New Resource: Pīnyīn Plus Expressions Web Page

Recent discussions with users have prompted me to develop a new type of material for language-learners in the Mandarin field. I am calling it Pīnyīn Plus material.

Pīnyīn Plus material focuses on helping publishers learn Mandarin speech, the primary language skill required in the Mandarin field. (1 Co. 14:8–11) Pīnyīn Plus material provides the language-learning and memory-strengthening benefits of flashcards, and integrates these benefits into the context of a publication’s Mandarin text, in the style of augmented reality (AR).

As I have been producing Pīnyīn Plus material, I have been compiling a collection of the Pīnyīn Plus expressions I have come across. This helps to speed up the production of the Pīnyīn Plus material. Now, this ever-growing collection of Pīnyīn Plus expressions is also available on the web in this mobile-friendly dictionary-like resource:

• Pīnyīn Plus Expressions (Web)
  proofread, mobile-friendly,
  flashcards integrated with the text,
  English translations with
  literal & effective meanings,
  Simplified & Traditional characters,
  sorted mainly by Pīnyīn,
  links for index headings,
  (Your browser’s Find feature
  can also be used to search by Pīnyīn.
  To search by English or characters,
  first tap/click on 📖 Show All.)
  Night Theme that can be turned on or off
  using the ☀️/🌙 button at the top right,
  adjustable text size
  
• Short Links:
  Links ▶ Vocabulary Lists ▶
  Pīnyīn Plus Expressions Link (tiandi.info/pyp)

Here is a link to some information about the thinking behind the design of Pīnyīn Plus material:

• Pīnyīn Plus

Good News Br. Proofread Pīnyīn Plus Material Up to Lesson 3, Question 1 Added

Good News brochure proofread Pīnyīn Plus material up to Lesson 3, Question 1 has been added to:

• Good News Br.
  (Pīnyīn Plus, Scriptures, EPUB)
  (2016-03 Printing, proofread, mobile-friendly,
  flashcards integrated with the text,
  context-appropriate English translations
  with literal & effective meanings,
  Simplified & Traditional characters,
  links for getting around,
  picture links, audio links, video link,
  supports offline use & annotation)
• Good News Br.
  (Pīnyīn Plus, Scriptures, Web)
  (2016-03 Printing, proofread, mobile-friendly,
  flashcards integrated with the text,
  context-appropriate English translations
  with literal & effective meanings,
  Simplified & Traditional characters,
  links for getting around,
  picture links, audio links, video link,
  Night Theme that can be turned on or off
  using the ☀️/🌙 button at the top right,
  adjustable text size)
  (Info re offline viewing and printing)
• Short Links:
  Links ▶ Publications ▶ Brochures ▶
  Good News Brochure Links (tiandi.info/fg)

Also, partially proofread Pīnyīn Plus and Pīnyīn material covering all the rest of the publication is available. Material with a grey background has been partially proofread. Pīnyīn material with a golden-hued background has been proofread, but not all of its “flashcards” have been added and proofread. More “flashcard” material will be added and proofread as time allows. I plan to focus on the more difficult expressions first, and then to work my way through the rest of the expressions.

Here is a link to some information about the thinking behind the design of Pīnyīn Plus material:

• Pīnyīn Plus

To expand on the points listed re the above resources, note that:

