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'''Hanyu Pinyin''', also known as '''Pinyin''', is the internationally recognized standard for [[romanizing]] [[Mandarin Chinese]]. It was approved by the government of Communist China in 1958 and adopted in 1979 as the basis for romanizing all Chinese names and also for the teaching of Mandarin. It is used in all schools as a basic [[literacy]] tool upon which the learning of [[Chinese characters]] is based. It is also used by most universities outside [[China]], other than those in [[Taiwan]] as a basis for teaching Mandarin as a foreign language. It is also noteworthy that Taiwan has developed a variant of Hanyu Pinyin, known as [[Tongyong Pinyin]] to replace the [[Wade-Giles]] [[romanization]] system that was previously used internationally, but is now only used in Taiwan.  In September 2008 the government of Taiwan announced it will switch to pinyin for schools and official business, although individuals can continue to use the older Wade-Giles system.

'''Hanyu Pinyin''', also known as '''Pinyin''', is the internationally recognized standard for [[romanizing]] [[Mandarin Chinese]]. It was approved by the government of Communist China in 1958 and adopted in 1979 as the basis for romanizing all Chinese names and also for the teaching of Mandarin. It is used in all schools as a basic [[literacy]] tool upon which the learning of [[Chinese characters]] is based. It is also used by most universities outside [[China]], other than those in [[Taiwan]], as a basis for teaching Mandarin as a foreign language.

 

Although Taiwan initially rejected Hanyu Pinyin, they later developed a variant, known as [[Tongyong Pinyin]] to replace the older, less precise [[Wade-Giles]] [[romanization]] system.  In September 2008 the government of Taiwan announced it will switch to pinyin for schools and official business, although individuals can continue to use the older Wade-Giles system.

Pinyin can also refer to a system for entering Chinese characters into a computer. It is a pronunciation-based system, in which the character is rendered based on its pinyin pronunciation, as opposed to structure-based systems such as [[Yangguizi Method|Yangguizi]].

Pinyin can also refer to a system for entering Chinese characters into a computer. It is a pronunciation-based system, in which the character is rendered based on its pinyin pronunciation, as opposed to structure-based systems such as [[Yangguizi Method|Yangguizi]].