Tencent Translate CLI

Translate Chinese to English in your terminal using Tencent Cloud API.

Install

npm install -g tencent-translate-cli

Setup

1. Get API keys from Tencent Cloud Console
2. Enable Translation Service
3. Set environment variables:

macOS/Linux:

# Add to ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc
echo 'export TENCENT_SECRET_ID=your_secret_id' >> ~/.zshrc
echo 'export TENCENT_SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key' >> ~/.zshrc
source ~/.zshrc

Windows:

setx TENCENT_SECRET_ID "your_secret_id"
setx TENCENT_SECRET_KEY "your_secret_key"

Or use .env file:

echo "TENCENT_SECRET_ID=your_secret_id" > .env
echo "TENCENT_SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key" >> .env

Usage

Run the translator:

tt
# or
tencent-translate

Type Chinese text and press Enter to translate. Type exit to quit.

$ tt
> 你好世界
Translation: Hello World

> 今天天气很好
Translation: The weather is very good today

> exit
Goodbye!

Features

• Interactive CLI interface
• Real-time translation
• Global installation
• Environment variable support
• .env file support

Troubleshooting

"Service has not been opened" error: Enable the service at TMT Console

Authentication issues: Check your API keys at API Management

License

MIT © john