Live Chinese (Mandarin) translation for your church service
Mandarin for parents and grandparents, English for the children who grew up here — the same sermon, in the same room.
Chinese churches in the US often serve several language groups at once: Mandarin-speaking families, Cantonese-speaking members and an English-speaking second generation. Many run parallel services, and the joint services in between leave someone straining to follow.
Campus ministries and English-speaking churches near universities also welcome Mandarin-speaking international students and visiting scholars, who may follow a sermon far more easily in Mandarin.
Live translation lets a Mandarin speaker follow an English sermon on their own phone, and lets the English ministry follow a Mandarin sermon. Everyone stays in the same service.
Natural Voice translates into Mandarin, with captions in Simplified Chinese characters. Traditional characters and Cantonese are not offered as separate translation languages today.
Which engines support Chinese (Mandarin)
| Engine | Translates into Chinese | Chinese-speaking preacher |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Voice (default) | Yes | Yes |
| Live Interpreter | Yes | Yes |
Both live engines translate into Chinese. Natural Voice is the default; Live Interpreter mirrors your speaker's own voice and is one click away on every plan. Chinese also works as the speaker's language on both engines. Listeners hear the translation seconds behind the speaker; the delay varies by engine, language, speech pace and connection.
When the sermon is in Chinese
If your pastor preaches in Mandarin, set Chinese as the speaker's language and enable English. Chinese captions for the room are free on every plan. Cantonese is not listed as a separate speaker's language, so rehearse first if your preacher speaks Cantonese.
Illustrative example
Spoken in English
Today's message is about hope: the hope in Christ that does not disappoint.
Heard and read in Chinese · 中文
今天的信息是关于盼望，就是在基督里不至于羞耻的盼望。
Written by our team to show the idea — not a recording of live output, which varies with the speaker, the audio and the engine.
How Chinese speakers join on Sunday
- Your church shares its listener link: the QR code printed from the dashboard for the bulletin, a slide or the door, or the link itself in a text or an email.
- They open it in their phone's browser and choose Chinese.
- They listen with earbuds or headphones, or read the live Chinese captions on screen.
- Nothing to install, no account to create and no limit on listeners — and anyone can switch languages with one tap.
The booth side — audio from your sound board, one Start button — is on How it works.
Questions about Chinese translation
Is the Chinese translation in Mandarin or Cantonese?
Can a Mandarin-speaking pastor be translated into English for the youth?
Can we offer Chinese alongside Korean or Vietnamese?
Each translated language uses one of your plan's language slots (Starter includes 2, Growth includes 4, Pro includes 6); captions in your speaker's own language are always free. Plans start at $39/month, and your first 4 service hours are free.