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bìngdú

bìngdú (bìng·dú disease; illness; sickness · {poison; toxin [→ [[computer] virus]]} → [[computer] virus] 病毒) ← Tap/click to show/hide the “flashcard”

[Note: Tap/click on a Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音) expression to reveal its “flashcard”, tap/click on a “flashcard” or its Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音) expression to hide the “flashcard”.]

As of this writing, deep in the year 2021, the subject of the COVID-19 pandemic has been, to say the least, on people’s minds now for a while. So, it would be good to be able to refer to things related to it in Mandarin when speaking to people in the Mandarin field, or when speaking to our brothers and sisters in the truth.

electron microscope image of SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19

An electron microscope image of SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19
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This week’s MEotW, “bìngdú (bìng·dú disease; illness; sickness · {poison; toxin [→ [[computer] virus]]} → [[computer] virus] 病毒)”, means “virus”. The literal meanings of its morphemes work out to something like “disease poison”, or the “poison” or deadly thing that causes a disease.

Just as the English word “virus” can refer to an actual biological virus or a computer virus, the Mandarin word “bìngdú (bìng·dú disease; illness; sickness · {poison; toxin [→ [[computer] virus]]} → [[computer] virus] 病毒)” can also refer to a biological virus or a computer virus.

Examples

Pleco’s built-in dictionary gives us the following example phrases for “bìngdú (bìng·dú disease; illness; sickness · {poison; toxin [→ [[computer] virus]]} → [[computer] virus] 病毒)”:

MEDICINE

📖 📄 📘 shòu ({subjected to} 受) bìngdú (bìng·dú sickness · poison → [virus] 病毒) gǎnrǎn (gǎn·rǎn {making to feel → [affecting]} · {making to catch} → [infecting] 感染)

infected by a virus

COMPUTING

📖 📄 📘 qīngchú (qīng·chú {clear away} · eliminate 清除) bìngdú (bìng·dú sickness · {poison → [computer virus]} → [computer virus] 病毒)

eliminate a virus

📖 📄 📘 jìsuàn jī ((jì·suàn computing · figuring 计算 計算) (jī machine 机 機/机) → [computer]) bìngdú (bìng·dú sickness · poison → [virus] 病毒)

(computer) virus

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Theocratic

ānníng

ānníng ({being peaceful}; {being tranquil} 安宁 安寧) ← Tap/click to show/hide the “flashcard”

The third part of the fruitage of the spirit listed is peace.— Jiālātàishū (Jiālātài·shū Galatia · Book → [Galatians] 加拉太书 加拉太書) 5:22, 23.

Galatians 5:22, 23 (WOL nwtsty-CHS+Pīnyīn)

As shown above, the current Mandarin version of the New World Translation Bible (nwtsty) translates the English word “peace” using this week’s MEotW, “ānníng ({being peaceful}; {being tranquil} 安宁 安寧)”.

Inner Peace, to Be Precise

Using the handy Parallel Translations (Yìběn (Yì·běn Translated · {Roots → [Editions]} → [Translations] 译本 譯本) Duìzhào (Duì·zhào {Facing → [Comparing]} · {Illuminating → [Comparing/Contrasting]} → [Comparing/Contrasting] 对照 對照) in Mandarin) feature of the Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY, we can see that the current Mandarin version of the New World Translation Bible (nwtsty) translates the English word “peace” in Galatians 5:22 differently than the previous major revision (bi12) did:

Galatians 5:22, 23 (WOL CHS Parallel Translations)

Why was “ānníng ({being peaceful}; {being tranquil} 安宁 安寧)” selected to be used in Galatians 5:22 in the current version of the Mandarin NWT Bible, when the previous major revision used “hépíng (peace | {[is] peaceful} (nwtsty-CHS Appx. A2 says this term mainly refers to an absence of war or conflict) 和平)” there? Appendix A2 of the current Mandarin version of the New World Translation Bible (nwtsty) explains that “hépíng (peace | {[is] peaceful} (nwtsty-CHS Appx. A2 says this term mainly refers to the absence of war or conflict) 和平)” mainly refers to the absence of war or conflict. However, even in a situation in which there is no hépíng (peace | {[is] peaceful} (nwtsty-CHS Appx. A2 says this term mainly refers to the absence of war or conflict) 和平), God’s holy spirit can still help people to maintain the spiritual quality of ānníng ({being peaceful}; {being tranquil} 安宁 安寧) in their hearts–inner peace.

For some more information on “ānníng ({being peaceful}; {being tranquil} 安宁 安寧)” and how it is used in the current Mandarin NWT Bible, see the entry for it in the Cíyǔ Jiěshì ((Cí·yǔ Terms · Words 词语 詞語) (Jiě·shì {Untyings → [Solvings]} · Explainings 解释 解釋) → [Glossary]) (Simplified Chinese with optional Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音)) in the Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY.

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yìmiáo

yìmiáo (yì·miáo epidemic · {seedling → [vaccine]} → [vaccine] 疫苗) ← Tap/click to show/hide the “flashcard”

[Note: Tap/click on a Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音) expression to reveal its “flashcard”, tap/click on a “flashcard” or its Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音) expression to hide the “flashcard”.]

As of this writing, deep in the year 2021, the subject of the COVID-19 pandemic has been, to say the least, on people’s minds now for a while. So, it would be good to be able to refer to things related to it in Mandarin when speaking to people in the Mandarin field, or when speaking to our brothers and sisters in the truth.

electron microscope image of SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19

An electron microscope image of SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19
Creative Commons Attribution License logo NIAID

This week’s MEotW, “yìmiáo (yì·miáo epidemic · {seedling → [vaccine]} → [vaccine] 疫苗)”, means “vaccine”. Interestingly, this expression’s literal meaning is “epidemic seedling”, which is appropriate considering that vaccines have been made from disease-causing microorganisms, without being live, full-grown versions of them.

Examples

To say something meaning “I have received one dose of vaccine” in Mandarin, one might say:

📖 📄 📘 “Wǒ (I 我) dǎle (dǎ·le {have been struck with → [generalized verb]} · [indicates a change] 打了) yìmiáo (yì·miáo epidemic · {seedling → [vaccine]} → [vaccine] 疫苗) yí (one 一) cì (time 次).”

To refer in Mandarin to “an arrangement that will be even more effective than vaccines at eliminating disease”, we could use this phrase:

📖 📄 📘 “yí (one 一) ge ([mw] 个 個/个) huì (will 会 會) bǐ ({compared to} 比) yìmiáo (yì·miáo epidemic · {seedlings → [vaccines]} → [vaccines] 疫苗) gèng (more 更) yǒuxiào (yǒu·xiào having · effect → [effective] 有效) de (-ly 地) xiāochú (xiāo·chú eliminate · {get rid of} 消除) jíbìng (disease 疾病) de (’s 的) ānpái (ān·pái {placing in a suitable position} · arranging → [arrangement] 安排)”