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"]
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| Phonetics: | ||
| Tone colors (āáǎàa): |
| Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| hung4 sam1 | hung4 sam1 | great ambition / lofty aspiration |
| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hung4 | hung4 | male / staminate / grand / imposing / powerful / mighty / person or state having great power and influence | ||
| sam1 | sam1 | heart / mind / intention / center / core |
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My ambition was to travel upwards in the ecclesiastical hierarchy.
Women were not supposed to parade their ambition nakedly.
Reynolds has never concealed his ambition to be the top dog.
I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free.
He overreached himself and lost much of his fortune.
Don't allow a minor irritation in the workplace to mar your ambitions.
Matthew had no drive. He coasted along on his good looks.
Bruce Rioch's driving ambition is the main reason behind their new-found success.
This heroic utterance by Comrade Wang Jinxi voices the lofty aspirations of the workers and caders of Daqing and their families.
As time went on, his ambition to be part of the US Supreme Court faded in a miasma of alcohol and despair.
