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In addition to the pinyin letters, there are also four tone marks to indicate which of the four tones is to be used. For example, the syllable "ma" may be written "mā", "má", "mǎ" or "mà"

In addition to the pinyin letters, there are also four tone marks to indicate which of the four tones is to be used. For example, the syllable "ma" may be written "mā", "má", "mǎ" or "mà"

[[Chinese characters]] are all monosyllabic and may exist on their own as individual words or be combined together to make new ones. This is reflected in Pinyin, for example the character "车" (chē)on its own means "vehicle". However, it is combined with onther character to make "火车" (huǒchē), which is "train". In this instance "huǒchē" is written as one word and not two. Pinyin words are also [[capitalise]]d in the European fashion if the words refered to are [[proper nouns]]. [[Chinese names]] in pinyin treat the surname and given name as two words, so the name of China's current [[president]] is written as [[Hu Jintao]] (Hu is the surname) and not Hu Jin Tao.

[[Chinese characters]] are all monosyllabic and may exist on their own as individual words or be combined together to make new ones. This is reflected in Pinyin, for example the character "车" (chē) on its own means "vehicle". However, it is combined with another character to make "火车" (huǒchē), which is "train". In this instance "huǒchē" is written as one word and not two. Pinyin words are also [[capitalise]]d in the European fashion if the words refered to are [[proper nouns]]. [[Chinese names]] in pinyin treat the surname and given name as two words, so the name of China's current [[president]] is written as [[Hu Jintao]] (Hu is the surname) and not Hu Jin Tao.

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