Lesson 5 - 孔子

Question 1

之

Answer 1

zhi1

to go to

Question 2

武城

Answer 2

wu3cheng2

the name of a place, in present-day Shandong province

Question 3

弦

Answer 3

xian2

string (of a musical instument)

Question 4

弦歌之聲

Answer 4

xian2 ge1 zhi1 sheng1

the sound of singing accompanied by string music

Question 5

莞爾

Answer 5

wan3er3

smiling

Question 6

焉

Answer 6

yan1

for what; why?

Question 7

子游

Answer 7

zi3you2

a disciple of Confucius, who was serving as magistrate of Wucheng

Question 8

對

Answer 8

dui4
to reply (to a senior or superior)

Question 9

昔者

Answer 9

xi1zhe3

in the past

Question 10

偃

Answer 10

yan3

formal name of 子游

Question 11

諸

Answer 11

zhu1

a phonetic fusion of 之 and 於

Question 12

君子

Answer 12

jun1zi3

a man of noble birth (the original meaning of the word)

Question 13

道

Answer 13

dao4

Confucius usually refers to the doctrines of the ancient sage kings when using this character

Question 14

小人

Answer 14

xiao3ren2

a person of humble birth (the original meaning)

Question 15

易使

Answer 15

yi4shi3

easy to use; obedient

Question 16

二三子

Answer 16

er4san1zi3

you fellows!

Question 17

是

Answer 17

shi4

right (in contrast to 非 ‘wrong’)

Question 18

前言

Answer 18

qian2yan2

the words i said just now

Question 19

戲

Answer 19

xi4

to jest; to play a joke on

Question 20

耳

Answer 20

er3

that is all (a particle expressing limitation)

Question 21

陽貨

Answer 21

yang2huo4

name of a person; a chapter title

Question 22

叔孫武叔

Answer 22

shu1sun1 wu3shu1

a minister of the 魯 lu3 state

Question 23

語

Answer 23

yu4

to speak to

Question 24

大夫

Answer 24

da4fu1

the rank of nobility in the Zhou Dynasty, usually translated as ‘minister’

Question 25

朝

Answer 25

chao2 | the ducal court

Question 26

賢

Answer 26

xian2 | virtuous; worthy

Question 27

於

Answer 27

yu2 | adj + 於 = expresses comparison

Question 28

仲尼

Answer 28

zhong4ni2 | the courtesy name of Confucius

Question 29

子服景伯

Answer 29

zi3fu2 jing3bo2 | a minister of the Lu state

Question 30

以

Answer 30

yi3 | with

Question 31

吿

Answer 31

gao4 | to tell; to report to

Question 32

譬

Answer 32

pi4 | to make an analogy; to compare to

Question 33

宮

Answer 33

gong1 | house (in post Qin period referred to ‘palace’, before that ‘house’)

Question 34

賜

Answer 34

ci4 | the formal name of 子貢

Question 35

闚

Answer 35

kui1 | to peep

Question 36

室傢

Answer 36

shi4jia1 | a house in an enclosure

Question 37

仞

Answer 37

ren4 | a measure of length, usually defined as around seven or eight 尺 (about 0.3 meter)

Question 38

得

Answer 38

de2 | to get; to find

Question 39

宗廟

Answer 39

zong1miao4 | ancestral temple

Question 40

官

Answer 40

guan1 | office

Question 41

富

Answer 41

fu4 | abundant

Question 42

或

Answer 42

huo4 | perhaps

Question 43

夫子

Answer 43

fu1zi3 | alternate name of 叔孫武叔

Question 44

云

Answer 44

yun2 | to say

Question 45

宜

Answer 45

yi2 | proper; appropriate

Question 46

子張

Answer 46

zi3zhang1 | name of a disciple of Confucius, also a chapter title