• The material in the above resources has been carefully translated, rendered, and proofread. Material with a grey background has been partially proofread. Pīnyīn material with a golden-hued background has been proofread, but not all of its “flashcards” have been added and proofread.
• The material in the above resources is based on the latest 2016-03 printing of the Good News brochure. If you notice that some changes need to be made to the material in the above resources to bring it in line with revisions to the Good News brochure, please email me to let me know.
• The linked full text of all the cited scriptures is included in the above resources.
• The above resources are mobile-friendly—they are quite legible and usable on everything from desktop/laptop PCs and Macs to iPads and other tablets to iPhones and other smartphones.
• In the above resources, links are used extensively to make it quick and easy to get around in the material, drastically reducing the amount of manual scrolling needed.
• The above resources contain picture links which point to the official pictures on jw.org or the WOL.
• The above resources contain links to the official Mandarin MP3 audio files on jw.org.
• On the web pages, there is a drop-down list at the top left for setting the desired text size.
• Like PDF files, EPUB files can be downloaded for offline viewing.
• In common EPUB-reading apps like iBooks, EPUB files can be annotated, meaning that notes, highlighting, etc. can be added.
• In common EPUB-reading apps like iBooks, the text size of the EPUB material can be adjusted to be quite large.
• iBooks has an optional Night Theme.
• For your convenience, a short link (Good News Brochure Links (tiandi.info/fg)) is available for the above resources.

Also, the introductions explain why it’s good to use Pīnyīn as a writing system on its own.

Good News Br. Proofread Pīnyīn Plus Material Up to the End of Lesson 2 Added

Good News brochure proofread Pīnyīn Plus material up to the end of Lesson 2 has been added to:

• Good News Br.
  (Pīnyīn Plus, Scriptures, EPUB)
  (2016-03 Printing, proofread, mobile-friendly,
  flashcards integrated with the text,
  context-appropriate English translations
  with literal & effective meanings,
  Simplified & Traditional characters,
  links for getting around,
  picture links, audio links, video link,
  supports offline use & annotation)
• Good News Br.
  (Pīnyīn Plus, Scriptures, Web)
  (2016-03 Printing, proofread, mobile-friendly,
  flashcards integrated with the text,
  context-appropriate English translations
  with literal & effective meanings,
  Simplified & Traditional characters,
  links for getting around,
  picture links, audio links, video link,
  Night Theme that can be turned on or off
  using the ☀️/🌙 button at the top right,
  adjustable text size)
  (Info re offline viewing and printing)
• Short Links:
  Links ▶ Publications ▶ Brochures ▶
  Good News Brochure Links (tiandi.info/fg)

Also, partially proofread Pīnyīn Plus and Pīnyīn material covering all the rest of the publication is available. Material with a grey background has been partially proofread. Pīnyīn material with a golden-hued background has been proofread, but not all of its “flashcards” have been added and proofread. More “flashcard” material will be added and proofread as time allows. I plan to focus on the more difficult expressions first, and then to work my way through the rest of the expressions.

Here is a link to some information about the thinking behind the design of Pīnyīn Plus material:

• Pīnyīn Plus

To expand on the points listed re the above resources, note that:

• The material in the above resources has been carefully translated, rendered, and proofread. Material with a grey background has been partially proofread. Pīnyīn material with a golden-hued background has been proofread, but not all of its “flashcards” have been added and proofread.
• The material in the above resources is based on the latest 2016-03 printing of the Good News brochure. If you notice that some changes need to be made to the material in the above resources to bring it in line with revisions to the Good News brochure, please email me to let me know.
• The linked full text of all the cited scriptures is included in the above resources.
• The above resources are mobile-friendly—they are quite legible and usable on everything from desktop/laptop PCs and Macs to iPads and other tablets to iPhones and other smartphones.
• In the above resources, links are used extensively to make it quick and easy to get around in the material, drastically reducing the amount of manual scrolling needed.
• The above resources contain picture links which point to the official pictures on jw.org or the WOL.
• The above resources contain links to the official Mandarin MP3 audio files on jw.org.
• On the web pages, there is a drop-down list at the top left for setting the desired text size.
• Like PDF files, EPUB files can be downloaded for offline viewing.
• In common EPUB-reading apps like iBooks, EPUB files can be annotated, meaning that notes, highlighting, etc. can be added.
• In common EPUB-reading apps like iBooks, the text size of the EPUB material can be adjusted to be quite large.
• iBooks has an optional Night Theme.
• For your convenience, a short link (Good News Brochure Links (tiandi.info/fg)) is available for the above resources.

Also, the introductions explain why it’s good to use Pīnyīn as a writing system on its own.