{"id":5371,"date":"2024-10-21T20:23:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T03:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/?p=5371"},"modified":"2025-03-18T08:27:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T15:27:32","slug":"qushi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2024\/10\/21\/qushi\/","title":{"rendered":"q\u016bsh\u01d0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\t\t\tq\u016bsh\u01d0<\/span>\n\t\t\t(q\u016b\u00b7sh\u01d0\n\t\t\t{spur on (a horse) \u2192 [urge on]} \u00b7 make; cause \u2192<\/span> [prompt; urge; spur on]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u9a71\u4f7f\n\t\t\t\u9a45\u4f7f<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\ud83d\udc48\ud83c\udffc Tap\/click to show\/hide the \u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span>\n<\/h3>\n\n

[Notes:<\/strong> Tap\/click on a P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\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\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> expression to hide the<\/span> \u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span>. \ud83d\udcd6<\/span> \ud83d\udcc4<\/span> \ud83d\udcd8 icons mean \ud83d\udcd6<\/span> Reveal All<\/strong>, \ud83d\udcc4<\/span> Reveal Advanced<\/strong>, and \ud83d\udcd8 Reveal None<\/strong> re all the \u201cflashcards\u201d<\/span> in the heading, paragraph, etc. that they are placed at the beginning of.]<\/p>\n

The \n\t\t\tSh\u0113ngm\u00ecng L\u00e1iz\u00ec Chu\u00e0ngz\u00e0o Ma?<\/span>\n\t\t\t((Sh\u0113ngm\u00ecng\n\t\t\tLife<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u751f\u547d)\n\t\t\t(L\u00e1i\u00b7z\u00ec\n\t\t\tCame \u00b7 From<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6765\u81ea\n\t\t\t\u4f86\u81ea<\/span>)\n\t\t\t(Chu\u00e0ng\u00b7z\u00e0o\n\t\t\tInitiating \u00b7 {Making, Creating} \u2192 [Creating]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u521b\u9020\n\t\t\t\u5275\u9020<\/span>)\n\t\t\t(Ma\n\t\t\t[? ptcl for \u201cyes\/no\u201d questions]<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5417\n\t\t\t\u55ce<\/span>)?\n\t\t\t\u2192<\/span> [Was Life Created? (lc)]<\/span>)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/i> (Was Life Created? (lc))<\/i> brochure and the \n\t\t\tSh\u0113ngm\u00ecng de Q\u01d0yu\u00e1n\u2014Zh\u00edde S\u012bk\u01ceo de W\u01d4 Ge W\u00e8nt\u00ed<\/span>\n\t\t\t((Sh\u0113ngm\u00ecng\n\t\t\tLife<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u751f\u547d)\n\t\t\t(de\n\t\t\t\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)\n\t\t\t(Q\u01d0\u00b7yu\u00e1n\n\t\t\t{Rising \u2192 [Starting]} \u00b7 Source \u2192 [Origin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8d77\u6e90\/\u539f)\u2014(Zh\u00ed\u00b7de\n\t\t\tWorth \u00b7 Getting \u2192 [Worth]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u503c\u5f97)\n\t\t\t(S\u012b\u00b7k\u01ceo\n\t\t\t{Thinking About} \u00b7 Examining<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u601d\u8003)\n\t\t\t(de\n\t\t\t\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)\n\t\t\t(W\u01d4\n\t\t\tFive<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e94)\n\t\t\t(Ge\n\t\t\t[mw]<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e2a\n\t\t\t\u500b\/\u4e2a<\/span>)\n\t\t\t(W\u00e8n\u00b7t\u00ed\n\t\t\tAsking \u00b7 Subjects \u2192 [Questions]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u95ee\u9898\n\t\t\t\u554f\u984c<\/span>)\n\t\t\t\u2192<\/span> [The Origin of Life\u2014Five Questions Worth Asking (lf)]<\/span>)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/i> (The Origin of Life\u2014Five Questions Worth Asking (lf))<\/i> brochure were originally published back in 2010, but relatively recently, the English version of the Was Life Created?<\/i> brochure was updated to the December 2022 Printing, and the Mandarin version of it was updated to the February 2023 Printing. Also, the Was Life Created?<\/i> brochure and the Origin of Life<\/i> brochure are now in the Teaching Toolbox section in the JW Library app. So, it would be good to consider some of the expressions used in the Mandarin versions of these publications that can be so helpful when discussing whether life was created.<\/p>\n

