<p><a href="http://ime.voicecloud.cn/index.html" rel="nofollow">科大讯飞</a> makes the best Chinese dictation engine so far. The accuracy is far better than Siri according to reports. I've tried with their IME. If you speak clearly with a normal speed, the accuracy could reach 90% in many cases, but using it against fast conversations would surely be a frustration. </p>

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2014-11-27T00:45:59.637Z
2014-11-27T00:45:59.637Z
Wang Dingwei
<p>I tried playing this to iOS 7's dictation feature:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6jhgUWBlxQ" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6jhgUWBlxQ</a></p>

<p>The accuracy was pretty poor at regular speed, I'd say 20%, at best. I tried slowing down the playback speed and it didn't help.</p>

<p>Has anyone used dictation apps/software to transcribe something like the above with better accuracy?</p>

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2014-11-26T19:28:06.740Z
I would be really surprised if speech recognition were so advanced that it could transcribe Chinese with an accuracy higher than 30-50%.
imrek
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Transcribing native speakers using dictation tools - any suggestions to improve accuracy?
# Transcribing native speakers using dictation tools - any suggestions to improve accuracy?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-11-26)

I tried playing this to iOS 7's dictation feature:

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6jhgUWBlxQ>

The accuracy was pretty poor at regular speed, I'd say 20%, at best. I tried slowing down the playback speed and it didn't help.

Has anyone used dictation apps/software to transcribe something like the above with better accuracy?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I would be really surprised if speech recognition were so advanced that it could transcribe Chinese with an accuracy higher than 30-50%.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-11-27. Score: 4

[科大讯飞](http://ime.voicecloud.cn/index.html) makes the best Chinese dictation engine so far. The accuracy is far better than Siri according to reports. I've tried with their IME. If you speak clearly with a normal speed, the accuracy could reach 90% in many cases, but using it against fast conversations would surely be a frustration.


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