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Transcribe Chinese Audio and Video

To transcribe Chinese audio or video, upload your file or record live with LiteScribe and it returns an accurate Mandarin Chinese transcript with speaker labels, timestamps, an AI summary, and topic tags. LiteScribe supports Chinese across 99 languages, can translate the transcript to English or any other language, and runs free on web, desktop, mobile, and the Chrome extension.

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What it costs

  • 120 free minutes every month, no credit card
  • Minute packs from $2.50, no subscription
  • Pro: $14.95 a month
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What LiteScribe does with Chinese audio

  • Upload a file, paste a link, or record live. It works on the web, in the desktop app, in the mobile apps and in the Chrome extension.
  • You get a transcript in Chinese with speaker labels, timestamps and an AI summary. The language is detected automatically, or you set it yourself.
  • Translate it into any of 19 languages with the Translate button on the transcript page, or from the Transcripts list for a pasted link. Translation is available on every plan.
  • Export TXT and SRT free. DOCX and PDF come with Pro, Business, or any minute pack for 30 days.
  • 120 free minutes every month, no credit card. Local Mode in the desktop app, which keeps the audio on your own computer, needs Pro, Business, or any minute pack for 30 days.

Sample transcript

What a transcript of Chinese audio looks like, with speaker labels and timestamps.

  1. 00:02
    Speaker A

    我们开始吧。上周说的用户调研，现在进展怎么样？

  2. 00:06
    Speaker B

    已经访谈了十二位用户，大部分人都希望导出功能能再简单一点。

  3. 00:13
    Speaker A

    好的，那你把主要结论整理一下，周四开会的时候我们一起讨论。

  4. 00:19
    Speaker B

    没问题，我周三下班前发给大家。

How it works

  1. 1

    Add your Chinese audio

    Upload a Chinese audio or video file, paste a YouTube or podcast link, or record a meeting live with the desktop app or Chrome extension. MP3, WAV, M4A, and MP4 are all supported.

  2. 2

    Confirm the language

    Select Chinese or let automatic language detection identify it. LiteScribe transcribes Mandarin Chinese speech for meetings, lectures, and media.

  3. 3

    Get an accurate transcript

    LiteScribe returns a clean Chinese transcript with speaker diarization, an AI summary, action items, and topic tags.

  4. 4

    Translate and export

    Translate the Chinese transcript to English or other languages, ask AI questions about the content, then export to DOCX, PDF, TXT, or SRT.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

LiteScribe uses an advanced speech model with strong accuracy for Mandarin Chinese. Clean audio with minimal background noise produces the best results, and you can edit the transcript afterwards.

Yes. After transcribing your Chinese audio, you can translate the transcript to English or any other supported language, making it easy to share with an international audience.

Yes. Speaker diarization automatically identifies and labels each speaker in your Chinese audio. On Pro and Business plans you can rename speakers to their real names.

Yes. With the desktop app or Chrome extension you see the Chinese transcript appear in real time as people speak, with less than two seconds of latency.

Yes. LiteScribe includes 120 free transcription minutes every month with no credit card required, which covers Chinese audio, video, meetings, and uploads.

On the desktop app, offline Local Mode transcribes Chinese audio entirely on your own machine with an on-device AI engine, so nothing is sent to any third-party service.

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