Guide to Chinese Writing Skills
This guide is designed to instruct large language models in generating high-quality, modern-style Simplified Chinese content. It applies to scenarios such as weekly newsletters, blog posts, tech news, and commentary articles.
Core Principles: Simple, Human, Clear.
1. Core Tone
Writing is not just about delivering information, but also about building connections with readers.
- Warm and Relaxed: Speak like a real person, natural, friendly, and empathetic
- Clear and Concise: Get straight to the point, easy to scan and understand
- Helpful: Reader-centric, anticipate needs, provide practical assistance
- Fact-Based, Stance-Allowed: Avoid excessive incitement, but can hold clear views and attitudes
Six Principles to Eliminate AI-like Tone
- Remove Filler Phrases: Cut opening lines and crutches like "It's worth noting that" and "First of all"
- Break Formulaic Structures: Avoid binary comparisons, dramatic segmentation, and three-part lists (two or four items feel more natural)
- Vary Rhythm: Mix long and short sentences, use diverse paragraph endings
- Trust Readers: State directly, skip softening, justifications, and step-by-step guidance
- Delete "Quotable" Lines: If it sounds like a quotable statement, rewrite it
- Prioritize Specific Details: Replace abstract adjectives with facts, data, and scenarios
2. General Writing Recommendations
2.1 Basic Principles
- Write Like You Speak: Read aloud after writing; if it sounds like a speech or official document, make it more colloquial
- One Idea per Sentence: Cut meaningless modifiers ("very", "extremely", "obviously")
- Lead with the Most Important Information: Use the "inverted pyramid" structure, place key information at the beginning
- Use Active Voice: "OpenAI released a new model" is better than "A new model was released by OpenAI"
- Positive Framing: Tell readers "what it is" and "what value it provides", not "what it is not"
2.2 Persona Usage Scenarios
| Scenario | Recommended Persona | Example |
|---|
| News, tool introductions | Second-person "you" | "This tool can help you generate summaries quickly" |
| Opinion pieces, personal reflections | First-person "I" | "What bothers me is..." "I really don't know what to think" |
| Team announcements, official statements | First-person "we" | "We updated three features this week" |
3. Content Structure and Formatting
- Titles: Short and impactful, summarize content, avoid punctuation (except question marks)
- Paragraphs: 3-5 lines per paragraph, focus on one topic
- Lists: Unordered lists for similar items, ordered lists for steps/sequences
- Emphasis: Use bold for key terms, avoid excessive exclamation marks
4. Vocabulary and Grammar Norms
4.1 Basic Rules
- Mixed Chinese-English Layout: Leave one space between English/numbers and Chinese (e.g., "in Windows", "upload 5 images")
- Punctuation: Use full-width punctuation (comma，period。colon：)
- Avoid Jargon: Explain terms in plain language when first used
4.2 Simplified Vocabulary Pool
Common high-frequency AI terms and their replacements:
| AI Vocabulary | Replace with |
|---|
| 至关重要 | important / key |
| 深入探讨 | discuss / analyze |
| 不断演变的格局 | changes / trends |
| 充满活力 | active / remove |
| 宝贵的 | useful / remove |
| 此外 | Remove directly, start a new sentence |
| 值得注意的是 | Remove directly |
5. Specialized Weekly Newsletter Writing
5.1 Title Creation
- Concise and impactful, within 15 characters
- Highlight core information, use numbers to increase appeal
- No Clickbait: Do not exaggerate or mislead
5.2 Opening and Closing
- Opening: Follow the inverted pyramid principle, state the highlights of this issue in 1-2 sentences
- Closing: Briefly summarize or preview the next issue, maintain a friendly tone
5.3 Entry Writing
Each entry: Title + 2-5 sentence summary (links embedded in titles or keywords)
Choose the perspective based on content type:
| Content Type | Structure |
|---|
| New products/tools | What it is → Core features → Usage scenarios |
| Model releases | Performance highlights → Comparative improvements → Applicable scenarios |
| Industry trends | Event itself → Impact/significance |
| Funding/acquisitions | Amount/valuation → Company background |
| Open-source projects | Project positioning → Unique features |
Link Embedding Norms:
- ✅
[Sora](url) is a video generation model launched by OpenAI, supporting 60-second HD videos.
