How much does it cost to translate a 1,000-word instruction manual?

How much does it cost to translate a 1,000-word manual? In today's globalized world, many imported equipment and materials come with foreign-language manuals. Although these manuals are detailed, it is not easy for most technicians to understand and grasp the content without a Chinese translation, and it is almost impossible to operate the relevant products smoothly. Therefore, when we seek translation services, it is particularly important to understand the cost per thousand words of manual translation. Due to the different actual conditions of different translation companies, their charging standards will also vary to a certain extent. So, how much does it cost to translate a 1,000-word manual?

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The role of the instruction manual

Its primary function is to explain. With the continuous economic growth and the steady improvement of people's living standards, both industry and agriculture have achieved rapid development, and cultural and entertainment activities have become increasingly colorful. In such an environment, people will come into contact with all kinds of products and consumer goods in their lives and production. The rapid progress of science and technology has made these products and consumer goods contain a large number of scientific and technological elements. In order to enable the general public to use these products correctly and truly serve people's lives, each manufacturer usually prepares an easy-to-understand product or daily consumer product manual to provide users with practical and effective guidance and help. The manual needs to elaborate on each aspect of the product's use and related precautions.

Furthermore, the manual also has the function of advertising. In today's booming commodity economy, this function cannot be underestimated. An excellent manual can stimulate the user's desire to buy, thereby achieving the purpose of promotion.

In addition, the manual plays a role in spreading knowledge and technology. For example, it will introduce the working principle, main technical parameters and parts composition of the product.

Manual Translation Fee Standard

When looking for manual translation services in Beijing, people often pay attention to the price of translating 1,000 words of manuals. If a translation company does not have a standardized and reasonable quotation system and asks for prices at will, then such a company is likely to be informal. The current translation market is complex and there are many newly started and informal translation companies that lack a complete quotation system and have chaotic pricing. Such companies are obviously not our ideal choice. The price of manual translation depends on many factors, including the specific professional requirements of the translation project, the difficulty of the materials, the original language, the target language, the total amount of materials to be translated, and the degree of urgency. If it is the translation of ordinary documents, perhaps only a standard-level translation is required; if it is a thesis translation, professional-level and above standards are usually required. After the translation work is completed, there will be review and polishing processes to ensure the quality of the translation. The prices corresponding to different translation needs vary greatly.

The price of manual translation is usually determined by the difficulty of the translation content and the industry to which it belongs. This is the most basic pricing benchmark. Of course, for translation quotations, if the translation volume is large, customers can also enjoy corresponding price discounts. Manual translation is charged according to the number of words in the document. Its statistical method follows the National Standard of the People's Republic of China "Translation Service Specification Part 1: Written Translation" (GB/T1936.1-2008), that is, according to Microsoft Word2010 Review/Word Count/Word Count × Unit Price/1000 to calculate the price, the unit is RMB/thousand words. If the document is in PDF format, it can be converted into a Word document with the help of tools to count the number of words, and then the price of a thousand-word translation is determined based on the translation language and translation difficulty. For ordinary manual translation, if the requirements for professionalism and translation quality are not high, junior translators can do it, and the fee is relatively low; for the translation of highly professional materials, it must be completed by professional and senior translators, and the fee will naturally be higher. In general, the reference price for manual translation is a certain amount/thousand characters. It should be noted that this price includes services such as document translation, comparison and typesetting, and taxes, but this is only a reference price. The specific price needs to be adjusted according to actual translation needs. If you want to know the detailed translation price, you can consult customer service online.

How much does it cost to translate 1,000 words of instructions? This depends on the type of instruction translation service you need. Different types and levels of difficulty will have different translation quotes. Airui Global Translations is a professional and high-quality translation agency in China with foreign-related translation qualifications. The company has a professional manual translation team. It will form a special translation project team based on the professionalism and difficulty of the customer's instructions, conduct in-depth qualitative analysis of the instructions that need to be translated, strictly control the translation progress, and fully guarantee the professionalism and quality of the instruction translation. At the same time, the company always follows the customer's purpose and requirements, and can sign a confidentiality agreement with the customer to keep the customer's file information strictly confidential. If you want to know the specific instruction translation fee standards and service procedures, please visit Airui Global Translation's official website to consult the online customer service. Airui Global Translation will wholeheartedly provide you with high-quality language solutions to help you smoothly carry out your work in product use and promotion.

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