diff --git a/src/main/resources/locale/en.yml b/src/main/resources/locale/en.yml
index 5f253f8..7e42dd7 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/locale/en.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/locale/en.yml
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ prestige:
 
 not-high-enough: "&cYou cannot prestige at your rank!"
 not-in-ladder: "&cSorry, but we could not find any rankups for the group(s) you are in. Use /ranks to list the rankups."
-invalid-rankup: "Invalid rankup defined in config, please check console."
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+invalid-rankup: "&cInvalid rankup defined in config, please check console."
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diff --git a/src/main/resources/locale/zh_CN.yml b/src/main/resources/locale/zh_CN.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40602d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/locale/zh_CN.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# the messages in this section can be customised for each rankup in rankups.yml.
+rankup:
+  requirements-not-met: "&c 你还需要 {MONEY} 才能够升级。"
+  no-rankup: "&e你已经处在最高的等级了。"
+  # set to an empty string, ie: success-public: ""
+  # to hide that message.
+  success-public: "&a玩家 {PLAYER} &e升级到: &d{RANK}"
+  success-private: "&a你已经升级到: &d{RANK}"
+  # used for the text confirmation
+  confirmation: |-
+    &e你确定要升级到 &a{RANK}&e？
+    &e再次输入 &c/rankup &e来确定。
+  # used for the GUI confirmation
+  title: "升级到 {RANK}"
+
+  must-prestige: "&cYou must prestige to /rankup further!"
+
+  # you can (and probably should) you override these in rankups.yml
+  # to show the specific requirements for each rank.
+  # however if you are just using money or don't need to change the message per rank, you can use any combination of:
+  # {MONEY} {MONEY_NEEDED} {PERCENT_DONE <requirement>} {PERCENT_LEFT <requirement>} {AMOUNT <requirement>} {AMOUNT_NEEDED <requirement>}
+  # {MONEY} and {MONEY_NEEDED} are different from {AMOUNT money} and {AMOUNT_NEEDED money} in that they use a different format.
+  # here is an example of showing the requirements for just money:
+  #list:
+  #  complete: "&7{OLD_RANK} &8\xbb &7{RANK} &efor &7${MONEY}"
+  #  current: "&c{OLD_RANK} &e\xbb &c{RANK} &efor &a${MONEY} &e{PERCENT_DONE money}%"
+  #  incomplete: "&r{OLD_RANK} &e\xbb &r{RANK} &efor &a${MONEY}"
+  list:
+    complete: "&7{OLD_RANK} &8\xbb &7{RANK}"
+    current: "&c{OLD_RANK} &e\xbb &c{RANK}"
+    incomplete: "&r{OLD_RANK} &e\xbb &r{RANK}"
+    # an empty string disables the header/footer
+    header: ""
+    footer: ""
+  # sent when a player tries to rankup when they are on cooldown
+  cooldown:
+    singular: "&c你必须等候 {SECONDS_LEFT} 才能够再次升级！"
+    plural: "&c你必须等候 {SECONDS_LEFT} 才能够再次升级！"
+# prestige messages can also be customised
+prestige:
+  requirements-not-met: "&cYou need {MONEY} money to prestige."
+  no-prestige: "&eYou are at the highest prestige."
+
+  success-public: "&a{PLAYER} &ehas prestiged to: &d{RANK}"
+  success-private: "&aYou have prestiged to: &d{RANK}"
+
+  confirmation: |-
+    &eAre you sure you want to prestige to &a{RANK}&e?
+    &eType &c/prestige &eagain to confirm.
+  title: "Prestige to {RANK}"
+
+  list:
+    complete: "&7{OLD_RANK} &8\xbb &7{RANK}"
+    current: "&c{OLD_RANK} &e\xbb &c{RANK}"
+    incomplete: "&r{OLD_RANK} &e\xbb &r{RANK}"
+    header: ""
+    footer: ""
+  cooldown:
+    singular: "&cYou must wait {SECONDS_LEFT} second to prestige again."
+    plural: "&cYou must wait {SECONDS_LEFT} more seconds to prestige again."
+
+not-high-enough: "&cYou cannot prestige at your rank!"
+not-in-ladder: "&cSorry, but we could not find any rankups for the group(s) you are in. 使用 /ranks 指令去查看所有等级的列表。"
+invalid-rankup: "&c配置中定义的等级无效，请联系管理员检查后台。"
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