Thursday, August 31, 2023

Learn From the Bible Bk. Proofread Pīnyīn Web Material or Better for Lesson 60 Added

[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.]


Proofread Pīnyīn web material (more correct than computer-generated Pīnyīn like that displayed by apps like Equipd, and more mobile-friendly than PDFs) or better for Lesson 60 of the Learn From the Bible book has been added to the following resource:

  • _Learn From the Bible_ Bk. _Pīnyīn_ Plus web icon
  • Learn From the Bible Bk.
    (Pīnyīn Plus, Web)

    (rich information about Mandarin speech
    for discussing Bible lessons and accounts,
    as represented by the text of the
    Mandarin Learn From the Bible book,
    2021-09 Printing, proofread, mobile-friendly,
    PWA Logo can be used offline in supporting browsers,
    PWA Logo icon can be added to the home screen
    with supporting browsers,

    “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 lesson, paragraph, etc.,
    links for getting around,
    picture thumbnails & links, audio links,
    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 > Books >
    Learn From the Bible Book Links (tiandi.info/lfb)

In the above resource, the following web material is now available for the Mandarin Learn From the Bible book:

Proofread Pīnyīn Plus material:

  • Beginning to Lesson 4

Partially proofread Pīnyīn and Pīnyīn Plus material:

  • Lesson 5 to Lesson 59
  • 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.

Proofread Pīnyīn and partially proofread Pīnyīn Plus material:

  • Lesson 60
  • Pīnyīn material with a golden-hued background has been proofread, but not all of its “flashcards” have been added and proofread.

Note that like most of the other Pīnyīn Plus web material resources, the above resource can be used offline in supporting browsers. Also, an icon can be added to the home screen with supporting browsers.


[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.]


Wednesday, August 30, 2023

MEotW: piānjiàn

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

Why is it especially important for us in the Mandarin field to put prejudice behind us?


Screenshot of spreadsheet table and chart showing the estimated numbers of Chinese people inside & outside China in 2023


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Thursday, August 24, 2023

MEotW: Dōng‐Xī

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

What happens when East meets West in the Mandarin field?


The Chinese characters “東” (“East”) and “西” (“West”) on a background of coloured static


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Thursday, August 17, 2023

MEotW: wùzhǒng

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

How can we be qualified to speak in Mandarin about such potentially technical subjects as evolution and creation?


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Wednesday, August 09, 2023

MEotW: tóngbèi yālì

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

What if peer pressure is really, really strong, and it comes from dead people?


汉字 / 漢字? Pīnyīn?


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Wednesday, August 02, 2023

MEotW: qǐshì

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

Is it better to be inspired or to have love?


Screenshot of “_qǐshì_” in 1 Co. 13:2 (nwtsty, CHS+_Pīnyīn_ WOL)


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