Vol 1 Lesson 7

Question 1

故

Answer 1

gù: reason, at end of sentence: for this reason, because of [what preceded it], at beginnig of sentence: therefore, for this reason; also “intentionally”

Question 2

滅

Answer 2

mìe: extinguish

Question 3

取

Answer 3

qŭ: grasping, taking (upādāna)

Question 4

愛

Answer 4

ài: love, affection, craving (tṛṣṇā)

Question 5

安和

Answer 5

Ānhé: lit Peaceful Harmony. Here, a personal name, Pali Khema, Skt Kṣema, for the king, Pali Khemavatī, Skt Kṣemavatī for the city

Question 6

隨

Answer 6

Suí: to follow, according to

Question 7

死

Answer 7

sĭ: death

Question 8

憂

Answer 8

yōu: worry, grief

Question 9

悲

Answer 9

bēi: sadness, sorrow

Question 10

苦惱

Answer 10

kŭ’năo: suffering, affliction

Question 11

兩

Answer 11

liăng: the pair; both

Question 12

相

Answer 12

xiāng: mutually (also xiàng: mark or characteristic)

Question 13

俱

Answer 13

jù: both’

Question 14

汙

Answer 14

wū: to stain, sully

Question 15

淨

Answer 15

jìng: pure

Question 16

何如

Answer 16

hérú: what, why, how

Question 17

問

Answer 17

wèn: to ask, to inquire

Question 18

答

Answer 18

dá: to reply, to answer

Question 19

夫

Answer 19

fú: an introductory particle announcing a topic

Question 20

者

Answer 20

zhĕ: a particle marking off a topic, also nominalizes preceding verb

Question 21

生

Answer 21

shēng: life

Question 22

向

Answer 22

xiàng: preposition: towards

Question 23

盡

Answer 23

jìn: termination, ending

Question 24

命

Answer 24

mìng: destiny, life

Question 25

幾

Answer 25

jĭ: several, few

Question 26

謂

Answer 26

wèi: to say to, to address, to call, to label

Question 27

出遊

Answer 27

chūjóu: to go on an excursion (usually for pleasure by a person of high status)

Question 28

歡

Answer 28

huān: joyous, beautiful

Question 29

耶

Answer 29

yé: particle indicating a question

Question 30

病

Answer 30

bìng: sick

Question 31

痛

Answer 31

tòng: pain

Question 32

迫切

Answer 32

pòqiè: to press upon

Question 33

存亡

Answer 33

cúnwáng: to live and to die, survival

Question 34

期

Answer 34

qī: date, appointment, to predict, to know in advance

Question 35

也

Answer 35

yĕ: final particle serving function of verb 'to be'

Question 36

慈悲

Answer 36

cíbēi: compassion

Question 37

真諦

Answer 37

zhéndì: noble truth