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Translate English video to Chinese

To translate an English video to Chinese, upload the file to AutoDub or paste a YouTube, TikTok or Instagram link, choose Chinese, and download the dubbed video: your own voice speaking Chinese, lip-synced, with Chinese subtitles as SRT and VTT files. Most videos are ready in 5–15 minutes, and your first 2 minutes are free.

  • No credit card
  • First 2 minutes free
  • Your own voice
EnglishOriginal
ChineseDubbed by AutoDub
Our demo clip: the English original, then AutoDub's Chinese dub, in the same voice and lip-synced.

English to Chinese at a glance

English and Chinese compared
EnglishChinese
SpeakersAbout 1.5 billionAbout 1.18 billion
Spoken inThe US, the UK, Canada, Australia and Ireland, plus India, Nigeria, the Philippines and nearly every international market as a second languageMainland China, Taiwan and Singapore, plus large communities in Malaysia and around the world
WritingLatin alphabetSimplified Chinese characters, as used in mainland China, Singapore and Malaysia
“Welcome to my channel”Welcome to my channel欢迎来到我的频道

What AutoDub gives you

You get
An HD MP4 in your own cloned voice, lip-synced, with no watermark, plus subtitles as SRT and VTT files
Turnaround
Most videos are ready in 5–15 minutes
Video length
Up to 30 minutes per video, files up to 2 GB, or a YouTube, TikTok or Instagram link
Price
First 2 minutes free; minute packs from $25 for 10 minutes; plans from $39 a month
Why Chinese

Why translate English videos into Chinese?

English-language creators, schools and companies translate their videos because four in five people on earth don't speak English, and most of them would rather watch in their own language.

Mandarin is the world's largest first language: about 988 million people grew up speaking it, and 1.18 billion speak it in all. YouTube isn't available in mainland China, but Mandarin speakers in Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and the worldwide diaspora are a large, high-spending audience on international platforms.

  • Brands and online shops selling to Chinese-speaking customers
  • Creators reaching Taiwan, Singapore and the diaspora
  • Universities and courses recruiting Chinese students
Language notes

What changes from English to Chinese

Pitch carries meaning

Mandarin uses four tones, plus a neutral tone, to tell words apart: mā (mother) and mǎ (horse) differ only in pitch. A natural Mandarin voice has to get the melody of every syllable right.

Simplified characters

AutoDub's Chinese subtitles use Simplified characters, the standard in mainland China, Singapore and Malaysia. Taiwan and Hong Kong write with Traditional characters.

Where to publish

YouTube is blocked in mainland China, where viewers watch on Bilibili, Douyin and Youku. On YouTube, a Mandarin version reaches Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and Chinese speakers abroad.

Coming from English

English is compact: the same idea usually takes more words in Spanish, French or German, and localization teams plan for 15–35% longer text. AutoDub lets the timing stretch slightly instead of speeding the voice up, so the translated speech keeps a natural pace.

How it works

How to translate an English video to Chinese

01

Add your English video

Upload a video file (up to 2 GB and 30 minutes) or paste a YouTube, TikTok or Instagram link. AutoDub recognises the English speech by itself.

02

Choose Chinese

Pick Chinese (中文) as the language to dub into and start. You can close the page; AutoDub e-mails you when it's done.

03

Download your Chinese version

Most videos are ready in 5–15 minutes: an HD MP4 in your own voice, lip-synced, plus Chinese subtitles as SRT and VTT files.

FAQ

English to Chinese video translation: questions

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To translate an English video to Chinese, upload the file to AutoDub or paste a YouTube, TikTok or Instagram link, choose Chinese, and download the dubbed video: your own voice speaking Chinese, lip-synced, with Chinese subtitles as SRT and VTT files. Most videos are ready in 5–15 minutes, and your first 2 minutes are free.

Yes. AutoDub clones the voice of the person speaking in your video and uses it for the Chinese dub, so viewers hear you, with your tone and emotion, and the lips are synced to the new audio.

Yes. Every dub comes with Chinese subtitles as SRT and VTT files, in simplified Chinese characters, as used in mainland China, Singapore and Malaysia. Upload them to YouTube as captions or use them in any player.

Most videos are ready in 5–15 minutes. A video can be up to 30 minutes long, and you don't need to wait on the page: AutoDub e-mails you when the Chinese version is ready.

Your first 2 minutes are free, no card needed. After that you pay by the minute of video, whatever the language: minute packs start at $25 for 10 minutes, and monthly plans start at $39.

Yes. Paste a YouTube, TikTok or Instagram link instead of uploading a file; AutoDub fetches the video, dubs it into Chinese and gives you an MP4 to download. Only translate videos you own or have the rights to use.

AutoDub combines speech recognition, translation and voice cloning, and most everyday, educational and business videos come out ready to publish. Names, slang and specialist terms are the usual weak spots, so watch the Chinese version once before you publish it.

Simplified Chinese, the standard in mainland China, Singapore and Malaysia; the dubbed audio is Mandarin. If your audience is mainly in Taiwan or Hong Kong, keep in mind that they write with Traditional characters.

Yes. Choose English as the language to dub into; our Chinese to English page explains the details.
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Sources. English speakers: Ethnologue (2026) · Chinese speakers: Ethnologue (2026), Mandarin · Prices, limits and turnaround: AutoDub. Updated .