The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:
Do Chinese characters really directly represent meaning visually, without dependence on language sound?
Table from p. 129 of the book The Chinese Language: Fact and Fantasy
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The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:
What are some common myths about Chinese characters?
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The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:
When might it be good to be “contrarian” in the Mandarin field?
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The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:
How do we respond to the voodooesque power of the Great Wall of characters?
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The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:
What can help us to reintroduce Mandarin-speaking Chinese people to the Supreme Sovereign of the universe?
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The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:
How can we introduce to Mandarin-speaking people the subject of what the Bible says about nuclear war?
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