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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| jaam6 ting4 | zaam6 ting4 | to suspend / time-out (e.g. in sports) / stoppage / pause (media player) |
| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| jaam6 | zaam6 | temporary / Taiwan pr. [zhan4] | ||
| ting4 | ting4 | to stop / to halt / to park (a car) |
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Trading on the stock exchange may be suspended.
Most of the games have been rained off.
The convention called for a two-year moratorium on commercial whaling.
The House voted to impose a one-year moratorium on nuclear testing.
Ministers took the floor to denounce the decision to suspend constitutional rule.
The trial was adjourned following the presentation of new evidence to the court.
The rape trial was sensationally halted yesterday.
The Lawn Tennis Association suspended Mr Castle from the British team.
Another pause, and more eying and sidling around each other.
On 1 October the US suspended a proposed $574 million aid package for Of this amount, $250 million is for military purchases.
