<p>No that does not seem to be possible. However, if you take a look at below the translation, it'll tell you the pinyin pronunciation: 
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/H1icb.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/H1icb.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

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<p>In this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VVIuzbpWEs" rel="nofollow noreferrer">video</a> guy says every Chinese character has a pronunciation that can be written in roman letters.</p>

<p>Is it possible to configure <a href="https://translate.google.com.br/#en/zh-CN/hi" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Google Translate</a> so that when I type <code>hi</code> it translates to <code>Ni hao</code>?</p>

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Google Translate English to Chinese roman letters
# Google Translate English to Chinese roman letters

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-06-04)

In this [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VVIuzbpWEs) guy says every Chinese character has a pronunciation that can be written in roman letters.

Is it possible to configure [Google Translate](https://translate.google.com.br/#en/zh-CN/hi) so that when I type `hi` it translates to `Ni hao`?

**Tags:** translation, simplified-characters, romanization


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### Answer by username_1 on 2017-06-05. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

No that does not seem to be possible. However, if you take a look at below the translation, it'll tell you the pinyin pronunciation:
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/H1icb.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/H1icb.jpg)


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