Complete Chinese (Simplified) translation table for care instructions, washing labels, and textile symbols. Copy-ready translations for your Shopify product labels.
TL;DR: Need to translate washing labels and care instructions to Chinese (Simplified) for your Shopify store?
Here’s a complete translation table plus tips for the China, Singapore, Malaysia market.
If you sell clothing, textiles, or any products with care labels to Chinese (Simplified)-speaking customers, you need translated washing instructions. Customers expect to see care information in their language – and in many markets, it’s legally required.
Here’s every standard washing label instruction translated to Chinese (Simplified) (简体中文). Copy these directly or use them as reference:
| English | Chinese (Simplified) |
|---|---|
| Machine wash cold | 冷水机洗 |
| Machine wash warm | 温水机洗 |
| Hand wash only | 仅限手洗 |
| Do not wash | 不可水洗 |
| English | Chinese (Simplified) |
|---|---|
| Do not bleach | 不可漂白 |
| Bleach when needed | 必要时可漂白 |
| English | Chinese (Simplified) |
|---|---|
| Tumble dry low | 低温烘干 |
| Tumble dry medium | 中温烘干 |
| Do not tumble dry | 不可烘干 |
| Dry flat | 平铺晾干 |
| Hang to dry | 悬挂晾干 |
| English | Chinese (Simplified) |
|---|---|
| Iron low heat | 低温熨烫 |
| Iron medium heat | 中温熨烫 |
| Iron high heat | 高温熨烫 |
| Do not iron | 不可熨烫 |
| English | Chinese (Simplified) |
|---|---|
| Dry clean only | 仅限干洗 |
| Do not dry clean | 不可干洗 |
China is the world’s largest e-commerce market at $2+ trillion annually. Cross-border e-commerce to China exceeds $200 billion.
Properly translated care labels signal that you take the Chinese (Simplified)-speaking market seriously. It builds trust and reduces returns from customers who couldn’t understand washing instructions.
Simplified Chinese uses fewer strokes than Traditional. Requires appropriate fonts. Text is typically shorter than English but needs more vertical space.
When translating product images for your Shopify store, keep these language-specific requirements in mind. Your translations need to display correctly on the actual product labels.
You have several options to display translated care instructions:
For stores with many products, manually translating each care label is time-consuming. Our bulk translation features let you translate all product images and labels to Chinese (Simplified) in minutes instead of hours.
Care labels are just one type of product label that needs translation. Consider also translating:
Now you have all the Chinese (Simplified) care instruction translations you need. For a complete solution that handles all your product image translations automatically: