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Mandarin - simplified or traditional after RTK? - rswarsaw - 2010-09-05
Pretty simple question I guess. I searched for existing topics...
I'm living in Hong Kong now and get free 1 on 1 Mandarin instruction. Big question: should I be studying a simplified character textbook or traditional? (after RTK).
I guess there are many factors involved, but was curious if others have faced this same decision.
Mandarin - simplified or traditional after RTK? - ta12121 - 2010-09-05
not really experience in this but someone told me traditional is the way to go. Because that will enable you to read/understand Chinese characters(real ones which are traditional). RTK includes a lot of the simplified kanji/some traditional( i think). So it's best to do, traditional.
Hope someone else can answer your question better than I. I'm learning japanese now, so I'm not quite familiar with Chinese just yet
Mandarin - simplified or traditional after RTK? - JimmySeal - 2010-09-05
Pick the one you you're likely to use more. If you're living in Hong Kong, I think traditional characters would be the obvious choice.
Mandarin - simplified or traditional after RTK? - thecite - 2010-09-05
Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau> Traditional.
Mainland> Simplified.
I'd personally learn traditional first and then pick up simplified later, there isn't a lot of them. And anyway, simplified characters are far too ugly and illogical for my liking.
Mandarin - simplified or traditional after RTK? - louis89 - 2010-09-05
Why are you learning Mandarin in Hong Kong?
Mandarin - simplified or traditional after RTK? - bertoni - 2010-09-05
Many of the business opportunities, as well as most of the tourist spots, are in the mainland, so learning the simplified characters is worthwhile. I decided to learn both. It's annoying, but the simplified characters are a reality, at least for now. There's some noise that the mainland is going to shift back to the traditional characters, but that will take a while.