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Thread: Which is better? Simplified Chinese Character or Traditional Chinese?
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[quote=GUESTAMY,300372]i grew up in a traditional-chinese surrounding. i have all the passion and sympathy for the traditional chinese writing system, because, they look so much more like actual chinese characters, elegant, artistic, classical and distinguishable from other chinese words with the same pronounciation (unlike simplified which uses the same word for different meanings). simplified characters are definitely quicker to write and easier to read, but like some people said, this system has butchered most of the strokes which contribute to the meaning of individual words. the chinese word 'love' is the best example. other than that, simplified words are just... ugly - to be put bluntly. i have a few english friends who recognises traditional chinese words but cannot make out the simplified, saying they look like 'codes' than words. they love the traditional word for 'dragon' and hate the simplified. i'm sorry if this is not significant for this argument, but i'm just trying to point out that traditional chinese is appreciated just as much as the simplified (which is given credit solely for its 'simplicity'), and traditional embraces the taste and beauty of the glorious chinese history. and to add a personal note, i think simplified chinese reminds people too much of communist china... sorry.[/quote]
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