What is the difference between China and South Korea?

中国和韩国的差别在哪儿？

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Dong-Yoon Lee

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What are the main differences between China and South Korea?

The biggest difference between China and Korea is the large number of monotheistic believers that exst in Korea.

Sometimes, troublesome problems arise because of them, but I think they are a big asset of our country, so I hope they will continue to exst in a certain proportion.

Because of them, we Koreans, unlike the Chinese, bravely criticize and correct the irrationality in society, and sometimes make large-scale reforms.

Such, along with their characteristics as advantages, their exstence is evidence of the ever-exsting receptivity and sensitivity of Korean society to other cultures.

中国和韩国的主要区别是什么?

中国和韩国最大的不同是韩国有很多一神论信徒。

有时他们会造成一些麻烦事，但我认为他们是我们国家的一笔资产，所以我希望他们能保持一定的比例继续存在下去。

因为他们的存在，我们韩国人会勇敢地批评和纠正社会的不合理，甚至进行大规模的改革。

因为他们的存在，以及他们的特点和优势，证明了韩国社会对其他文化的接受能力和敏感性一直存在。

We never believe that our culture can exst alone without interaction with other cultures, we always believe that we should accept criticism from other cultures, and should be able to identify other cultures we need with a humble attitude.

Personally, I think this is a characteristic that Koreans have brought from prehistoric times, and that it was a characteristic that people with advanced civilizations from Mesopotamia and Anatolia reached the Korean Peninsula in a long time ago, were united and completely became fixed.

Because of that, we are not Chinese and have been able to maintain our own identity.

And because of our openness, our pop culture is loved around the world.

我们从不认为我们的文化可以独立存在，不用和其他文化进行交流互动，我们一直认为我们应该接受其他文化的指教，应该能够以谦虚的态度鉴别我们需要的外来文化。

我个人认为，这是韩国人从史前时代就形成的观念了，这是美索不达米亚和安纳托利亚的先进文明在很久以前到达朝鲜半岛后，融合并延续下来的观念。

正因为如此，我们不是中国人，我们能够保持我们自己的身份。

也因为我们的开放，我们的流行文化受到全世界人民的喜爱。

Wolfgang Zoellner

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What are the main differences between China and South Korea?

中国和韩国的主要区别是什么?

China is very big and South Korea is very small.

China has nukes, South Korea doesn’t.

China uses a pictorial font, Koreans use home grown alphabet (Hangeul)

All Koreans speak the same language, Chinese speak Mandarin or Cantonese or some local languages.

中国很大，韩国很小。

中国有核武器，韩国没有。

中国使用象形文字，韩国使用本土字母(韩文)。

所有韩国人都说同一种语言，中国人则会说普通话或广东话或各地方言。

Korean dishes are more spicy than Chinese dishes.

Koreans wear traditional hanbok, Chinese traditional robes are more like kimono.

Korean music and movies are more advanced than Chinese music and movies.

South Korean plastic surgery is superior to Chinese plastic surgery.

South Korean Won is more convertible than Chinese Renminbi.

South Korean women are prettier than Chinese women.

South Korean cars are superior to Chinese cars.

韩国菜比中国菜辣。

韩国人穿传统韩服，中国的传统长袍更像和服。

韩国的音乐和电影行业比中国的更发达。

韩国的整形技术优于中国。

韩元比人民币更容易兑换。

韩国女人比中国女人漂亮。

韩国车比中国车好。

China is a permanent member of the UN Security Council, South Korea is not.

With Ban Ki-Moon South Korea had a UN Secretary General, China had none.

The world hosts much more Chinese restaurants than Korean restaurants.

China practices death penalty, South Korea has more suicides.

South Korea has a higher density of nuclear power plants than China.

Air pollution in China is heavier than in South Korea.

中国是联合国安理会常任理事国，韩国不是。

在潘基文任内，韩国有了联合国秘书长，中国没有。

全球范围内中餐馆数量远超韩国餐馆。

中国实行死刑，韩国自杀率较高。

韩国的核电站密度高于中国。

中国的空气污染比韩国严重。

China has land connections to other countries, South Korea has none.

China has Kungfu, South Korea has Karate.

South Korean Go (baduk) players are superior to Chinese Go players.

Chinese table tennis players are superior to Korean table tennis players.

South Koreas football team is superior to Chinese football team.

China has tigers and panda bears, South Korea has none.

China has large deserts, South Korea has none.

Chinese mountains are higher than South Korean mountains.

