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拼音
pīnyīn
Description
拼音是用字母来表示汉字读音的方法。
Pinyin is a method that uses letters to represent the pronunciation of Chinese characters.
很多学中文的人先学拼音，这样就知道每个字怎么读。
Many people learning Chinese first study pinyin, so they know how to pronounce each character.
Meanings
拼音pīnyīn
Pinyin; system for spelling Chinese sounds with letters
我用拼音在手机上打字。
I type on my phone using pinyin.
拼音pīnyīn
to spell out a word by its sounds
老师教我们拼音这个新词。
The teacher teaches us the new word 'pinyin'.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
拼 (to put together) + 音 (sound), literally "to piece together sounds."
- Nuance
usually refers to Hanyu Pinyin, the official romanization used in mainland China.
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