Meaning of 注音字母
注音字母 means phonetic notation system using modified Chinese characters to transcribe Mandarin pronunciation; used before the adoption of Hanyu Pinyin; also called Zhuyin or Bopomofo. Pronounced zhù yīn zì mǔ.
- phonetic notation system using modified Chinese characters to transcribe Mandarin pronunciation; used before the adoption of Hanyu Pinyin; also called Zhuyin or Bopomofo
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
hàn汉
yǔ语
pīn拼
yīn音
fāng方
àn案
gōng公
bù布
yǐ以
qián前
，
zhù注
yīn音
zì字
mǔ母
bèi被
guǎng广
fàn泛
yòng用
yú于
biāo标
zhù注
hàn汉
zì字
dú读
yīn音
。
Before the promulgation of the Hanyu Pinyin Scheme, the Zhuyin alphabet was widely used to annotate the pronunciation of Chinese characters.
Tái台
wān湾
zhì至
jīn今
réng仍
zài在
shǐ使
yòng用
zhù注
yīn音
zì字
mǔ母
，
ér而
dà大
lù陆
zhǔ主
yào要
shǐ使
yòng用
hàn汉
yǔ语
pīn拼
yīn音
。
Taiwan still uses the Zhuyin alphabet to this day, while mainland China mainly uses Hanyu Pinyin.
Zhù注
yīn音
zì字
mǔ母
gòng共
yǒu有
sān三
shí十
jiǔ九
gè个
，
bāo包
kuò括
èr二
shí十
sì四
gè个
shēng声
mǔ母
hé和
shí十
liù六
gè个
yùn韵
mǔ母
。
The Zhuyin alphabet has thirty-nine characters in total, including twenty-four initials and sixteen finals.
Hěn很
duō多
lǎo老
yī一
bèi辈
de的
zhōng中
guó国
rén人
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
xué学
de的
shì是
zhù注
yīn音
zì字
mǔ母
ér而
bù不
shì是
hàn汉
yǔ语
pīn拼
yīn音
。
Many older generations of Chinese people learned the Zhuyin alphabet rather than Hanyu Pinyin when they were children.
Relations
Synonyms
Measure Words
套/ tào
Primary
种/ zhǒng
个/ gè