Lesson 1.1

Question 1

甲

Answer 1

jia1

the first of the ten heavenly stems

Question 2

揠

Answer 2

ya4

to pull up

Question 3

苗

Answer 3

miao2

seedlings; sprouts (of grain)

Question 4

宋

Answer 4

song4

name of a feudal state

Question 5

閔 (or in later times: 憫）

Answer 5

min3

to feel sorry for; to commiserate with

Question 6

其

Answer 6

qi2

his; her; its; their

Question 7

之

Answer 7

zhi1

somebody’s; something’s

Question 8

而

Answer 8

er2

a conjunction of verb phrases or clauses

Question 9

者

Answer 9

zhe3

nominalization particle

Question 10

芒芒然

Answer 10

mang2mang2ran2
looking tired
芒芒 = blank and inactive
然 = in such a way or manner

Question 11

歸

Answer 11

gui1

to return; to go back to where one belongs

Question 12

謂

Answer 12

wei4

to speak to; to address

Question 13

其人

Answer 13

qi2ren2

his people; his folks at home

Question 14

曰

Answer 14

yue1
to say (indicates the start of a quote)

Question 15

病

Answer 15

bing4

exhausted; suffering badly; to be in a severe condition (for any reason)

Question 16

矣

Answer 16

yi3

particle: indicates that what the sentence describes is a new situation (similar to 了)

Question 17

予

Answer 17

yu2

i (a pronoun)

Question 18

趨

Answer 18

qu1

to walk fast

Question 19

往

Answer 19

wang3

to go to

Question 20

視

Answer 20

shi4

to look at

Question 21

則

Answer 21

ze2

conjunction between verb phrases or clauses

Question 22

槁

Answer 22

gao3

withered

Question 23

天下

Answer 23

tian1xia4

the whole world

Question 24

寡

Answer 24

gua3

rare; few

Question 25

以為

Answer 25

yi3wei2
to regard (someone or something) as

Question 26

無益

Answer 26

wu2yi4

of no help; without avail; useless

Question 27

舎 (in later times as 捨)

Answer 27

she3

to give up; to ignore; to discard

Question 28

耘

Answer 28

yun2

to weed

Question 29

也

Answer 29

ye3

sentence-end particle indicating confirmation

Question 30

非徒 X 而又 Y

Answer 30

fei1tu2 X er2you4 Y

not only X , but also Y

Question 31

害

Answer 31

hai4

to harm

Question 32

孟子

Answer 32

meng4zi3

you know who

Question 33

公孫丑

Answer 33

gong1sun1 chou3

the titular name of a person in a chapter in the Mencius

Question 34

上

Answer 34

shang4

part one

Question 35

助

Answer 35

Zhu4

To help; to assist