mei2guan1shi

ernieschatz
 March 16, 2009, 01:28 PM posted in General Discussion

Hi,

I'm trying to type the phrase 没关系 mei2guan1xi but keep coming up with 沒關係 when I type the entire phase and the closest I can come with typing each character individually is 沒關系. As you can see the first character looks fairly close the second is WAY off and the third is right-on.  I'm using Microsoft pinyin IME Chinese (simplified). Is there a better method out there or am I doing something wrong?

Thanks!

 

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dunderklumpen
 March 16, 2009, 01:39 PM

You seem to get a mix of traditional and simplified characters.
Simpl: 没关系
Trad: 沒關係
A lot of people like google pinyin.

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calkins
 March 16, 2009, 01:45 PM

My suggestion would be to never use anything with the headword "Microsoft" :) 

But seriously, dunderklumpen is right, you're typing traditional characters.  Check the IME settings to make sure it's in simplified mode.

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ernieschatz
 March 16, 2009, 11:28 PM

Yes, it's difinitely in simplified mode. I hear you on the 'Microsoft' bit, calkin :)

Thank you for recommending Google Pinyin, dunderklumpen. I didn't know about that and will give it a try in short order.

 

Thanks again guys