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Whats the difference between Simplified and Traditional Chinese ?

April 26, 2017Chinese difference simplified traditional

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Whats the difference between Simplified and Traditional Chinese ?

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A. The difference is in the writing only. Written characters can be read in Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghai dialect, or some other dialect. In 1945 the Beijing government simplified around 2,200 characters, and these characters are used in Mainland or Big China. Simplified is used in Singapore also. Taiwan uses Traditional Chinese or complex Chinese characters. If one brochure is to be used in Taiwan, U.S. and PR China, then Traditional Chinese in the best choice.