Lesson 2.3

Question 1

塞

Answer 1

sai4

a fortress; a pass along the Great Wall

Question 2

翁

Answer 2

weng1

old man

Question 3

賽翁

Answer 3

sai4weng1

an old man who lived near the frontier

Question 4

失

Answer 4

shi1

to lose

Question 5

善

Answer 5

shan4

to be good at

Question 6

術

Answer 6

shu4

skill, referring especially to divination and magic power

Question 7

故

Answer 7

gu4

reason; cause

Question 8

亡

Answer 8

wang2

to run away

Question 9

胡

Answer 9

hu2

the northern nomadic tribes of ancient times; can also refer to the area where they lived

Question 10

皆

Answer 10

jie1

all

Question 11

弔

Answer 11

diao4

to offer condolences; to express sympathy to

Question 12

何

Answer 12

he2
what; which?
how; why? (when an adverb)

Question 13

何劇

Answer 13

he2ju4

why

Question 14

福

Answer 14

fu2

good fortune

Question 15

居

Answer 15

ju1
to live; to stay
when used after a time word, it can mean ‘after (a period of time)’

Question 16

將

Answer 16

jiang1

to lead; to escort

Question 17

駿

Answer 17

jun4

fine (horse)

Question 18

賀

Answer 18

he4

to congratulate

Question 19

禍

Answer 19

huo4

misfortune; disaster

Question 20

富

Answer 20

fu4

abundant; to be rich in

Question 21

騎

Answer 21

qi2

to ride

Question 22

墜

Answer 22

zhui4

to fall down

Question 23

髀

Answer 23

bi4

thighbone

Question 24

丁壯者

Answer 24

ding1zhuang4zhe3

those who are able-bodied among the young males

Question 25

引

Answer 25

yin3 | to draw; to pull toward oneself

Question 26

弦

Answer 26

xian2 | bowstring

Question 27

戰

Answer 27

zhan4 | to fight

Question 28

死者

Answer 28

si3zhe3 | those who died

Question 29

十九

Answer 29

shi2jiu3 | nine out of ten

Question 30

獨

Answer 30

du2 | only; alone

Question 31

以X之故

Answer 31

yi3 X zhi1gu4 | because of X; for the sake of X

Question 32

跛

Answer 32

bo3 | lame; cripled

Question 33

相保

Answer 33

xiang1bao2 | to mutually protect; to take care of eachother

Question 34

為

Answer 34

wei2 | to be; to become; to transform into

Question 35

化

Answer 35

hua4 | change; transformation

Question 36

極

Answer 36

ji2 | to reach the ultimate end; to exhaust

Question 37

深

Answer 37

shen1 | depth; mystery

Question 38

測

Answer 38

ce4 | to fathom

Question 39

淮南子

Answer 39

huai2nan2zi | a work compiled during the western Han Dynasty under the patronage of the Prince of Huainan

Question 40

人間訓

Answer 40

ren2jian1xun4 | in the human world, a chapter from the Huainanzi