My name is Niki Savage and Saiwen Translations is the culmination of years of passion for both the Chinese and English languages.  I began studying Chinese when I was 16 and still in school in the UK, and I fell in love with it immediately.  This passion first led me to study for a BA degree in Modern Chinese Studies—a four-year course at the University of Leeds that allowed me to live in the capital city of China, Beijing, for one year.  This gave me my first taste of life in China and I have been hooked ever since.  Whilst there, I travelled to see as much of the country as I could, but in such a vast country there is always more to see, and I return every year.

Between graduating in 2003 and beginning to study for my MA degree in Chinese and Business (again at the University of Leeds) in 2007, I spent time teaching English in China and India, thereby deepening my knowledge not only of my own mother tongue but also of other cultures and languages.  The MA degree allowed me to study Chinese language at an advanced level, but this time studying not just the language but also business practices in China and the cultural differences in business spheres between China and the English-speaking West, knowledge which has been invaluable in my profession.  I graduated with the highest mark in my class for Specialized Chinese to English translation, and from that moment I knew that I wanted to be a translator.

I began in 2008 completing freelance translation assignments for companies based in both Hong Kong and London.  I have translated countless thousands of words since then, translating such documents as business reports and correspondence, marketing materials, advertisements, furniture assembly instructions, pedagogical and religious texts and texts relating to Chinese culture and history.

I am deeply committed to Continuous Professional Development and regularly update my CV with new training courses completed, events attended and skills acquired, and I spend time in China annually to ensure my Chinese language remains at the highest level of fluency.

So if you are looking for high-quality, fast yet reasonably priced Chinese to English translation, revision and proofreading services, then look no further than Saiwen Translations.

Contact me with information on your project and let’s get started!