Sunday, July 05, 2026

MEotW: Zhùyīn

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

For Mandarin field language learners, how does Zhùyīn compare with Pīnyīn?


Bopomofo in Regular, Handwritten Regular, & Cursive formats

Zhùyīn, or Bopomofo, in regular, handwritten regular, and cursive formats


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Sunday, June 28, 2026

MEotW: chuàngzào

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

What can help us talk to Mandarin-speaking people about whether God used evolution to create living things?


“_Chuàngzào_” in Genesis 1:27 (NWT (nwtsty), WOL CHS+Pinyin), with “_zào_” in _Héhé Běn_

To represent how God caused humans to come into existence, the Mandarin New World Translation Bible uses “chuàngzào”, and the Héhé Běn (Union Version Chinese Bible) uses “zào”. Both these expressions contain the sense of “made, created”, and perhaps “built”.


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Sunday, June 21, 2026

MEotW: jīngjì

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

How can we talk to people in Mandarin about whether economic reform can bring world peace?


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Sunday, June 14, 2026

MEotW: xúnhuán

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

How can we talk in Mandarin about the well-designed natural cycles that make life possible on earth?


Map showing Beijing’s ring roads

A map showing Beijing’s ring roads (source)


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Sunday, June 07, 2026

MEotW: shìjiè hépíng

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

What different expressions are used in the Mandarin NWT Bible to refer to different kinds of peace?


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Sunday, May 31, 2026

MEotW: réngōng zhìnéng

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

What could we say to people in Mandarin about artificial intelligence (AI)?


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Monday, May 25, 2026

Proofread Musical Notation 🎼 with Pīnyīn Lyrics Available for the Concluding Song for Mandarin 2026 Conventions

Proofread Musical Notation 🎼 with _Pīnyīn_ Lyrics Available for the Concluding Song for Mandarin 2026 Conventions (proofread, mobile-friendly, "flashcards" with English meanings, Simp. & Trad. characters, etc., zip file for offline use…) troubadourworks.com/tiandi/sj...

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