Chinese transcription
Chinese audio to text for recorded Mandarin
Hushscript turns a recorded Mandarin conversation or monologue into an editable Chinese transcript. Your video stays on your device; Hushscript extracts the audio in your browser and sends only that. Preview up to 5 minutes with automatic source-language detection, then set up the full Chinese transcription. If needed, add English as an optional written translation target.
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This preview stays on this page and isn't carried into the app. Sign in and choose your file again; a new personal account's first upload gets its own free preview of up to 5 minutes. Full transcription needs enough available minutes. Eligible personal accounts can receive 30 free minutes once after successful card verification, or with their first purchase if not already granted.
How it works
- 01
Add the recording
Choose an existing Chinese audio or video file, paste a shareable audio link, or record up to 5 minutes in the preview widget.
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Check the original transcript
Preview up to 5 minutes before signing in. The preview detects and transcribes the original language automatically, without source, context, or translation settings.
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Set up the full job
In Hushscript, select Chinese as the source, add names or terms as context if needed, and optionally add English translation. Edit and export the selected language.
At a glance
- Price
- Packs from $1.99, about $0.50 per hour of audio on the largest pack
- Transcription length
- Up to 10 h per file
- Upload limit
- No file size limit
- Languages
- 99 languages
- Privacy
- Hushscript removes its transcription audio after processing, never trains on your recordings, and encrypts stored transcripts at rest.
Hushscript converts recorded Mandarin speech into written text you can search, correct, and export. Use it for an interview, lecture, voice note, video, or saved conversation. Chinese supports speaker labels, so dialogue can remain separated by speaker.
Transcribe Chinese audio to text
Add a Chinese audio or video recording and preview up to 5 minutes before signup. The preview detects the source language automatically and shows the original-language transcript. It does not use source, dictionary, keyterm, prompt, or translation choices.
For the full job, recordings can run up to 10 hours. The transcript workspace lets you correct words, rename speakers, search the text, and export 21 unwatermarked formats, including TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, and VTT.
Mandarin speech to text with context for the full job
After the preview, select Chinese as the source. Add proper names and recurring terms as one-off keyterms, use a prompt for the recording, or apply saved dictionary and prompt context. These choices guide the full transcription rather than changing the preview you already checked.
Mandarin transcription services in Hushscript are automated software for recordings you already have. Machine transcripts can contain errors, so review names and terms in the editor before you rely on them.
Chinese voice to English text
When an English version is useful, add English as an optional translation target for the full Chinese transcription. Hushscript keeps the Original Chinese and written English translation in separate language tabs, and you can export the selected language. The original-only workflow remains available without translation.
The result is written text rather than spoken output. It has no synthesized English voice, no dubbing, and no live interpretation. Each optional translation target adds 25% of the recording duration to billed minutes.
Chinese transcription and translation facts
| Question | Hushscript |
|---|---|
| Input | Existing Chinese/Mandarin or English audio or video recordings |
| Written directions | Chinese to English and English to Chinese, when translation is needed |
| Preview | Up to 5 minutes of the automatically detected original language |
| Full-job context | Source, keyterms, dictionaries, and prompts are set for the full job |
| Recording length | Up to 10 hours |
| Speaker labels | Available for Chinese and English recordings |
| Translation cost | Each selected target adds 25% of the recording duration |
| Exports | 21 formats with no watermark; export the selected language |
| Billing | Pay-as-you-go with no subscription |
See the broader supported language list, compare pay-as-you-go pricing, or read about the wider recorded speech-to-text workflow.
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Why Hushscript
Mandarin speech to text
Turn a recorded Mandarin interview, lecture, voice note, or video into searchable text with timestamps and speaker labels.
Private Mandarin recordings
Business calls, interviews, and lectures in Mandarin often hold sensitive detail. Hushscript removes its transcription audio after processing and never trains models on your recordings.
Original and optional translation
Keep the Chinese source transcript and any English translation in separate language tabs, then export either one.
Frequently asked questions
Can I transcribe Chinese audio to text free online?
Start with the 5-minute preview before you sign up. Eligible personal accounts can then receive 30 free minutes once after successful card verification, or with their first purchase if not already granted, for a full Chinese transcription. Beyond that it is pay-as-you-go.
Is Hushscript a Mandarin transcription service?
Yes, as automated software for recorded Mandarin media. You review and edit the result yourself; it is not a human-reviewed or certified service.
Can I translate recorded Chinese voice to English text?
Yes. For the full job, set Chinese as the source and optionally add English as a translation target. Hushscript keeps the original Chinese transcript and written English translation in separate language tabs.
Can I translate recorded English into Chinese text?
Yes. English is a supported source and Chinese is a supported written translation target. Each selected translation target adds 25% of the recording duration to billed minutes.
Does a Chinese voice translator create translated audio?
No. The voice is the recorded input, and the output is written transcript text. The result has no synthesized voice, no dubbing, and no live microphone feed.
Can I add names and terminology before Chinese transcription?
Yes, for the full job. Check the automatic preview first, then list people, company, and place names as one-off keyterms, add a prompt, or load a saved dictionary or prompt preset. The preview does not use them.
Start with 30 free minutes
Preview up to 5 minutes before you create an account, and a new personal account gets a free preview of its first upload in the app. Full transcription needs an account and minutes; eligible personal accounts get 30 free minutes once, after card verification or with a first purchase. No subscription.
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