Recently updated on February 21st, 2024 at 08:19 pm
Are you a major sports media network or a leading website or blog forum that produces a variety of sports content and needs to translate your videos and articles into Chinese? Chinese Copywriter provides sports organizations and media networks with the best sports translation services.
Why Do You Need Sports Translation Services?
Sport is one of the most internationalized phenomena that transcends national borders, thanks in large part to the tremendous success of the International Olympic Games over the past 100 years. The Superbowl, the FIFA World Cup, the Olympic Games… the world’s biggest sporting events are broadcast in almost every country.
Translation, adaptation, localization, subtitling, dubbing, and many other language techniques are used to do so, otherwise, foreign countries would not be able to follow these sporting events.
💡The reach of a video game is multiplied tenfold when translated. With North America, China and South Korea showing the highest demand in this field, translating and localizing games is one of the most important challenges for a company in this industry.
What Are the Challenges of Sports Translation Services?
Every sport has its own jargon, a vocabulary that the audience demands, and that the translator specializing in sports must speak, understand, and most importantly, know how to translate with passion, rigor, and efficiency from one language into another.
Sports Translation Services by Chinese Copywriter
Chinese Copywriter provides the sports industry with the best translators, specialized in sport, to manage any type of translation (media, commercial, marketing, financial, legal, medical…) on a single platform.
In addition to having a large team of experienced sports translators and multilingual writers, Chinese Copywriter has developed the language industry’s leading translation technology solutions that enable our professional linguists to translate your sports articles and media content with accuracy and speed.
Types of Sports Translation Services We Offer
Chinese Copywriter provides fast and accurate sports translation services for all international sports:
- American Football
- Archery
- Badminton
- Baseball
- Cricket
- Bowling
- Boxing
- Curling
- Tennis
- Skateboarding
- Surfing
- Hockey
- Figure Skating
- Yoga
- Fencing
- Fitness
- Gymnastics
- Karate
- Volleyball
- Weightlifting
- Basketball
- Rugby
- Wrestling
- Auto Racing
- Cycling
- Running
- Table Tennis
- Fishing
- Judo
- Rock Climbing
- Billiards
- Shooting
- Horse Racing
- Golf
- Swimming
- Soccer
Sports Commentary Translation
Sports translation situations are often highly pressurized and ‘at the moment’, just like the games and contests to which they relate. Commentary translation, for example, happens instantly and with no room for error.
Sports PR Translation
PR is important in all areas of the sports industry.
A unified and culturally relevant message is vital, whether you’re a team or individual whose achievements and failures are communicated to the media or an organization that provides the infrastructure of international competitions.
💡It is the nuances that make-or-break PR. To avoid scandal and prove due diligence in everything from risk assessing factory conditions to revealing directorial bonus structures, companies involved with big sports need the services of skilled translators.
Sports E-Learning Materials Translation
Are you developing sports education and training courses to teach international coaches, athletes, volunteers, and sports clubs and need professional sports translation services to localize your learning content into Chinese?
Whether you need interactive courses, videos, subtitles, voice-over, or quizzes translated, we have the linguistic talents and localization professionals to get the job done with efficiency.
Sports Medicine Translation
An unfortunate but realistic part of playing sports is injuries. Though people do their best to take precautions and prevent injuries when they do happen everyone deserves the best care possible. That is why it is important for doctors and patients to be able to understand each other clearly.
Miscommunications can be devastating to athletes, and so sports translation services should be provided.
English-Chinese Glossary of Sports Terms
The following is a brief list of commonly used sports terms.
English | Chinese |
a man or woman of action | 运动一族 |
interchangeable extension links | 可互换、可伸缩链环的表带 |
jogging in-place station | 跑步机/原地慢跑机 |
moving your stomach in and out | 收腹和挺腹 |
stair-stepper | 踏步机 |
zip-top bags | 自封口胶袋 |
accessible both visually and physically | 既看得到又够得着 |
anti-venom pump | 排毒管;去毒器 |
aquatimer | 水时计 |
armswing | 摆臂(弧线) |
blood pressure kit | 血压计 |
bowling coach | 投球教练 |
brilliant luminescence | 高亮荧光 |
Bring it on | 放马过来吧! |
broaden your fitness spectrum | 扩大你的健身活动类型 |
bulb syringe | 球形注射器 |
chin pull | 引体向上 |
chlorine-shock | 用氯消毒 |
cutting movements | 侧切动作 |
English | Chinese |
flip-lock bracelet | 腕扣式表带 |
functional fitness | 功能性健身(训练) |
gym-off | 逃避锻炼/逃健身课 |
high-function fluids | 高效补水饮料 |
hip sled | 雪撬式臀部训练机 |
honor athletic excellence | 嘉奖卓越的体育表现 |
hydrating fluid | 补充水分的饮料 |
improve energy flow | 促进气血流通/畅通 |
lap pool | 膝盖池/浅水泳池 |
late withdrawal | 临赛退出 |
multi-sport events | 多项目运动竞赛 |
pass-back rule | 回传规则 |
resistance athletes | 接受阻力训练的运动员 |
resistance bands | 阻力带 |
resistance tubing | 弹力绳 |
sports franchises | 职业运动队 |
spotting technique | 防护技巧 |
strength and conditioning coach | 体能教练 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What Are the Top 10 Sports in the World in 2024?
1. Association football (Soccer)
2. Cricket
3. Hockey (Ice and Field)
4. Tennis
5. Volleyball
6. Table tennis
7. Basketball
8. Baseball
9. Rugby
10. Golf
What is the Most Popular Sport in China?
The most popular sport in China is table tennis, which is also considered as the country’s national game.
Digital Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Chinese Copywriter
Having lived and worked in Europe for 6 years, Ting returned to her hometown Guangzhou with the mission to help international businesses succeed in the Chinese market. With 15 years of marketing / web design background, Ting has proven records of digital marketing successes in China. Ting has been featured on diverse mainstream medias in China, including Southern TV, Sina News, Toutiao News, GRT News, etc.