Chinese to German Translator
A free Chinese to German translator that reads the whole sentence before it writes German.
What changes when you translate Chinese to German
Translating Chinese into German changes more than the words. German has three grammatical genders and four cases, builds long compound nouns, and pushes the verb to the end of subordinate clauses. German sentences often keep the main verb until the very end and stack cases and compounds, so sentence structure has to be rebuilt rather than translated word by word. A word-for-word tool gets the vocabulary right and these things wrong, which is why the translator above reads the whole sentence before it writes anything.
Chinese and German: key differences
Chinese and German diverge on the writing system, word order, grammatical gender, subject pronouns, and articles. Each row below is a place where swapping words one for one produces the wrong German sentence.
| Feature | Chinese | German |
|---|---|---|
| Writing system | Han characters (Simplified in mainland China, Traditional in Taiwan and Hong Kong) | the Latin alphabet |
| Typical word order | subject–verb–object | verb-second, with verb-final subordinate clauses |
| Grammatical gender | no grammatical gender | three genders (masculine, feminine, neuter) |
| Subject pronouns | dropped when context is clear | required |
| Articles | no articles; classifiers do related work | definite and indefinite, marked for gender, number, and case |
Common Chinese to German phrases
Everyday expressions translated from Chinese to German:
| Chinese (中文) | German (Deutsch) |
|---|---|
| 你好 (nǐ hǎo) | Hallo |
| 晚安 (wǎn'ān) | Gute Nacht |
| 谢谢 (xièxie) | Danke |
| 请 (qǐng) | Bitte |
| 你好吗？(nǐ hǎo ma?) | Wie geht es dir? |
| 你叫什么名字？(nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?) | Wie heißt du? |
| 我爱你 (wǒ ài nǐ) | Ich liebe dich |
| 不好意思 (bù hǎoyìsi) | Entschuldigung |
| 洗手间在哪里？(xǐshǒujiān zài nǎlǐ?) | Wo ist die Toilette? |
| 再见 (zàijiàn) | Auf Wiedersehen |
About the German language
German (Deutsch) is spoken by about 135 million people across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It belongs to the Germanic (Indo-European) language family and is written in the Latin alphabet.
- Native name
- Deutsch
- Speakers
- 135 million
- Language family
- Germanic (Indo-European)
- Writing system
- the Latin alphabet
- Word order
- verb-second, with verb-final subordinate clauses
Chinese to German translation tips
- Chinese uses subject–verb–object word order, while German is verb-second, with verb-final subordinate clauses, so the AI restructures whole sentences instead of substituting words one by one.
- Chinese is written in Han characters (Simplified in mainland China, Traditional in Taiwan and Hong Kong), and German uses the Latin alphabet, so the translator converts between writing systems for you.
Chinese to German translation FAQ
How accurate is AI Chinese to German translation?
The translator uses a modern AI language model that understands context, so Chinese to German results read more naturally than word-for-word tools. For legal, medical, or other high-stakes text, have a fluent speaker review the output.
How do you say hello in German?
Hello in German is Hallo. The common-phrases table on this page lists more everyday German expressions, such as Danke (thank you) and Auf Wiedersehen (goodbye).