Translation and interpretation are like apples and oranges. They require distinct skill sets from linguists.
The American Translators Association (ATA) has certification exams for Chinese to English and English to Chinese translation services.
Transcription service fees are usually calculated per minute of the original recording. The following can affect the cost: recording quality, speech rate, accent, and enunciation.
For interpreting services, one of clients’ top concerns is the interpreting cost. Generally speaking, the daily cost for consecutive interpreting is approximately half of that of simultaneous interpreting.