#!/bin/bash
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#this script reads in Simplified 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 Simplified Chinese Characters / Words
echo "Enter the Simplified Chinese Character or Word that you want to search:"
read chinese_words
length=${#chinese_words}
othercontent=$(for ((w=1;w<=$length;w++)); do echo -n "."; done)
grep "^$(echo $othercontent) $chinese_words " current_cc-cedict.txt