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): |
| Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| yu1, yu4 | jyu1, jyu4 | near to / approaching (collapse) |
| Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| to approach/to border on/near | ||||
| yu1, yu4 | jyu1, jyu4 | in / at / to / from / by / than / out of |
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After the war, The House of Hardie came near to bankruptcy.
Three hundred people in this town are dying of hunger every day.
By the time the siege ended, the citizens were nearly starving.
It was such a shock I had hysterics.
Failure to communicate had brought the two nations to the brink of war.
The animals were ruthlessly hunted to the verge of extinction.
Their marriage has been on the rocks for a couple of months.
They often seem depressed and close to emotional breakdown.
