<p>Horizontal to vertical is pretty simple in modern Chinese. Vertical Chinese is read from the top down - so the first one goes at the top and then the rest follow one by one.</p>
<p>多为和平 would be written:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>多<br />
为<br />
和<br />
平</p>
</blockquote>
<p>But you might want to ask for a better translation before you go and make those shirts.</p>

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Mou某
<p>I used Google translate to tell me how to say <strong>Mostly Peaceful</strong> in Chinese which it said was
多为和平. I do not know any Chinese at all and I am designing a shirt where I would like to stack the words
多为和平 vertically in Chinese instead of horizontally. I want to make sure I stack the words correctly so it reads Mostly Peaceful from top to bottom. What order would the letters go in vertically?</p>

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2021-01-21T20:19:22.117Z
多为和平 doesn't make much sense in Chinese. – monalisa 15 mins ago
monalisa
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@monalisa Yeah, I alluded to that in my answer but it's a bit 答非所问 - the question doesn't really ask if the translation is good or not but I prompted OP to find a better translation first.
Mou某
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@Mou某 Yes I understand that. That's why I put this comment under the OP's question, not your answer. Your answer is perfectly fine. I just wanted to spell it out for the OP.
monalisa
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@monalisa Oh, my bad, I think it came up under my answer first, I got a bit confused.
Mou某
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2021-01-21T21:23:57.987Z
Step 1: Get a better translation. Got it. Thank you all.
mhcisme
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2021-01-21T22:12:24.710Z
Sorry, my problem. Actually I did put it under your answer at first, but caught it right away (1 min, probably) and deleted it. Didn't realize you were also at the same question at the same time. :)
monalisa
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@monalisa I think it's the app - I had a popup on my device and when I came to the site I saw the same comment even though you had already moved it.
Mou某
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How Would I Write 多为和平 Vertically?
# How Would I Write 多为和平 Vertically?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-01-21)

I used Google translate to tell me how to say **Mostly Peaceful** in Chinese which it said was
多为和平. I do not know any Chinese at all and I am designing a shirt where I would like to stack the words
多为和平 vertically in Chinese instead of horizontally. I want to make sure I stack the words correctly so it reads Mostly Peaceful from top to bottom. What order would the letters go in vertically?

**Tags:** translation, simplified-characters, word-order

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 多为和平 doesn't make much sense in Chinese. – username_1 15 mins ago  
> **username_2**: @username_1 Yeah, I alluded to that in my answer but it's a bit 答非所问 - the question doesn't really ask if the translation is good or not but I prompted OP to find a better translation first.  
> **username_1**: @username_2 Yes I understand that. That's why I put this comment under the OP's question, not your answer. Your answer is perfectly fine. I just wanted to spell it out for the OP.  
> **username_2**: @username_1 Oh, my bad, I think it came up under my answer first, I got a bit confused.  
> **username_0**: Step 1: Get a better translation. Got it. Thank you all.  
> **username_1**: Sorry, my problem. Actually I did put it under your answer at first, but caught it right away (1 min, probably) and deleted it. Didn't realize you were also at the same question at the same time. :)  
> **username_2**: @username_1 I think it's the app - I had a popup on my device and when I came to the site I saw the same comment even though you had already moved it.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2021-01-21. Score: 4

Horizontal to vertical is pretty simple in modern Chinese. Vertical Chinese is read from the top down - so the first one goes at the top and then the rest follow one by one.

多为和平 would be written:

> 多  
> 为  
> 和  
> 平

But you might want to ask for a better translation before you go and make those shirts.


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