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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| syu6 | syu6 | to erect / vertical / vertical stroke (in Chinese characters) |
| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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竖
起
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syu6 hei2 | syu6 hei2 | to hold up (high) / to raise up |
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Cats yowl. My dog's hair bristles in response.
But again the fish righted himself and swam slowly away.
Hours of feverish activity lay ahead. The tents had to be erected, the stalls set up.
The town straggled to an end and the fields began.
She checked the hall, then gave the others a thumbs-up sign.
Some of the instrumentation is exquisite, particularly for harp and flute.
If the note of D is sounded on a harp, all the corresponding D strings of other octaves will likewise resonate.
