Add Chinese subtitles to a video
Sometimes the job is not translation at all: the video is already in Chinese and just needs captions that match the speech. That is the same pipeline without the translation step.
You get an SRT you can restyle, or a copy with the Chinese line burned in at the original resolution.
source · Chinese audio我们明天上午十点出发去机场。
Chinese subtitle, as written我们明天上午十点出发去机场。
00:00:12,480 → 00:00:15,120 · cue split on speech, not on punctuation
Open the translator
Free under 60 seconds, no account. Longer videos: 1 credit per minute.
What happens to your video
- Upload the file or paste a public link. Phone footage (HEVC/MOV) is read as it comes off the phone.
- The audio is transcribed first, with word-level timing, so every cue starts where speech starts.
- Each line is translated on its own. Timecodes are copied through and never rewritten.
- Download the SRT, or a copy of the video with the subtitles burned in at the original resolution.
Notes on Chinese subtitles
- A Chinese character carries more meaning than an English word, so the same line takes far less room in Chinese than in the English translation. Expect the subtitle to grow by roughly a third when it comes back.
- Mandarin has no tense endings, so 我吃了 / 我在吃 / 我要吃 are the same verb with different particles. The English tense is inferred from context and time words.
- Captions follow what is said, including the speaker's own mistakes; nothing is rewritten for style.
What it costs
Free under 60sno signup, no watermark
1 credit / minute$1 buys 20 credits
Both outputsSRT, or burned-in video
Questions
Is this the same as translating?
No. Nothing is translated; the Chinese text is transcribed and timed.
Can I add a second language on top?
Yes, run the translation as well and choose bilingual output.
Does it caption music?
No. Only speech produces usable lines.
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