Kitchen chits your cooks read at a glance.
Turn on Chinese printing for a kitchen printer and dishes print in Chinese characters, not question marks. Give each dish and option a short kitchen name, like 少辣 for “Less spicy”, and that’s what the chit says. Guests and the bill keep your menu names.
How Chinese printing works
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Switch it on per printer
In Settings → Printers, tick Chinese text on the printers that need it. A test print shows at once whether your printer can do it.
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Add kitchen names
Give dishes a Chinese kitchen name and options a short internal name. Leave one blank and the menu name prints instead.
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Order as normal
Servers order from your usual menu. The kitchen screen and the chit show the Chinese names.
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Guests can read Chinese too
The QR menu switches to Simplified Chinese, with dish names translated by AI and checked by you.
Chinese where your team and guests need it
Kitchen names show in Chinese for the kitchen, and guests can read the menu in Chinese if you add translations.
A Chinese menu for guestsGuests tap 中文 to see the menu, with your dish names and descriptions in Chinese. 
The same menu in EnglishGuests switch back any time. Prices and photos stay the same.
Kitchen screen in ChineseGive a dish a Chinese kitchen name and the kitchen sees it on screen, for orders from staff and from the QR menu.
Made for Singapore kitchens
Real Chinese characters
Chits print Chinese text in the printer’s own font, not as pictures, so they come out as fast as English ones.
Kitchen names for dishes
Give a dish a kitchen name, like 烧鸭饭 for Roast Duck Rice. Only kitchen screens and chits use it.
Short names for options
Options get internal names too, like 少辣 for Less spicy. Staff see them when ordering; guests never do.
Lines that fit the paper
Pick the 42 or 48-column profile that matches your printer, so a dish never wraps halfway through its name.
Screen and paper agree
Kitchen screens show the same kitchen names as the printed chit, so a cook can work from either.
Chinese menus for guests
Guests switch the QR menu to Simplified Chinese. AI translates the whole menu in one go, and you can edit any line.
Built for Eat 3 Cuts
We built Chinese printing for Eat 3 Cuts, a Singapore roast duck shop whose kitchen reads Chinese first. Because it’s set per printer, a restaurant can print Chinese in the kitchen and keep the bar and cashier printers as they are.
Good to know
- Your printer needs Chinese characters built in. Many 80mm models sold in Asia have them; email us your model and we’ll check before you buy anything.
- Guest menus come in Simplified Chinese. Traditional Chinese isn’t offered yet.
- Thai, Vietnamese and other scripts don’t print yet.
Straight answers.
Will my current printer work?
If it’s a network (LAN) receipt printer with Chinese characters built in, very likely. Email hello@nicework.sg with the model and we’ll confirm.
Do servers have to type Chinese?
No. Kitchen names are set once in the dashboard. Servers order from your normal menu and the chit prints the kitchen names.
Can receipts print Chinese too?
Yes, on a printer with Chinese switched on. Bills and receipts use your menu names, so they print in whatever language those are written in.
Can I mix Chinese and English on one chit?
Yes. Dishes with a Chinese kitchen name print in Chinese, and the rest print their English menu names.
Also on Nice Work POS
Full-service restaurants
Floor plan, stations, courses and bills for table service.
Counter service and takeaway
Order, pay first, collect by number. For cafes, kiosks and takeaway.
Built by restaurant operators
The POS that runs our own Singapore restaurants every night.
Print your first Chinese chit today.
30 days free, no card, set up in an afternoon. S$60 per outlet per month after, or S$50 a month billed yearly.