How common it is
拼 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
Pronunciation focus
Say pīn slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
拼表示把东西合在一起，也可表示努力做。
pīn biǎo shì bǎ dōng xī hé zài yì qǐ， yě kě biǎo shì nǔ lì zuò。
拼 means to put pieces together or to work hard.
Context note
拼常用于拼字、拼图、努力和比赛。
pīn cháng yòng yú pīn zì 、 pīn tú 、 nǔ lì hé bǐ sài。
It is often used with spelling, puzzles, effort, and competition.
5 examples
我们一起拼图。
wǒ men yì qǐ pīn tú。
We put the puzzle together.
这个字怎么拼？
zhè ge zì zěn me pīn？
How do you spell this character?
他拼命学习。
tā pīn mìng xué xí。
He studied very hard.
孩子们在拼积木。
hái zi men zài pīn jī mù。
The children are putting blocks together.
大家一起拼一个模型。
dà jiā yì qǐ pīn yí gè mó xíng。
Everyone put together a model.
5 mini stories
放学后，他们一起拼图。
fàng xué hòu， tā men yì qǐ pīn tú。
After school, they put the puzzle together.
他为了考试拼命复习。
tā wèi le kǎo shì pīn mìng fù xí。
He studied very hard for the exam.
老师教大家拼音。
lǎo shī jiào dà jiā pīn yīn。
The teacher taught everyone pinyin.
几个朋友一起拼成了一个桌子。
jǐ gè péng yǒu yì qǐ pīn chéng le yí gè zhuō zi。
Several friends put together a table.
拼好以后，大家都很开心。
pīn hǎo yǐ hòu， dà jiā dōu hěn kāi xīn。
After putting it together, everyone was very happy.