BASIC CHARACTERS MT WEEK 2.2 Flashcards
1
Q
‘south’
A
南 nán
2
Q
general purpose pronoun, used only as object, normally third person: ‘him, her, them, it’
A
之 zhī
3
Q
‘its, his, her, their’ (equivalent to pronoun + connecting particle 之)
A
其 qí
4
Q
negative (for verbal sentences)
A
不 bù
5
Q
less common negative for verbal sentences (in the Classical period this is usually a contraction of 不 + object pronoun 之)
A
弗 fú
6
Q
interrogative (forms a question, similar to modern Chinese ma 嗎 /吗)
A
乎 hū
7
Q
name of a feudal state; subsequently, the Qin (Ch’in) dynasty (221–206 BC)
A
秦 Qín
8
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name of a feudal state in the South (centered on the middle Yangtse River region)
A
楚 Chǔ
9
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name of a mythical sage king, much admired by Confucians (尧)
A
堯 Yáo
