the Chinese phonetic alphabet

基本解释

Within a Chinese dictionary every word is marked with the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet, which is the only standard for Chinese people to follow.
在汉语字典里，每个字都有明确的拼音标识，这是汉语的唯一标准。
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Article 8 Enterprise names shall be in Chinese characters which conform to the norms of the State, may not use foreign words, the Chinese phonetic alphabet or Arabic numbers.
第八条企业名称应当使用符合国家规范的汉字，不得使用外国文字、汉语拼音字母、阿拉伯数字。
There are two forms of the Chinese phonetic alphabet, the cursive and the printed.
汉语拼音字母有手写体和印刷体两种体式。