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Chinese translation: the Chinese characters officially simplified by the Chinese government

09:58 Jul 16, 2004
English to Chinese translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Printing & Publishing
English term or phrase: simplified Chinese
What does 'simplified' Chinese mean? Translation printer manual from English into simplified Chinese.
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Chinese translation:the Chinese characters officially simplified by the Chinese government
Explanation:
Simplified Chinese characters (Chinese: 简体字 pinyin: jian ti zi, or less frequently 简化字 pinyin: jian hua zi), generally refer to the Chinese characters officially simplified by the People's Republic of China government in an attempt to promote literacy. Occasionally, simplified (with respect to Chinese characters) may also be used to refer to the off-the-cuff simplifications employed in hand-writing, which classically are not official but generally widespread. This latter meaning is not the one discussed by this article, unless otherwise noted.

Chinese characters in use before this simplification are generally called traditional Chinese characters and remain in widespread use.

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Ray Luo
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5 +2简体中文
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
4 +2the Chinese characters officially simplified by the Chinese government
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simplified chinese
简体中文


Explanation:
简体中文

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Note added at 13 mins (2004-07-16 10:11:45 GMT)
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This is a set of Chinese characters which is made simpler than the traditional Chinese characters.

Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 07:58
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chinoise
4 hrs
  -> 3Q
agree  Francis Fine: In essence, it is no more than writing tho, thru,viz, etc. But here it is officially sanctioned and (at the beginning) at the expense of through, though, as soon as possible.
5 hrs
  -> Thanks for the explanation.
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
simplified chinese
the Chinese characters officially simplified by the Chinese government


Explanation:
Simplified Chinese characters (Chinese: 简体字 pinyin: jian ti zi, or less frequently 简化字 pinyin: jian hua zi), generally refer to the Chinese characters officially simplified by the People's Republic of China government in an attempt to promote literacy. Occasionally, simplified (with respect to Chinese characters) may also be used to refer to the off-the-cuff simplifications employed in hand-writing, which classically are not official but generally widespread. This latter meaning is not the one discussed by this article, unless otherwise noted.

Chinese characters in use before this simplification are generally called traditional Chinese characters and remain in widespread use.



Ray Luo
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:58
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chinoise
3 hrs
agree  chica nueva
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