中国与其他国家有陆地连接，韩国没有。

中国有功夫，韩国有空手道。

韩国棋手比中国棋手强。

中国乒乓球运动员比韩国乒乓球运动员强。

韩国足球队比中国足球队强。

中国有老虎和熊猫，韩国没有。

中国有大片的沙漠，韩国没有。

中国的山脉比韩国的高。

Sergio Mendoza

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What are the main differences between China and South Korea?

Language

Area size

Mode of government

Size of economy

Influence on foreign countries (cultural and economical)

中国和韩国的主要区别是什么？

语言

面积大小

政府

经济规模

对外国的影响(文化和经济方面)

Leo M. Park

South Korea — The best country you could ever want. Like Japan, it is a Western country in Asia. A country that works by Western standards. A country you can truly love & adore. A perfection of what a modern liberal western de ocratic society.

China — They have money.

韩国—你想象中最好的国家。和日本一样，韩国也算是亚洲地区的一个西方国家，一个按照西方标准运作的国家。一个值得你真正热爱的国家。这里是现代西方社会的完美体现。

中国—壕，有钱。

Saeed Shoummo

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How are China and South Korea two different countries?

People's Republic of China and the Republic of Korea (south Korea) are two different countries.

China basically a country, Capital Beiing. Where South is a de ocratic country rule by it’s president. Capital city is Soul.

Geographically two countries are neighbor (North Korea in the middle). Official language of China is Mandarin, and for Korea it’s Korean.

Two countries got two different history and culture.

Historically both were once attacked or occupied by the Japan.

中国和韩国有什么不同？

中华人民共和国和大韩民国(南韩)是两个不同的国家。

中国首都位于北京。南韩是一个皿煮国家，实行总统制，首都位于首尔。

两国在地理上是邻居(中间夹着北朝鲜)。中国的官方语言是普通话，韩国的官方语言是韩语。

两个国家有着不同的历史和文化。

历史上，这两个国家都曾被日本攻打或占领。

Tao Peng

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What is the biggest culture different between China and Korea?

China is the master of their own ,so it has the master’s mindset when considering significant affairs .While Korea always lean to a country and be a subordinate .China use their traditional cultures but not be persistent if any culture is absolete and do harm for mordern society .While Korean treasure Chinese culture claiming these are their own and persist in that.

中韩两国最大的文化差异是什么？

中国是自己的主人，所以对于重大事务中国秉持着主人心态，而韩国总是向别的国家学习，成为别国的附属国。中国有自己的传统文化，但他们不会死守对现代社会有害的部分。韩国把中国文化当宝贝，总是宣称这些是韩国自己的文化。

Hojai Jung

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What is the biggest culture different between China and Korea?

I have a different idea for the Chinese person, especially Tao Peng above my answer. Chinese easily misunderstood the concept of Original.

Look. Mr. Tao said "China=Master" "Korea=Subordinated".

Do you really think like that? The reason why some Koreans claim that "Korea is original" because of the overly hard opinions of China or Japan. It is nonsense Peninsular is the mainstream of the significant culture.

But there is no Master or Subordinate in the Culture. It is important for who is better preserved, well utilized and revived. China, everybody knows, China is the long civilization center of the Eastasia culture.

But, also Korea and Japan deserve it.

Please do not clearly separate China from other Eastasia regions. I really respect China. And know How great your civilization was. But do not so blame neighboring countries.

中韩两国最大的文化差异是什么？

我对中国人有不同的看法，尤其是对上面TAO PENG的发言有不同意见。中国人很容易误解原创的概念。

TAO PENG说“中国=主人”，“韩国=从属”。

你真的这么想吗？一些韩国人之所以主张“韩国文化是原创的”，是因为中国或日本的观点太强硬了。这是无稽之谈，正是半朝鲜岛主流文化的重要体现。

但在文化中，并没有主从之分。重要的是看谁得到了更好的保存，更好的利用，更好的复兴。很显然，大家都知道这个答案是中国，中国是东亚文化悠久的文明中心。

但是，韩国和日本也应该得到大家的认同。

请不要将中国与其他东亚地区区分开来。我其实很尊重中国，知道中华文明有多么伟大。但请不要对邻国横加指责。

Won Gil Park

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What is the biggest societal difference between China and South Korea?

China uses Chinese characters as its own written and verbal words while South Korea hardly uses them except the fact there is a big need to emphasize the meaning of the ambiguous phrase.

