Fact · Dictation on Mac
Apple's Dictation list for the Mac includes Mandarin Chinese (China mainland) and Mandarin (Taiwan).
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Japanese (Japan) Korean (Korea) Malay (Malaysia) Mandarin Chinese (China mainland) Mandarin (Taiwan) Norwegian (Bokmål)”
macOS Feature Availability, Apple, Apple, 2026, Dictation list.
Open the original- What it measures
- Both Mandarin variants appear in the main Dictation list, not only in the on-device list.
- What it does not show
- Apple uses different Chinese labels in its other lists.
Source
Cited on
- Dictation Languages: What Each App and Device SupportsGuide
- Japanese, Chinese and Korean Speech to TextGuide
- Apple Dictation Languages on Mac: The Full ListGuide
- How do you dictate in Chinese on a Mac?Question
- How do you transcribe Japanese, Chinese or Korean audio?Question
- How do you voice type in Chinese?Question