This study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the Chinese translations of the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS(16)), including the Clinician-Rated (QIDS-C-16), Self-report (QIDS-SR16), and Interactive Voice Response (QIDS-SR-IVR16) formats. Thirty depressed Chinese Americans were assessed with Chinese translations of the QIDS-SR16, QIDS-SR-IVR16, and QIDS-C-16. Cronbach alpha estimates of internal scale consistency on the QIDS-SR16, QIDS-SR-IVR16, and QIDS-C-16 were 0.70, 0.74, and 0.79, respectively. Intercorrelations among the measures were QIDS-SR16 and QIDS-SR-IVR16, r = 0.79; QIDS-SR16 and QIDS-C-16, r = 0.61; and QIDS-SR-IVR16 and QIDS-C-16, r = 0.69 (all p values < 0.01). The areas under the curve for the receiver operating characteristics of the QIDS-SR16 and QIDS-SR-IVR16 were 0.78 (95% confidence interval, 0.61-0.95) and 0.81 (95% confidence interval, 0.65-0.96), respectively. The respective screening sensitivities/specificities were 0.73/0.74 and 0.86/0.58. The Chinese translations of the QIDS(16) have adequate psychometric properties and may be useful tools for depression screening.