Pinyin
A system of romanization for Standard Mandarin, used in the People’s Republic of…A system of romanization for Standard Mandarin, used in the People’s Republic of China, and more recently in other Mandarin Chinese-speaking areas as well.
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2 sensesA system of romanization for Standard Mandarin, used in the People’s Republic of China, and more recently in other Mandarin Chinese-speaking areas as well.
Pinyin
пиньи́ньpinʹínʹ, ханью́й пиньи́ньxanʹjúj pinʹínʹ
піньї́ньpinʹjínʹ
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Examples
7 sentencesHow do I add pinyin to Chinese characters?
How do you add pinyin to Chinese characters?
When learning Chinese, pinyin is very helpful for beginners.
Mastering pinyin is the absolute foundation for speaking Mandarin Chinese correctly.
All children in the PRC learn the Roman alphabet for phonemic pinyin.
Translations
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Origin
20th c., from Mandarin Chinese 拼音 (pīnyīn, literally “spelled sounds”).20th c., from Mandarin Chinese 拼音 (pīnyīn, literally “spelled sounds”).
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