PinyinRead

Your Pinyin Reading Helper

Free

Backup your articles, listen with TTS, and now use PinyinRead in English or Chinese! Enhance your learning journey. Unlock Effortless Chinese Reading with PinyinRead! Struggling with Chinese characters? Wish you had an easy way to see the Pinyin? PinyinRead is the simple, intuitive tool you need to read Chinese text with instant Pinyin support. Perfect for Learners and Parents: Instant Pinyin: Just paste or type your Chinese text, and PinyinRead automatically displays clear, accurate Pinyin with tone marks above each character. Toggle Visibility: Need to test your knowledge or prefer a cleaner view? Easily switch the Pinyin display on or off with a single tap. Customizable Comfort: Adjust the font size to find the perfect setting for comfortable reading on your device. Listen and Learn (New!): Added Text-to-Speech (TTS) feature. Hear articles read aloud to practice standard pronunciation and deepen your understanding. Secure Backup & Restore (New!): Easily create backups (Export) and restore (Import) your articles. Never lose your learning progress! Bilingual Interface (New!): The app interface is now available in both English and Simplified Chinese for your convenience. Ideal for Parents Teaching Kids: Make learning Chinese fun and accessible! PinyinReader is a fantastic companion for parents helping their children recognize characters, practice pronunciation, and build reading confidence together. Turn reading time into quality bonding time. Learner's Best Friend: Improve your reading speed, master pronunciation, and tackle challenging texts with greater ease. Simple & Focused: A clean, distraction-free interface keeps the focus on reading and understanding the content. How it Works: 1. Add your article or text (the first line automatically becomes the title). 2. Switch to view mode. 3. Tap the Pinyin toggle to show/hide annotations. 4. Use the font controls to adjust size. 5. Long-press a sentence to start TTS playback (Pinyin display must be enabled). 6. Tap the screen to hide/show the controls for an immersive reading experience. 7. Find the Backup and Restore options in the Settings page. Stop letting unfamiliar characters slow you down. Download PinyinReader today and make reading Chinese simple and enjoyable for learners of all ages!

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Backup & Restore: You can now easily export (create backup) and import (restore) your articles via the Settings page. Keep your reading materials safe! Text-to-Speech (TTS): Listen to your articles read aloud! Long-press on a sentence in the reader view (with Pinyin enabled) to start playback. Controls are available in the bottom toolbar. Localization: The app interface now supports both English and Simplified Chinese (简体中文), automatically adapting to your device's language setting.

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    • Provider
      • 伟平 李
    • Size
      • 34.3 MB
    • Category
      • Utilities
    • Compatibility
      Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
      • iPhone
        Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
      • iPad
        Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.
      • iPod touch
        Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
      • Mac
        Requires macOS 10.15 or later.
      • Apple Vision
        Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
    • Languages
      • English and Simplified Chinese
    • Age Rating
      4+
    • Copyright
      • © 2025 Weiping Li