The romanization system that lets kids speak Mandarin before they can read characters — when to start, when to retire it.
If your child is just starting to learn Mandarin Chinese, you’ve probably come across the word pinyin. Maybe a teacher mentioned it. Maybe you saw it printed above the characters in a beginner’s textbook. Maybe you learned it yourself as a child — or maybe you grew up with a completely different system and aren’t […]
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Ni Wa Wa (泥娃娃) is one of the most loved Chinese children’s songs of the last fifty years. The title means “Mud Doll” or “Clay Doll.” The melody is gentle. The words are simple. And once you’ve heard it, it stays in your head for days. For overseas Chinese-heritage families, Ni Wa Wa is a
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Hanyu Pinyin (汉语拼音), also called Chinese Phonetic Alphabet, is the official romanization system for standard mandarin Chinese. It is often used to teach Mandarin Chinese which is written using Chinese characters. The Pinyin system is used to help pronounce the characters as well as to input Chinese characters with a computer. What Does Hanyu Pinyin
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