Chinese boffins say that character amnesia happens because most Chinese people use electronic input systems based on Pinyin, which translates Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet.

中国的学者指出，“提笔忘字”的情况会发生是因为大部分中国人使用的电子设备输入法都是拼音输入法，所有汉字都通过字母来输入。

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Most of them use Simplified Chinese characters, Pinyin in teaching.

使用简体字、汉语拼音进行教学占绝对比例。

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Some loyal users use circumvention tools to access the website, but most microblogging users in China now use Chinese services, including by Sina Corp.

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Could Ralph Lauren -- the brand atop the long, integrated supply chain that takes apparel ideas from conception all the way to the consumer -- have forgone use of the Chinese factories that do most of the brand's cutting and sewing operations and, instead, contracted with U.S. factories for the Olympic uniform project?

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In this environment, the international retailers have been unable to distinguish themselves from the local vendors where most Chinese prefer to buy the food and other items that they use on a daily basis.

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