Lesson 11

Question 1

神

Answer 1

shén

spirit, god; mind, spirit (of living person); (as stative verb) to be divine, miraculous

Question 2

孝

Answer 2

xiào

filial piety, filial devotion; (as stative verb) to be filial

Question 3

悌 (also written 弟)

Answer 3

tì

fraternal loyalty, fraternal devotion (toward an elder brother); (as stative verb) to be loyal, devoted (to an older brother)

Question 4

志

Answer 4

zhì

will, intention, ambition

Question 5

夫子

Answer 5

fūzǐ

(polite form of address) master, sir

Question 6

數

Answer 6

shù

number; several [an indefinite number] (like modern 幾) (e.g. 數人 = several people)

shǔ

(as verb) to count

Question 7

城

Answer 7

chéng

city wall

Question 8

業

Answer 8

yè

undertaking, profession, heritage, patrimony

Question 9

兵

Answer 9

bīng

weapon, arms; soldiers

Question 10

聖

Answer 10

shèng

(person of miraculous wisdom and perception) sage, saint; (as stative verb) have sagely wisdom and perception

Question 11

禮

Answer 11

lǐ

rites, ritual, etiquette, protocol

Question 12

星

Answer 12

xīng

star

Question 13

氏

Answer 13

shì

family, clan, family name

Question 14

樓

Answer 14

lóu

building with an upper storey or storeys

Question 15

大夫

Answer 15

dàfū

great officer, grandee

Question 16

諸侯

Answer 16

zhūhóu

feudal lords

Question 17

侯

Answer 17

hóu

a feudal rank, usually translated ‘marquis’

Question 18

江

Answer 18

jiāng

(Yangtze) River

Question 19

諸

Answer 19

zhū

all the…, all the various…

Question 20

務

Answer 20

wù

to devote oneself to, work hard at; (as noun) task, business

Question 21

獲

Answer 21

huò

to obtain, capture

Question 22

觀

Answer 22

guān

to observe

Question 23

改

Answer 23

gǎi

to alter, adapt, change

Question 24

作

Answer 24

zuò

to arise, begin, become active; start, instigate, create, compose

Question 25

犯

Answer 25

fàn

to offend against, encroach, violate, commit (a crime)

Question 26

嫁

Answer 26

jià

to marry (said of a woman), marry off (a daughter)

Question 27

居

Answer 27

jū

to sit; occupy (a place or position), dwell

Question 28

識

Answer 28

shí (shì)

to recognise, be acquainted with, understand

Question 29

終

Answer 29

zhōng

to end, finish; (as adjunct) to the end of, from the beginning to end, throughout; (as adverb) in the end, finally, to the end, [not] ever

Question 30

渴

Answer 30

kě

to be thirsty

Question 31

伐

Answer 31

fá

to attack (an enemy state, etc.); to chop (wood, etc.)

Question 32

怨

Answer 32

yuàn

to resent, hate

Question 33

害

Answer 33

hài

to harm, kill, murder

Question 34

謝

Answer 34

xiè

to apologise, thank, decline

Question 35

射

Answer 35

shè

to shoot (with a bow and arrow)

Question 36

擊

Answer 36

jī

to strike, beat, attack

Question 37

養

Answer 37

yǎng

to nurture, support, keep, raise

Question 38

興

Answer 38

xīng

to rise; to raise; to initiate, set in motion; to flourish

Question 39

遂

Answer 39

suí (suì)

be successfully completed, succeed; (as adverb) thereupon, then

Question 40

致

Answer 40

zhì

cause to arrive, bring about; summon, attract, turn over to, present to

Question 41

傳

Answer 41

chuán

to pass on, transmit

Question 42

願

Answer 42

yuàn

wish (that), desire (that), (often used in polite requests)

(NB the simplified form 愿 has a different meaning in Classical Chinese, as ‘sincere’)

Question 43

傷

Answer 43

shāng

to be injured; to damage, injure

Question 44

舉

Answer 44

jǔ

to lift; (as adjunct) whole, entire (as in 舉國, ‘entire state’)

Question 45

當

Answer 45

dāng

to face, match, coincide with, at (a certain time); (auxiliary verb) ought to, will

Question 46

並

Answer 46

bìng

be side by side, together; (as adverb) together, at once, all

Question 47

宿

Answer 47

sù

stay overnight

Question 48

語

Answer 48

yǔ

to talk, speak; (as noun) words, conversation, story

yù

to tell

Question 49

驚

Answer 49

jīng

to be startled, alarmed, frightened

Question 50

幸

Answer 50

xìng

be fortunate, favoured

Question 51

深

Answer 51

shēn

be deep, profound

Question 52

尊

Answer 52

zūn

be exalted; to exalt, honour

Question 53

厚

Answer 53

hòu

be thick, substantial, lavish, generous

Question 54

晉

Answer 54

jìn

a feudal state; name of a dynasty (265-420 AD)