Lesson 4 - 孔子 Flashcards
顔淵
yan2yuan1
the most beloved disciple of Confucius
季路
ji4lu4
the oldest disciple of Confucius
侍
shi4
to wait on; to accompany
盍
he2
why not? (a phonetic fusion of 何不)
言
yan2
to speak about
爾
er3
you or your (informal second person pronoun)
志
zhi4
ideal (of life); goal
子路
zi3lu4
courtesy name of 季路
願
yuan4
to wish
輕
qing1
light
裘
qiu2
fur coat
共
gong4
to share
together
敝
bi4
to wear out; a causative verb
無憾
wu2han4
to have no regret
伐
fa2
to boast of; to make a show of
善
shan4
merit; good qualities
施
shi1
to boast of; to make a show of
勞
lao2
merit; achievement
安
an1
to be at peace (or ease) with
信
xin4
to trust
少 (4th tone)
shao4
young
懷
huai2
to remember with care and affection
斯
si1
then (equivalent to 則)
行
xing2
to practice
諸
zhu1
a phonetic fusion of the pronoun 之 and the question particle 乎
如之何
ru2zhi1he2
how is that …？(in idiomatic phrase)
冉有
ran3you3
a disciple of Confucius
公西華
gong1xi1 hua2
a disciple of Confucius
由
you2
the formal name of 子路)
也
ye3
used in the middle of a sentence to indicate a pause
求
qiu2
the personal name of 冉有
赤
chi4
the personal name of 公西華
惑
huo4
confused
敢問
gan3wen4
may i ask; allow me to ask?
(an idiomatic expression of courtesy, used when questioning somebody)
退
tui4
withdrawing; hesitant; indecisive
to discourage; to pull back
進
jin4
to encourage; to push forward
兼人
jian1ren2
to outdo others
先進
xian1jin4
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