Chinese Software
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Hi
Now I have to do press releases in both English and Chinese as part of my job.
So I definitely need a chinese software to type on computer. Which is the most recommended and how much does it cost?
Need to gather facts to ask my company buy this for my work.
Also, much of my work requires translation from Eng to Chinese.
Is there any online dictionary that is recommended? -
i using njstar communicator 5.0...
note the 5.0...this version is very user friendly i think... -
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If you are used to using Microsoft Office, you can get the Proofing Tools as a supplementary tool... It has translation dictionary that converts both ways...
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there is a way to type in chinese if u are using win xp
all u need to do is to change ur language settings option
go to control panel-----> Regional and language option---->advance tab---->drop down bar highlight Chinese(PRC)
restart ur cpu after saving the settings. now whenever u wana type chinses u just have to press alt + shift. to change back simply alt + shift again.
as for translation, u can try using NJStar. so far the most user friendly 1 i've used.
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Most translations site i tried, the grammar screw up when translating between Chi-Eng. But it helps somehow, so use those site to translate, and then u re-arrange the words, edit here and there, can still save some work.
Kingsoft's "Jin Shan Ci Ba" is quite commonly used in china. Translate vocabs very fast. When "mouse over" on a text, it pop up a small box beside the word with the translation.
For chinese input, i think those comes with xp will do. I prefer the "zhi neng ABC". pinyin type, can type in first alphabet of vocab, like "You Xian Gong Si(Pte. Ltd)", u can type in "yxgs", the chinese charater of You Xian Gong Si will come up.
For those input that related to strokes(like Cang Jie and Wu Bi), i dun recommend, unless u write chinese charater regularly that u know the strokes well. -
xp chinese input comes with the pin yin.
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If it is your office computer, ask your administrator if East Asian Languages are installed. If it is not, ask the administrator to do it. It will save costs buying new software. If East Asian Languages are already installed, here's how you enable it.
Go to Start > Control Panel > Regional and Language Options.
Select the Languages tab and click Details. A new window would pop up.
Click on Add and find Chinese (PRC). Click OK.
Next, Under Preferences, click Language Bar. Tick this box, "Show the language bar on the desktop."
Click OK. Apply all settings. If it prompts you to restart, just do so.
As for translation software, there's one that's used commonly by China students studying in Singapore. It's called Jin Shan Ci Ba or Jin Sha Ci Ba, can't remember it. Just go around asking these students and they will be able to give you a link for it.
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how much does it cost?Originally posted by mochou:Kingsoft's "Jin Shan Ci Ba" is quite commonly used in china. Translate vocabs very fast. When "mouse over" on a text, it pop up a small box beside the word with the translation.
btw i've tried "yi bi tong" and chinese star. "yi bi tong" seems to have messed up alittle of the encodings on my computer as i have some english pdf files printed out with chinese characters.
chinese star is quite alright, but i heard that some motherboards does not support chinese star, weird huh
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im using nj star communicator oso
dunno which version lah
web translation only works 22.5%
dictionary translation only works 43.8%
they can only be a guide
the rest depends on ur own research and knowledge
say if u are assigned to translate on cloning
go dig and read chinese articles on cloning.....look out for the terms and specially coined phrases
do also note that different places name things differently although it's the same language
search the word in the dictionary in its own language first
at least u understand wat it is
then u go think of the chinese "equivalent"
but u can't find an equivalent word every time bcos of cultural and linguistic characteristics differences....
and there is a difference in verbal translation and written translation also....
note that words do evolve......
www used to be "wang ji wang luo", now is called "hu lian wang"
handphone isit "shou ji" or "shou ti dian hua" or "xing dong dian hua"?
u can self-acclaim to be effectively bilingual but tt does not mean u can translate well in both directions. -
that's very true.Originally posted by FireIce:they can only be a guide
the rest depends on ur own research and knowledge
As i also said earlier, these online dict/ software helps, but u still have to do your own work to make it properly translated.
FireIce also made a good point to remind you, one word in english may translate to different words in chinese bcos Taiwan/sg/china/HK may use different word for that particular english word.
Like boardband, china is "kuan Dai",HK is "Kuan Pin".
Table Tennis is "ping pang qiu" in most places but taiwan call it "Zhuo qiu".
While "Zhuo qiu" means snooker/pool table in most places, Taiwan call snooker/pool table "zhuang qiu".
JinShanCiBa i using Chiong one. so i dunno how much it cost, maybe u can check on kingsoft website. Besides JinShanCiba which works as dictionary, they also have "jinShanKuaiYi" which i think is translation tools, but i havent try before. Also can check on their website.
http://www.kingsoft.com/ -
I tried copy and paste some chinese characters..
unfortunately.. when i copied it.. the clipboard showed question marks even though i have NJ star communicator..
what is the problem and what other software can i use to solve this problem??
And how do you unzip a file if the password to unzip it happened to be in chinese char?
anyone can help me with this?
thanks in advance.. -
You have to use a Chinese font, like SimSun or similar.Originally posted by ellax:I tried copy and paste some chinese characters..
unfortunately.. when i copied it.. the clipboard showed question marks even though i have NJ star communicator..
what is the problem and what other software can i use to solve this problem??
And how do you unzip a file if the password to unzip it happened to be in chinese char?
anyone can help me with this?
thanks in advance..
For forums, only some are able to see the Chinese characters, some are not. -
that means i can't copy and paste it but i have to type the words?
but there's one small problem..
i tried typed in word processor.. but somehow the winzip keep complaining wrong password.. >< -
Yes, you have to type them out.Originally posted by ellax:that means i can't copy and paste it but i have to type the words?
but there's one small problem..
i tried typed in word processor.. but somehow the winzip keep complaining wrong password.. ><
As for Winzip, I don't think they are accept to such characters. -
is there any solution for that?
Does using the localized version of winzip help? Like traditional chinese those kind of versions of wipzip..
i kinda need the file urgently..
thanks in advance ^^ -
Probably not.Originally posted by ellax:is there any solution for that?
Does using the localized version of winzip help? Like traditional chinese those kind of versions of wipzip..
i kinda need the file urgently..
thanks in advance ^^ -
then wat other ways there is?
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think you neednt retype all....go buy an English-Chinese translation software, then after the program run finish and translate to chinese, you just read through, see where not so good/smooth in chinese, then change a little...
then Viola! OK LIAO... -
I now using this software called Chinese Star 2003 version 5.0 (Zhong1 Wen2 Zhi1 Xing1)...not bad..but I dunno how much cos I am not the one who bought it...shouldnt be too expensive lar...got some kind of a translation thing in it but I dont use it so I dunno if its good or not.Originally posted by Honeybunz:Hi
Now I have to do press releases in both English and Chinese as part of my job.
So I definitely need a chinese software to type on computer. Which is the most recommended and how much does it cost?
Need to gather facts to ask my company buy this for my work.
Also, much of my work requires translation from Eng to Chinese.
Is there any online dictionary that is recommended?