Saturday, March 28, 2026

NWT Bible Study Edition (nwtsty) Pīnyīn Plus Web Resource Revised to Match the 2026 Official Mandarin Version on the WOL

[NOTE: For spiritual food (which is for you yourself to learn spiritual things from, and which ideally should be in your own mother tongue), please go to jw.org.


The supplementary language-learning material mentioned in this post is for helping you to learn about how the Mandarin language is used in an official publication, so that you will be better able to help others in the Mandarin language field.]


The latest, greatest version of the official Mandarin New World Translation Bible is now the 2026 Mandarin version of the Study Edition (nwtsty).


The existing Pīnyīn Plus web material resources based on the 2001 Edition, 2007 Printing (bi12) and the 2019 Edition, 2020 Printing (nwt) of the Mandarin NWT Bible will continue to be available, but they will not be significantly further developed. Instead, further development re Mandarin NWT Bible Pīnyīn Plus web material will be focused on the below resource that is based on the previous resources. This resource is in the process of being revised to match the latest 2026 Study Edition (nwtsty), with notes on each related page indicating where any material still based on older source material remains:

  • NWT Bible (nwtsty)
    (Pīnyīn Plus, Web)

    (rich information about the Mandarin speech
    used for Bible scriptures,
    as represented by the text of the
    Mandarin NWT Bible, 2026 Study Edition (nwtsty),
    proofread, mobile-friendly, unofficial,
    incomplete but with many often-used scriptures,
    “flashcards” integrated with the text
    (tap/click on a Pīnyīn expression
    to reveal its
    “flashcard”,
    tap/click on a “flashcard” or its Pīnyīn expression
    to hide the
    “flashcard”),
    Pīnyīn (Pinyin) used as the default writing system,
    carefully done human-translated
    context-appropriate English translations
    with literal & effective meanings,
    Simplified & Traditional characters,
    📖 Reveal All, 📄 Reveal Advanced, and
    📘 Reveal None controls
    for all the “flashcards” in a
    chapter, paragraph, etc.,
    extensive links for getting around, audio links,
    Dark mode selectable with the
    dropdown control at the top right,
    adjustable text size)
    (Info re offline viewing and printing)
  • Short Links:
    Links > Publications >
    New World Translation Bible Links (tiandi.info/bi)

In the above resource, fully proofread Pīnyīn Plus web material is now available that matches many often-used scriptures in the current 2026 Study Edition (nwtsty) of the Mandarin NWT Bible.


The material in the above resource with a grey background has not yet been fully proofread, and may be based on an older version of the Mandarin NWT Bible. Pīnyīn material in the above resource with a golden-hued background has been proofread to ensure that it is correct Pīnyīn that matches the current version of the Mandarin NWT Bible, but not all of its “flashcards” have been added and proofread.


More existing material will be revised and more new material will be added in the above resource as time allows, e.g., as part of the process of producing Pīnyīn Plus web material for scriptures for other publications.


[NOTE: While the organization expresses valid general concerns here about posting copies of official publications to the Internet, there are good legal and spiritual reasons for concluding that those concerns do not apply to this particular material, since such material should NOT be considered to be infringing on copyright, and since such material is specifically designed to be, NOT SPIRITUAL FOOD, but rather, material FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING. See this disclaimer for more information.]


Monday, March 23, 2026

MEotW: zài‐suǒ‐bùxī

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

Why should we not balk when faced with the Great Wall of Characters, or when faced with the alternate Pīnyīn ways past it?


“zài‐suǒ-bùxī” _Pīnyīn_ Plus info, Song 161 (music+_Pīnyīn_), on iPhone 13 mini (landscape orientation)

This week’s MEotW in the unofficial Pīnyīn Plus resource “Sing Out Joyfully” Bk. (Pīnyīn+Music, Pīnyīn Plus, Web)



The Great Wall of China

Do we balk when faced with the Great Wall of Characters?


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Monday, March 16, 2026

MEotW: Gōngyè‐Dǎng

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

In the grand scheme of things, how important is technology?


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Sunday, March 08, 2026

MEotW: Yēsū Xīshēng Jìniàn Jùhuì

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

How can we benefit from avoiding unnecessary ceremony?





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Sunday, March 01, 2026

MEotW: Zhōngdōng

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

How can we talk to honest-hearted ones in the Mandarin field about the fighting in the Middle East?


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Wednesday, February 25, 2026

MEotW: Lǎhé

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

Is a character like “喇” really less ambiguous than a Pīnyīn expression like “lǎ”?


Joshua 2:1 in the Mandarin _NWT_ Study Bible, in the JW Library app

Joshua 2:1 in the Mandarin NWT Study Bible, in the JW Library app



Joshua 2:1 in the PDF for the old printed _Pīnyīn_ _NWT_ Bible

Joshua 2:1 in the PDF for the old printed Pīnyīn NWT Bible


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Sunday, February 15, 2026

MEotW: jìjiào

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

How do some nitpick about Pīnyīn while ignoring a huge issue about characters?


Screenshot of “_jìjiào_” in 1 Co. 13:5 (nwtsty, CHS+_Pīnyīn_ WOL)

Screenshot of “jìjiào” in 1 Co. 13:5 (nwtsty, CHS+Pīnyīn WOL)



Lego diorama of people pushing a cart with square wheels, when the cart is filled with round wheels

The problem is not that Pīnyīn is like training wheels, because Pīnyīn is actually like regular wheels. The real problem is that characters are like square wheels!


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