Lesson 2.3 Flashcards
塞
sai4
a fortress; a pass along the Great Wall
翁
weng1
old man
賽翁
sai4weng1
an old man who lived near the frontier
失
shi1
to lose
善
shan4
to be good at
術
shu4
skill, referring especially to divination and magic power
故
gu4
reason; cause
亡
wang2
to run away
胡
hu2
the northern nomadic tribes of ancient times; can also refer to the area where they lived
皆
jie1
all
弔
diao4
to offer condolences; to express sympathy to
何
he2
what; which?
how; why? (when an adverb)
何劇
he2ju4
why
福
fu2
good fortune
居
ju1
to live; to stay
when used after a time word, it can mean ‘after (a period of time)’
將
jiang1
to lead; to escort
駿
jun4
fine (horse)
賀
he4
to congratulate
禍
huo4
misfortune; disaster
富
fu4
abundant; to be rich in
騎
qi2
to ride
墜
zhui4
to fall down
髀
bi4
thighbone
丁壯者
ding1zhuang4zhe3
those who are able-bodied among the young males
引
yin3
to draw; to pull toward oneself
弦
xian2
bowstring
戰
zhan4
to fight
死者
si3zhe3
those who died
十九
shi2jiu3
nine out of ten
獨
du2
only; alone
以X之故
yi3 X zhi1gu4
because of X; for the sake of X
跛
bo3
lame; cripled
相保
xiang1bao2
to mutually protect; to take care of eachother
為
wei2
to be; to become; to transform into
化
hua4
change; transformation
極
ji2
to reach the ultimate end; to exhaust
深
shen1
depth; mystery
測
ce4
to fathom
淮南子
huai2nan2zi
a work compiled during the western Han Dynasty under the patronage of the Prince of Huainan
人間訓
ren2jian1xun4
in the human world, a chapter from the Huainanzi
