Bilingual Prompting
Prompt in Chinese, work in English, or both. Learn to move between languages without losing meaning, numbers or tone.
Three patterns that work
Every bilingual task comes down to one of these. Each example works in Doubao, DeepSeek or Kimi.
Think in Chinese, deliver in English
Write your notes and instructions in whichever language you think fastest in. Then ask for the output in the language your reader needs.
Localise, don't just translate
Translation swaps words. Localisation (本地化) adapts the message for the reader: their culture, references, units and expectations.
Keep the tone across languages
Tone (语气) gets lost easily. Name the tone you want, and ask the AI to check the translation against the original.
Watch out for these
The four most common bilingual mistakes, and how to prevent them in your prompt.
1万 = 10,000 and 1亿 = 100 million. AI tools sometimes get these wrong when converting. Always ask: “Double-check every number written with 万 or 亿.”
Phrases such as 加油 or 辛苦了 have no word-for-word English equivalent. Ask for the meaning in context (“Good luck”, “Thanks for all your hard work”).
Chinese business writing can sound very formal or very direct in English. Tell the AI who the reader is and how formal to be.
Check surname order, English names, date formats (2026年10月12日 vs 12 October 2026) and job titles.
Bilingual Prompt Builder
Choose what you need, paste your notes in any language, and copy a ready-made AEP prompt.
Tone Match Checker
Already have a translation? Use this prompt to have the AI check tone, meaning and numbers against the original.
Try it: write three lines about your work in Chinese, ask Doubao for an English version, then run the Tone Match Checker on the pair in DeepSeek. Compare what each tool notices.