How to say “pinyin” in Chinese
pinyin; spell in syllables
“Pinyin” in Chinese is 拼音, pīn yīn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
拼音 is read pīn yīn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 并 bìng “together” hints at the reading.
On top, 立; below, 日.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “拼音”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 拼音. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 小朋友先学拼音，再学汉字。xiǎopéngyǒuxiānxuépīnyīn,zàixuéHànzìKids learn pinyin first, and then characters.
- 拼音是用字母写的pīnyīnshìyòngzìmǔxiědePinyin is written with letters.
More words from the lesson “Sounds and Letters”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “pinyin” in Chinese?
“Pinyin” in Chinese is 拼音, pinyin pīnyīn.
What does 拼音 mean?
拼音 (pīnyīn) means “pinyin; spell in syllables”.
How do you write 拼音?
拼音 is 2 characters: 拼 (pīn) — piece together; go all out; 音 (yīn) — sound. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 拼音?
拼音 is read pīnyīn. Tones: pīn — first tone, yīn — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“pinyin” in the lesson “Sounds and Letters”
This word is from the topic “Learning and Language” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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