And another societal difference in my subjective point of view is that China pursues a kind of Imperialism to the world such as the International conflict on Southern China Sea and the frequent illegal fishing boat invasion to the west sea of S.Korea. In fact, Chinese fishing boats are getting hatred more from the world due to its violence and theft like Aliens to the Earth.

中韩两国最大的社会差异是什么？

中国使用汉字作为自己的书面和口头语言，而韩国除了要区分有歧义的短语，几乎不使用汉字。

在我看来，另一个社会差异是中国对世界奉行的是一种主义，比如南海地区的国际冲突和渔船频繁进入韩国西海。中国渔船因暴力行径和盗捕行为受到世界多国的仇视。

Peter Wybenga

There literarily (sic, and pun intended) dozens + books written on this subject. Easy enough to find on Amazon, and dozens of studies on Google scholar. I have read many of them; and with a dozen years of experience living in both of the countries in question, I feel that this is a query that I can offer some insight into.

First, I would offer that anyone attempting to delve deep into this answer start with a basic understanding of mRNA. This genetic set of DNA indicates with clarity, that 90% plus of Koreans are descended from Chinese stock, and >80% of Japanese are descended from Korean stock. Check for yourself. Dig deeper. But it’ is true.

学术上(原文如此，双关语)已有几十本关于这个主题的书了，亚马逊上随便搜搜就能找到，谷歌学术上也有很多研究报告。我曾经读过很多。我在这两个国家都生活过十几年时间，我觉得我有资格回答这个问题。

首先，我建议任何想要深入研究这个问题的人先从对mRNA的基本理解开始。这组DNA序列清楚地表明，90%以上的韩国人拥有中国血统，80%以上的日本人拥有韩国血统。你自己看看，深入挖掘以下。但这确实是事实。

Similarities between the two cultures thus date back approxmately 5000 years; when the culture was one, but more fractured. Since that time, each culture has grown alongside different exponents, into what we know today. Or don’t know today, or hope to learn today, or what-have-you.

Second, the similarities run much deeper, longer and stronger than any differences. Respect for elders, love of family, sharing with loved ones, hel friends, and piety towards those you owe (as dictated by the laws of Karma) are paramount concerns in either culture.

因此，两种文化之间的相似性可以追溯到大约5000年前；当时的两国的文化是一体的，只是较为零碎。后来两个文化都各自发展，形成了今天的模样。

其次，相较于不同之处，两种文化的相似之处要更加深刻、持久和强大。尊敬长辈，关爱家人，与亲人分享，帮助朋友等，都是两种文化中最重要的方面。

These are just some thoughts expressed based on my own experiences living long-term in both countries, as a Canadian…

我是加拿大人，我根据自己在这两个国家长期生活的经历整理了以下几点……

Unity: In China, in many ways, it is enforced. Example: the entire country has 1 time zone; that of Beiing. Russia, to the north, has 5 time zones that span the same East to West longitude. In Korea, unity is a way of life. Ask any Korean national about teh greatest food, or music, or movie, or tv drama in the world, and the answer they will give you is 90%+ likely to be something K.

统一：中国在很多方面都执行统一标准。例如：整个国家只有一个时区：北京时间。北边的俄罗斯，在同一经度从东到西横跨了5个时区。在韩国，统一是一种生活方式。随便找一个韩国人问问世界上最棒的食物、音乐、电影或电视剧是什么，90%以上的人都会说：韩国的。

In Korea, you might get a warning that content is recommended for ages 18+, but there is no censorship.

在韩国，你可能只会看到建议18岁以上的人观看的警告，但没有执行审查制度。

Food culture: In China, there are 9 distinct regional cuisines. While you can find them anywhere in China, at local or specialty restaurants, they are all best experienced in the locales they hail from. In Korea, though there may be regional, provincial or city variations and specializations, the cuisine is relatively homogeneous.

饮食文化：中国有9个不同的地方菜系。你可以在中国的任何地方品尝到这些美食，但味道肯定还是在各个菜系的起源地更加地道。而韩国虽然可能也会有各地的差异，但烹饪手法相对统一。

Both are beautiful countries; and I wouldn’t trade my time spent in either of them for anything. Amazing experiences of life. Do Korea. Do China. Make your own comparisons, and learn to love both

中国和韩国都是美丽的国家；我在这两个地方度过的美好时光是千金难换的。这是奇妙的人生体验。韩国如此。中国也是如此。你们可以自己对比看看，把他们都珍藏在心中。