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简体
jiǎntǐ
Description
简体是指笔画比较少的中文字，在中国大陆很常用。
"简体" refers to Chinese characters with fewer strokes, commonly used in mainland China.
很多学中文的人先学简体，然后再学繁体。
Many people learning Chinese first study "简体", then learn traditional characters.
Meanings
简体jiǎntǐ
simplified Chinese characters (fewer strokes)
这本书是用简体写的。
This book is written in Simplified Chinese.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
简 (simple) + 体 (form/style), literally 'simplified form'.
- Nuance
often short for 简体字; contrast with 繁体 (traditional characters used in Taiwan, Hong Kong).
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