Prompt<\/h4>\n

This week\u2019s MEotW, which appears in the section of the Mandarin Was Life Created?<\/i> brochure entitled \u201cN\u01d0<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(You<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4f60)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tXi\u0101ngx\u00ecn<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(Xi\u0101ng\u00b7x\u00ecn\n\t\t\tIt \u00b7 {Do Believe} \u2192<\/span> [Do Believe]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u76f8\u4fe1)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tSh\u00e9nme<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(Sh\u00e9n\u00b7me\n\t\t\tWhat \u00b7 [suf]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4ec0\u4e48\n\t\t\t\u4ec0\/\u751a\u9ebc<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tNe<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(<\/i>[? ptcl]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5462)<\/span>?\u201d<\/i> (\u201cWhat Do You Believe?\u201d), is \u201cq\u016bsh\u01d0<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(q\u016b\u00b7sh\u01d0\n\t\t\t{spur on (a horse) \u2192 [urge on]} \u00b7 make; cause \u2192<\/span> [prompt; urge; spur on]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u9a71\u4f7f\n\t\t\t\u9a45\u4f7f<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d:<\/i><\/p>\n

English<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\nIt is our hope that this brochure will prompt<\/strong> you to examine again the basis for some of your beliefs.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mandarin (WOL<\/a>; P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> Plus<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\n\n\t\t\t\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> \ud83d\udcc4<\/span> \ud83d\udcd8<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tW\u01d2men<\/span>\n\t\t\t(W\u01d2\u00b7men\n\t\t\twe \u00b7 [pl]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6211\u4eec\n\t\t\t\u6211\u5011<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tx\u012bw\u00e0ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(x\u012b\u00b7w\u00e0ng\n\t\t\thope \u00b7 {gaze (into the distance) at (that) \u2192 [hope]} \u2192<\/span> [hope]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5e0c\u671b)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tb\u011bn<\/span>\n\t\t\t({root or stem of a} \u2192<\/span> [this]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u672c)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tc\u00e8zi<\/span>\n\t\t\t(c\u00e8\u00b7zi\n\t\t\tbrochure \u00b7 [suf for nouns]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u518c\u5b50\n\t\t\t\u518a\u5b50<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tn\u00e9ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t({will be able}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u80fd)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tq\u016bsh\u01d0<\/span>\n\t\t\t(q\u016b\u00b7sh\u01d0\n\t\t\t{to spur on (a horse) \u2192 [to urge on]} \u00b7 {to cause} \u2192<\/span> [to prompt]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u9a71\u4f7f\n\t\t\t\u9a45\u4f7f<\/span>)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\n\t\t\tn\u01d0<\/span>\n\t\t\t(you<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4f60)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tch\u00f3ngx\u012bn<\/span>\n\t\t\t(ch\u00f3ng\u00b7x\u012bn\n\t\t\tagain \u00b7 newly<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u91cd\u65b0)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\txi\u01cengxiang<\/span>\n\t\t\t(xi\u01ceng\u00b7xiang\n\t\t\t{to think about} \u00b7 {to think about}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u60f3\u60f3)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tz\u00ecj\u01d0<\/span>\n\t\t\t(self<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u81ea\u5df1)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tde<\/span>\n\t\t\t(\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tk\u00e0nf\u01ce<\/span>\n\t\t\t(k\u00e0n\u00b7f\u01ce\n\t\t\t{looking at (some things)} \u00b7 way<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u770b\u6cd5)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\ty\u01d2u<\/span>\n\t\t\t({does have}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6709)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tsh\u00e9nme<\/span>\n\t\t\t(sh\u00e9n\u00b7me\n\t\t\twhat \u00b7 [suf]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4ec0\u4e48\n\t\t\t\u4ec0\/\u751a\u9ebc<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\ty\u012bj\u00f9<\/span>\n\t\t\t(y\u012b\u00b7j\u00f9\n\t\t\t{being relied on} \u00b7 evidence \u2192<\/span> [basis]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4f9d\u636e\n\t\t\t\u4f9d\u64da<\/span>)<\/span>.