Basic Chinese Pinyin Rules
* Make sure you set your browser encoding correctly to read Chinese words in this article. Chinese Simplified GB2312 is recommended. Please find detail instruction from this page: http://www.learn-chinese-language-online.com/read-chinese-online.htmlTalking about Chinese Pinyin rules, let's start by looking at the following different scenarios:1. Tone Mark PlacementThe tone mark is placed over... Read More
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