Chinese writes without spaces and speaks in tones, so neither half is easy to look up by hand. Record it or paste it and read the English, then answer in English and send it back in Chinese.
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Speak or type, translated instantly, no extra downloads
Try it right on this page — sign in only when you upgrade
Every conversation stays organized and easy to find again
Scroll down and start translating right away
Paste them instead — no input method, no pinyin guessing, no drawing strokes.
Record the sentence and read the meaning a couple of seconds later
Copy the message exactly as it arrived and read it in English
English in, Chinese out, ready to play aloud for the other person.
One conversation instead of two separate translations
Reopen the thread when the next message comes in
Where one word ends and the next begins is a judgement call — made from the whole sentence, not letter by letter.
Chinese runs characters together; the sentence decides how they group
Play the Chinese back when you need the tones, which pinyin on paper never gives you
A WeChat message, a product page, an email — paste the Chinese and read the English.
A full paragraph rather than character by character
Into your reply, your notes or a document
Looking up characters one at a time gives you pieces, not a sentence.
IQ Translate: Record it and read the English.
Typical translator apps: Type characters you don't have an input method for.
IQ Translate: Grouped from the whole sentence.
Typical translator apps: Split wrongly, so the meaning changes.
IQ Translate: English in, Chinese out, same thread.
Typical translator apps: A second lookup the other way.
IQ Translate: Conversations kept as topics.
Typical translator apps: Lost when you close it.
IQ Translate: Browser tab, no install.
Typical translator apps: App and an input method first.
Common questions about translating Chinese into English.
No. Speak into the mic or paste the characters you were sent — you never type Chinese yourself.
Yes, paste either and the English comes back the same way.
Yes. Record the sentence and the English appears a couple of seconds after the speaker stops.
Yes, the reply is translated into Chinese in the same thread and can be read aloud so tones are audible.
Each is kept as a topic you can reopen, delete or clear entirely at any time.
Yes, with a free allowance you can use without an account; signing in with Google increases the monthly quota and syncs history.
Record it or paste it — the meaning is seconds away, free to try.