How to Say "Pinyin" in Chinese

拼音

pīnyīn

拼音 (pīnyīn) is the Chinese term for pinyin, the romanization system for Mandarin Chinese. Wiktionary also lists 漢語拼音 / 汉语拼音 (hànyǔ pīnyīn).

Meaning: romanization of Mandarin Chinese (name)

Ways to say it

“pinyin” in Chinese
Chinese	Romanization (Wiktionary)
拼音	pīnyīn
漢語拼音 / 汉语拼音	hànyǔ pīnyīn

The word 拼音 is composed of 拼 (pīn), which means to piece together or to spell and 音 (yīn), which means sound.

pīnyīn

While 拼音 is often seen as a way for foreigners to learn Chinese, it was primarily developed in the 1950s to increase literacy among Chinese citizens by making it easier to learn characters.
The character 拼 ('pīn') also appears in the modern slang term 拼单 ('pīndān'), which refers to 'group buying' or splitting a bill to get a discount.
Although it uses the Latin alphabet, 拼音 is not considered an alphabet in China but a 'phonetic notation' because the characters themselves carry the meaning.

怎樣給漢字加拼音？
How do I add pinyin to Chinese characters?
This sentence is useful for asking how to add the form 拼音 to characters.
Tatoeba #13185249 by atitarev, translation #13185250 by atitarev
學習漢語的時候，拼音對初學者很有幫助。
When learning Chinese, pinyin is very helpful for beginners.
This sentence shows how the form 拼音 is helpful for those starting to learn the language.
Tatoeba #13181011 by atitarev, translation #13181013 by atitarev
這本書的漢字上面都有拼音。
Zhè běn shū de Hànzì shàngmiàn dōu yǒu pīnyīn.
There is pinyin above the Chinese characters in this book.
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俊杰 Junjie

梓涵，這個詞的拼音怎麼寫？
Zǐhán, zhège cí de pīnyīn zěnme xiě?
Zihan, how do you write the pinyin for this word?
梓涵 Zihan

俊杰，你看看字典，在那裡有寫。
Jùnjié, nǐ kànkan zìdiǎn, zài nàlǐ yǒu xiě.
Junjie, look at the dictionary, it is written there.
俊杰 Junjie

找到了，謝謝妳！
Zhǎodào le, xièxie nǐ!
I found it, thank you!
梓涵 Zihan

不客氣。
Bú kèqi.
You're welcome.

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