Lesson 1.1 Flashcards
甲
jia1
the first of the ten heavenly stems
揠
ya4
to pull up
苗
miao2
seedlings; sprouts (of grain)
宋
song4
name of a feudal state
閔 (or in later times: 憫）
min3
to feel sorry for; to commiserate with
其
qi2
his; her; its; their
之
zhi1
somebody’s; something’s
而
er2
a conjunction of verb phrases or clauses
者
zhe3
nominalization particle
芒芒然
mang2mang2ran2
looking tired
芒芒 = blank and inactive
然 = in such a way or manner
歸
gui1
to return; to go back to where one belongs
謂
wei4
to speak to; to address
其人
qi2ren2
his people; his folks at home
曰
yue1 to say (indicates the start of a quote)
病
bing4
exhausted; suffering badly; to be in a severe condition (for any reason)
矣
yi3
particle: indicates that what the sentence describes is a new situation (similar to 了)
予
yu2
i (a pronoun)
趨
qu1
to walk fast
往
wang3
to go to
視
shi4
to look at
則
ze2
conjunction between verb phrases or clauses
槁
gao3
withered
天下
tian1xia4
the whole world
寡
gua3
rare; few
以為
yi3wei2 to regard (someone or something) as
無益
wu2yi4
of no help; without avail; useless
舎 (in later times as 捨)
she3
to give up; to ignore; to discard
耘
yun2
to weed
也
ye3
sentence-end particle indicating confirmation
非徒 X 而又 Y
fei1tu2 X er2you4 Y
not only X , but also Y
害
hai4
to harm
孟子
meng4zi3
you know who
公孫丑
gong1sun1 chou3
the titular name of a person in a chapter in the Mencius
上
shang4
part one
助
Zhu4
To help; to assist
