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Pinyin is not a language spoken by people, but is the method of Chinese phonetic instruction in Mainland_China.

The spelling of Chinese geographical or personal names in pinyin is the most common way to transcribe them in English. Pinyin is also a useful tool for Chinese_input_methods_for_computers.

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