When did classical Chinese be completely replaced by vernacular Chinese, and when did no one use classical Chinese to write books? Recently, I've been reading The Biography of Liu Ru. It's too long.

The ancient Chinese used classical Chinese to speak in their daily lives. The classical Chinese was the written language of ancient China. It was concise, rigorous, and standardized. The vocabulary and grammar used were very different from modern Chinese. In ancient times, classical Chinese was the official language used to record official documents, books, poems, songs, and so on. It was also used for daily communication. Although the development of modern Chinese has replaced the status of classical Chinese, classical Chinese still plays an important role in Chinese culture and is widely used in literature, history, philosophy and other fields.

Ancient people usually wrote articles in the vernacular. The classical Chinese was a written language in ancient China, which was featured by the use of concise language and many ancient words and terms. In contrast, the vernacular language was easier to understand and accept by the people at that time. In ancient China, many famous literary works were written in vernacular, such as "Dream of the Red Chamber" and "Journey to the West". These works were very popular at that time because they could better convey the author's feelings and thoughts. Of course, there were also works written in classical Chinese in ancient times, such as the Analects of Confucius and Mencius. These works were also very famous at that time because their ideas and perspectives had a profound impact on later Chinese philosophy and culture.

The vernacular refers to articles written in modern Chinese, which gradually became popular with the advancement of China's modernisation process. In the early 20th century, vernacular Chinese became popular in China and gradually became the mainstream form of literature. Since then, vernacular Chinese has been widely used in literature, news, movies and other fields, becoming an important part of modern culture. However, classical Chinese was once one of the mainstream forms of literature. After the May 4th Movement, the rise of the vernacular movement made more people start to use modern Chinese to write classical Chinese, and gradually lost its position in literature. However, classical Chinese was still widely used in the academic and official fields and became an important part of Chinese traditional culture.

The classical Chinese and the vernacular Chinese were two different ways of writing, each with its own characteristics and development process. The classical Chinese was a form of written expression in ancient China that originated from the pre-Qin period and matured in the Han Dynasty. With its unique grammar and expression, classical Chinese shows a high degree of specialization and rigor. It is often used in ancient academic works, official documents, and literary works. The classical Chinese had gone through many evolutions and gradually developed into a part of modern Chinese. For example, the idioms and two-part sayings in modern Chinese were the variants of the classical Chinese. The vernacular was a form of modern Chinese that originated from the late Qing Dynasty and matured in the early 20th century. The vernacular language, with its unique spoken language and expression, shows a kind of easy-to-understand and flexibility. It is often used in modern novels, prose, poetry and news. The development of vernacular Chinese was influenced by the social background at that time, such as the acceleration of the process of industrialization, modernisation and urban development, as well as the arrival of the cultural revolution. The classical Chinese and the vernacular Chinese are two different ways of writing, each with its own unique characteristics and development process.

Ancient people could not speak classical Chinese or vernacular Chinese. The classical Chinese and the vernacular Chinese were two forms of language that appeared and developed separately in modern China. They were used for written and spoken language respectively. In ancient China, the main forms of language were ancient prose and ancient vernacular. These two forms of language have been stopped in modern China.

Ancient people usually used classical Chinese to communicate and communicate. The classical Chinese is a kind of ancient Chinese, which is one of the most widely used forms of language in Chinese history. It is very different from modern Chinese in terms of grammar, vocabulary and expression. In ancient times, classical Chinese was an official and academic language used to express ideas, research knowledge, and political exchanges. Therefore, in ancient times, classical Chinese was usually regarded as a high-level language form that could only be mastered by people with high social status or professional qualities. Although modern Chinese is very different from classical Chinese, we can also use the vernacular to communicate in certain situations. The vernacular is a modern Chinese language that is concise and easy to understand and spread. In literature, movies, music and other fields, vernacular plays an important role and has become an important form of language.

Whether the ancient people spoke in the vernacular or in the classical language needed to be analyzed from the historical evolution of the language. Wenyan was a type of written language in ancient China, which was featured by the use of specific vocabulary and grammar structures, as well as strict expressions and sentence patterns. This language had existed in Chinese history until the Qing Dynasty, when it gradually declined and became the representative of modern written language. Baihua refers to a form of modern Chinese language, which is characteristic of the use of simple and clear vocabulary and grammar structure, as well as more oral expressions. This form of language did not exist in Chinese history until the beginning of the 20th century, with the rise of the New Culture Movement, the vernacular movement became popular as the main form of modern written language. Therefore, whether the language spoken by the ancient people was classical or vernacular mainly depended on the era and cultural background. If it was in ancient China, then their language would be classical Chinese, but if it was in modern China, then their language would be vernacular.

The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is one of the classical Chinese novels. Although there are some differences in the expressions of classical Chinese and vernacular Chinese, their effects are similar in terms of story plot and character creation. Because the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a classic literary work, its value has been deeply rooted in people's hearts. Many people are already familiar with the expressions of classical Chinese and vernacular Chinese. Therefore, whether you look at classical Chinese or vernacular Chinese, you can understand the plot and character well. However, for some readers, reading classical Chinese may be more challenging because they may need to adapt to longer sentences and more Chinese characters. In addition, the expression of classical Chinese was more obscure and difficult to understand. It required the reader to have a certain foundation in classical Chinese to understand. Therefore, for readers who wanted to better appreciate the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, choosing to read classical Chinese or vernacular Chinese depended on their reading ability.

The Chinese vernacular movement began in the early 20th century, mainly in the field of literature. The purpose of the vernacular movement was to make articles easier to understand and more people could read and understand. In the vernacular movement, some literary masters such as Lu Xun and Hu Shi put forward some new literary ideas such as "literature serves the people", advocating that literature should reflect social reality and let readers better understand society. The vernacular movement had a profound impact on Chinese literature, such as Lu Xun's "Madman's Diary","The True Story of Ah Q" and other works are the representative works of the vernacular. These works caused a sensation at that time and had an important impact on the process of Chinese literature's modernisation.

Ancient people usually spoke classical Chinese because it was a written language of ancient Chinese. It was more formal and rigorous than vernacular Chinese. In ancient China, classical Chinese was often used in letters, articles, poems, and other creations. It was also the main language for official documents and internal communication in the palace. In addition, ancient people would also use classical Chinese in their daily lives, such as speech, writing, enlightenment, and so on. Although vernacular was also widely used in ancient China, it was easier to understand than classical Chinese, so it was not commonly used in the daily life of ancient people.