Friday, January 27, 2017

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:
    LinksVocabulary 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: