pinyin was developed by Chinese linguists as an official romanization system for the pronunciation of Mandarin. It renders Chinese characters in the letters of the Roman alphabet, enabling anyone ...

Burt: Correct! Mandarin characters don't give us the sound of a word, so the Chinese invented pinyin to help their learners. They took the letters of the Roman alphabet, the same we use for ...

As millions of U.S. TikTok users flock to Chinese-language social app RedNote in light of a possible TikTok ban, more ...

As many Americans flock to RedNote ahead of a possible TikTok ban, Duolingo and Drops have seen an increase in US users ...

Chinese foreign ministry and state media ... in just a week ago Beijing has ramped up efforts to use pinyin - the romanisation of Mandarin script - when referring to disputed islands and reefs ...