Lesson 4 - 孔子

Question 1

顔淵

Answer 1

yan2yuan1

the most beloved disciple of Confucius

Question 2

季路

Answer 2

ji4lu4

the oldest disciple of Confucius

Question 3

侍

Answer 3

shi4

to wait on; to accompany

Question 4

盍

Answer 4

he2

why not? (a phonetic fusion of 何不)

Question 5

言

Answer 5

yan2

to speak about

Question 6

爾

Answer 6

er3

you or your (informal second person pronoun)

Question 7

志

Answer 7

zhi4

ideal (of life); goal

Question 8

子路

Answer 8

zi3lu4

courtesy name of 季路

Question 9

願

Answer 9

yuan4

to wish

Question 10

輕

Answer 10

qing1

light

Question 11

裘

Answer 11

qiu2

fur coat

Question 12

共

Answer 12

gong4
to share
together

Question 13

敝

Answer 13

bi4

to wear out; a causative verb

Question 14

無憾

Answer 14

wu2han4

to have no regret

Question 15

伐

Answer 15

fa2

to boast of; to make a show of

Question 16

善

Answer 16

shan4

merit; good qualities

Question 17

施

Answer 17

shi1

to boast of; to make a show of

Question 18

勞

Answer 18

lao2

merit; achievement

Question 19

安

Answer 19

an1

to be at peace (or ease) with

Question 20

信

Answer 20

xin4

to trust

Question 21

少 (4th tone)

Answer 21

shao4

young

Question 22

懷

Answer 22

huai2

to remember with care and affection

Question 23

斯

Answer 23

si1

then (equivalent to 則)

Question 24

行

Answer 24

xing2

to practice

Question 25

諸

Answer 25

zhu1

a phonetic fusion of the pronoun 之 and the question particle 乎

Question 26

如之何

Answer 26

ru2zhi1he2

how is that …？(in idiomatic phrase)

Question 27

冉有

Answer 27

ran3you3

a disciple of Confucius

Question 28

公西華

Answer 28

gong1xi1 hua2

a disciple of Confucius

Question 29

由

Answer 29

you2

the formal name of 子路)

Question 30

也

Answer 30

ye3

used in the middle of a sentence to indicate a pause

Question 31

求

Answer 31

qiu2

the personal name of 冉有

Question 32

赤

Answer 32

chi4

the personal name of 公西華

Question 33

惑

Answer 33

huo4

confused

Question 34

敢問

Answer 34

gan3wen4
may i ask; allow me to ask?
(an idiomatic expression of courtesy, used when questioning somebody)

Question 35

退

Answer 35

tui4
withdrawing; hesitant; indecisive
to discourage; to pull back

Question 36

進

Answer 36

jin4

to encourage; to push forward

Question 37

兼人

Answer 37

jian1ren2

to outdo others

Question 38

先進

Answer 38

xian1jin4

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