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There is a good reason though that the most common communication mechanism in China is talking rather than typing.

• iforgotpassword 4y ago
  I'm not so sure. Have you watched them type on computers and phones? It's a bit more complicated because you need an IME, sure, but it doesn't seem to make that much of a difference. I guess it's tempting to draw that conclusion, but I think it's much more related to culture. Even among European countries, and within countries but between age groups, the usage of voice vs text is pretty different.
• mchaver 4y ago
  What is your source or personal experience for that? I don't think the typing system has any correlation. In fact you can actually type pretty fast with modern keyboard software, there are lots of shortcuts. I type in Chinese with friends and family everyday and so do my kids. Hardly anyone uses voice messages. I find leaving voice messages on messaging systems more popular with Spanish speakers than Chinese speakers, and Spanish is one of the easy languages to write for native speakers.
  • BlueTemplar 4y ago
    Yes, but software keyboards still suck compared to hardware ones.
• numpad0 4y ago
  It's a common misconception that Chinese and Japanese spoken languages share roots, it's just the script exported from ancient China. Since IME is more tied to grammar than to script I am not sure how much relevant will that be...