- Language
- Chinese (中文)
- Accent
- China
- Gender
- Male
- Voice type
- Podcast styled voice
- Delivery
- Relaxed and conversational, like a host talking to a friend
- Allowance
- Styled voices (how it works)
About Tao
Tao is a styled voice made on Speechma Pro's own AI voice models for one job: podcast. The character is built into the voice, so every line comes out in that style without any extra settings or tags.
Accent: Standard Mandarin (Putonghua) from mainland China, the accent of national TV and education.
Creators usually choose Tao for podcast intros and episodes, interview-style content and show notes read aloud. Sounds like a real host rather than a reader.
What Tao is best for
- Podcast intros and episodesSounds like a real host rather than a reader.
- Interview-style contentCasual tone fits questions and discussion.
- Show notes read aloudTurns written summaries into friendly audio.
What you hear in the sample
The sample above is Tao reading Speechma Pro's standard preview text in Chinese:
您正在收听 Speechma Pro。这个声音可以为您的视频配音、朗读您的有声书，用自然的录音棚级音质让每一个故事鲜活起来。 How to get the best results with Tao
- Write in the first person ("I", "we", "you").
- Contractions such as "it's" and "you're" sound more natural.
- Use Chinese punctuation (，。？！) so the voice pauses in the right places.
- Write in the character set of your audience: simplified for mainland China, traditional for Taiwan and Hong Kong.
- Numbers are read in Chinese; write 二〇二六年 or 2026年 depending on how you want the year read.
How to use Tao
- Open Text to SpeechTao is already selected in the voice list at the top of this page. Press "Use this voice" to jump straight to it.
- Type or paste your textUp to 10,000 characters per conversion, written in Chinese (Chinese characters (Simplified and Traditional) script).
- Adjust the deliveryChange the speed or pitch if you need to, and use punctuation to control the pauses.
- Generate and downloadPress Generate, listen to the result and download your MP3.
Tao compared with similar voices
Not sure Tao is the one? These voices are the closest in language, accent, type and style:
| Voice | Gender | Accent | Type | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tao (this voice) | Male | China | Podcast styled voice | Podcast intros and episodes |
| Chen Luo | Male | China | Character styled voice | Game and animation characters |
| Ming | Male | China | Documentary styled voice | Documentaries |
| Jian | Male | China | Corporate styled voice | Company announcements |
| Kai Li | Male | China | Sports Announcer styled voice | Sports highlights |
| Wei Zhang | Male | China | Sales Pitch styled voice | Sales videos |
About the Chinese language
Chinese voices on Speechma speak Mandarin, the official language of China and Taiwan and one of the official languages of Singapore. Mandarin is a tonal language with four main tones, so the same syllable can mean different words depending on its pitch. Mainland China uses simplified characters, while Taiwan and Hong Kong use traditional characters.
Chinese is spoken by about 1.1 billion people and belongs to the Sino-Tibetan language family. Speechma Pro has 99 Chinese voices, and you can also use Voice Cloning, Voice Changer, Voice Design, Speech to Text, AI Dubbing in Chinese.
Voices like Tao
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