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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| jou2 gwok3 | zou2 gwok3 | ancestral land / homeland / used for PRC |
| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| jou2 | zou2 | ancestor / forefather / grandparents / surname zu | ||
| gwok3 | gwok3 | country / nation / state / national / surname guo |
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| Simplified | Pinyin | Used for |
|---|---|---|
| 个 | ge4 | general things; it's a catch-all measure word for individual things or units of something both abstract or physical objects |
They swore an oath of loyalty to the country.
Most old overseas Chinese keep in the depth of their souls a longing for their motherland.
Dr Kengerli looks to Turkey as his mother country.
He sacrificed himself and so saved his country.
They were willing to serve the fatherland in its hour of need.
It was his first visit to his native country since 1948.
Sir Francis reappeared in his native country, without fear of arrest.
Anyone who betrays his motherland shall inevitably fall into the abyss of eternal sin and shame.
