diff --git a/Justfile b/Justfile
index 8aab3279e..6c59864f3 100644
--- a/Justfile
+++ b/Justfile
@@ -529,7 +529,6 @@ BENCHMARKING:
 # generate standard sample journals in examples/
 samplejournals:
     tools/generatejournal.hs 3 5 5           > examples/ascii.journal
-    tools/generatejournal.hs 3 5 5 --chinese > examples/chinese.journal
     tools/generatejournal.hs 3 5 5 --mixed   > examples/mixed.journal
     tools/generatejournal.hs 10 10 10        > examples/10x10x10.journal       
     tools/generatejournal.hs 100 100 10      > examples/100x100x10.journal     
@@ -547,6 +546,7 @@ samplejournals:
     tools/generatejournal.hs 10000 10000 10  > examples/10000x10000x10.journal 
     tools/generatejournal.hs 100000 1000 10  > examples/100000x1000x10.journal 
     tools/generatejournal.hs 1000000 1000 10 > examples/1000000x1000x10.journal
+#    tools/generatejournal.hs 3 5 5 --chinese > examples/chinese.journal  # don't regenerate, keep the simple version
 
 # $ just --set BENCHEXES ledger,hledger  bench
 
diff --git a/examples/chinese.journal b/examples/chinese.journal
index 1d55dbd70..74042ba6f 100644
--- a/examples/chinese.journal
+++ b/examples/chinese.journal
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 2000-01-01 transaction 1
-  㐀                                          1 A @ 0.71 B
-  㐀:㐁                                       -0.71 B
+  㐀                                          1 A
+  㐀:㐁                                       -1 A
 
 2000-01-02 transaction 2
-  㐀:㐁:㐂                                      2 B @@ 2 C
-  㐀:㐁:㐂:㐃                                   -2 C
+  㐀:㐁:㐂                                      1 A
+  㐀:㐁:㐂:㐃                                   -1 A
 
 2000-01-03 transaction 3
-  㐀:㐁:㐂:㐃:㐄                                  3 C
-  㐀                                         -3 C
+  㐀:㐁:㐂:㐃:㐄                                  1 A
+  㐀                                         -1 A
 
 P 2000-01-01 A  0.70 B
 P 2000-01-02 A  0.71 B