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Chinese Short Drama (Duanju) Subtitle Translator — ZH to EN
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Chinese Short Drama (Duanju) Subtitle Translator — ZH to EN is a paid API for AI agents from market.561.group, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-12).
Translates Mandarin SRT or WebVTT subtitle files from Chinese short dramas into natural, fan-friendly English, preserving cue numbers and timings while rendering trope terms, titles, and names consistently.
Price / call$0.01
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StatusUnknown
How this service works
Translate a short-drama episode, retaining subtitle cue identity and timing. A private series key carries approved terminology into later episodes and unambiguous renderings into the reverse direction. Output is a draft with mechanical checks and requires review before production approval.
Output
The endpoint returns the original SRT or WebVTT file structure with all cue numbers and timecodes intact, but with every subtitle line replaced by natural English translation. Long lines are word-wrapped. Culturally specific drama trope terms (CEO, Young Master, Madam, contract wife, God of War, sister-in-law) are rendered consistently, and character names appear in pinyin romanization.
Example use cases
Fan-subbing a CEO romance episode
“I have an SRT file for episode 3 of a Chinese micro-drama — it's a CEO contract-marriage storyline. Can you translate the Mandarin subtitles into English the way cdrama fans like to read them? Keep terms like 'Young Master', 'Madam', and 'contract wife' consistent, leave the cue numbers and timestamps intact, and romanize character names.”
Localizing a WebVTT file for a drama platform
“I've got a WebVTT subtitle file for a Chinese short drama episode — about 3,500 characters of Mandarin dialogue. Translate it into natural English for an English-speaking drama audience, keep all the timecodes and cue numbers the same, and make sure trope terms like 'God of War' and 'sister-in-law' are rendered consistently throughout.”
Preparing English subs for a self-distributed duanju
“I'm distributing a Chinese short drama online and need English subtitles. Here's the SRT file for one episode — it's a fantasy revenge arc with terms like 'Young Master' and family address titles. Can you translate the Mandarin into short, speakable English lines and wrap any long cues, without changing the timing or numbering?”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://market.561.group/v1/translate/zh-en/cdrama-subtitles?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you specifically need Chinese-to-English subtitle file translation for short-form Chinese drama content (duanju/micro-drama) and want culturally consistent rendering of cdrama trope vocabulary and address terms. It is purpose-built for the cdrama fan and streaming localization context, preserving subtitle file structure (SRT/WebVTT), unlike generic translation APIs that return plain text and lose timecodes. Ideal for one-episode batches up to 4000 source characters.
Side effects
- Source text exceeds 4000 characters — request rejected or truncated
- Non-subtitle file format submitted — parse failure or unsupported format error
- Malformed SRT/WebVTT cue syntax — timing or cue number corruption
- Non-Mandarin Chinese source content — degraded or incorrect translation
- Network or payment failure — HTTP 402 or 5xx response
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