Chinese address formatter & translator
Paste a Chinese address and get a correctly formatted English version — plus a field-by-field breakdown so you can read any Chinese address yourself.
English format (from largest to smallest)
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| Country | China |
| Municipality | — |
| District | — |
| Road & number | — |
| Lane / building / unit / room | — |
Delivery apps in China actually expect the Chinese address as-is — use this English version for forms, letters and international shipping labels.
Reading a Chinese address: the vocabulary
| Chinese | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 市 / shì | City | 上海市 Shanghai |
| 区 / qū | District | 黄浦区 Huangpu District |
| 路 / 街 / 大道 | Road / street / avenue | 南京东路 Nanjing East Road |
| 号 / hào | Number | 123号 No. 123 |
| 弄 / nòng | Lane (small alley) | 123弄 Lane 123 |
| 幢 / 栋 / 座 | Building | 45幢 Building 45 |
| 单元 / dānyuán | Unit / entrance | 2单元 Unit 2 |
| 室 / 号房 | Room | 301室 Room 301 |
| 层 / 楼 | Floor | 18层 18th floor |
Full example: 上海市黄浦区南京东路123弄45号2单元301室 → Room 301, Unit 2, Building 45, Lane 123, Nanjing East Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, China.
Two orders, one address
Chinese addresses go from largest to smallest (country → city → district → road → building → room). Western addresses go smallest to largest. For international shipping labels, use the Western order with "China" last. For anything inside China — delivery apps, taxi apps, forms — paste the Chinese address exactly as written; nobody translates it.
More detail in the Chinese addresses guide.