Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Mar 16, 2004 13:43
20 yrs ago
Chinese term
Singapore
Business & Legal Translator
Native in: English (Variants: US, Singaporean, UK) 
Works in: Chinese to English
业主
Chinese to English
Tech/Engineering
Electronics / Elect Eng
Water heater
太阳能热水系统工程报价单
工程名称:
业主名称:
业主负责人:
What should be 业主 in this case??? Isn't 业主 a person? And if so, isn't it confusing to have 业主负责人???
工程名称:
业主名称:
业主负责人:
What should be 业主 in this case??? Isn't 业主 a person? And if so, isn't it confusing to have 业主负责人???
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | Client |
ysun
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| 4 +1 | employer/owner |
Edward LIU
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| 4 | owner |
Zhoudan
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Proposed translations
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2 hrs
Chinese term (edited):
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Selected
Client
业主 - a legal person, i.e., the company who will be the owner of the facility.
In a contract, preferably, "Client" is used as compared to the "contractor".
In a contract, preferably, "Client" is used as compared to the "contractor".
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Edward LIU
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Related KudoZ points
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43
Chinese term (edited):
ҵ�
employer/owner
The employer/owner (业主) is a legal person. 业主负责人 is the manager of the company.
19 mins
Chinese term (edited):
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owner
The owner could be a company, not necessarily a person. “业主负责人” is the person in charge of the company (the owner).
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