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Chinese to Pinyin Converter
Convert Chinese characters and sentences into tone-marked Hanyu Pinyin. Compare pronunciation with Hanzi, hear the sentence, and copy the result in the layout that fits your study session.
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What is a Chinese to Pinyin converter?
A Chinese to Pinyin converter changes Hanzi into Hanyu Pinyin, the romanization system used to represent Mandarin pronunciation. This tool adds tone marks, preserves punctuation and line breaks, and lets Chinese learners compare pronunciation with the original text.
How to use the converter
Paste Chinese text
Enter a word, sentence, or short passage in simplified or traditional Chinese.
Choose a layout
Read pinyin above Hanzi, in paired blocks, or as a clean pinyin-only line.
Listen and practice
Play the sentence, copy the result, or open a character to keep studying in context.
Choose a pinyin layout
Ruby (Hanzi + Pinyin)
Pinyin appears above each Hanzi character.
Reading pronunciation in context
Block layout
Each passage is shown as a pinyin line followed by Hanzi.
Comparing sound and text line by line
Pinyin only
Only tone-marked Hanyu Pinyin is shown.
Reviewing pronunciation without character support
Chinese to Pinyin converter FAQ
A Chinese to Pinyin converter changes Hanzi into Hanyu Pinyin, the Mandarin romanization system. HSK Read adds tone marks, such as nǐ hǎo for 你好, so learners can check pronunciation while reading.
Paste Chinese text into the converter, select Ruby, Block, or Pinyin Only, then choose Convert to pinyin. You can listen to the sentence and copy the result in the selected layout.
Ruby places pinyin above each Hanzi character. Block shows a pinyin line above its Chinese text. Pinyin Only removes the Hanzi so you can focus on reading tone-marked pronunciation.
Yes. You can convert a word, sentence, or short passage up to 2,000 characters. Punctuation and line breaks are preserved in the preview.
No. The conversion runs in your browser, so the Chinese text you paste into this tool stays on your device.
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