Complex to Simplified characters

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Is there some software/program/app that can turn a text in complex characters to simplified? I want to make an inquiry about a products in Mainland China, heck if I can type/read Simplified!

[OrangeOrganics]

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Is there some software/program/app that can turn a text in complex characters to simplified? I want to make an inquiry about a products, heck if I can type/read Simplified!

I just use Google Translate, but think you can just do it on Word.

[HenHaoChi]

Are there any particular pitfalls to watch out for during a simplified to traditional operation? A native speaker I’m working with tells me you can do it in Word at the touch of a button, but I’m skeptical. I’m not sure that it would be that easy.

I’m sure it would need very close proofreading and tweaking after, right?

EDIT: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debate_on_ … characters

Automated conversion, however, from simplified to traditional is not straightforward because there is not a one-to-one mapping of a simplified character to a traditional character. One simplified character may equate to many traditional characters. As a result a computer can be used for the bulk of the conversion but will still need final checking by a human.[2]

[OrangeOrganics]

[quote=“HenHaoChi”]Are there any particular pitfalls to watch out for during a simplified to traditional operation? A native speaker I’m working with tells me you can do it in Word at the touch of a button, but I’m skeptical. I’m not sure that it would be that easy.

I’m sure it would need very close proofreading and tweaking after, right?

EDIT: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debate_on_ … characters

Automated conversion, however, from simplified to traditional is not straightforward because there is not a one-to-one mapping of a simplified character to a traditional character. One simplified character may equate to many traditional characters. As a result a computer can be used for the bulk of the conversion but will still need final checking by a human.[2][/quote]

Reckon you are fine to be honest.

[Ermintrude]

[quote=“HenHaoChi”]Are there any particular pitfalls to watch out for during a simplified to traditional operation? A native speaker I’m working with tells me you can do it in Word at the touch of a button, but I’m skeptical. I’m not sure that it would be that easy.

I’m sure it would need very close proofreading and tweaking after, right?

EDIT: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debate_on_ … characters

Automated conversion, however, from simplified to traditional is not straightforward because there is not a one-to-one mapping of a simplified character to a traditional character. One simplified character may equate to many traditional characters. As a result a computer can be used for the bulk of the conversion but will still need final checking by a human.[2][/quote]

It needs checking, or you can end up with ‘fuck face’ instead of ‘dry noodles’. Trad to simplified would be more straightfoward, I would expect.

[HenHaoChi]

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It needs checking, or you can end up with ‘fuck face’ instead of ‘dry noodles’. Trad to simplified would be more straightforward, I would expect.[/quote]

Gan Mian. lol. We were talking about gan1 vs gan4 today, strangely… I guess I’ll just pay to have it checked, shouldn’t be too much. It’s for commercial release so I can’t screw up. Cheers.

[Ermintrude]

Yeah, it won’t be a total shitshow, but it may not be perfect if you convert it in Word. I guess there might be some bits of localisation too. Better to get a check.

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Sorry for the mix up. Complex I can do, Simplified kuabo/shami dong dong?! Worse than my pinyin. So I guess that if I write a very nice , polite letter to a seller asking something in Complex… they will dump my letter in the Trash bin.

[ironlady]

I write everything in Traditional first if I know it will go put in Simplified as well. There is a 1-to-1 correspondence in that direction and conversion results are good. But if it matters I would get an actual qualified translator to do the letter in the first place.