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Pinyin Terms

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ID: QW0218 Elementary
If you're a foreigner learning Mandarin, you're most likely well-versed in or in the process of learning Pinyin, the Chinese phonetic system based on characters from the Roman alphabet. In this lesson, the Qing Wen team explores learning Pinyin and introduces a few key Pinyin terminologies. As always, leave your questions and comments below and enjoy the show! Additionally, please check out ChinesePod's Pinyin Chart for an essential reference detailing all the different sounds in Pinyin!
Connie,Jenny,Greg
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
拼音
pīnyīn 拼音
Pinyin.
因为我们要知道怎么读一个你不认识的汉字
yīnwèi 因为wǒmen 我们yào 要zhīdào 知道zěnme 怎么dú 读yī 一ge 个nǐ 你bù 不rènshi 认识de 的hànzì 汉字
Because we want to know how to read a character that we don't recognize.
所以有了拼音大家就会比较容易地学汉字而且有了一个标准
suǒyǐ 所以yǒu 有le 了pīnyīn 拼音dàjiā 大家jiù 就huì 会bǐjiào 比较róngyì 容易de 地xué 学hànzì 汉字érqiě 而且yǒu 有le 了yī 一ge 个biāozhǔn 标准
Therefore, we have pinyin. It makes it easier for everyone to learn Chinese characters and creates a standard.
我是从小学的时候开始学的
wǒ 我shì 是cóng 从xiǎoxué 小学de shíhou 的时候kāishǐ 开始xué 学de 的
I started learning them in elementary school.
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