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): |
| Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| jan1 | zan1 | precious thing / treasure / culinary delicacy / rare / valuable / to value highly | ||
| jyu1 | zyu1 | bead / pearl |
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| Traditional | Pinyin | Used for |
|---|---|---|
| 顆 | ke1 | small objects |
She wore a string of pearls at her throat.
I put on the pearl earrings Daddy had bought me.
Pauline wore a silk dress with a strand of pearls.
It is not easy to distinguish cultured pearls from genuine pearls.
She was elegantly dressed with a double strand of pearls about her neck.
At night, these streets are brilliant with pearly radiance of electricity.
Kino, a poor fisherman, found a very large pearl.
Pamela fingered the pearl choker around her thin throat.
