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So if Chinese written language is picture characters, how do they write complicated words like “methyl hydroxy acetate”?

July 27, 2022 by chinesespeaking
Chinese uses Celestial Stems (天干) instead

So if Chinese written language is picture characters, how do they write complicated words like “methyl hydroxy acetate”? “Methyl hydroxyacetate” is 羟基乙酸甲酯. While English uses …

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