พินอิน
pin-inMeaning
1NounB1
Pinyin
the official romanization system for Standard Chinese, used to write Mandarin Chinese sounds with the Roman alphabet
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesหัดhàtหัดhàt1[to] practice; train; learn (by doing)2measles (rubeola)3[to] train [sb]; teach [sb] to do [sth]อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)พินอินpin-inพินอินpin-inPinyin
I am practicing reading Pinyin.
3 more examplesShow less
การเรียนgaan-riianพินอินpin-inช่วยให้chûuai-hâiเราraoออกเสียงɔ̀ɔk-sǐiangภาษาจีนpaa-sǎa-jiinได้dâaiถูกต้องtùuk-dtɔ̂ngมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
Learning Pinyin helps us pronounce Chinese more accurately.
ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàจำตัวอักษรjam-dtuua-àk-sɔ̌ɔnจีนjiinไม่ได้mâi-dâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛถ้าtâaมีmiiพินอินpin-inกำกับgam-gàpก็gɔ̂จะjàพอpɔɔอ่านàanออกɔ̀ɔk
Even if I can't remember the Chinese characters, if there's Pinyin written alongside, I can manage to read it.
พินอินpin-inไม่เพียงแต่mâi-piiang-dtɛ̀ɛเป็นbpenเครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉสำหรับsǎm-ràpผู้เรียนpûu-riianชาวต่างชาติchaao-dtàang-châatแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangเป็นbpenพื้นฐานpʉ́ʉn-tǎanสำคัญsǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngระบบrá-bòpการพิมพ์gaan-pimภาษาจีนpaa-sǎa-jiinบนbonคอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əและlɛ́โทรศัพท์มือถือtoo-rá-sàp-mʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉ
Pinyin is not only a tool for foreign learners but also the essential foundation of Chinese typing systems on computers and mobile phones.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
pin
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
+
อินinอินin1in bounds (sports)2[to] be emotionally absorbed (slang)3fashionable; trendy (loan, informal)4into; enthusiastic about (slang)in bounds (sports)Part 2
พินอินpin-inพินอินpin-inPinyinPinyinWord