About Chinese to Pinyin
Chinese to Pinyin is a free, privacy-first tool that turns Chinese text into accurate Pinyin — instantly, and entirely in your browser. No signup, no uploads, no limits.
Why we built this
Most online romanizers treat every character the same way, so polyphonic characters come out wrong and your text gets sent to a server you do not control. We wanted a converter that gets the readings right and keeps your text on your own device.
So we built one tool that does a single job well: accurate, context-aware Chinese-to-Pinyin conversion that runs locally, works on any device, and is completely free to use.
What you can do
Context-aware readings
Polyphonic characters are resolved by context — 重 reads "zhòng" in 重要 but "chóng" in 重复.
Flexible tones
Show tone marks, tone numbers, or no tones at all — whichever fits how you study or publish.
Simplified & Traditional
Paste either script. Both Simplified and Traditional Chinese are handled accurately.
Annotated view
See Pinyin laid out above each character, or read it back as plain inline text.
Private by default
Every conversion happens in your browser. Your Chinese text is never uploaded, stored, or logged — there is no account, and nothing leaves your device.
Questions or feedback?
We would love to hear what is working and what could be better.
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