How to Translate Washing Labels to Chinese (Traditional) for Your Shopify Store

Complete Chinese (Traditional) 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 (Traditional) for your Shopify store?
Here’s a complete translation table plus tips for the Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau market.

  • Complete translation table: All standard care instructions in English → Chinese (Traditional).
  • Market insights: Taiwan’s e-commerce market exceeds $40 billion. Hong Kong serves as a gateway fo…
  • Language tips: Traditional Chinese uses more complex characters than Simpli…

If you sell clothing, textiles, or any products with care labels to Chinese (Traditional)-speaking customers, you need translated washing instructions. Customers expect to see care information in their language – and in many markets, it’s legally required.

Chinese (Traditional) Care Instruction Translations

Here’s every standard washing label instruction translated to Chinese (Traditional) (繁體中文). Copy these directly or use them as reference:

Washing Instructions

EnglishChinese (Traditional)
Machine wash cold冷水機洗
Machine wash warm溫水機洗
Hand wash only僅限手洗
Do not wash不可水洗

Bleaching Instructions

EnglishChinese (Traditional)
Do not bleach不可漂白
Bleach when needed必要時可漂白

Drying Instructions

EnglishChinese (Traditional)
Tumble dry low低溫烘乾
Tumble dry medium中溫烘乾
Do not tumble dry不可烘乾
Dry flat平鋪晾乾
Hang to dry懸掛晾乾

Ironing Instructions

EnglishChinese (Traditional)
Iron low heat低溫熨燙
Iron medium heat中溫熨燙
Iron high heat高溫熨燙
Do not iron不可熨燙

Dry Cleaning Instructions

EnglishChinese (Traditional)
Dry clean only僅限乾洗
Do not dry clean不可乾洗

The Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau Market

Taiwan’s e-commerce market exceeds $40 billion. Hong Kong serves as a gateway for luxury goods with high purchasing power.

Properly translated care labels signal that you take the Chinese (Traditional)-speaking market seriously. It builds trust and reduces returns from customers who couldn’t understand washing instructions.

Chinese (Traditional) Language Considerations

Traditional Chinese uses more complex characters than Simplified. Taiwan and Hong Kong have slightly different vocabulary preferences.

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.

How to Add Chinese (Traditional) Care Labels in Shopify

You have several options to display translated care instructions:

  1. Product descriptions: Add translated care text to your localized product descriptions.
  2. Image translation: Replace care label images with Chinese (Traditional) versions using Image Translate Easy.
  3. Metafields: Store care instructions in metafields and display them based on customer language.

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 (Traditional) in minutes instead of hours.

More Label Types to Translate

Care labels are just one type of product label that needs translation. Consider also translating:

  • Size chartsLearn how to translate size charts
  • Product instructions – Usage guides, assembly instructions
  • Compliance labels – Safety warnings, certifications
  • Packaging text – Box labels, inserts

Get Started

Now you have all the Chinese (Traditional) care instruction translations you need. For a complete solution that handles all your product image translations automatically: