Question 1: Is Pinyin capitalized?
In fact, Chinese pinyin is similar to English letters, and it is case-sensitive. Some people's memory has been blurred, forgetting whether it is uppercase or lowercase; But some people have the impression that there is no capitalized pinyin in primary school textbooks, so they come to the conclusion that there is no capitalized pinyin. However, we can't judge by feeling, and we need to produce substantial evidence.
Question 2: What is the basis of pinyin capitalization?
China Character Reform Commission drafted the Basic Rules of Chinese Pinyin Orthography in 1982, which was released two years later. This document stipulates some norms and correct usage rules of Chinese Pinyin, and this standard has been revised many times. This document specifies where uppercase pinyin should be used.
Question 3: When to use capital pinyin?
First, the pinyin of a person's name requires that the first letters of the surname and the first name be capitalized separately, and the first letters of both surnames should be capitalized. Simply put, no matter how many words there are in a surname or a first name, the pinyin of the first two words of the first name should be capitalized. Among them, "Xiao Li", "Xiao Ming", "Lao Li", "Lao Zhao" and "Da Li" are also "names of people", and the first two words should be capitalized.
Second, the first letter of proper nouns should be capitalized. For example, "Confucius", "contractor" and "Xi's", the first letter of the first word should be capitalized.
Third, proper place names also need capital pinyin. Please refer to the usage rules: bě ijī (Beijing) hébéI shěn (Hebei).
Fourth, the first letter of the first word of a sentence should be capitalized. In addition, in the title of a poem, the first letter of the first word of each proper noun should be capitalized.
Five, proper nouns multiple proper nouns combination, the first letter of the first word of each proper noun should be capitalized, such as Guā n ɡ mí n ɡ rí bà o (Guangming Daily).
Sixth, for some special occasions, it can be all capitalized, such as modern Chinese dictionaries.
Seventh, words should be abbreviated in pinyin not only with dots, but also with capitals, such as the national standard, which is abbreviated as g.b.