Chinese to pinyin converter with tone marks
The dedicated Pinyin website turns chinese characters to pinyin. It handles sentences, paragraphs and single words, and marks every tone: nǐ hǎo, not just ni hao. The pinyin appears above each character and as plain text you can copy.
Use the website link above to open the converter, or the Chrome extension to annotate text while browsing.
Chinese hanzi to pinyin, word by word or as a whole text
Use it as a chinese hanzi to pinyin tool for reading practice, or paste a whole article to prepare a lesson. For chinese words to pinyin and a chinese word to pinyin lookup, type the word and read the syllables. The chinese character to pinyin result is shown per character, so you can see which syllable belongs to which hanzi.
Chinese to mandarin pinyin: tone marks, numbers or none
Pick how the output should look. Tone marks (nǐ) are best for reading, tone numbers (ni3) work in messages and dictionaries, and no tones (ni) suit search boxes. This chinese to mandarin pinyin setting also helps when you need hanyu pinyin for a form, a name or a keyboard.
Chinese to pinyin and english
For chinese to pinyin and english together, open a character page: it lists the pinyin, the English meaning and example words side by side. For sentences, open the dedicated Pinyin website first and look up unknown words on the character pages.
Pinyin converter, pinyinizer and pinyin translator
People search for this tool under many names: pinyin converter, pinyinizer, pinyin translator, hanyu pinyin converter or hanyu pinyin generator. They all mean the same thing: hanzi in, romanised pronunciation out. If you type character to pinyin or characters to pinyin, the linked converter is the place to start.
How to write chinese to han yu pin yin
Hanyu pinyin ("Chinese spelling") is the official romanisation of Mandarin. Some people write it as han yu pin yin, and some misspell it pingying; the tool understands all of them because it works from the characters, not the spelling. Chinese writing to pinyin is also useful for children and beginners who can read the sounds before the characters.
Frequently asked questions
Is the pinyin converter free?
Yes. It is free, needs no account and works on phone and desktop.
Does it get polyphonic characters right?
It uses context to choose the most likely reading for characters such as 行 or 了. For a critical text, check unusual words in a dictionary.
Can I convert pinyin back to Chinese?
Yes, use the pinyin to characters tool. It matches pinyin against HSK 1–6 vocabulary.
Where does conversion happen?
On the dedicated Pinyin website or in the Chrome extension. This HSK Tutor page links to those tools rather than processing your text.
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