繁体 (fán tǐ) — Traditional Chinese characters (as opposed to simplified)
Definition
Refers to Traditional Chinese characters, the non-simplified script still used in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. Pairs with 简体 (jiǎntǐ), the simplified script used in mainland China.
noun
Traditional Chinese characters (as opposed to simplified)
Examples
- 繁体。Zhè běn shū shì yòng fán tǐ xiě de.This book is written in traditional characters.
- ，繁体。Zài tái wān, rén men shǐ yòng fán tǐ.In Taiwan, people use traditional characters.
- 繁体？Nǐ néng bǎ jiǎn tǐ zì zhuǎn chéng fán tǐ ma?Can you convert simplified characters to traditional ones?
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