[Note:<\/strong> Tap\/click on a P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> expression to reveal its <\/span>\u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span>, tap\/click on a <\/span>\u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span> or its P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> expression to hide the<\/span> \u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span>.]<\/p>\n As of this writing, deep in the year 2021, the subject of the COVID-19 pandemic has been, to say the least, on people\u2019s minds now for a while. So, it would be good to be able to refer to it in Mandarin when speaking to people in the Mandarin field, or when speaking to our brothers and sisters in the truth.<\/p>\n An electron microscope image of SARS-CoV-2\u2014also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19<\/i> This week\u2019s MEotW, \u201cy\u00ecq\u00edng<\/i><\/span>\n(y\u00ec\u00b7q\u00edng\nepidemic \u00b7 situation (used, e.g., to refer to the COVID-19 situation)<\/span>\n\u75ab\u60c5)<\/span>\u201d, which literally means \u201cepidemic situation\u201d, is used to refer to the situation with the COVID-19 pandemic as a whole.<\/p>\n For example, to say something meaning \u201cmany are worried because of the pandemic\u201d in Mandarin, we might say:<\/p>\n \n\n\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> \ud83d\udcc4<\/span> \ud83d\udcd8<\/span>\n\n\u201cH\u011bn<\/i><\/span>\n(very<\/span>\n\u5f88)<\/span>\n\ndu\u014d<\/i><\/span>\n(many<\/span>\n\u591a)<\/span>\n\nr\u00e9n<\/i><\/span>\n(people<\/span>\n\u4eba)<\/span>\n\nd\u014du<\/i><\/span>\n(even<\/span>\n\u90fd)<\/span>\n\ny\u012bnwei<\/i><\/span>\n(y\u012bn\u00b7wei\n{because of} \u00b7 {on account of}<\/span>\n\u56e0\u4e3a\n\u56e0\u70ba<\/span>)<\/span>\n\ny\u00ecq\u00edng<\/i><\/span>\n(y\u00ec\u00b7q\u00edng\nepidemic \u00b7 situation (used, e.g., to refer to the COVID-19 situation)<\/span>\n\u75ab\u60c5)<\/span>\n\n\u00e9r<\/i><\/span>\n(thus<\/span>\n\u800c)<\/span>\n\nd\u0101nx\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n(d\u0101n\u00b7x\u012bn\n{carry on a shoulder pole \u2192 [bear (a heavy)]} \u00b7 heart \u2192<\/span> [worry]<\/span>\n\u62c5\/\u803d\u5fc3\n\u64d4\/\u803d\u5fc3<\/span>)<\/span>.\u201d\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n To ask in Mandarin, \u201cHave you ever wondered how we can see a world with no more pandemics?\u201d, we might say:<\/p>\n \n\n\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> \ud83d\udcc4<\/span> \ud83d\udcd8<\/span>\n\n\u201cN\u01d0<\/i><\/span>\n(you<\/span>\n\u4f60)<\/span>\n\ny\u01d2u<\/i><\/span>\n(have<\/span>\n\u6709)<\/span>\n\nm\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/i><\/span>\n(m\u00e9i\u00b7y\u01d2u\nnot \u00b7 have<\/span>\n\u6ca1\u6709\n\u6c92\u6709<\/span>)<\/span>\n\nxi\u01cengguo<\/i><\/span>\n(xi\u01ceng\u00b7guo\n{thinking about} \u00b7 passed \u2192<\/span> [thought about]<\/span>\n\u60f3\u8fc7\n\u60f3\u904e<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\nw\u01d2men<\/i><\/span>\n(w\u01d2\u00b7men\nwe \u00b7 [pl<\/i>]<\/span>\n\u6211\u4eec\n\u6211\u5011<\/span>)<\/span>\n\nz\u011bny\u00e0ng<\/i><\/span>\n(z\u011bn\u00b7y\u00e0ng\nwhat \u00b7 {form \u2192 [way]} \u2192<\/span> [how]<\/span>\n\u600e\u6837\n\u600e\u6a23<\/span>)<\/span>\n\nk\u011by\u01d0<\/i><\/span>\n(k\u011b\u00b7y\u01d0\ncan \u00b7 [suf<\/i>]<\/span>\n\u53ef\u4ee5)<\/span>\n\nk\u00e0nd\u00e0o<\/i><\/span>\n(k\u00e0n\u00b7d\u00e0o\nsee \u00b7 {arriving at}<\/span>\n\u770b\u5230)<\/span>\n\ny\u00ed<\/i><\/span>\n(one<\/span>\n\u4e00)<\/span>\n\nge<\/i><\/span>\n([mw<\/i>]<\/span>\n\u4e2a\n\u500b\/\u4e2a<\/span>)<\/span>\n\nb\u00faz\u00e0i<\/i><\/span>\n(b\u00fa\u00b7z\u00e0i\nnot \u00b7 anymore<\/span>\n\u4e0d\u518d)<\/span>\n\ny\u01d2u<\/i><\/span>\n(having<\/span>\n\u6709)<\/span>\n\ny\u00ecq\u00edng<\/i><\/span>\n(y\u00ec\u00b7q\u00edng\nepidemic \u00b7 situations<\/span>\n\u75ab\u60c5)<\/span>\n\nde<\/i><\/span>\n(\u2019<\/span>\n\u7684)<\/span>\n\nsh\u00ecji\u00e8<\/i><\/span>\n(sh\u00ec\u00b7ji\u00e8\nworld \u00b7 extent \u2192<\/span> [world]<\/span>\n\u4e16\u754c)<\/span>?\u201d\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [Note: Tap\/click on a expression to reveal its \u201cflashcard\u201d, tap\/click on a \u201cflashcard\u201d or its expression to hide the \u201cflashcard\u201d.] As of this writing, deep in the year 2021, the subject of the COVID-19 pandemic has been, to say the least, on people\u2019s minds now for a while. So, it would be good to be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[62,136],"class_list":["post-1219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-events","tag-covid-19","tag-usage-examples"],"yoast_head":"\n
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