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1 day ago · Hanyu Pinyin, or simply pinyin, is the most common romanization system for Standard Chinese. In official documents, it is referred to as the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet. [1] [2] It is the official system used in China, Singapore, Taiwan, and by the United Nations.
5 days ago · Zhuyin was replaced in 1958 by the romanized system we know as “Hanyu pinyin.” Believe it or not, pinyin wasn’t invented for people learning Chinese as a foreign language; every single student in China learns pinyin at school. Today, most Chinese people use it for texting and typing.
Jun 29, 2024 · Once you can separate and analyze the strokes of Chinese characters, those incredibly complex characters won’t freak you out anymore. The following is a list of all the essential Chinese strokes and their corresponding variations. There is also a downloadable Chinese stroke list PDF.
1 day ago · Written Chinese (both Guoyu and Chinese languages like Hakka and Minnanyu) in Taiwan generally uses traditional characters, in contrast to mainland China (excluding Hong Kong and Macau), where simplified Chinese characters were adopted beginning in the 1950s.
Jun 29, 2024 · Pinyin ( Simplified / Traditional Chinese: 拼音 ), or more formally Hanyu Pinyin ( 汉语拼音 / 漢語拼音 ), is currently the most commonly used romanization system for Standard Mandarin. Hànyǔ ( 汉语 / 漢語) means the Chinese language, and Pīnyīn ( 拼音) means " phonetics ", or more literally, "spelling sound" or "spelled sound". [1] .
6 days ago · It is largely based on the Beijing dialect. Standard Chinese is a pluricentric language with local standards in mainland China, Taiwan and Singapore that mainly differ in their lexicon. [7] .
Jul 1, 2024 · Developed in. 1958 (February 11) : The PRC adopts Hanyu Pinyin Fang'an (汉语拼音方案 - Scheme for the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet) as the official romanisation method. 1977 (III/8) : The official romanisation system for Chinese at the UN.
