[Feature Request] Add Chinese (Simplified) language support

[wangzelu437-pixel]

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Problem Statement

Many users prefer to interact with Claude Code in Chinese. Currently, all CLI output (status messages, help text, prompts, confirmation dialogs, error messages) is in English, which creates a language barrier for Chinese-speaking users. When Claude Code asks "Allow? [y/N]", many users don't understand what it means and don't know whether to press yes or no.

Proposed Solution

Add a language/locale setting that allows users to switch Claude Code UI to Chinese (

Alternative Solutions

No response

Priority

Critical - Blocking my work

Feature Category

CLI commands and flags

Use Case Example

Example: A Chinese developer runs Claude Code in terminal. Claude shows 'Allow? [

Additional Context

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Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. Feature Request: Add multi-language UI support (i18n), starting with Chinese (中文) #31842
2. [FEATURE] Feature Request: Support i18n / Chinese locale for built-in commands output (e.g. /cost) #35712
3. Feature Request: Localization/i18n support for UI messages #39606

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