Typing Chinese

Ok long story short, for various business purposes I need to type Chinese. I know you are able to do this on a Word document, but I have IWork instead (because Apple is just better like that). Anyways is there a way to switch my settings so I can type in Chinese, or is there a software that you use that can translate pinyin to characters? I CANNOT USE A TRANSLATOR!!!! Thanks for reading!
MacGuy101

+Menu > Apple > System Preferences > Language & Text > Input Sources > check Chinese - Simplified or Chinese - Traditional > check Show Input menu in menu bar (bottom left of dialog box)+
The menu will appear under a flag top right of the menu bar.
Select Pinyin from the menu, then type, for example hu, and a palette with suggested characters will pop up.
Scroll up or down with the cursor keys and choose with the number keys.
e.g 囫
This works everywhere, not just in Pages.
Peter
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