Use this tool to add tone marks to pinyin or to convert tone number (e.g. hao3) to tone marks.
Although you can use the red buttons to add tone marks, we highly recommend you use the number method (e.g. hao3) for speed and placement of the accent above the correct vowel. [Hint: Type "v" for "ü"]
Note: You do not need to use this tool to enter pinyin in this dictionary.
| Phonetics: | ||
| Tone colors (āáǎàa): |
| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| air-raid shelter/trench | ||||
| gau1 | gau1 | ditch / gutter / groove / gully / ravine |
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They toiled all day digging the trench.
The army entrenched themselves near the shore.
The enemy were entrenched beyond the hill.
They dug in and waited for the enemy's attack.
The enemy was strongly entrenched upon the othr side of the river.
In a minute the mountain brook was raging ditch.
Lucille's home was very grandly called a chateau, though in truth it was nothing more than a large moated farm.
