German to Chinese Translator
A free German to Chinese translator that reads the whole sentence before it writes Chinese.
What changes when you translate German to Chinese
Translating German into Chinese changes more than the words. Mandarin Chinese is tonal, has no verb conjugation, plurals, or articles, and uses measure words between numbers and nouns; meaning depends heavily on context. Chinese has no tense endings, plurals, or articles, so time and number must be inferred from context, and measure words have to be inserted correctly. 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.
German and Chinese: key differences
German and Chinese 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 Chinese sentence.
| Feature | German | Chinese |
|---|---|---|
| Writing system | the Latin alphabet | Han characters (Simplified in mainland China, Traditional in Taiwan and Hong Kong) |
| Typical word order | verb-second, with verb-final subordinate clauses | subject–verb–object |
| Grammatical gender | three genders (masculine, feminine, neuter) | no grammatical gender |
| Subject pronouns | required | dropped when context is clear |
| Articles | definite and indefinite, marked for gender, number, and case | no articles; classifiers do related work |
Common German to Chinese phrases
Everyday expressions translated from German to Chinese:
| German (Deutsch) | Chinese (中文) |
|---|---|
| Hallo | 你好 (nǐ hǎo) |
| Gute Nacht | 晚安 (wǎn'ān) |
| Danke | 谢谢 (xièxie) |
| Bitte | 请 (qǐng) |
| Wie geht es dir? | 你好吗？(nǐ hǎo ma?) |
| Wie heißt du? | 你叫什么名字？(nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?) |
| Ich liebe dich | 我爱你 (wǒ ài nǐ) |
| Entschuldigung | 不好意思 (bù hǎoyìsi) |
| Wo ist die Toilette? | 洗手间在哪里？(xǐshǒujiān zài nǎlǐ?) |
| Auf Wiedersehen | 再见 (zàijiàn) |
About the Chinese language
Chinese (中文) is spoken by about 1.1 billion people across mainland China, Taiwan, Singapore, and Chinese communities worldwide. It belongs to the Sino-Tibetan language family and is written in Han characters (Simplified in mainland China, Traditional in Taiwan and Hong Kong).
- Native name
- 中文
- Speakers
- 1.1 billion
- Language family
- Sino-Tibetan
- Writing system
- Han characters (Simplified in mainland China, Traditional in Taiwan and Hong Kong)
- Word order
- subject–verb–object
German to Chinese translation tips
- German uses verb-second, with verb-final subordinate clauses word order, while Chinese is subject–verb–object, so the AI restructures whole sentences instead of substituting words one by one.
- German is written in the Latin alphabet, and Chinese uses Han characters (Simplified in mainland China, Traditional in Taiwan and Hong Kong), so the translator converts between writing systems for you.
German to Chinese translation FAQ
How accurate is AI German to Chinese translation?
The translator uses a modern AI language model that understands context, so German to Chinese 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 Chinese?
Hello in Chinese is 你好 (nǐ hǎo). The common-phrases table on this page lists more everyday Chinese expressions, such as 谢谢 (xièxie) (thank you) and 再见 (zàijiàn) (goodbye).