Lesson 4 - 孔子 Flashcards
(38 cards)
1
Q
顔淵
A
yan2yuan1
the most beloved disciple of Confucius
2
Q
季路
A
ji4lu4
the oldest disciple of Confucius
3
Q
侍
A
shi4
to wait on; to accompany
4
Q
盍
A
he2
why not? (a phonetic fusion of 何不)
5
Q
言
A
yan2
to speak about
6
Q
爾
A
er3
you or your (informal second person pronoun)
7
Q
志
A
zhi4
ideal (of life); goal
8
Q
子路
A
zi3lu4
courtesy name of 季路
9
Q
願
A
yuan4
to wish
10
Q
輕
A
qing1
light
11
Q
裘
A
qiu2
fur coat
12
Q
共
A
gong4
to share
together
13
Q
敝
A
bi4
to wear out; a causative verb
14
Q
無憾
A
wu2han4
to have no regret
15
Q
伐
A
fa2
to boast of; to make a show of
16
Q
善
A
shan4
merit; good qualities
17
Q
施
A
shi1
to boast of; to make a show of
18
Q
勞
A
lao2
merit; achievement
19
Q
安
A
an1
to be at peace (or ease) with
20
Q
信
A
xin4
to trust
21
Q
少 (4th tone)
A
shao4
young
22
Q
懷
A
huai2
to remember with care and affection
23
Q
斯
A
si1
then (equivalent to 則)
24
Q
行
A
xing2
to practice
25
諸
zhu1
| a phonetic fusion of the pronoun 之 and the question particle 乎
26
如之何
ru2zhi1he2
| how is that ...？(in idiomatic phrase)
27
冉有
ran3you3
| a disciple of Confucius
28
公西華
gong1xi1 hua2
| a disciple of Confucius
29
由
you2
| the formal name of 子路)
30
也
ye3
| used in the middle of a sentence to indicate a pause
31
求
qiu2
| the personal name of 冉有
32
赤
chi4
| the personal name of 公西華
33
惑
huo4
| confused
34
敢問
gan3wen4
may i ask; allow me to ask?
(an idiomatic expression of courtesy, used when questioning somebody)
35
退
tui4
withdrawing; hesitant; indecisive
to discourage; to pull back
36
進
jin4
| to encourage; to push forward
37
兼人
jian1ren2
| to outdo others
38
先進
xian1jin4
| chapter title
