot be set as text it is described in brackets at the point where it falls.
- Character set: the translation follows the characters on the page, so a name written in Traditional characters is not converted to Simplified or the reverse. Which set the original used is stated on the certificate.
- Certified PDF: the certified file is emailed at no extra cost, which is what a US filing accepts. A printed set can be arranged if a receiving body insists on paper, and is quoted per order.
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Chinese by character set and issuing office
Mainland China, Singapore and Malaysia print records in Simplified characters; Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao print them in Traditional. The table below sets the records US applicants send most against what appears on the page and against the English it becomes.
Birth certificate
- What usually appears
- A hospital birth record, or a certificate issued by the certification office, with a red seal across the photograph
- What we do with it
- Translated in full, the seal described in brackets and both issuing offices named
Police record
- What usually appears
- A certificate of no criminal record from the public security bureau, with a validity period printed on it
- What we do with it
- Translated complete, with the bureau, the reference number and the stated validity
Academic record
- What usually appears
- Marks out of 100, a grade point line and the school seal on the last page
- What we do with it
- Every mark converted, with the grading scale set out beside it
Court document
- What usually appears
- People's court heading, case number, and the judgment with the date it took effect
- What we do with it
- Set out in the order the court used, with the case number where it was printed
A mainland record and a Taiwan record of the same event are laid out differently and are not interchangeable. The certificate we sign names the issuing office and the character set, so the two are never presented as one document.
What our clients say
Rated 4.9/5 from 314 verified reviews for USCIS submissions, court filings and credential evaluations.
“The household registration transcript was translated with Taiwan terminology and accepted by the university.”
Mei C.
“A handwritten reference was transcribed and certified within 24 hours.”
Aisha B.
“Degree certificate and transcripts were translated for a professional registration and accepted first time.”
Sanjay P.
The certification, the price and the turnaround are the same for Chinese documents sent from anywhere in the United States. Start with the page that matches what you need:
Frequently asked questions
DHCTranslations translates Chinese records into English at our US offices, and each one is certified by the translator who produced it. Send a scan of every page, including the page that carries the seal, and name the office that will read the translation, so the English matches what that office expects.
A one-page document is $54, and the signed certificate and the PDF are included in that figure. Text past 400 words is charged at $0.12 per word into English, and a US document translated into Chinese is $0.14 per word. A family set is quoted on its total word count.
One page, paid before 4pm ET on a weekday, is normally in your inbox that day. A hukou booklet or a set of certificates usually follows the next business day, and a court judgment or a full academic file is given a date in the quote.
Yes. USCIS asks for a complete English translation with a certificate signed by the translator, stating their competence and giving a date and contact details, under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3). Each order leaves with that certificate, and the seal and office on the original are described rather than ignored.
Both. Mainland, Singapore and Malaysian records are in Simplified characters, and Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao records are in Traditional. The translation follows the characters on the page, and the certificate says which set the original used rather than converting one into the other.
Send the one the receiving office will accept. A hospital medical certificate of birth is the first record of the birth, and a certificate certified by a Chinese public office is the version prepared for use abroad. Where both are supplied, both are translated and the certificate names each.
The surname comes first on a Chinese record, and it is kept in that order with a note saying which part is the family name. Where a passport or a US form gives the name in the Western order, that spelling and order are used instead, so the officer reads the same name twice.
It is the issuing office's seal, pressed over the photograph, the fold or the edge of the page so that a copy cannot be altered. It is part of the record. Where it cannot be reproduced as text it is described in brackets, with the office named beside it.
Yes. The certificate from the public security bureau is translated in full, with the issuing bureau, the reference number and the validity period printed on it. A US agency often wants one issued recently, so check the date before posting the scan to us.
No. Scans are enough, and a photograph works if the page is flat and the seal is readable. The originals stay with you, which matters where a single certified copy was issued. The certified PDF is emailed back and printed for each copy of the filing.
Yes, at $0.14 per word, into either character set. Say which one the receiving office reads, because Simplified and Traditional are not interchangeable in Taiwan, Hong Kong or the mainland, and the conversion changes some characters rather than only the font.
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