What Best Characterizes the Relationship Between the Chinese and Japanese

question 20

Multiple Choice

What best characterizes the relationship between the Chinese and Japanese written languages?

• A) The two languages are actually closely related.
• B) The Chinese written language was based upon the written language of Japan.
• C) Written Chinese was discarded in favor of the Cyrillic alphabet.
• D) Using Chinese characters as phonetic symbols, Japan created a workable "hybrid" system.
• E) The Chinese borrowed the Japanese script as the basis of its written language.

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