diff --git a/src/components/shared/LanguageSwitcher.tsx b/src/components/shared/LanguageSwitcher.tsx
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+import {useLanguage, SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES} from '@/hooks/useLanguage';
+import {
+  DropdownMenu,
+  DropdownMenuContent,
+  DropdownMenuItem,
+  DropdownMenuTrigger,
+} from '@/components/ui/dropdown-menu';
+import {Button} from '@/components/ui/button';
+import {Globe} from 'lucide-react';
+
+export function LanguageSwitcher() {
+  const {currentLanguage, changeLanguage} = useLanguage();
+
+  return (
+    <DropdownMenu>
+      <DropdownMenuTrigger>
+        <Button variant="ghost" size="sm" className="gap-2">
+          <Globe className="h-4 w-4" />
+          <span>{currentLanguage.nativeName}</span>
+        </Button>
+      </DropdownMenuTrigger>
+      <DropdownMenuContent align="end">
+        {SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES.map((lang) => (
+          <DropdownMenuItem
+            key={lang.code}
+            onClick={() => changeLanguage(lang.code)}
+            className={lang.code === currentLanguage.code ? 'bg-accent' : ''}
+          >
+            <span className="mr-2">{lang.nativeName}</span>
+            <span className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">{lang.name}</span>
+          </DropdownMenuItem>
+        ))}
+      </DropdownMenuContent>
+    </DropdownMenu>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/hooks/useLanguage.ts b/src/hooks/useLanguage.ts
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+import {useTranslation} from 'react-i18next';
+
+export const SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES = [
+  {code: 'en', name: 'English', nativeName: 'English'},
+  {code: 'zh', name: 'Chinese', nativeName: '中文'},
+  {code: 'de', name: 'German', nativeName: 'Deutsch'},
+  {code: 'fr', name: 'French', nativeName: 'Français'},
+] as const;
+
+export type SupportedLanguage = (typeof SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES)[number]['code'];
+
+export function useLanguage() {
+  const {i18n} = useTranslation();
+
+  const currentLanguage = SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES.find(
+    (lang) => lang.code === i18n.language,
+  ) ?? SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES[0];
+
+  const changeLanguage = (langCode: SupportedLanguage) => {
+    i18n.changeLanguage(langCode);
+  };
+
+  return {
+    currentLanguage,
+    changeLanguage,
+    supportedLanguages: SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES,
+    isLoading: !i18n.isInitialized,
+  };
+}