Problems in English-Chinese and Chinese-English legal translation: with a case study of mistranslations

In this article, characteristic features of the Chinese legal language are approached from perspective translation and into Chinese. The main focus is put upon emergence meaning in texts, which reflected process translation. Problems law regularly connected to transfers implants borrowed foreign languages such as English well other text forming devices. Translation inherent processes. As a result, influences processes legislation legislative shaped. Meanwhile, general problems remain out scope study. Therefore, specific texts dominate discussed issues. These issues include some little-explored ones translating traditional social attitudes Moreover, court administrative procedures several jurisdictions numerous international organizations. Its status differs jurisdiction displays its pluricentric character. Legal acts that issued these demonstrate therefore different levels terminological formation legal-linguistically relevant varieties. It task lexicography register lexical varieties jurisdictions. Examples based on translations Mainland China, Hong Kong Macau complement corpus article. analysed show shaping closely interrelated creative activities.