How to use WeChat translate to facilitate your traveling experience?
If it is the first time for you to come to China without a companion or a local friend, you might be worried about the difficulty of signage understanding or notices reading.
WeChat Translate – a practical translation tool contained in a use-free App
If it is the first time for you to come to China without a companion or a local friend, you might be worried about the difficulty of signage understanding or notices reading.
Thanks to the various translation apps that we can install onto our mobile phone and use in wide applying occasions, some of which can be as professional as real-person interpreters. However, professional service means expensive, when your trip routine is not involved in too many requests on communication, and understanding basic guidance information posted in tourist destinations and transportation system is enough for you, you could give a shot at any of free trialed apps, for instance, the translation widget you could call out from WeChat, which is practical and royalty-free!
First, get WeChat installed on your phone and register an account. How to register a WeChat account?
Open WeChat and log in with the account, tap the "Discover" from the bottom line, and tap "Scan" to call out the camera.
Discover - Scan
When you see three functions showing up at the bottom: Code, Item, and Translate, tap 'Translate'.
Then, aim the field to any content that you want to translate with, tap the shutter to snap a photo, then the translating process will start automatically.
The two icons displayed at the bottom allow you to save the result or switch back to the origin photo.
In addition, the 'translate' allows you to start a translation by selecting a photo from your phone album.
