diff --git a/.github/workflows/msgfmt.py b/.github/workflows/msgfmt.py
index 651ecfb9f4..392b7b636c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/msgfmt.py
+++ b/.github/workflows/msgfmt.py
@@ -232,13 +232,15 @@ def main():
             sys.exit(0)
         elif opt in ('-o', '--output-file'):
             outfile = arg
-    # do it
+    # do it 
     if not args:
         print('No input file given', file=sys.stderr)
         print("Try `msgfmt --help' for more information.", file=sys.stderr)
         return
 
     for filename in args:
+        print("----------------------------------------------")
+        print(filename, outfile)
         make(filename, outfile)
 
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/translation.yml b/.github/workflows/translation.yml
index 35587fa238..c05ad88cab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/translation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/translation.yml
@@ -20,17 +20,33 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.10"
 
+      # - name: Update .po tiles
+      #   run: |
+      #     sudo pip install Babel
+      #     set -x
+      #     find -name messages.pot
+      #     messages_pot=$(find -name messages.pot)
+      #     pybabel update --input-file="$messages_pot" --output-dir="${{ github.workspace }}/psychopy/app/locale"
+
+      # - name: Compiling .mo files
+      #   run: |
+      #     set -x
+      #     for x in ${{ github.workspace }}/psychopy/app/locale/*/*/*.po ;\
+      #        do python3 .github/workflows/msgfmt.py --output-file "`dirname "$x"`/`basename "$x" .po`.mo" "$x" ; \
+      #     done
+
       - name: Compiling .mo files
         run: |
           set -x
           for x in ${{ github.workspace }}/psychopy/app/locale/*/*/*.po ;\
-             do python .github/workflows/msgfmt.py --output-file "`dirname "$x"`/`basename "$x"`" "$x.mo" ; \
+            do pybabel compile -i $x -o "$x".mo; \
           done
 
       - name: Stage all changes
         id: staging
         run: |
-          ls -d ${{ github.workspace }}/psychopy/app/locale/*/*/*.mo | grep -v "en-GB" | xargs git add -f
+          ls -d ${{ github.workspace }}/psychopy/app/locale/*/*/*.mo \
+          | grep -v "/en_US/" | xargs git add .
           echo "NUM_OF_STAGED=$(git diff --staged --name-only | wc -l)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Push translation changes
@@ -38,6 +54,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git config user.name github-actions
           git config user.email github-actions@github.com
-          ls -d ${{ github.workspace }}/psychopy/app/locale/*/*/*.mo | grep -v "en-GB" | xargs git add
+          ls -d ${{ github.workspace }}/psychopy/app/locale/*/*/*.mo \
+          | grep -v "/en_US/" | xargs git add .
           git commit -m "[bot] Docs: Update translations"
           git push
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 957d2ed652..8e296efb2c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 *.so
 *.egg
 .eggs
-psychopy/app/locale/**/LC_MESSAGE/messages.mo
+#psychopy/app/locale/**/LC_MESSAGE/messages.mo
 
 # Python files #
 ################
diff --git a/psychopy/app/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGE/messages.po b/psychopy/app/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGE/messages.po
index 7339e8cddf..acbe10f7a6 100644
--- a/psychopy/app/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGE/messages.po
+++ b/psychopy/app/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGE/messages.po
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ msgstr ""
 
 #: __init__.py:48
 msgid "Welcome to PsychoPy2!"
-msgstr "欢迎使用 PsychoPy！"
+msgstr "欢迎使用 PsychoPy!"
 
 #: ../alerts/_alerts.py:121 ../alerts/_alerts.py:123
 msgid "msg"
@@ -7113,7 +7113,7 @@ msgstr ""
 
 #: ../monitors/MonitorCenter.py:401
 msgid "Get Photometer"
-msgstr 获取光度计""
+msgstr "获取光度计"
 
 #: ../monitors/MonitorCenter.py:407
 msgid "Gamma Calibration..."