Chinese to Pinyin Converter

Tone marks are standard. Numbers are easier to type and to search for; superscript keeps the word searchable either way.

Standard pinyin spaces by word rather than by syllable: 南京市 is Nánjīng Shì, not Nán jīng shì.

Automatic capitalises proper nouns and the first word of each sentence, which needs the Chinese to be punctuated.

Whether 。，、；：？！ become . , ; : ? ! with the spacing English uses.

Read says the digits aloud, and takes its cue from what follows: 1998年 is yī jiǔ jiǔ bā nián but 3个 is sān gè.

The tone changes these two characters take from what follows them: 不是 is bú shì.

Off by default, because standard pinyin writes the underlying tone: 你好 is written nǐ hǎo even though it is said ní hǎo.

The 隔音符号, which keeps a syllable boundary readable. Standard writes it only where leaving it out would be ambiguous: Xī'ān, but Tiānānmén.

Where the mainland and Taiwan differ: 垃圾 is lājī in 普通话 and lèsè in 國語.