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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sam1 yin4, yun4 | sam1 jin4, jyun4 | heartstrings |
| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sam1 | sam1 | heart / mind / intention / center / core | ||
| yin4, yun4 | jin4, jyun4 | bow string / string of musical instrument / watchspring / chord (segment of curve) / hypotenuse |
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It was more nerve-wracking than taking a World Cup penalty.
She knows exactly how to tug at readers' heartstrings.
The film turned out to be a gripping thriller.
That woman's sad story touched our hearts.
Deeply moved by her performance, the whole audience gasped with admiration.
It's a thrilling movie even though it lacks subtlety.
The first part of the serial ended with a real cliffhanger.
It's just these heart - thrilling chapters that brought his work world renown.
There are chords in the human heart - strange, varying strings - which are only struck by accident.
He smoked cigarettes and drank whiskey, and he thrived on good wit and stimulating intellectual conversation.
