pinyinize
pinyinize is the alternative letter-case form of Pinyinize.
Verb capitalized: Pinyinize
Pinyinize (third-person singular simple present Pinyinizes, present participle Pinyinizing, simple past and past participle Pinyinized)
- To romanize Standard Mandarin using the Pinyin system.
- The move to Pinyinise Chinese names in schools meant technically switching to a different system of spelling for names to which people were unaccustomed to.1983, Ministry of Culture, The Mirror, numbers 19-20
- I'm not Chinese, but I can tell you that Mao Zedong's Chinese name, 毛泽东, would be officially Pinyinized as "Mao2 Ze2 Dong1", Deng Xiaoping's name, 邓小平, is "Deng4 Xiao3 Ping2" and Beijing's kanji, 北京, is "Bei3 Jing1".2000 August 10, Your Name Here:, “MAO SAYDONG???”, in alt.tv.game-shows (Usenet), retrieved 23 Apr 2022
Forms of pinyinize
| third-person singular present | pinyinizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | pinyinizing |
| past participle | pinyinized |
| past | pinyinized |
| third-person singular present | Pinyinizes |
| present participle | Pinyinizing |
| past participle | Pinyinized |
| past | Pinyinized |
| alternative form | Pinyinise |
| alternative form | pinyinise |
| alternative form | pinyinize |
Origin of pinyinize
From Pinyin + -ize.
Questions about pinyinize
- What does pinyinize mean?
- Pinyinize means to romanize Standard Mandarin using the Pinyin system.
- What is pinyinize the alternative letter-case form of?
- Pinyinize is the alternative letter-case form of Pinyinize.
- What part of speech is pinyinize?
- Pinyinize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of pinyinize?
- The past tense of pinyinize is pinyinized.
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