#!/bin/bash
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#this script reads in Chinese input and assigns it to a variable
#called chinese_words
#then grep searches the content and outputs the definition
#This script only words with Traditional Chinese Characters / Words
echo "Enter the Traditional Chinese Character or Word that you want to search:"
read chinese_words
grep "^$chinese_words " current_cc-cedict.txt