Korean-Chinese Translation: Business, Documents and Media

From trade contracts to K-drama subtitles, from study-abroad certificates to Korean current affairs, the demand for Korean↔Chinese translation keeps widening. Here are the three main things Korean translation is needed for — business, documents and media — and when a certified seal is required.

Three main uses (Korean↔Chinese)

• Business: trade contracts, company documents, e-commerce and K-beauty product material, correspondence.
• Documents & certificates: for visas, study and work — certificates, transcripts, family-relationship documents.
• News & content: Korean current affairs, news, film/TV subtitles and content localization — turning Korean content into natural, accurate Chinese (or the reverse).

When you need a sealed (certified) translation

Korean translations submitted to government offices, schools or notaries usually need a translation plus an official translation seal from a qualified provider. Whether it's required, and in which form, depends on the receiving institution — requirements vary by region. See Certified vs Notarized Translation.

Why a specialist Korean translator

• Honorifics and register: Korean's levels of politeness are intricate; the wrong register in a business or official document reads as rude.
• Names and loanwords: people, places, brands and transliterations must stay consistent and correct.
• Localization: news, film and marketing aren't word-for-word — they have to read naturally for the target audience.

Interpreting too

We also provide Korean business interpreting — meetings, exhibitions and factory visits. Need Japanese instead? See our Japanese translation guide.

Tell us the document type, purpose and language direction and we'll quote for what you need.