CCTV's Chinese Characters Dictation Competition has sparked a renewed interest in written Chinese. CCTV's Chinese Characters Dictation Competition has sparked a renewed interest in written Chinese.
CCTV's Chinese Characters Dictation Competition has sparked a renewed interest in written Chinese.
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Command of written Chinese declines in digital era

Many Chinese resort to pinyin, or romanised Putonghua, when using a keyboard but their grasp of the written language is weakening as a result

Mandy Zuo
Mandy Zuo

Updated: 3:39am, 20 Aug, 2013

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CCTV's Chinese Characters Dictation Competition has sparked a renewed interest in written Chinese. CCTV's Chinese Characters Dictation Competition has sparked a renewed interest in written Chinese.
CCTV's Chinese Characters Dictation Competition has sparked a renewed interest in written Chinese.
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