Lesson 2

Question 1

君

Answer 1

jūn

Lord, ruler, sovereign, monarch

Question 2

臣

Answer 2

chén

Subject, vassal, servant, minister (often used as humble first person)

Question 3

求

Answer 3

qiú

To seek, look for

Question 4

從

Answer 4

cóng

To follow, accompany, accord with, (go) by way of

Question 5

好

Answer 5

hào

To like, be fond of, love

Question 6

有

Answer 6

yǒu

To have, possess; to exist, there is…, there are…

Question 7

無

Answer 7

wú

Not have; not exist, there is no…, there are no…

Question 8

得

Answer 8

dé

To obtain, get

Question 9

知

Answer 9

zhī

To know, recognise

Question 10

南

Answer 10

nán

South

Question 11

之

Answer 11

zhī

General-purpose pronoun, used only as object, normally third person: him, her, them, it

Question 12

其

Answer 12

qí

Its, his, her, their

(Equivalent to pronoun + 之)

Question 13

不

Answer 13

bù

Negative (for verbal sentences)

Question 14

弗

Answer 14

fú

Less common negative for verbal sentences (in the Classical period, this is usually a contraction of 不 + 之 as an object pronoun)

Question 15

乎

Answer 15

hū

Interrogative (嗎)

Question 16

秦

Answer 16

Qín

Name of a feudal state, subsequently the Qin dynasty (221-206 BCE)

Question 17

楚

Answer 17

Chǔ

Name of a feudal state in the South (centred on the middle Yangtze River region)

Question 18

堯

Answer 18

Yáo

Name of a mythical sage king, much admired by Confucians