Update

• Try updating Skype if you do not already have the latest version. Click "Help" at the top of the program, then click "Check for Updates" in the list of options that appears. Follow the prompts to update Skype if you do not have the most recent version. Try changing the language to Chinese again to see if updating Skype fixed the problem. Alternatively, if you could previously change Skype to Chinese but then updated and it no longer works, try installing an older version of Skype.
  
  

Change System Locale

• For some users, changing the system locale to Chinese can resolve this issue. To get here, click "Start" and then "Control Panel." Click "Region and Language" to open a new window with several tabs. Click the "Administrative" tab, and then click "Change system locale." Make the change to Chinese, then click "OK." Close and reopen Skype. Sign in to your account again, and attempt to change the language to Chinese.
  
  

Changing Skype's Language

• To change Skype's language, click the "Tools" menu at the top. If you have accidentally changed the language to one you do not understand, this is the second to last of the menu options. From there, hover your mouse over "Change language" or the equivalent. This is the second option down in the list that opens. Hovering your mouse here displays a list of all of Skype's supported languages. Click the one you want. There is no confirmation window, so be sure to click the language you want to use.
  
  

Skype While Abroad

• If your desire to set your Skype language to Chinese reflects an intention to travel to China -- or if you travel there regularly -- learn about how Skype works when you are overseas. Even when you are in China, your Skype calls to Chinese numbers count as international calls. Your calls or text messages to your friends back home in the U.S. still count as domestic, even though you are thousands of miles away. In other words, Skype operates exactly as if you were at home.