MEotW: Pīnyīn

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

• Pīnyīn

What are some common myths and misconceptions about Pīnyīn?

If a Mandarin expression can only be understood when it’s written in characters, then it will lead to a failure to communicate when it’s spoken.

If a Mandarin expression can be understood when it’s spoken, then it can be understood when it’s written in _Pīnyīn_. — Troubadour WW (@troubadourww) October 24, 2020

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MEotW: Zhùyīn

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

• Zhùyīn

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

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

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MEotW: chuàngzào

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

• chuàngzào

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

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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MEotW: jīngjì

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

• jīngjì

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

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MEotW: xúnhuán

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

• xúnhuán

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

A map showing Beijing’s ring roads (source)

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MEotW: shìjiè hépíng

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

• shìjiè hépíng

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

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MEotW: réngōng zhìnéng

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

• réngōng zhìnéng

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

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