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Updated 2022-01-24
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Pīnyīn Plus Expressions
(Short link: tiandi.info/pyp)
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).
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
(Short link: tiandi.info/pyp)
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.
Pīnyīn-English Expressions
(Short link: tiandi.info/pex)
Pīnyīn-English Expressions (Web)
Pīnyīn-English expressions collected during
the production of Pīnyīn-English material
linked to elsewhere on this site
Proofread, mobile-friendly,
sorted mainly by Pīnyīn,
English translations with
literal & effective meanings,
links for index headings
(Your browser’s Find feature
can also be used to search on a page
by Pīnyīn or English.)
Night Theme that can be turned on or off
using the ☀️/🌙 button at the top right
Referenced Theocratic Expressions (RTE)
(Short link: tiandi.info/rte)
Referenced Theo. Expressions
(Mandarin and Cantonese web lookup form,
phonetic WOL apps,
list of links to official files with romanization,
page for converting Chinese text you upload,
bookmarklets for converting entire Chinese
web pages at a time,
downloadable files, incl. for Pleco)
Referenced Theo. Expressions RSS News Feed
QUICKBUILD (QB)
(Short link: tiandi.info/qb)
Links News Blog Introductory Post:
New Resource: QUICKBUILD (QB) Theocratic Phrase Books