{"id":7349,"date":"2017-07-01T00:12:10","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T16:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinyin.info\/news\/?p=7349"},"modified":"2017-06-30T16:45:13","modified_gmt":"2017-06-30T08:45:13","slug":"how-to-add-tone-marks-to-pinyin-automatically-sort-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinyin.info\/news\/2017\/how-to-add-tone-marks-to-pinyin-automatically-sort-of\/","title":{"rendered":"How to add tone marks to Pinyin automatically, sort of"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There are plenty of ways to type Hanyu Pinyin with tone marks. These usually involve typing the tone number after the vowel in question or entering a series of special keystrokes to produce the tone mark. <\/p>\n

But some consider that too much mafan<\/em>, or perhaps are unsure of which tones are correct. (Heads up, students learning Mandarin! This post will be useful.) So occasionally I’m asked this question: <\/p>\n

Is there a way to type in Hanyu Pinyin and have the correct tone marks appear automatically — even without typing tone numbers or pressing additional keys<\/em>? Oh, and for free too, please.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The answer is a qualified yes<\/em>. <\/p>\n

Google Translate’s Pinyin function has come a long way since its inauspicious beginning<\/a> about eight years ago. For quite some time it has even offered a way to add tone marks automatically, though few people know of this function, which could still use a great deal of improvement. <\/p>\n

To get Google Translate to produce Pinyin with tone marks as you enter text in toneless Pinyin, first you need to set the system to translate from “Chinese” to “Chinese (Traditional)”<\/a> or from “Chinese” to “Chinese (Simplified)”<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Enter your text in the box and Pinyin with tone marks will appear below the box on the right. <\/p>\n

(Click any image to enlarge it.)<\/p>\n

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Alas, there are some problems with the system. <\/p>\n

A lot of perfectly normal things that are essential to proper writing in Hanyu Pinyin will cause Google Translate to break. So when adding your text, do not<\/em> use any of the following: <\/p>\n