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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sin1, sin3 fung1 | sin1, sin3 fung1 | vanguard / pioneer |
| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sin1, sin3 | sin1, sin3 | early / prior / former / in advance / first | ||
| fung1 | fung1 | point of a spear / edge of a tool / vanguard / forward (in sports team) |
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In Paris he made friends among the avant-garde.
They are the vanguards of the working class.
The Communist Party is the vanguard of the working class.
Athens was the head and front of the opposition to Philip.
The Festival aims to live up to its reputation as a trail-blazing event.
Avant-garde music to this day has not found general public acceptance.
The exemplary vanguard role of the Communists is of vital importance.
Andy Canvin is a pioneer on the strange frontier of DNA genealogy.
He seemed to spearhead every important city so fearlessly and successfully.
He has been the trailblazer and given British sprinters the belief that we are able to take on and beat the world's best.