\n\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While the first morpheme<\/a> in \u201cq\u016bsh\u01d0<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(q\u016b\u00b7sh\u01d0\n\t\t\t{spur on (a horse) \u2192 [urge on]} \u00b7 make; cause \u2192<\/span> [prompt; urge; spur on]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u9a71\u4f7f\n\t\t\t\u9a45\u4f7f<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> seems to have originally had a literal meaning of \u201cspur a horse on\u201d\u2014as hinted at by the \u201c\u9a6c\/\u99ac (horse)\u201d radical<\/a>\/character component<\/a> in it\u2014in the context of \u201cq\u016bsh\u01d0<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(q\u016b\u00b7sh\u01d0\n\t\t\t{spur on (a horse) \u2192 [urge on]} \u00b7 make; cause \u2192<\/span> [prompt; urge; spur on]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u9a71\u4f7f\n\t\t\t\u9a45\u4f7f<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> it\u2019s used to mean \u201curge on\u201d. (Interestingly, this morpheme is also used in \u201cxi\u0101nq\u016b<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(xi\u0101n\u00b7q\u016b\n\t\t\t{in advance} \u00b7 {drives (a horse\/car\/etc.) \u2192 [runs quickly]} (person) \u2192<\/span> [pioneer]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5148\u9a71\n\t\t\t\u5148\u9a45<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> (\u201cpioneer\u201d), in which it probably has an effective meaning of \u201cruns quickly\u201d.) Combined with \u201csh\u01d0<\/i><\/span> \n\t\t\t(causing; making | using | sending | envoy | if<\/span> \n\t\t\t\u4f7f)<\/span>\u201d,<\/i> which in this context means \u201cmake\u201d or \u201ccause\u201d, we get an effective meaning of \u201curge\u201d, \u201cspur on\u201d, or \u201cprompt\u201d, as shown in the above example.<\/p>\n

Bearing Witness in Mandarin<\/h4>\n

As the Was Life Created?<\/i> brochure says, our objective in talking to people in the Mandarin field about whether life was created is just to prompt or encourage them to think about why they believe what they believe about this subject. That\u2019s why we\u2019re called Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses\u2014<\/em>we bear witness and testify regarding the evidence.\u2014Isaiah 43:10\u201312<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Of course, in the Mandarin field, we need to do this using the Mandarin language. Let us be prepared, not just to read Chinese characters from a page or a screen \ud83d\udcf1, but to actually talk with people in Mandarin<\/em> and help them understand the evidence that the Creator exists, and that he will through his Kingdom government make this earth into a peaceful paradise, without the wars, natural disasters, and other problems that we see around us today.<\/p>\n

While evolution\/creation can be a relatively technically challenging subject to talk to people about, especially in Mandarin, thankfully, Jehovah and his organization have provided excellent tools like the Was Life Created?<\/i> brochure, the JW Language app (iOS\/iPadOS<\/a>, Android<\/a>, Microsoft Store<\/a>), etc. to help us. In general, the technology, tools, and resources now available to help with Mandarin language learning are also better than ever. (Links to some Mandarin field language-learning resources can be found here<\/a>.) Let us each move forward with a positive attitude on our own personal Mandarin-learning journey, and not be held back by the traditions and limitations of the past.<\/p>\n

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For convenience:<\/p>\n

The direct link for the current-generation P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> Plus resource for the Was Life Created?<\/i> brochure is:<\/p>\n