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Posts tagged Simplified from the Hanzi Write Practice team.

Ink-wash mountains and pavilions with cranes in flight under the calligraphy 山水清音, illustrating writing hospital medical triaging terminology in simplified Chinese
Playbooks

Writing Hospital and Triage Terms in Chinese

Expats sometimes need to write medical and triage terms in Chinese by hand on forms. Here is the bounded vocabulary to drill and how to make it reliable.

Lawrence Arya··5 min
Chinese ink painting with calligraphy 字里乾坤 and a scholar by red plum blossom at sunset, illustrating learning traditional characters for Taiwanese dramas
Playbooks

Learning Traditional Characters for Taiwanese Dramas

Taiwanese dramas use traditional characters in their subtitles. If you read simplified, here is how to bridge to traditional, and how much writing practice you actually need.

Lawrence Arya··5 min
Chinese ink painting of a scholar crossing a stone bridge beneath the calligraphy 學而時習不亦說乎, illustrating whether learning simplified and traditional at once is bad
Essays

Is Learning Simplified and Traditional at Once Bad?

Learning both character sets simultaneously is doable but usually slows beginners through interference. Here is when to focus on one and when learning both makes sense.

Lawrence Arya··5 min