vernacular written Chinese; modern standard written language
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vernacular written Chinese; written Chinese based on modern spoken language (as opposed to classical Chinese)
A linguistic term referring to written Chinese that reflects contemporary spoken language, established as the standard written form during the New Culture Movement in contrast to classical Chinese (文言文).
Wǔ五
sì四
yùn运
dòng动
qī期
jiān间
，
zhī知
shi识
fèn分
zǐ子
dà大
lì力
tí提
chàng倡
yòng用
yǔ语
tǐ体
wén文
dài代
tì替
wén文
yán言
wén文
。
During the May Fourth Movement, intellectuals vigorously advocated replacing classical Chinese with vernacular written Chinese.
Yǔ语
tǐ体
wén文
bǐ比
wén文
yán言
wén文
gèng更
róng容
yì易
bèi被
dà大
zhòng众
lǐ理
jiě解
hé和
jiē接
shòu受
。
Vernacular written Chinese is easier for the general public to understand and accept than classical Chinese.
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Zhè这
bù部
cí词
diǎn典
shì是
yòng用
qiǎn浅
jìn近
de的
yǔ语
tǐ体
wén文
biān编
xiě写
de的
，
shì适
hé合
zhōng中
xué学
shēng生
shǐ使
yòng用
。
This dictionary is compiled using simple and accessible vernacular written Chinese, suitable for middle school students.