Translate a Korean video into Chinese subtitles
Korean to Chinese is one of the pairs where a dictionary gets you most of the way and then stops. The trap in Korean to Chinese is register: the difference between polite and casual speech disappears in Chinese, so the subtitle can end up sounding colder than the speaker.
You get an SRT you can edit, or a copy of the video with the line already burned in.
source · Korean내일 회의는 열 시부터예요.
Chinese subtitle明天的会议十点开始。
same cue, same timecode · 谚文 → 汉字
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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 the audio
- The trap in Korean to Chinese is register: the difference between polite and casual speech disappears in Chinese, so the subtitle can end up sounding colder than the speaker.
- Korean also puts the verb last, and the verb ending sets the tone (formal, casual, written). The translation has to pick one register for the whole video.
- 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.
What it costs
Free under 60sno signup, no watermark
1 credit / minute$1 buys 20 credits
Both outputsSRT, or burned-in video
Questions
Do you translate through English?
The engine works from the Korean audio and produces Chinese directly; the English gloss is only for this page.
How accurate is it?
Korean subtitle lines tend to break around 14-16 characters. The English translation of the same line usually fits in 38-42 characters. On top of that, review proper nouns by hand before publishing.
Can I keep the Korean line as reference?
Yes, bilingual output keeps both lines in one file.
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