Purpose: Teacher autonomy support is a key element in enhancing intrinsic motivation in students. This topic has increasingly received attention from both educational scholars and practitioners. In physical education, teachers' behaviors play a key role in enhancing the autonomous motivation of students. Nevertheless, the majority of tools that are currently available for measuring autonomy support are capable of evaluating only cognitive autonomy support. Given that teacher autonomy support encompasses cognitive, procedural, and organizational aspects, the Multidimensional Perceived Autonomy Support Scale for Physical Education (MD-PASS-PE) was developed. This instrument has not been translated into Chinese. Therefore, the present study translated the MD-PASS-PE into Chinese and investigated its reliability and validity. Methods: This study was conducted in three phases. In Phase 1, the expert validity of the Chinese MD-PASS-PE was established. In Phase 2, the Chinese MD-PASS-PE was evaluated with a sample of 346 middle-school and high-school students (M_(age) = 14.94, SD_(age) = 1.42). In Phase 3, the measurement equivalence and criterion-related validity of the Chinese MD-PASS-PE were analyzed with a sample of 291 middle-school and high-school students (M_(age) = 15.66, SD_(age) = 1.46). Results: After its expert validity, internal consistency reliability, and construct validity were established and confirmatory factor analysis was conducted, the Chinese MD-PASS-PE was deemed fit and to have measurement invariance across different samples. Positive correlations were observed between the students' perceived autonomy support, basic psychological requirements, and efforts. Conclusions: The Chinese MD-PASS-PE is a valid and reliable tool that can be used to measure students' perceptions of teachers' autonomy-supporting behaviors. This scale can also serve as a reference for developing autonomy-supporting teaching strategies. In future studies, cross-validation of the Chinese MD-PASS-PE should be considered for different ages or contexts. Originality/value: 1.A Chinese version of an established scale was developed to measure perceived autonomy support. 2.Multidimensional analysis was conducted to identify teachers' autonomy-supporting behaviors.