<p>It is in simplified Chinese, you can see this on the bottom part of the page,
<img src="https://i.sstatic.net/1rMSd.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>The sentence in the red frame means: "Language: Simplified Chinese"</p>

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2014-06-17T12:39:14.637Z
2014-06-17T12:39:14.637Z
MeloS
<p>Just looking at the title you can tell it's simplified.</p>

<p>Why?</p>

<p>耸 is the simplified version 聳.</p>

<p>Although, technically possible, it's highly unlikely that a book with a simplified title would be "in" traditional.</p>

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2014-06-18T02:24:02.337Z
And also 兰 is simplified for 蘭.
dda
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2014-06-15T17:02:57.330Z
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Mou某
<p>To learn Chinese, I'm going to read the Chinese edition of a book I've already read in English. This is it:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.amazon.cn/%E9%98%BF%E7%89%B9%E6%8B%89%E6%96%AF%E8%80%B8%E8%80%B8%E8%82%A9-%E5%AE%89%C2%B7%E5%85%B0%E5%BE%B7/dp/B00DA281J2" rel="nofollow">www.amazon.cn/阿特拉斯耸耸肩-安·兰德/dp/B00DA281J2</a></p>

<p>Can someone please go into the "See Inside" feature, look at the preview pages, and tell me whether the book is in traditional or simplified Chinese?</p>

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2014-06-15T15:13:18.307Z
simplified Chinese
Yang Muye
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2014-06-15T15:14:36.407Z
@YangMuye Ok, good. Feel free to post an answer. I've been told learning simplified is a better idea since it's getting more and more popular, especially with the younger generation. Is this right?
user5780
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2014-06-15T15:40:47.783Z
I'm not sure if this question is off-topic on this site, so I just posted the answer as comment. Many foreigners learn both simplified and traditional scripts. I think a more important concern is, which dialect you want to learn.
Yang Muye
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2014-06-16T03:28:33.490Z
Well if you look at the "basic info" section on that site, you'll find this text: `语种： 简体中文`. No need to go into the preview.
congusbongus
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2014-06-19T21:50:35.713Z
Not to start a fight, but if you don't learn/understand traditional (繁體字) as well, then the meaning is largely lost. Simplified (简体字) often swap out parts w/similar pronunciation but unrelated meaning. Makes it harder to guess & understand why characters mean what they do. While you're book shopping, consider this book, which shows stroke order for traditional (important!) as well as the simplified variants http://www.amazon.com/Reading-Writing-Chinese-Traditional-Comprehensive/dp/0804832064/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1403214499&sr=1-4&keywords=learn+chinese+traditional+characters
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Is this book in simplified or traditional Chinese?
# Is this book in simplified or traditional Chinese?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-06-15)

To learn Chinese, I'm going to read the Chinese edition of a book I've already read in English. This is it:

[www.amazon.cn/阿特拉斯耸耸肩-安·兰德/dp/B00DA281J2](http://www.amazon.cn/%E9%98%BF%E7%89%B9%E6%8B%89%E6%96%AF%E8%80%B8%E8%80%B8%E8%82%A9-%E5%AE%89%C2%B7%E5%85%B0%E5%BE%B7/dp/B00DA281J2)

Can someone please go into the "See Inside" feature, look at the preview pages, and tell me whether the book is in traditional or simplified Chinese?

**Tags:** simplified-characters, traditional-characters, traditional-vs-simplified

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: simplified Chinese  
> **username_0**: @username_1 Ok, good. Feel free to post an answer. I've been told learning simplified is a better idea since it's getting more and more popular, especially with the younger generation. Is this right?  
> **username_1**: I'm not sure if this question is off-topic on this site, so I just posted the answer as comment. Many foreigners learn both simplified and traditional scripts. I think a more important concern is, which dialect you want to learn.  
> **username_2**: Well if you look at the "basic info" section on that site, you'll find this text: `语种： 简体中文`. No need to go into the preview.  
> **username_3**: Not to start a fight, but if you don't learn/understand traditional (繁體字) as well, then the meaning is largely lost. Simplified (简体字) often swap out parts w/similar pronunciation but unrelated meaning. Makes it harder to guess & understand why characters mean what they do. While you're book shopping, consider this book, which shows stroke order for traditional (important!) as well as the simplified variants http://www.amazon.com/Reading-Writing-Chinese-Traditional-Comprehensive/dp/0804832064/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1403214499&sr=1-4&keywords=learn+chinese+traditional+characters  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_5 on 2014-06-15. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

Just looking at the title you can tell it's simplified.

Why?

耸 is the simplified version 聳.

Although, technically possible, it's highly unlikely that a book with a simplified title would be "in" traditional.

> **Comments:**
> **username_6**: And also 兰 is simplified for 蘭.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2014-06-17. Score: 6

It is in simplified Chinese, you can see this on the bottom part of the page,
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/1rMSd.png)

The sentence in the red frame means: "Language: Simplified Chinese"


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