Translation challenge, October 2021

This challenge is about practising translation, either from your native language to Chinese, or from Chinese to your native language. Please read the linked article for more information and inspiration!


Recent activities

25 minutes

translation work with italki teacher

Tuesday, Oct 19

Huey
25 minutes

IWC exercises, English -> Chinese

Tuesday, Oct 19

Huey
30 minutes

Tuesday, Oct 19

Theresa
40 minutes

Translating Mandarin Companion's Country of the Blind to English

Monday, Oct 18

Jen Spru
60 minutes

Monday, Oct 18

Theresa
49 minutes

I translated the Chinese language transcript from an episode of the Slow Chinese podcast, and started on a second one. I first attempted my own translation, then checked what Google Translate said...

Monday, Oct 18

LaurenF
120 minutes

Translating subtitles from short scenes from a drama. Learning to use a dictionary app. Managed to translate about half of two tiny sentences... lol. Slow going right now for a rank beginner.

Monday, Oct 18

Katriena
75 minutes

Monday, Oct 18

Gyula Krajczar
20 minutes

汉语书的课文 – 汉英翻译

Monday, Oct 18

Nats
35 minutes

Chinese - English translation of text in textbook (汉语书的汉英翻译)

Monday, Oct 18

Nats
16 minutes

Translating Mandarin Companion's Country of the Blind to English

Monday, Oct 18

Jen Spru
32 minutes

translating picture https://www.italki.com/d1287e37-9f5d-437b-ae90-c4dbe00cc20b to English

Monday, Oct 18

Huey
49 minutes

I translated two sets from the translation exercises PDF. 1.=my attempt, 2.=Google Translate. (1) I’m interested in music. Are you interested in music too? 1. 我对音乐很感兴趣。你也对音乐很感兴趣吗? (2) Don’t me...

Sunday, Oct 17

LaurenF

林鹤栖 joined the challenge!

Sunday, Oct 17

林鹤栖
30 minutes

English to Chinese That grocery store is extremely close, not far away at all. 那家雜貨店非常近,一點不遠。 非常近 那家超市 (家?) 那家雜貨店 一點不遠 Please cut a kilo of beef for me. 請給我切一公斤牛肉。 請 切 公斤 牛肉 幫我 ...

Sunday, Oct 17

Huey
60 minutes

Sunday, Oct 17

Gyula Krajczar
27 minutes

HSK 1 sentences: Mandarin to English and French

Sunday, Oct 17

Jen Spru

Chiho Matsui joined the challenge!

Sunday, Oct 17

Chiho Matsui
49 minutes

I translated another two sets of sentences from the translation exercises PDF. 1.= my translation, 2.=Google Translate. (1) I’ll first simply say a few words. 1. 我先只说一些字。 2. 我先简单说几句。 (2) I’m ex...

Saturday, Oct 16

LaurenF
45 minutes

Saturday, Oct 16

Gyula Krajczar
45 minutes

Translate talk tw mandarin podcast

Saturday, Oct 16

Huey
21 minutes

Mandarin Companion

Saturday, Oct 16

Jen Spru
49 minutes

I translated more sentences from the PDF of exercises. 1= my attempt; 2= Google Translate's translation of the whole sentence. (1) That grocery store is extremely close, not far away at all. 1. 那...

Friday, Oct 15

LaurenF
44 minutes

Friday, Oct 15

Jen Spru
35 minutes

Reading easy book, translating to English. Not too hard. Made me look at how some phrases were constructed.

Friday, Oct 15

Vic Sheldon

Leaderboard

RankScorePersonal goal progress
1.LaurenF17.2101%
2.Gyula Krajczar17.16114%
3.Huey12.0120%
4.Jen Spru10.9999%
5.Theresa 4.545%
6.Katriena2.020%
7.Vic Sheldon1.8318%
8.YanaLee1.348%
9.Nats0.919%
10.Lieve0.757%
Linkhttps://www.hackingchinese....
Participants46
Hours reported68.68
DurationOctober 10, 2021 to
October 31, 2021 (22 days)