"Pinyin" is a system used to write the Chinese language using the English alphabet. It helps people who don't know Chinese characters to read and pronounce words correctly. Full definition
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Signed in pinyin and dated «1992.5» lower right. (dallasartnews.com)
Chinese children can master pinyin (a Roman alphabet adapted to Chinese) in one - tenth the time required to learn the traditional writing system. (discovermagazine.com)