Mainland China has officially simplified their traditional characters for easier learning and writing. Simplified Chinese Character is used in Mainland China, Singapore, Malaysia, United States (colleges and universities), Australia and New Zealand (schools, universities and TAFEs), South Korea (universities), etc whereas Traditional Chinese Character is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. Not all characters were simplified, only the complicated ones.
Here the difference between them in the following examples:
1. Coffee
咖啡因(kāfēiyīn) Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese
2. Will
a. 会(huì) Simplified Chinese
b. 會(huì) Traditional Chinese
3 Stimulate
刺激(cìjī) Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese
4. Brain
a. 脑(nǎo) Simplified Chinese
b. 腦(nǎo) Traditional Chinese
5. Part
部(bù) Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese
6. ~’s (possessive particle)
的(de) Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese
a. 中枢(zhōngshū) Simplified Chinese
b. 中樞(zhōngshū) Traditional Chinese
8. Nerve
a. 神经(shénjīng) Simplified Chinese
b. 神經(shénjīng) Traditional Chinese
9. System
a. 系统(xìtǒng) Simplified Chinese
b. 系統(xìtǒng) Traditional Chinese
a. 中枢神经系统(zhōngshūshénjīngxìtǒng) Simplified Chinese
b. 中樞神經系統(zhōngshūshénjīngxìtǒng) Traditional Chinese
11. Awake
清醒(qīngxǐng) Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese
12. Time
a. 时间(shíjiān) Simplified Chinese
b. 時間(shíjiān) Traditional Chinese
Now you can see the difference between them in the sentences:
A. Simplified Chinese
咖啡因(kāfēiyīn)会(huì)刺激(cìjī)脑(nǎo)部(bù)的(de)中枢神经系统(zhōngshūshénjīngxìtǒng), 延长(yáncháng)脑(nǎo)部(bù)清醒(qīngxǐng)的(de)时间(shíjiān)。
B. Traditional Chinese
咖啡因(kāfēiyīn)會(huì)刺激(cìjī)腦(nǎo)部(bù)的(de)中樞神經系統(zhōngshūshénjīngxìtǒng), 延長(yáncháng)腦(nǎo)部(bù)清醒(qīngxǐng)的(de)時間(shíjiān)。
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