# 拼音 (pīnyīn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 拼音 (pīnyīn) means “pinyin; phonetic spelling”. It was previously included at level 5 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: pinyin; phonetic spelling
- Pinyin: pīnyīn (pin1 yin1)
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 孩子们学汉字都是从拼音开始。
  Háizimen xué Hànzì dōu shì cóng pīnyīn kāishǐ.
  Children learn Chinese characters by starting with pinyin.

## Characters

- [拼](https://hanziro.com/word/pin-piece-together/) (pīn): to piece together; to spell
- 音 (yīn): sound; noise

https://hanziro.com/word/pin-yin-pinyin/

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