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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| wu1 yim5 | wu1 jim5 | pollution / contamination |
| Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wu1 | wu1 | dirty / filthy / foul / corrupt / to smear / to defile / dirt / filth | ||
| yim5 | jim5 | to dye / to catch (a disease) / to acquire (bad habits etc) / to contaminate / to add color washes to a painting |
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| Traditional | Pinyin | Used for |
|---|---|---|
| 個 | ge4 | general things; it's a catch-all measure word for individual things or units of something both abstract or physical objects |
Cars cause pollution, both smog and acid rain.
The whole river has been fouled up with filthy waste from factories.
Most cities generate a complex brew of pollutants.
The shop was close and hot, and the atmosphere seemed tainted with the smell of coffins.
A steady stream of California traffic clogs the air with pollutants.
Nuclear weapons plants across the country are heavily contaminated with toxic wastes.
Nuisance law proved inadequate to control widespread pollution from multiple sources.
During an epidemic of influenza the air in trains and buses quickly becomes infected with germs.
