Usage note
拼音是汉字的发音系统。
pīn yīn shì hàn zì de fā yīn xì tǒng。
拼音 is the sound system used for Chinese characters.
Context note
拼音常用于学习、输入和查字典。
pīn yīn cháng yòng yú xué xí 、 shū rù hé chá zì diǎn。
It is often used for learning, typing, and looking up characters.
5 examples
我在学拼音。
wǒ zài xué pīn yīn。
I am learning pinyin.
请写出拼音。
qǐng xiě chū pīn yīn。
Please write the pinyin.
这个字的拼音是什么？
zhè ge zì de pīn yīn shì shén me？
What is the pinyin of this character?
拼音对初学者很重要。
pīn yīn duì chū xué zhě hěn zhòng yào。
Pinyin is very important for beginners.
他会用拼音输入。
tā huì yòng pīn yīn shū rù。
He can type with pinyin.
5 mini stories
老师先教大家拼音。
lǎo shī xiān jiào dà jiā pīn yīn。
The teacher taught everyone pinyin first.
孩子认真写拼音。
hái zi rèn zhēn xiě pīn yīn。
The child carefully wrote the pinyin.
拼音帮助他学会读字。
pīn yīn bāng zhù tā xué huì dú zì。
Pinyin helped him learn to read characters.
他用拼音查了这个词。
tā yòng pīn yīn chá le zhè ge cí。
He looked up this word using pinyin.
拼音很适合初学者。
pīn yīn hěn shì hé chū xué zhě。
Pinyin is very suitable for beginners.
Mini dialogue
学习拼音
A
你会用拼音读这个字吗？
Nǐ huì yòng pīnyīn dú zhège zì ma?
Can you read this character using pinyin?
B
会，拼音帮我学汉字。
Huì, pīnyīn bāng wǒ xué Hànzì.
Yes, pinyin helps me learn Chinese characters.
打字
A
我用拼音在电脑上打字。
Wǒ yòng pīnyīn zài diànnǎo shàng dǎzì.
I type using pinyin on the computer.
B
拼音输入法很方便。
Pīnyīn shūrùfǎ hěn fāngbiàn.
The pinyin input method is very convenient.
Related words and contrasts
similar
注音
zhùyīn
phonetic notation
Another system for indicating pronunciation
related
声调
shēngdiào
tone
Tones are marked in pinyin
contrast
汉字
Hànzì
Chinese characters
Pinyin helps read characters