How to Say "Simplified Chinese" in Chinese

简体中文

jiǎntǐ zhōngwén

简体中文 (jiǎntǐ zhōngwén) is the Chinese term for Simplified Chinese.

简体中文 is the name used to refer to the Chinese writing system that uses simplified characters.

Meaning: Chinese written using simplified characters (name)

What does it mean word for word?

The term is composed of 简体 (jiǎntǐ) meaning 'simplified form' and 中文 (zhōngwén) meaning 'Chinese language'.

jiǎntǐ zhōngwén

Many 简体 characters were not invented from scratch but were based on shorthand styles used by calligraphers and clerks for centuries.
The concept of 'simplified' characters was a mid-20th century movement to increase literacy rates, making the term a product of modern linguistic engineering rather than ancient tradition.
The word 体 in 简体 means 'body' or 'style', treating the visual structure of the character as a physical form.

如果我用简体中文输入“什么”，我希望找到的结果里也有“甚麼”。
If I search for "什么" using Simplified Chinese, I expect to also see "甚麼" in the results.
This sentence illustrates searching for a term using 简体中文.
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我正在学习简体中文。
I am currently learning Simplified Chinese.
你能否提供简体中文的资料？
Could you provide materials in Simplified Chinese?
我喜欢看简体字的书。
I like reading books in Simplified Chinese.
这篇文章是用简体字写的。
This article is written in Simplified Chinese.
这本教材是用简体中文编写的。
Zhè běn jiàocái shì yòng Jiǎntǐ Zhōngwén biānxiě de.
This textbook is written in Simplified Chinese.
你会写简体中文吗？
Nǐ huì xiě Jiǎntǐ Zhōngwén ma?
Can you write Simplified Chinese?

Two colleagues are discussing which language version of a document to print.

晓雯 Xiaowen

我们需要打印简体中文的版本吗？
Wǒmen xūyào dǎyìn Jiǎntǐ Zhōngwén de bǎnběn ma?
Do we need to print the Simplified Chinese version?
志强 Zhiqiang

是的，我们要用简体中文。
Shì de, wǒmen yào yòng Jiǎntǐ Zhōngwén.
Yes, we need to use Simplified Chinese.
晓雯 Xiaowen

志强，你已经准备好了吗？
Zhìqiáng, nǐ yǐjīng zhǔnbèi hǎole ma?
Zhiqiang, are you ready yet?
志强 Zhiqiang

好的，晓雯，我马上处理。
Hǎo de, Xiǎowén, wǒ mǎshàng chǔlǐ.
Okay, Xiaowen, I'll handle it right away.

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