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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| guk6 cheung4, jeung2 | guk6 coeng4, zoeng2 | bureau chief |
| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| guk6 | guk6 | office / situation / classifier for games: match, set, round etc | ||
| guk6 | guk6 | narrow | ||
| cheung4, jeung2 | coeng4, zoeng2 | chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance |
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A federal marshal was killed in a shoot-out.
The Chief Constable deeply resented any intrusions into his manor.
The county sheriff is working with the FBI and our own city police.
Webster is retiring as head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
The Chief Constable's clipped tones crackled over the telephone line.
He hung about the entrance all day, hoping for a chance to speak to the director.
Now that I'm a stock - jobber, naturally my likes and dislikes have changed.
