<p>If you plug the text you just wrote into Google Translate, then paste the output of that into wordcounter.net, you get 151 characters from your above 96 words.  That approximately matches my experience.  Plan for about 1.5 characters per English word.</p>

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2019-02-13T06:40:29.783Z
2019-02-13T06:40:29.783Z
Travis Heppe
<p>For maths it could be more than 1.5 times more. Every Chinese character is counted as a word. For example, a math terminology in Chinese only  has 2 to 4 characters, but it is counted as 2 to 4 words.</p>

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2019-02-13T18:01:24.027Z
2019-02-13T18:01:24.027Z
Andy
<p>I have to write a grant application in Chinese. I intend to write it in English first, and then get a friend to translate it for me. I am supposed to give an overview of my research project with a word count of 4000-8000 Chinese characters. What word count should I be aiming for when I write the English version?</p>

<p>The text is about mathematics, but since it is an overview intended for a general scientific audience it will not be overly technical. In particular, it will contain some  mathematics terminology, but almost no mathematical equations.</p>

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2019-02-13T08:48:05.560Z
It strongly depends on your content
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How many English words does 4000-8000 Chinese characters correspond to?
# How many English words does 4000-8000 Chinese characters correspond to?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-02-13)

I have to write a grant application in Chinese. I intend to write it in English first, and then get a friend to translate it for me. I am supposed to give an overview of my research project with a word count of 4000-8000 Chinese characters. What word count should I be aiming for when I write the English version?

The text is about mathematics, but since it is an overview intended for a general scientific audience it will not be overly technical. In particular, it will contain some mathematics terminology, but almost no mathematical equations.

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> **username_1**: It strongly depends on your content  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2019-02-13. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

If you plug the text you just wrote into Google Translate, then paste the output of that into wordcounter.net, you get 151 characters from your above 96 words. That approximately matches my experience. Plan for about 1.5 characters per English word.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2019-02-13. Score: 1

For maths it could be more than 1.5 times more. Every Chinese character is counted as a word. For example, a math terminology in Chinese only has 2 to 4 characters, but it is counted as 2 to 4 words.


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