For spiritual food (which is for you yourself to learn spiritual things from, and which ideally should be in your own mother tongue), please go to jw.org.

This supplementary language-learning material is for helping you to learn about how the Mandarin language is used in an official publication, so that you will be better able to help others in the Mandarin language field.

Older Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音) 3-line material covering the first part of the Lasting Peace brochure can be found at:

For now, this Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音)+ resource covers from p. 13, par. 1 to the end of p. 23. More current-generation Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音)+ material based on the current printing of the Mandarin Lasting Peace brochure will be added to this resource as time allows.

Expression-By-Expression Multidimensional Textual Analysis of

📖 📄 ➕ Zěnyàng Zhǎodào Yǒngjiǔ de Píng’ān Xìngfú ((Zěn·yàng What · {Pattern → [Way]} → [How] 怎样 怎樣) (Zhǎo·dào {to Look For (and)} · {Arrive at} → [to Find] 找到) (Yǒng·jiǔ Everlasting · {for a Long Time} 永久) (de ’s 的) (Píng’·ān {Being Flat, Level, Even → [Being Peaceful]} · {Being Safe, Secure} (nwtsty-CHS Appx. A2 says this term mainly refers to things being smooth and stable, safe and secure, free of danger) 平安) (Xìng·fú {Good Fortune} · Blessings → [Happiness] 幸福) → [Lasting Peace and Happiness—How to Find Them (pc)]) 👈🏼 Tap/click to show/hide the “flashcard”

 

 

LASTING PEACE AND HAPPINESS—How to find them

2009 Printing

to Aid in Language Learning

Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音)+

📖 📄 ➕ Mùlù (Contents)+ (Mù·lù {Table of Contents} · Record 目录 目錄) 🔽

DISCLAIMER

While the organization expresses valid general concerns here about posting copies of official publications to the Internet, there are good legal and spiritual reasons for concluding that those concerns do not apply to this particular material, since such material should NOT be considered to be infringing on copyright, and since such material is specifically designed to be, NOT SPIRITUAL FOOD, but rather, material FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING:

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  • Not Intended as Spiritual Food. When at all practical, only official material from “the faithful and discreet slave” ’s official sources should be viewed or used as spiritual food. (And ideally, this spiritual food should be in one’s own mother tongue.) Generally, this unofficial Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音)+ material should not be viewed or used as spiritual food, which is for personally learning spiritual things from. This unofficial Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音)+ material is mainly meant to help Mandarin field publishers with language learning, so that they can more quickly become more effective at using the language (especially the speech) they’re learning, as exemplified by the original official publication’s contents, to praise Jehovah and help others, without being unnecessarily obstructed and delayed by the difficult-to-learn-and-remember Chinese characters.
    • Along with the misuse of official publications by opposers and commercial enterprises, the serious yet unnecessary tradition-based difficulties presented by Chinese characters must also be fought against, since they act as a Great Wall seriously obstructing many publishers who are otherwise willing and able to help with our God-honouring and life-saving preaching and teaching work in what is probably the biggest worldwide language field that has ever existed anywhere. In fact, The Watchtower has commented to the effect that contributing to evangelizing should take priority over responding to opposers.
    • Unlike simple copies that detract from or compete with the original official publication’s value as spiritual food without contributing significant additional value to the evangelizing work, material like this Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音)+ material has been shown through the experiences of many to be extraordinarily effective at helping language-learning Mandarin field publishers to break through the Great Wall of Chinese characters, so that these products of mere human tradition do not get in the way of them fully using the original official publication’s spiritual food for its intended purposes of honouring Jehovah and helping others spiritually.
    • One should only use this unofficial Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音)+ material as spiritual food for personally learning spiritual things from (as opposed to the main intended usage of personal language learning) if corresponding official material is unavailable, or is impractical to use because of language reasons or other technical reasons. Even in such cases, this unofficial Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音)+ material should not be viewed as superseding or taking the place of official material, but rather as complementing official material by helping to overcome availability problems, language factors, and other technical factors that could hinder or prevent the spiritual food in official material from fully having the beneficial effects it was meant to have.

 

* Although thumbnails are reduced-size versions of the complete original images or videos, they are considered transformative (a major factor in determining fair use) because their purpose is, not to supersede or replace the original images or videos, but rather to help people to find the original images or videos, so that they can use the original images or videos as they were meant to be used. Similarly, although this material may contain the complete text of the original official Chinese publication, this material can be considered transformative (a major factor in determining fair use) because its purpose is, not to supersede or replace the original official Chinese publication, but rather to help people to find knowledge about and understanding of the language used in the original official Chinese publication, so that they can use the original official Chinese publication as it was meant to be used. ^

Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音)+:

  • This material is speech-first and mobile-first in design.
  • The default Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音) text simply and directly represents Mandarin speech, which should be our main focus.—1 Corinthians 14:8–11.
  • 💡 Tapping/clicking on a Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音) expression may reveal 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 (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音) expression hides the “flashcard”.
    • Try tapping/clicking on this: Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音) 👈🏼
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  • By default, no “flashcards” are displayed, and a + symbol indicates a relatively advanced expression with an available “flashcard”. This default setting is shown at the top of each page as “ ➕ Reveal + Symbols ”.
    • The “ 📘 Reveal None ” option causes “flashcards” and + symbols to not be displayed.
  • Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音) expressions not marked with a + symbol may or may not have a “flashcard”. More “flashcards” may be added over time.
  • 📖 📄 ➕ icons mean 📖 Reveal All, 📄 Reveal Advanced, and ➕ Reveal + Symbols re all the “flashcards” and + symbols in the heading, paragraph, etc. that they are placed at the beginning of.

