Native: English
United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Canada
Indo-European > Germanic > West Germanic
Text-to-Speech (TTS) in Google Docs
Speech-to-Text Recognition
Google Docs Translation Support
"Hello, how are you?"
Hello, how are you?
Native: 中文
台灣, 香港
漢藏語系 > 漢語族
Text-to-Speech (TTS) in Google Docs
Speech-to-Text Recognition
Google Docs Translation Support
"你好，你怎麼樣？"
Hello, how are you?
| Feature | English | Chinese |
|---|---|---|
| Native Speakers | 380,000,000 | 88,000,000 |
| Writing System | Latin | 漢字 |
| Language Family | Indo-European > Germanic > West Germanic | 漢藏語系 > 漢語族 |
| Primary Regions | United Kingdom, United States, Australia | 台灣, 香港 |
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English is a West Germanic language that originated in medieval England, evolving from the Anglo-Frisian dialects brought by Germanic invaders in the 5th century. Old English developed into Middle English following the Norman Conquest in 1066, incorporating a significant number of French loanwords. Early Modern English emerged in the 15th century, influenced by the Renaissance, the invention of the printing press, and standardization of spelling and grammar. Over time, English spread globally through colonization, trade, and cultural influence, becoming the lingua franca of international communication, science, and business. Today, English is spoken by hundreds of millions as a first language and by billions as a second language, with diverse dialects and rich literary, scientific, and cultural traditions.
中文（繁體）保留了漢字的傳統書寫形式，其歷史可追溯至甲骨文和金文時期。漢語經歷古漢語、文言文與中古漢語的演變，逐步形成現代國語。繁體字注重筆劃和字形的完整性，並在台灣、香港等地廣泛使用。繁體中文在教育、新聞、文學及行政中保持核心地位，也承載了深厚的文化和歷史遺產。漢語方言多樣，包括廣東話、閩南語和吳語等，每種方言都有自身的語音和詞彙特點。繁體中文在世界各地華人社區中仍然是文化傳承和書寫的重要工具，並在全球文化交流中扮演關鍵角色。