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Pinyin ( Simplified / Traditional Chinese拼音), or more formally Hanyu pinyin (汉语拼音 / 漢語拼音), is currently the most commonly used romanization system for Standard Mandarin. Hanyu (汉语 / 漢語) means the Chinese language, and pinyin (拼音) means " phonetics", or more literally, " spelling sound" or " spelled sound". [1] The system is now used in mainland China (and Hong Kong, Macau, and parts of Taiwan) to teach Mandarin Chinese to schoolchildren [2] and internationally to teach Mandarin as a second language. It is also often used to spell Chinese names in foreign publications and can be used to enter Chinese characters ( hanzi) on computers and cellphones. The romanization system was developed by a government committee in the People's Republic of China (PRC), and approved by the Chinese government on February 11, 1958.[3] The International Organization for Standardization adopted pinyin as the international standard in 1982,[4] and since then it has been adopted by many other organizations. This romanization system also became the national standard in Republic of China (ROC, commonly known as Taiwan) on January 1, 2009.[5][6] In 1954, the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (PRC) created a Committee for the Reform of the Chinese Written Language. This committee developed Hanyu pinyin based upon several preexisting systems (Gwoyeu Romatzyh of 1928, Latinxua Sin Wenz of 1931, and the diacritic markings from zhuyin).[7] The main force behind pinyin was Zhou Youguang.[8] Zhou was working in a New York bank when he decided to return to China to help rebuild the country after establishmnent of the PRC in 1949. He became an economics professor in Shanghai and was assigned to help the development of a new romanization system. A first draft was published on February 12, 1956. The first edition of Hanyu pinyin was approved and adopted at the Fifth Session of the 1st National People's Congress on February 11, 1958. It was then introduced to primary schools as a way to teach Standard Mandarin pronunciation and used to improve the literacy rate among adults. In 2001, the Chinese Government issued the National Common Language Law, providing a legal basis for applying pinyin.[9]
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1. Its a dictionary Scotty, but not as we know it!- J.T.Kirk
November 01, 2009
Learning a new language based on the Roman alphabet is relatively easy if the Learner already speaks English, of French, as the learner dosent need to learn a new writing style or Alphabet.
Whilst many attempts have been made to provide support for students learning say, Chinese. None have managed to get to the crux of the problem, that is helping the student learn to write CURSIVE Chinese.
There are reasons why the current tools, mobile and windows based dont do this. One, its easier to just copy the Character from a word doc. and add it to say a Flash based web tool. Two, eLearnin... (read more)
Author: Stephen Bean
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2. Kuaile Hanyu - an Enjoyable CD for Bigger Kids Learning Chinese
March 18, 2009
They will like learning Chinese with the Kuaile Hanyu series!
Bigger kids will enjoy their computer time while learning Chinese with the Kuaile Hanyu series. This Learning-Chinese program emphasizes speaking and comprehension. Kuaile Hanyu features video clips, practice games, extensive practice of Chinese pronunciation, visual demonstrations of characters, sentence patterns and Pinyin. A Chinese-English dictionary is also included for learning new words.
Kuaile Hanyu software features the adventure of two higher grade exchange students visiting Beijing. The video is fit for mid... (read more)
Author: Ray Ritchey
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3. Mao suit
September 29, 2008
The modern Chinese tunic suit is a style of male attire known in China as the Chungshan suit or Zhongshan suit (traditional Chinese: ???; simplified Chinese: ???; pinyin: Zhongshan zhuang) (after Sun Zhongshan), and known in the West as the Mao suit (after Mao Zedong). Sun Zhongshan (better known as Sun Yat-sen) introduced the style shortly after the founding of the Republic of China as a form of national dress although with a distinctly political and later governmental implication. When the Republic was founded in 1912, the style of dress worn in China was based on Manchu dress (qipao and c... (read more)
Author: Y M
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4. Using Chinese Business Cards Translation
May 29, 2008
Chinese Business Cards Translation means two-sided business cards. These are not typically used in the West, but are very common in Asian countries - particularly China, which is one of the world’s fastest-growing economies.
In China, business people carry cars that are printed on both sides. One side is in the international language of business and commerce, which for better or worse, is English. On the other side is the same information in pinyin, or traditional Chinese characters.
If you know anything about China, you know that the country is very diverse, not only culturally but ... (read more)
Author: Wayne Hemrick
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5. A Guide for Chinese Learners - Beginner
October 31, 2007
In fact, the best way to tackle the challenge of learning Chinese is to identify your reason and motivation for learning the language, as this will help you focus on the things that you should look out for. For example, the business owner wanting to learn Chinese has different needs to the traveler going over for a two week trip, and so you have to direct your learning to achieve the best results. Of course, perhaps a combination of methods would work best for you, but first let’s look at some of the popular approaches today.
The traditional way of studying Chinese is to enroll in a cou... (read more)
Author: bourne kaloyan
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6. Ten Reasons To Start Learning Chinese
September 05, 2006
1. Chinese, is one of the Sino-Tibetan languages, or more accurately it is a group of different dialects of which Mandarin (Putonghua) is one. Taken together there are more native speakers of Chinese than any other language. To put this in perspective there are approximately 915 million speakers of Mandarin (without including any of the other dialects such as Cantonese), compared to Spanish, the fourth most widely spoken language in the world with around 400 million speakers.
2. You don’t have to learn Chinese characters to learn to speak Chinese. Pinyin is a method of writing Chinese in... (read more)
Author: Frank Middleton
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7. 80/20 Guide to Chinese Pronunciation -- Part 2
January 12, 2006
To continue with Chinese pronunciation...
1. Consonants
There are 24 consonants in pinyin which are pronounced a lot like in English.
b, p, m, f, d, t, n, l, g, k, ng, h, j, q, x, zh, ch, sh, r, z, c, s, y, w
Chinese pronunciation of Consonants
b as in boy p as in pine m as in mother f as in food d as in dig t as in talk n as in none l as in loud g as in good k as in kid ng as in song h as in hot j as in jeep q like “ch” in cheat x like a sound be... (read more)
Author: Kah Joon Liow
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8. 80/20 Guide to Chinese Pronunciation -- Part 1
January 12, 2006
“Just give me the basics!”
That’s what this Chinese pronunciation guide is all about.
It’s all that you need to know Chinese pronunciation to get by.
The 80% that’s important.
To speak Mandarin, the first thing to learn is Chinese pronunciation of words using the system known as pinyin.
Pinyin is the Romanized Chinese phonetic system and is the most effective aid to learning Mandarin today.
(Romanized means using English alphabets.)
Pinyin was invented in the 1950’s so that anyone, especially English speaking people, could learn Chinese pronunciation easily.... (read more)
Author: Kah Joon Liow
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