Finding A Pedicure In China, Using Cutting-Edge Translation Apps

Finding A Pedicure In China, Using Cutting-Edge Translation Apps I recently visited China on a business trip. Experts weigh in "That actually raises a good issue, which is that there's a lot more to translation than mapping one word to another," says Macduff Hughes. Wu Hua and Zhao Shiqi, leaders with Baidu's translation team, say that according to their data, Chinese nationals traveling abroad — say to Europe or the U.S. — rely on their app to talk with locals. Enlarge this image toggle caption Aarti Shahani/NPR Aarti Shahani/NPR I spotted a shop with nail polish in the window and the word "pedicure" in English on the door.