to combine phonemes; pinyin romanization
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to combine two or more phonemes into a syllable
technicalA foundational concept in phonetics and the basis for the Pinyin romanization system. In practice, this refers to the act of syllabic construction in Chinese.
Zài在
hàn汉
yǔ语
zhōng中
，
wǒ我
men们
bǎ把
shēng声
mǔ母
hé和
yùn韵
mǔ母
pīn拼
zài在
yī一
qǐ起
fā发
yīn音
。
In Chinese, we combine an initial and a final to pronounce a syllable.
Xué学
pīn拼
yīn音
shì是
xué学
xí习
zhōng中
wén文
de的
dì第
yī一
bù步
。
Learning Pinyin is the first step in studying Chinese.
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Lǎo老
shī师
zhèng正
zài在
jiāo教
xué学
sheng生
rú如
hé何
zhèng正
què确
pīn拼
chū出
zhè这
gè个
yīn音
jié节
。
The teacher is instructing the students on how to correctly spell out this syllable.
noun
the official romanization system for Standard Chinese
Refers specifically to Hanyu Pinyin, the standard system used in mainland China for teaching pronunciation, inputting Chinese characters, and international communication.
Wǒ我
de的
zhōng中
wén文
shū输
rù入
fǎ法
xū需
yào要
dǎ打
pīn拼
yīn音
。
My Chinese input method requires typing Pinyin.
Hù护
zhào照
shàng上
shǐ使
yòng用
pīn拼
yīn音
lái来
biāo标
zhù注
wǒ我
de的
zhōng中
wén文
míng名
zi字
。
Pinyin is used on my passport to spell my Chinese name.
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Zhè这
běn本
cí词
diǎn典
měi每
gè个
zì字
dōu都
biāo标
yǒu有
pīn拼
yīn音
。
Every character in this dictionary is annotated with Pinyin.