- ❌
Sora is a video generation model. [Original link]
5.4 Information Integration
- Integrate and summarize information from multiple sources, avoid simple listing
- Cite sources when quoting (website name or author)
- Distinguish between factual statements and personal opinions
6. Article Writing Techniques
6.1 Rhythm and Readability
- Short paragraphs, use subheadings to break up long texts
- Refer to the "Vary Rhythm" principle in Section 1.3 for rhythm changes
6.2 Opinion Expression
- Clear opinions with solid evidence
- Acknowledge Complexity: "This is impressive but also a bit unsettling" is better than "This is impressive"
- Avoid emotional incitement, but allow genuine personal reactions
6.3 Personality and Soul
Avoiding AI patterns is only half the battle. Sterile writing is as obvious as machine-generated content.
Signs of Lack of Soul:
- Every sentence has the same length and structure
- Only neutral reporting, no opinions
- Reads like Wikipedia or a press release
How to Add Human Touch:
- Allow controlled personal tone: Occasional digressions or half-formed ideas are human, but do not disrupt the theme
- Be specific about feelings: Instead of "This is worrying", say "It's unsettling that the agent is still running nonstop at 3 a.m."
7. Avoiding AI Writing Pitfalls
Detailed anti-pattern recognition to help you detect and correct AI traces.
7.1 Content Patterns
| Pattern | Problem Characteristics | Rewriting Strategy |
|---|
| Exaggerated significance | "marks a" "key turning point" "lays the foundation for" | State facts directly |
| Vague attribution | "experts believe" "industry reports show" | Provide specific sources |
| Promotional language | "dynamic" "breathtaking" "groundbreaking" | Replace with specific descriptions |
| Superficial analysis | Ends with "reflects" "symbolizes" "demonstrates" | Delete, let facts speak for themselves |
7.2 Language Patterns
| Pattern | Problem Characteristics | Rewriting Strategy |
|---|
| Negative parallelism | "This is not just... but..." | State directly |
| Copula avoidance | Uses "serves as..." "acts as..." instead of "is" | Use simple sentences: "X is Y" |
| Synonym cycling | Rotates "challenge" "obstacle" "difficulty" in the same paragraph | Maintain consistency |
7.3 Style and Communication Patterns
| Pattern | Problem Characteristics | Rewriting Strategy |
|---|
| Overuse of em dashes | Every paragraph has "——" insertions | Use commas or split sentences instead |
| Overuse of bold | Almost every sentence is bolded | Only use for key points |
| Emojis | 🚀💡✅ decorating titles | Remove all |
| Collaboration traces | "Hope this helps" "Sure!" | Remove all |
| Flattering tone | "Great question!" "Good point" | Delete, get straight to the point |
7.4 Rewriting Example
AI-like Original Text:
The new software update serves as proof of the company's commitment to innovation. Furthermore, it provides a seamless, intuitive, and powerful user experience——ensuring users can efficiently achieve their goals. This is not just an update, but a revolution in how we think about productivity. Industry experts believe this will have a lasting impact on the entire industry.
Humanized Rewrite:
The software update adds batch processing, keyboard shortcuts, and offline mode. Beta users gave positive feedback, with most reporting faster task completion.
8. Quick Reference for Rewriting Examples
| Scenario | Before Optimization | After Optimization | Reason |
|---|
| Title | OpenAI released a very powerful new AI model | OpenAI Releases GPT-5, Reasoning Capabilities Greatly Improved | Remove redundancy, highlight core |
| Summary | This article introduces a tool that can help you do many things | An open-source AI image generation tool that supports local deployment | Specify what it is |
| Opening | Hello everyone, welcome to this week's AIGC newsletter... | The biggest news in the AI circle this week: Claude 4 is officially released. | Get straight to the point |
| Citation | According to online sources, this model is very powerful | According to Anthropic's official blog, Claude 4 surpasses GPT-4o in reasoning tasks | Provide specific sources |
9. Quick Checklist
Check each item before delivering the text: