You can learn how to do that with this article. You can even use Google Translate to draw Chinese Characters through your browser, and then translate that way. Another very cool feature about this is if you are going from Chinese to another language, and you want to use Google’s method for Pinyin, just click on Chinese for the first language, and then click on “拼”, and you will be able to type in Pinyin. In addition to translating from Chinese to English and vice versa, it can translate to and from Chinese in more than 20 different languages. This is probably the best of the online translators on the web. It is now very interactive, and can automatically detect the language that you paste into the input box. Google’s translate service can translate entire websites using a URL, or translate an unlimited sized text pasted into it. No word yet on when the feature will be rolled out to other devices.Image via The function is only available on the iOS version of the app for now. Want to scan restaurant menus or signs and get instant translations on WeChat? Update to the latest version of the app to get started.

Google's English-Chinese real-time translations weren't that great when we tried them out, either. Then, Google provides the translated text on a new screen. Some versions of the Google Translate app also let you scan the image and highlight the text you want translated. You can access it by tapping the camera icon in the app. Google Translate also offers a similar function, and it works without a VPN. Here, we tried it on recent copy of That' s Shanghai magazine. While the Chinese-English translation worked relatively well, the English-Chinese translations weren't as reliable. We tried out the new function and found that it translated Chinese characters to English quickly. Switch from 'scan' to 'translate' mode by clicking the button at the bottom of the screen. The translation feature is accessible by tapping the QR code scanner on the top right corner of your screen. Now anyone can translate text quickly!Īnyone who updates their WeChat iOS app to the 6.6.7 version can use this new technology. This camera-based function translates anything from Chinese characters to English and vice versa. Attention WeChat iOS users: the app now offers augmented reality (AR) real-time translation.

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