Pinyin guides
Practical guides on reading, typing and converting pinyin. Each one links to the converter and the browser extension.
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English
- How to add pinyin to Chinese web pagesShow pinyin above Chinese characters on web pages with the Chinese to Pinyin browser extension: annotate a page, selected text or video subtitles.
- How to convert Chinese characters to pinyinA practical guide to turning Chinese characters, words and sentences into pinyin: tone styles, polyphonic characters, and how to check the result.
- Chinese to pinyin and English: three layers in one viewHow to see Chinese characters, pinyin and an English meaning together, what the English layer is based on, and where it can be wrong.
- Hanyu Pinyin converterConvert Chinese characters to Hanyu Pinyin with tone marks, tone numbers or no tones. Paste text, copy the result, and use it on any web page.
- Pinyin chart: initials and finalsA compact pinyin chart with all initials and finals, example characters and notes on the sounds that are hard for English speakers.
- Make pinyin flashcards and export them to AnkiSave Chinese words with pinyin and meaning, practise them in the built-in exercises, and export your saved vocabulary to Anki or PDF.
- How to get pinyin for Chinese song lyricsA method to get pinyin for Chinese song lyrics you have the right to use: paste the lyrics into a converter, or annotate subtitles in a video.
- Pinyin input method vs pinyin converterA pinyin input method types Chinese characters from pinyin, a pinyin converter shows pinyin for Chinese text. How they differ and which one you need.
- Pinyin to Chinese converterTurn pinyin into Chinese characters online. Type tone numbers, tone marks or plain letters (ni3 hao3, nǐ hǎo, nihao) and pick the right characters.
- Pinyin tones explainedThe four tones and the neutral tone of Mandarin, how tone marks and tone numbers work, where the mark goes, and the main tone-change rules.
- Chinese characters with more than one pinyin readingWhy some Chinese characters have more than one pinyin reading, the most common ones with examples, and how a converter chooses the right one.
- How to type pinyin to get Chinese charactersTwo ways to type Chinese from pinyin: a system pinyin keyboard for everyday typing, and a web converter for quick one-off conversions.
- What is pinyin?Pinyin is the standard way to write Mandarin Chinese sounds in the Latin alphabet. Learn what it is, how tones work, how to read it and how to convert it.
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Русский
- Китайские иероглифы в пиньиньКак получить пиньинь для китайских иероглифов и текста: конвертер с тонами, цифрами или без тонов, английский слой перевода и расширение для страниц.
- Что такое пиньиньПиньинь (ханьюй пиньинь) — стандартная латинская запись звуков китайского языка. Что это такое, как читать тоны и как конвертировать иероглифы.
Bahasa Indonesia
- Konverter hanzi ke pinyinUbah hanzi ke pinyin dengan nada tanda, angka, atau tanpa nada. Tempel teks Mandarin, salin hasilnya, dan ubah pinyin kembali menjadi hanzi.
- Pinyin adalah: pengertian dan cara membacaPinyin (Hanyu Pinyin) adalah sistem penulisan bunyi bahasa Mandarin dengan huruf Latin. Pelajari arti pinyin, empat nada, dan cara mengonversinya.