Chinese to English
Translate Chinese video to English subtitles
Yes. Upload your Chinese video, choose English, and watch a preview of up to 20 seconds with English subtitles before you pay. You do not need to select Chinese: the spoken language is detected. Buy the full video for $3 or subscribe. The original audio stays, and you get the MP4 plus SRT and TXT files in both languages.
Upload a video in Chinese (中文), choose English, and download it with English subtitles burned in. The Chinese speech is detected, so you do not select it.
What you get back
- Your video as an MP4 with English subtitles burned into the picture.
- An English SRT file for players and platforms that take subtitle files.
- An SRT of the Chinese speech, so you have both sides of the translation.
- Plain TXT transcripts of both, for notes, articles, or search.
How a Chinese video gets English subtitles
Add your video
Upload an MP4, MOV, AVI, or MKV file, or paste a link from a supported source.
Choose English
You do not select Chinese as the source. The speech is detected and transcribed in the language it was spoken, then translated into English.
Download the result
You get the video with English subtitles burned in. Purchases include SRT and TXT files in Chinese and English.
What the speech recognition has to deal with in Chinese
Chinese speech is full of words that sound alike, and the tones that tell them apart are easy to lose in fast or noisy audio. Many videos are in Mandarin, but some are in Cantonese or another variety, and speakers mix in English brand names. The speech recognition writes Chinese characters, and the English translation is made from that transcript.
- Words that sound the same but use different characters are the main risk. A line that reads oddly in English usually means the wrong character was chosen in the transcript.
- Chinese names can reach English in pinyin, in a Cantonese spelling, or as an English name the person uses. Check how each person should be named.
- Large numbers are counted in units of ten thousand (万) and a hundred million (亿). Check that amounts like 3万 became 30,000 and not 3,000.
- Cantonese and other varieties are also spoken on video. If yours is not Mandarin, watch the free preview closely before you buy the full video.
What to check in the English result
Check every number, name and product term. Then read the English for lines that do not fit the picture.
Want Chinese subtitles instead? See Translate video to Chinese. For any other spoken language, see Translate video to English.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to tell Vid Hub the video is in Chinese?
No. The spoken language is detected from the audio, so you only choose English as the language to translate into.
Will the original Chinese audio stay?
Yes. Vid Hub adds English subtitles to the picture. It does not dub the video or replace the voice.
Do I get the Chinese transcript as well as the English subtitles?
Yes, when you pay for the video or subscribe. You get SRT and TXT files in Chinese and English next to the MP4 with English subtitles burned in.
Can I fix names or wording before I download?
Yes, on the Pro and Studio plans. You can edit the text and timings in the subtitle editor, trim the clip, and reburn before downloading.