The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:
Are Chinese characters really indispensable? Is it really true that the Chinese languages cannot be written alphabetically?
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The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:
Does each Chinese character really represent a one-syllable word?
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The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:
Would it be good for other writing systems to emulate Chinese characters when it comes to (supposedly) representing meaning directly, without depending on speech sounds?
Should children be taught to read English, etc. words as if they were ideograms, like Chinese characters are supposed to be?
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In the _Learn From the Bible_ book _Pīnyīn_ Plus material, beginning in Lesson 48 for now, *JW _nwtsty_* scripture links are now available that go to the scriptures in the JW Library app, when tapped on an iPhone or iPad. (Android has not been tested yet.) troubadourworks.com/tiandi/lf...
— tiandi, Links News (@tiandilinksnews.bsky.social) Dec 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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>On an Apple Silicon Mac, when the *JW _nwtsty_* links are clicked in a WebKit-based browser like Safari or Orion, they go to the scriptures in the JW Library app. On other browsers, they go to the scriptures on jw.org. troubadourworks.com/tiandi/lfb/P...
— tiandi, Links News (@tiandilinksnews.bsky.social) Dec 26, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:
Are Chinese characters really more universal than alphabetic writing systems are?
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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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In the _"Sing Out Joyfully" (sjj)_ _Pīnyīn_ Plus resource, musical notation with _Pīnyīn_ lyrics & "flashcards" is now available for song 162. (proofread, mobile-friendly, auto-zooming musical notation 🎼, song links sorted by no., zip file for offline use…) troubadourworks.com/tiandi/sj...
— tiandi, Links News (@tiandilinksnews.bsky.social) December 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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