Mandarin voice actors and Chinese voice over

Whichever matches your market, because they differ in accent and, more importantly, in everyday and technical vocabulary. A mainland read in Taiwan is understood and marked as foreign, and the reverse is also true. Tell us where the content will run and we cast for that market; if it runs in several, we will tell you honestly whether one version can stretch or whether you need two.

That depends on the market and it affects your text, not your audio. Mainland China and Singapore use Simplified; Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau use Traditional. The voice recording is the same either way, but subtitles, on-screen text and artwork are not, so a campaign running in both needs two text versions. Tell us at the start and we plan it alongside the recording.

We do not recommend it. Mandarin distinguishes words by tone, so a non-native read is not just accented — parts of it are wrong, and a listener hears that immediately. There is also the question of measure words when counting, which scripts written in translation routinely get wrong. We cast native speakers and check the script for both before recording.

Send the script and tell us the market and which character set the written material uses. Those two answers set the casting; from there we shortlist, record, edit and deliver, with the quote free and itemised.

Simplified for mainland China and Singapore, Traditional for Taiwan and Hong Kong — we match captions and on-screen text to your market, and confirm Mandarin vs Cantonese for the voice. Send your files and we'll quote it.

Mandarin is the official language of mainland China and Taiwan and the most widely understood form of Chinese. Other varieties — Cantonese, Hokkien, Shanghainese — have distinct pronunciation, tones and vocabulary, and are treated as separate voice over services rather than accents of Mandarin.

Yes. GoLocalise works with Mandarin voice actors offering a range of regional accents and tones, from a neutral mainland delivery to a softer Taiwanese sound, matched to your brand and market.

Many shorter jobs are delivered inside 24–48 hours; for longer runtimes we schedule around the Mandarin Voice talent and confirm the delivery date before recording.

Two separate decisions get conflated on almost every Mandarin brief, and untangling them before quoting saves money. Simplified against Traditional is a question about written text — mainland and Singapore use the first, Taiwan and Hong Kong the second — and it has no bearing on the voice. Mandarin against Cantonese is a question about the voice and has no bearing on the text. Get told which you need and the quote is straightforward: session fee plus usage licence, itemised, with our Price Match Promise.

Delivery of your Mandarin voice over is in the format you specify — WAV, MP3, AIFF or similar — at broadcast quality, either as stems or a final mixed file.

Mandarin is in demand across e-commerce and retail, technology, automotive, luxury, travel and tourism, and large-scale corporate training for multinationals operating in China. Because Mandarin reaches the world's largest consumer market plus a vast global diaspora, it's often the first Asian language brands localise into.

For the voice, we cast native Mandarin talent for your target market. For any on-screen text or subtitles, we handle Simplified Chinese (mainland China, Singapore) and Traditional Chinese (Taiwan, Hong Kong) as required — and we can cast Cantonese on request. Tell us your market and we'll set the right combination.

Less than people expect: the script, or the draft of it, its total running time or word count, where the recording will be used, and the date you need it by. If the script is not signed off yet, send the draft anyway — we would rather quote on what exists than wait for a version that eats your deadline. A named project manager comes back with an itemised quote, normally within four working hours.

More than half of enquiries get a reply within thirty minutes during office hours (Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm UK time), and the itemised quote normally follows within four working hours. After that you have one dedicated project manager who owns the job from brief to final file — not a ticket queue, and not a different name on every email. If it is easier, call +44 207 095 5730 and ask for them by name.

Yes, and it is one of the commonest reasons people get in touch. Tell us it is for a pitch and you get a figure you can put in front of your own client, itemised so it stands up to being picked apart, with no obligation and no follow-up sales calls if the pitch goes elsewhere. If it lands, the quote still holds and we already know the project.