Persian to Chinese speech-to-text translation API

Stream Persian (فارسی) speech and get Chinese (中文) back in real time. One WebSocket, ISO codes fa to zh, and ultra-low latency for voice agents and live apps.

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Production-ready Persian to Chinese translation API

Real Persian speech includes accents, regional dialects, code switching, and domain-specific vocabulary. Soniox recognizes it in a single model and streams Chinese while the speaker is still talking.

Persian (Indo-European > Iranian > Western Iranian) and Chinese (Sino-Tibetan > Sinitic) come from different language families, so word order and morphology differ. Soniox reorders meaning in-stream instead of word by word.

Persian is written in Arabic and Chinese in CJK, so Soniox emits correctly scripted Chinese text. Right-to-left output is handled directly in the token stream.

Real-time Persian to Chinese translation

Soniox streams the Persian transcript and the Chinese translation on the same connection, word by word, so meaning lands while the speaker is still talking.

Live Transcription
PersianTranscript

ChineseTranslation

One-way translation

Translate live Persian into Chinese. Everyone in the conversation sees the same translated stream.

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Two-way Persian and Chinese conversation

Each side speaks naturally and hears the other in their own language. Use it for live interpreters, bilingual voice agents, travel assistants, and customer support.

Live Conversation
Persian

Persian and Chinese through a single stream

Set the source and target codes once. Transcript and translation arrive interleaved on one labeled token stream, with no extra round trip.

config.json
{
  "model": "stt-rt-v5",
  "translation": {
    "type": "one_way",
    "source_language": "fa",
    "target_language": "zh"
  }
}

A breakthrough in real-time Persian to Chinese translation

Translate before the sentence ends

Chinese meaning lands as Persian is spoken, not after the caption catches up.

Directional fa to zh streaming

Set the source and target codes once. Both arrive in a single labeled token stream.

Native-speaker Persian STT accuracy

Accurate Chinese translation starts with accurate Persian recognition across accents and language switching.

Names, numbers, and domain terms

Preserved across the pair, including phone numbers, emails, and IDs.

Persian to Chinese translation is built on top of the Soniox Speech-to-Text API. Turn it on by adding a translation block to your request.

Estimate your Persian to Chinese translation cost

Set your monthly audio volume to estimate your Soniox API cost for real-time speech-to-text translation.

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Based on public pay-as-you-go pricing. Enterprise discounts and committed-use contracts may differ. Some providers charge separately for certain features. The calculator uses the public price for the provider configuration that most closely matches Soniox.

Frequently asked questions

How do I translate Persian to Chinese with the API?
Add a translation block to your real-time request with source_language "fa" and target_language "zh". Soniox transcribes Persian and streams the Chinese translation over the same WebSocket.
Is Persian to Chinese translation real-time?
Yes. Soniox streams Chinese while Persian is still being spoken, so meaning arrives mid-sentence instead of after the sentence ends.
What about translating Chinese to Persian?
That direction is supported too. See the Chinese to Persian page, or use two-way translation to run both directions in one session.
Does Soniox handle Arabic to CJK output?
Yes. Soniox outputs correctly scripted Chinese text in CJK, including right-to-left rendering, directly in the token stream.
Does Soniox handle Persian dialects and accents?
Yes. Soniox handles Persian dialects like Iranian Persian, Dari (Afghanistan), and Tajik (Tajikistan) in a single model, so Chinese translation stays accurate across regions.
Which other providers support Persian to Chinese?
Based on their public docs, OpenAI, Google, and Azure list both Persian and Chinese for real-time translation. Soniox is the only one that also supports two-way live translation across 60+ languages.
How fast is Persian to Chinese translation?
Soniox streams Chinese as Persian is being spoken, with ultra-low latency. Translation arrives before the sentence ends.

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