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Create a Chinese Reading Handout with Pinyin

Use one short text to check character counts, add pinyin, and review the final reading material. Use the original text and character-by-character reading draft as a starting point for your lesson.

Original demonstration · ZhuanPinyin editorial team · 2026-10-29

1. Count in eTeste (Chinese UI) ↗2. Open pinyin converter

1. Start with the text and the right count

Paste these three lines into eTeste, keeping the two line breaks and adding no extra whitespace at the end. Compare the count fields before editing your handout.

我们在学校读书。
下课后，大家一起听音乐。
周末，我们去公园看花。
26Chinese characters
31Without whitespace
33With whitespace
3Paragraphs

The text also has 5 punctuation marks and no English words. The two line breaks count as whitespace: 33 characters including whitespace, or 31 without it. Use the field your assignment requires.

Download the original source text (TXT)

2. Add pinyin, then check the readings

In ZhuanPinyin, choose Local conversion and tone marks. Use this character-by-character reading draft as a reference; a teacher or editor should still proofread it before use.

我wǒ们men在zài学xué校xiào读dú书shū。
下xià课kè后hòu，大dà家jiā一yì起qǐ听tīng音yīn乐yuè。
周zhōu末mò，我wǒ们men去qù公gōng园yuán看kàn花huā。

Check 乐 in 音乐: it is yuè. In 一起, 一 is shown with the spoken tone change as yì qǐ; its dictionary tone in isolation is yī. The spacing here supports character-by-character reading, rather than demonstrating all pinyin word-spacing rules.

Use the two tools in sequence

Check text and counts

In eTeste, compare Chinese characters and counts with or without whitespace. Its interface uses Simplified or Traditional Chinese. If you edit the source, use that version in the next step.

Convert and review

Paste the same text into ZhuanPinyin and use local conversion. Check characters with several readings, then select the display format for your class.

Check the pasted handout

Use the existing plain-pinyin or formatted-copy options. After pasting into your document editor, check tone marks, line breaks, and font sizes before sharing it.

Before you share or print