Hello, I'd like to share a localization optimization suggestion for the Simplified Chinese translation of Minecraft.
Currently, the keyboard key "Return" is directly translated to "返回" in the Simplified Chinese language setting. But in Chinese players' common habits, we always call this key "回车", which is the widely accepted common name for this key in Chinese. This is true for both Mac keyboards that label the key "Return", and Windows keyboards that label it "Enter", as the two have exactly the same function. Almost no Chinese player would call this keyboard key "返回".
Also, the word "返回" in Chinese, in the context of PC game key prompts, will make players first think of function keys like ESC or Backspace. For example, ESC is used in-game to close windows like the inventory and go back to the game screen, and Backspace works the same way in system file explorer to jump back to the previous location. That's what the word "返回" makes players think of first. It will not make players associate it with the confirm/input key that we all call "回车" in daily use.
The literal translation itself is not wrong. It would be really helpful if this Simplified Chinese translation could be adjusted to "回车" to fit Chinese players' actual usage habits. Thanks.
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