What is Hy Translate
Hy Translate is an AI translationmini program launched by Tencent Hunyuan Team based on its self-developed Hy-MT2 large model. It supports mutual translation between 33 languages and 5 ethnic-minority-Chinese dialects. The tool offers 9 preset translation styles and personalized instruction settings, covering academic, business, travel, and other scenarios. It also supports voice input and a 440MB on-device offline model, balancing high-speed online translation with translation needs in no-network environments.
Main features of Hy Translate
-
Multilingual mutual translation: Supports mutual translation between 33 languages and 5 ethnic-minority-Chinese dialects. The system automatically identifies the source language and converts it to the target language.
-
Voice input translation: Tap the microphone icon for voice input, enabling speak-and-translate on the go.
-
Nine preset styles: One-tap switching among 9 translation tones, including rigorous academic papers, casual everyday speech, formal business, news reports, promotional copy, novels, legal contracts, and more.
-
Personalized instruction settings: Customize translation rules within 200 characters, such as retaining professional abbreviations, not translating brand names, social media writing style, concise and refined wording, and more.
-
High-speed online translation: Calls the cloud-based Hy-MT2 model online to obtain high-quality translations approaching the level of Gemini 3.1 Pro.
How to use Hy Translate
- Enter the mini program: Search for Tencent Hy Translate on WeChat, find it, and tap to enter the mini program's main interface.
- Set the language direction: Select the source language and target language, or keep automatic detection mode on to let the system determine the source language of the original text.
- Enter the content to be translated: Manually type or paste the text into the text box, or tap the microphone icon for voice input.
- Choose a translation style: Tap the "Style" button at the bottom to switch among 9 preset modes such as rigorous academic papers, casual everyday speech, and legal contracts.
- Configure personalized rules: Tap the "Personalization" button, enter custom instructions (such as retaining terminology, social media writing style, etc.), turn on the setting, and tap confirm.
- Get and reuse translations: View the translation result and use the copy, edit, and read-aloud functions; for offline scenarios, you need to download the on-device model in settings in advance.
Core advantages of Hy Translate
-
Accurate scenario-based translation: 9 preset styles + custom instructions solve the problems of tone deviation and inappropriate terminology in general translation under specific scenarios.
-
Leading performance in professional fields: In the DomainMTBench evaluation covering 8 major professional fields including finance, law, healthcare, and education, the model surpasses mainstream large models such as DeepSeek-V4-Pro.Multimodal input support: Supports both text input and voice input, meeting the cross-language communication needs of instant speak-and-translate in mobile scenarios.
Comparison of Hy Translate with similar competitors
| Comparison dimension | Hy Translate | Google Translate | DeepL Translate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Style customization | 9 presets + custom instructions | General standard translation | General standard translation |
| Voice input | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Offline capability | On-device local inference with a 440MB model | Supported (requires downloading a language pack) | Not supported |
| Professional domains | Specialized optimization for 8 major domains | General coverage | Good general coverage |
| Degree of open source | Model and dataset open source | Closed source | Closed source |
| Access channels | WeChat Mini Program/APP coming soon | APP/Web/API | APP/Web/API |
Application scenarios of Hy Translation
- Study and office work: Use an academic paper rigorous style or legal contract style to translate literature, contracts, and business emails, ensuring terminology consistency and rigorous expression.
- Cross-border business: Use a formal business or news report style to handle foreign trade correspondence, product descriptions, and brand promotional copy.
- Outbound travel: In an offline environment, use the on-device model to accurately translate traffic signs, menus, hotel information, etc., ensuring travel safety.
- Content creation: With novel, promotional copy, or social media writing style settings, complete cross-language conversion of literary and marketing content.
- Daily communication: Use a daily colloquial style to translate social chats and Moments posts, making the translation better fit colloquial expression habits.