Lesson 3 - 孔子 Flashcards
論語
lun2yu3
the Confucian Analects.
子
zi3
an honorific form of address meaning “the master”. In the 論語 it always refers Confucius
時
shi2
one time; from time to time
習
xi2
to review and practice
朋
Peng2
a friend
遠方
yuan3fang1
a distant place
樂
le4
happy; delightful
人
ren2
people; others
知
zhi1
to know; to acknowledge
慍
yun4
to be irritated; to be angry
君子
jun1zi3
a noble minded man
學而
xue2er2
a chapter in the 論語
曾子
zeng1zi3
a well-known disciple of Confucius named Zeng Shen
日
ri4
day; daily; every day
三
san1
three; several times
省
xing3
to examine; to reflect upon
身
shen1
oneself
為
wei4
for
謀
mou2
to plan
忠
zhong1
devoted; (in modern Chinese it means loyal)
交
jiao1
to associate; to have mutual contacts
信
xin4
faithful; trustworthy
傳
chuan2
to pass on; teachings passed down by one’s teacher
子貢
zi3gong4
a disciple of Confucius, particularly known for his business talents
孔文子
kong3wen2zi3
a lord of the state of wei4 衛
何以
he2yi3
what for; why?
謂
wei4
to call
敏
min3
intelligent
恥
chi3
shame; disgrace; to feel ashamed of
下問
xia4wen4
to ask for advice or instruction from subordinates
是以
shi4yi3
therefore
公冶長
gong1ye3 chang2
the name of a disciple of Confucius, also the name of a chapter in the 論語
若
ruo4
as to
聖
sheng4
sageliness; the ultimate level of personal cultivation
與
yu3
and
仁
ren2
perfect virtue; medemenselijkheid
則
ze2
then
豈
qi3
how could it be that….?; marks a rhetorical question
敢
gan3
to dare; to be daring
抑
yi4
or; rather
- this particle expresses the possibility of alternatives to what was just mentioned
為
wei2 to do (something)
壓
yan4
satisfied; tired (of something)
為之不壓
we2zhi1bu2yan4
to practice them (referring to 仁 and 聖)
誨
hui4
to teach
倦
juan4
tired; weary
誨人不倦
hui4ren2bu2juan4
to teach other people without weariness
云爾
yun2er3
to say that; to call it such
已
yi3
just this and nothing more (a particle of limitation)
公西華
gong1xi1hua2
a disciple of Confucius
正
zheng4
exactly
唯
wei2
a particle that is always placed between the subject and the nominal predicate
弟子
di4zi3
disciple; the disciple of yours
述而
shu4er2
chapter title of the 論語