Short Links:
Links > Publications > Brochures >
Lasting Peace Brochure Links (tiandi.info/pc)

Updated 2026-10-05

Notes:

rich information about Mandarin speech
for discussing Bible truths
with Chinese persons,
as represented by the text of the
Mandarin Lasting Peace brochure,
2009 Printing, proofread, mobile-friendly,
“flashcards” integrated with the text
(tap/click on a Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音) expression to reveal its “flashcard”,
tap/click on a “flashcard” or its Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音) expression
to hide the
“flashcard”),
Pīnyīn (Pīn·yīn {Piecing Together of} · Sounds → [Pinyin] 拼音) (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 + Symbols controls
for all the “flashcards” and + symbols in a section, paragraph, etc.,
links for getting around,
picture thumbnails & links,
Dark mode selectable with the dropdown control at the top right,
adjustable text size,
zip file for offline use
Material with a grey background has been partially proofread.

front cover

📖 📄 ➕ [túpiàn+ (tú·piàn picture · {slice → [mw]} 图片 圖片) (jw.org)]

📖 📄 ➕ Mùlù (Contents)+ (Mù·lù {Table of Contents} · Record 目录 目錄)

 

Introduction and Disclaimer

📖 📄 ➕ Jiǎnjiè+ (Jiǎn·jiè {Simple → [Brief]} · {Being Situated Between → [Introduction]} 简介 簡介)

📖 📄 ➕ Rénrén (Rén·rén Person · Person → [Everyone] 人人) Dōu ({Every One} 都) Kěwàng+ (Kě·wàng Thirstily · {Gazes (into the Distance) for → [Hopes for]} → [Longs for] 渴望) Píng’ān (Píng’·ān {Being Flat, Level, Even → [Being Peaceful]} · {Being Safe, Secure} (nwtsty-CHS Appx. A2 says this term mainly refers to things being smooth and stable, safe and secure, free of danger) 平安) Xìngfú (Xìng·fú {Good Fortune} · Blessings → [Happiness] 幸福)

📖 📄 ➕ Nǐ de ((Nǐ You 你) (de ’s 的) → [Your]) Zōngjiào (Zōng·jiào {School of Thought} · Teaching → [Religious] 宗教) Xìnyǎng+ (Xìn·yǎng Believing · {Looking Up to} → [Beliefs] 信仰) Néng (Can 能) Mǎnzú (Mǎn·zú Fill · {to Be Sufficient} → [Satisfy] 满足 滿足) Nǐ de ((Nǐ You 你) (de ’s 的) → [Your]) Xīnlíng+ (Xīn·líng Heart · Spirit → [Spiritual] 心灵 心靈) Xūyào (Xū·yào Needs · Needed → [Needs] 需要) Ma ([? ptcl for “yes/no” questions] 吗 嗎)?

📖 📄 ➕ Zhēnde (Zhēn·de (There) Really · ’s 真的) Yǒu ({Is Having} → [Is] 有) Yí (One 一) Wèi ({Place of a} → [mw for persons] 位) Zàowù‐Zhǔ+ ((Zào·wù Created · Things 造物)‐(Zhǔ Master 主) → [Creator]) Ma ([? ptcl for “yes/no” questions] 吗 嗎)?

📖 📄 ➕ Zàofú (Zào·fú Makes · Blessings (for) 造福) Quán (All 全) Rénlèi (Rén·lèi Man·kind 人类 人類) de (’s 的) Zhǐnán+ (Zhǐ·nán {(Points with) Finger → [Points]} · South (Thing) → [Guidebook] 指南) 🔽

📖 📄 ➕ Péiyǎng+ (Péi·yǎng {Heaping Up Soil (for) → [Cultivating]} · {Providing for → [Cultivating]} → [Cultivating] 培养 培養) Duì (Towards 对 對) Zàowù‐Zhǔ ((Zào·wù Created · Things 造物)‐(Zhǔ Master 主) → [Creator]) de (’s 的) Xìnxīn (Xìn·xīn Believing · Heart → [Faith] 信心) 🔽

📖 📄 ➕ Gēn (With 跟) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) de (’s 的) Zǐmín+ (Zǐ·mín Persons · People 子民) Yìqǐ (Yì·qǐ {Being One} · {Rising → [Group]} → [Together] 一起) Zhuīqiú (Zhuī·qiú Pursue · Seek 追求) Yǒngjiǔ (Yǒng·jiǔ Everlasting · {for a Long Time} 永久) de (’s 的) Píng’ān (Píng’·ān {Being Flat, Level, Even → [Being Peaceful]} · {Being Safe, Secure} (nwtsty-CHS Appx. A2 says this term mainly refers to things being smooth and stable, safe and secure, free of danger) 平安) Xìngfú (Xìng·fú {Good Fortune} · Blessings → [Happiness] 幸福)

📖 📄 ➕ Yǒngjiǔ (Yǒng·jiǔ Everlasting · {for a Long Time} 永久) de (’s 的) Píng’ān (Píng’·ān {Being Flat, Level, Even → [Being Peaceful]} · {Being Safe, Secure} (nwtsty-CHS Appx. A2 says this term mainly refers to things being smooth and stable, safe and secure, free of danger) 平安) Xìngfú (Xìng·fú {Good Fortune} · Blessings → [Happiness] 幸福) Jìn ({Are Near} 近) zài (at 在) Yǎnqián+ (Yǎn·qián Eyes · Before → [Before Our Eyes] 眼前) Le ([(at the end of a phrase/sentence) indicates a change] 了)!