Lesson 5

Question 1

前

Answer 1

qián

Front; former

Question 2

後

Answer 2

hòu

Back, rear; later (modern Chinese 后, which in Classical Chinese normally means queen, empress)

Question 3

左

Answer 3

zuǒ

Left

Question 4

右

Answer 4

yòu

Right

Question 5

內

Answer 5

nèi

Interior, inside, within

Question 6

外

Answer 6

wài

Outside

Question 7

海

Answer 7

hǎi

Sea, ocean

Question 8

欲

Answer 8

yù

To want, to desire; to want (to do), be going (to do)

Question 9

能

Answer 9

néng

To be able; be able (to do)

Question 10

敢

Answer 10

gǎn

To dare; dare (to do)

Question 11

生

Answer 11

shēng

To live, be alive; be born, come into being; give birth to, engender, produce; (as noun) life

Question 12

已

Answer 12

yǐ

To end, stop, finish, leave off, quit; (as adverb) already

Question 13

然

Answer 13

rán

To be so, be true, be like this; consider to be so, agree with, approve of

Question 14

行

Answer 14

xíng

To walk, go, move; propel, put into practice; (as noun) actions, behaviour, (good) conduct

Question 15

進

Answer 15

jìn

To advance, go forward; cause to advance, promote, present

Question 16

恐

Answer 16

kǒng

To fear, be afraid

Question 17

止

Answer 17

zhǐ

To stop, halt

Question 18

甚

Answer 18

shèn

To be extreme, excessive; (as adverb) very, very much, to a great degree

Question 19

少

Answer 19

shǎo

Be few; make or consider few

Question 20

美

Answer 20

měi

Be beautiful, fine; consider beautiful or fine, to praise

Question 21

同

Answer 21

tóng

To be the same; have in common, share

Question 22

老

Answer 22

lǎo

To be old; grow old

Question 23

吾

Answer 23

wú

I, my, we, our (NOT USED AS OBJECT)

Question 24

子

Answer 24

zǐ

You (polite)

Question 25

而

Answer 25

ér

And; but (connects verbs, clauses, and sentences)

Question 26

漢

Answer 26

hàn

Name of a river; the Han dynasty (206 BCE to 220 CE)