to spell; to write in pinyin
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to spell; to write using phonetic letters
Refers specifically to writing Chinese words in Hanyu Pinyin, following its orthographic rules for spacing, tone marking, and character separation. Also used more generally for spelling in alphabetic languages.
Qǐng请
yòng用
pīn拼
yīn音
pīn拼
xiě写
nǐ你
de的
míng名
zì字
。
Please spell your name in pinyin.
Zhè这
ge个
dān单
cí词
zěn怎
me么
pīn拼
xiě写
？
How do you spell this word?
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Lǎo老
shī师
yāo要
qiú求
wǒ我
men们
zhèng正
què确
pīn拼
xiě写
měi每
ge个
shēng生
cí词
。
The teacher requires us to spell each new word correctly.
Tā他
de的
diàn电
zǐ子
yóu邮
jiàn件
dì地
zhǐ址
hěn很
nán难
pīn拼
xiě写
。
His email address is difficult to spell.