With Pinyin, you type Chinese characters based on their pronunciation.This is the alphabetic typing method Chinese developed and adopted in 1950s. It’s also the one I use most. Pinyin uses 26 English letters to mark Chinese pronunciations. It doesn’t matter which tone the character is (rem...
Understanding how to type Chinese characters can greatly enhance your ability to communicate in Chinese, whether you are a beginner or an advanced learner. By familiarizing yourself with the Pinyin, Five-Stroke, and Handwriting input methods, you can choose the one that best suits your needs and...
Situation: You have just started learning Chinese or plan to do so soon. You’re still getting acquainted with characters, tones and other peculiarities of the Chinese language. You want guidance and help regarding the basics.Goal: To be able to understand spoken phrases, high-frequency words ...
The first thing I recommend you do when you’re learning Chinese, before you start with a course, and before you get stuck into Chinese characters, is toget familiar with the soundsof the language and thepronunciation. At the same time, I recommend you learnPinyin, – it’s the system u...
Discover how to learn Chinese quickly, including pinyin, Chinese characters and correct pronunciation. This post includes examples too.
Spoken Chinese is a tonal language,with four tones in addition to individual sounds.For instance,the word "Ma" can mean "mother," "bother," "horse," or "scold," depending on how it is said.To help the learning of Chinese,a Romanization system called Pinyin has replaced...
You can easily type any Chinese character you want with the QWERTY keyboard. You need to know the Pinyin and tones or the radical of the character you want to type. Choose an input method. Download a Chinese keyboard. Note some unique letters in the Pinyin system. ...
Mandarin Chinese has a large number of words for family members. So here we help you decode the entire Chinese Family Tree in an easy to understand guide.
Chinese is a complex language with many dialects and varieties. Before we dive into learning how to write in Chinese, let’s just take a second to be clear exactly what we’ll be talking about. First, you’ll be learning about Mandarin Chinese, the “standard” dialect. There are 5 main...
Although both words in Pinyin are marked as third tone (nǐ hǎo), the pronunciation changes a bit because two third tones occur back to back. In this instance, the first word (nǐ) is pronounced with a second tone that rises in pitch while the second word (hǎo) keeps the third tone...