信息化时代下简化字的优势

The Advantage of Simplified Chinese Characters in Information Age

与繁体字相比，简化字在信息化时代下有着更强的优势。这主要体现在：双音节词占优势使得现代汉语更适合于用简化字来记录；简化字更适于信息化时代下的信息整合、处理与传递；阅读时简化字在清晰度及区别度等方面优于繁字体；信息化时代下简化字拥有更广阔的使用空间；从国际影响力、使用的国家、地区及人口数量看，简化字的优势明显。总而言之，作为记录现代汉语的工具，简化字更有利于文化的交流与传承。

Compared with traditional Chinese characters, simplified characters have more advantages in information age. First, the disyllabic words in Chinese made the simplified characters suit to record the language of modem Chinese. Second, simplified characters are more suitable for the information integration, processing and transmission. Third, simplified characters show clearly when we are reading. Fourth, simplified characters possess more room to be used in the world. To make a long story short, with the development economy and cul- tural globalization, simplified characters are becoming more and more important.