Showing posts with label translation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label translation. Show all posts

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, March 08, 2026

MEotW: Yēsū Xīshēng Jìniàn Jùhuì

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

How can we benefit from avoiding unnecessary ceremony?





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Sunday, February 16, 2025

MEotW: Dàilìlā

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

What kind of spiritual attack do Jehovah’s people, including those in the Mandarin field, need to be on guard against?


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Saturday, December 21, 2024

MEotW: zǒuxiàn

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

How are some people in the Mandarin field’s territory like “sheep without a shepherd”?


Screenshot of a map showing the Darién Gap

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

MEotW: bǐyù xìng de zhànzhēng

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

What are some ways in which the organization has translated “spiritual war/warfare” into Mandarin in recent years?


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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

MEotW: shǔlíng zhànzhēng

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

How might our enemies in the spiritual war be viewing aspects of the worldwide Mandarin field such as the Great Wall of characters?


The Great Wall of China


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Thursday, July 06, 2023

MEotW: shèjiāo wǎngzhàn

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

What Mandarin expressions have been used to correspond to “social network”?


Screenshot of a Mandarin video on jw.org, in Firefox, after processing by the RTE _Pīnyīn_ bookmarklet, with an arrow pointing out the _Pīnyīn_ added to the subtitles


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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

MEotW: Shàngtiān

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

What Mandarin expressions might Chinese people of the world think of when they think of “God”?


“Shàngtiān” used on jw.org, on the page inviting people to attend the 2023 convention


“Shàngtiān” in Daniel 4:26 (NWT (nwtsty), WOL CHS+Pinyin)


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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

MEotW: shěnpàn

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

How does the 2023 Mandarin NWT Bible’s new translation of John 5:29 harmonize with our new understanding of this scripture?


John 5:29 (WOL CHS+Pinyin Parallel Translations)


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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

MEotW: yíyì‐gūxíng

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

Are we “headstrong” about showing off our knowledge? Or, is our communication motivated by love?


2 Timothy 3:4 (WOL CHS+Pinyin Parallel Translations)


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Monday, April 03, 2023

MEotW: Yēsū Xīshēng Jìniàn Jùhuì

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

How can we benefit from avoiding unnecessary ceremony?





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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

MEotW: qiāndòng

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

What are some Mandarin expressions that involve “moving”?


Screenshot of “qiāndòng” in _Enjoy Life Forever!_ bk. lesson 07, point 2 (CHS+_Pīnyīn_ WOL)


Screenshot of scene using “qiānqile”, from the video linked to in the _Enjoy Life Forever!_ bk. lesson 09, point 6


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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

MEotW: Yètèluó

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

What can happen when a hard-to-recognize Chinese character is encountered? Can a person who is knowledgeable and experienced with characters reliably figure out its pronunciation?


Exodus 3:1 (WOL CHS+Pinyin Parallel Translations)


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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

MEotW: zhōunián

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

What Mandarin expression is used in referring to both a whole year, and also a week?


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Wednesday, February 22, 2023

MEotW: jiǎodù

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

If two Mandarin expressions are pronounced differently and have different meanings, but are written with the same character, do they count as two different words?


Screenshot of “jiǎodù” in _Enjoy Life Forever!_ bk. lesson 06 point 5 _Pīnyīn_ Plus video transcript

Screenshot of “jiǎodù” in Enjoy Life Forever! book lesson 06 point 5 Pīnyīn Plus video transcript


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Tuesday, February 14, 2023

MEotW: Tǔ’ěrqí

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

What Mandarin phrase do some people use to illustrate why so many buildings failed to withstand the recent earthquakes in Turkey?


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Thursday, February 09, 2023

MEotW: wǔyè

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

What is the Earthly Branches Chinese ordering system, and how did it contribute to the same Mandarin word being associated both with “noon” and also with “midnight”?


Directions used by Chinese mariners, astronomers, etc.

Directions used by Chinese mariners, astronomers, etc.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

MEotW: bùzú

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

Are characters the best solution to Mandarin’s “homophone problem”? How else could it be addressed?


Numbers 1:7 (WOL CHS+Pinyin Parallel Translations)


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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

MEotW: guānxīn

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

How is it that the Mandarin word for “to care about/for” literally means “to close heart”?


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Tuesday, January 03, 2023

MEotW: dòngdàng‐bù’ān

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

While we do not participate in New Year’s celebrations, how might we productively use this time of year?


Anna meets Jade; Mandarin subtitle: “我叫安娜” (“Wǒ jiào Ānnà”)


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