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拼音
pīn yīn
Meaning
- pinyin (Chinese romanization)
- phonetic writing
Definition
拼音是汉字的音标系统，使用拉丁字母表示汉字的发音。
Pinyin is a phonetic system for Chinese characters, using Latin letters to represent the pronunciation of characters.
Usage
拼音常用于学习汉语发音、输入汉字以及标注汉字读音。
Pinyin is commonly used in learning Chinese pronunciation, typing Chinese characters, and annotating the pronunciation of characters.
Examples
- 1 学习汉语时，先要掌握拼音。 (When learning Chinese, you must first master pinyin.)
- 2 我在手机上用拼音输入法打字。 (I type using pinyin input method on my phone.)
- 3 字典里每个汉字都标注了拼音。 (Every Chinese character in the dictionary is marked with pinyin.)
- 4 拼音可以帮助外国人正确发音。 (Pinyin can help foreigners pronounce correctly.)
- 5 小学生的语文课本里都有拼音。 (Primary school Chinese textbooks all have pinyin.)
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