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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.
很多人学中文的时候，会先学拼音。
Many people learn 拼音 first when studying Chinese.
Meanings
拼音pīnyīn
pinyin, system of writing Chinese sounds with letters
这个字的拼音是什么？
What is the pinyin for this character?
拼音pīnyīn
to spell out sounds; phonetic spelling
小孩先学拼音，再学写字。
Children first learn pinyin, then learn to write characters.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
拼 'to put together' + 音 'sound', i.e. spelling sounds together.
- Nuance
usually refers specifically to the standard Hanyu Pinyin romanization system.
In videos
“配套的拼音、生词、语法、习题”
“然后再来呢，呃，韩文的话是用拼音法。”
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