Understanding is a result of speed and complexity
No human can manipulate symbols fast / accurately enough to simulate real time Chinese translation; or can memorize the Chinese symbols as the Reply suggests. It's the very speed and complexity of computers that permits  humanlike thinking to occur.
Daniel Dennett, 1987.

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