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Updated 2023-12-06

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Pīnyīn Plus material is speech-first and mobile-first in design. It focuses on helping and encouraging publishers to learn Mandarin speech, the primary language skill required in the Mandarin field. (1 Co. 14:8–11) Taking advantage of modern computing device displays, Pīnyīn Plus material dynamically and interactively 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).

OUTLINE

• Publications
  • Enjoy Life Forever! Bk.
  • Enjoy Life Forever! Br.
  • Was Life Created? Br.
  • *** NEW *** Origin of Life Br.
  • Learn From the Bible Bk.
  • Good News Br.
  • Teach Us Bk.
  • Bible Teach Bk.
  • “God’s Love” Bk.
  • Jehovah’s Will Br.
  • “Sing Out Joyfully” Bk.
  • NWT Bible

• Vocabulary
  • Pīnyīn Plus Expressions
  • Mandarin Expression of the Week

Publications 🔼

Enjoy Life Forever! Bk.
(Pīnyīn Plus, Web)
(rich information about Mandarin speech
for discussing basic Bible teachings,
as represented by the text of the
Mandarin Enjoy Life Forever! book,
2023-07 Printing, proofread, mobile-friendly,
can be used offline in supporting browsers,
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,
video thumbnails, links, & transcripts,
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)

Enjoy Life Forever! Br.
(Pīnyīn Plus, Web)
(rich information about Mandarin speech
for discussing basic Bible teachings,
as represented by the text of the
Mandarin Enjoy Life Forever! brochure,
2021-07 Printing, proofread, mobile-friendly,
can be used offline in supporting browsers,
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,
video thumbnails, links, & transcripts,
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)

Was Life Created? Br.
(Pīnyīn Plus, Web)
(rich information about Mandarin speech
for discussing whether life was created,
as represented by the text of the
Mandarin Was Life Created? brochure,
2023-02 Printing, proofread, mobile-friendly,
can be used offline in supporting browsers,
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
chapter, 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)

*** NEW ***

Origin of Life Br.
(Pīnyīn Plus, Web)
(rich information about Mandarin speech
for discussing the origin of life,
as represented by the text of the
Mandarin Origin of Life brochure,
2010 Printing, proofread, mobile-friendly,
can be used offline in supporting browsers,
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
chapter, 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)

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,
can be used offline in supporting browsers,
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)

Good News Br.
(Pīnyīn Plus, EPUB)
(rich information about Mandarin speech
for discussing basic Bible teachings,
as represented by the text of the
Mandarin Good News brochure,
2019-08 Printing, proofread, mobile-friendly,
“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,
video thumbnails & links,
supports offline use & annotation)

Good News Br.
(Pīnyīn Plus, Web)
(rich information about Mandarin speech
for discussing basic Bible teachings,
as represented by the text of the
Mandarin Good News brochure,
2019-08 Printing, proofread, mobile-friendly,
can be used offline in supporting browsers,
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,
video thumbnails & 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)

Teach Us Bk.
(Pīnyīn Plus, Web)
(rich information about Mandarin speech
for discussing important Bible teachings,
as represented by the text of the
Mandarin Teach Us book,
2020-08 Printing, proofread, mobile-friendly,
can be used offline in supporting browsers,
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
chapter, 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)

Bible Teach Bk.
(Pīnyīn Plus, Web)
(rich information about Mandarin speech
for discussing important Bible teachings,
as represented by the text of the
Mandarin Bible Teach book,
2017-03 Printing, proofread, mobile-friendly,
can be used offline in supporting browsers,
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
chapter, 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)

“God’s Love” Bk.
(Pīnyīn Plus, EPUB)
(rich information about Mandarin speech
for discussing applying Bible truth,
as represented by the text of the
Mandarin “God’s Love” book,
2017-02 Printing, proofread, mobile-friendly,
“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
chapter, paragraph, etc.,
links for getting around,
picture thumbnails & links, audio links,
supports offline use & annotation)

“God’s Love” Bk.
(Pīnyīn Plus, Web)
(rich information about Mandarin speech
for discussing applying Bible truth,
as represented by the text of the
Mandarin “God’s Love” book,
2017-02 Printing, proofread, mobile-friendly,
can be used offline in supporting browsers,
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
chapter, 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)

Jehovah’s Will Br.
(Pīnyīn Plus, Web)
(rich information about Mandarin speech
for discussing the people, the activities,
and the organization of Jehovah’s Witnesses,
as represented by the text of the
Mandarin Jehovah’s Will brochure,
2016-11 Printing, proofread, mobile-friendly,
can be used offline in supporting browsers,
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)

“Sing Out Joyfully” Bk.
(Pīnyīn+Music, Pīnyīn Plus, Web)
(rich information about the Mandarin speech
used for Kingdom songs,
as represented by the text of the
Mandarin “Sing Out Joyfully” book,
2020-08 Printing, proofread, mobile-friendly,
Pīnyīn (Pinyin) used as the default writing system,
links for getting around,
song links sorted by number;
Pīnyīn+Music: prezoomed to use full screen width,
easy-to-read font,
guitar chords included;
Pīnyīn Plus: “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”),
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
song, verse, etc.,
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)

Vocabulary 🔼

Pīnyīn Plus Expressions (Web)
Pīnyīn Plus expressions collected during
the production of Pīnyīn Plus material
linked to elsewhere on this site

Pīnyīn (Pinyin) used as the default writing system,
proofread, mobile-friendly,
can be used offline in supporting browsers,
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”),
carefully done human-translated
English translations with
literal & effective meanings,
Simplified & Traditional characters,
📖 Reveal All, 📄 Reveal Advanced,
and 📘 Reveal None controls for
all the “flashcards” in a paragraph, etc.,
sorted mainly by Pīnyīn,
links for index headings
(Your browser’s Find feature can also
be used to search the data page by Pīnyīn.
To search by English or characters,
first select 📖 Reveal All from the
drop-down list at the top of the data page.)

Night Theme that can be turned on or off
using the ☀️/🌙 button at the top right,
adjustable text size

Mandarin Expression of the Week
This blog aims to discuss a different Mandarin expression each week. In this, it carries on from the Expression of the Week feature of the tiandi.info blog.

Some of the expressions discussed may be what we Jehovah’s Witnesses call theocratic expressions, which are used in our publications.

The highlighted expressions, as well as other Pīnyīn expressions that may occur in the accompanying text, are rendered using Pīnyīn Plus technology. Tapping/clicking on a Pīnyīn expression reveals a “flashcard” next to it showing its English meaning, Simplified character(s), Traditional character(s) (if they’re different), etc. Tapping/clicking on a “flashcard” or its Pīnyīn expression hides the “flashcard”.

A news feed for this blog is available here.