Lesson 10

Question 1

毛

Answer 1

máo

fur, feathers

Question 2

朋

Answer 2

péng

friend

Question 3

計

Answer 3

jì

plan, strategy; (as verb) to calculate, reckon, make plans

Question 4

樂

Answer 4

yuè

music

Question 5

處

Answer 5

chù

place

chǔ

to dwell, be situated in

Question 6

室

Answer 6

shì

house, chamber

Question 7

官

Answer 7

guān

official, official position

Question 8

聲

Answer 8

shēng

sound, voice

Question 9

花

Answer 9

huā

flower

Question 10

百姓

Answer 10

bǎixìng

common people

Question 11

私

Answer 11

sī

private, partial, selfish, illicit; (as adverb) covertly, privately

Question 12

春

Answer 12

chūn

spring

Question 13

習

Answer 13

xí

to repeat, practise, be accustomed to, familiar with

Question 14

順

Answer 14

shùn

to accord with, obey

Question 15

滅

Answer 15

miè

to extinguish, destroy, exterminate

Question 16

書

Answer 16

shū

to write; (as noun) writings, document, letter, book; the Book of Documents (尚書)

Question 17

足

Answer 17

zú

to be sufficient, enough; (as auxiliary verb) enough to be …-ed, worth being …-ed (makes verb following it passive)

Question 18

失

Answer 18

shī

to lose, lose control of, miss, fail

Question 19

盡

Answer 19

jìn

to be exhausted, used up, gone; exhaust, use up, use to the fullest; (as adverb) exhaustively, entirely, all

Question 20

辭

Answer 20

cí

to decline, refuse, excuse oneself; take leave of; (as noun) benefit, advantage

Question 21

益

Answer 21

yì

to increase; (as adverb) increasingly, even more; (as noun) benefit, advantage

Question 22

諫

Answer 22

jiàn

to remonstrate

Question 23

通

Answer 23

tōng

to be connected, unobstructed; be conversant in, know all about; have (illicit) relations with

Question 24

落

Answer 24

luò

to fall, drop

Question 25

固

Answer 25

gù

to be firm, solid; (as adverb) inherently, certainly, indeed; even though

Question 26

悦 (often written as 說 in early texts)

Answer 26

yuè

to be pleased, happy

Question 27

常

Answer 27

cháng

to be constant, regular, normal; (as adverb) always, regularly (NB never means ‘often’ in Classical)

Question 28

樂

Answer 28

lè

to be happy, delighted, joyous; happiness

Question 29

寡

Answer 29

guā

to be few, lonely, widowed; (寡人 is the first person pronoun used by rulers)

Question 30

衆

Answer 30

zhòng

to be many, numerous; (as noun) crowd, masses, armies, host, everyone

Question 31

危

Answer 31

wēi

to be in danger

Question 32

獨

Answer 32

dú

to be alone, solitary, childless; (as adverb) alone, merely, only

Question 33

疾

Answer 33

jí

to be ill, in a state of suffering; to hate, be jealous of, be rapid

Question 34

苦

Answer 34

kǔ

to be bitter, difficult, hard

Question 35

異

Answer 35

yì

to be different, other; be unusual

Question 36

直

Answer 36

zhí

to be straight, direct; straightforward

Question 37

遠

Answer 37

yuǎn

to be distant; (read yuàn) keep (something) at a distance, keep away from

Question 38

近

Answer 38

jìn

to be near

Question 39

重

Answer 39

zhòng

to be heavy, significant

Question 40

輕

Answer 40

qīng

to be light, insignificant

Question 41

或

Answer 41

huò

in some cases, some, someone, perhaps

Question 42

各

Answer 42

gè

in each case, each

Question 43

孰

Answer 43

shú

which, who (interrogative subject)

Question 44

卽 （即）

Answer 44

jí

then, immediately (similar to 就 in MC); (in nominal sentences) is precisely, is exactly (like 就是 in MC); (as verb) approach, go to (卽位)

Question 45

諾

Answer 45

nuò

all right (an affirmative answer said to people lower than the speaker)

Question 46

奈…何

Answer 46

nài…hé

‘What can be done about…?’ (same as 為…奈何)

Question 47

為…奈何

Answer 47

wéi…nàihé

‘What can be done about…?’ (same as 奈…何)