Lesson 5 - 孔子 Flashcards
1
Q
之
A
zhi1
to go to
2
Q
武城
A
wu3cheng2
the name of a place, in present-day Shandong province
3
Q
弦
A
xian2
string (of a musical instument)
4
Q
弦歌之聲
A
xian2 ge1 zhi1 sheng1
the sound of singing accompanied by string music
5
Q
莞爾
A
wan3er3
smiling
6
Q
焉
A
yan1
for what; why?
7
Q
子游
A
zi3you2
a disciple of Confucius, who was serving as magistrate of Wucheng
8
Q
對
A
dui4 to reply (to a senior or superior)
9
Q
昔者
A
xi1zhe3
in the past
10
Q
偃
A
yan3
formal name of 子游
11
Q
諸
A
zhu1
a phonetic fusion of 之 and 於
12
Q
君子
A
jun1zi3
a man of noble birth (the original meaning of the word)
13
Q
道
A
dao4
Confucius usually refers to the doctrines of the ancient sage kings when using this character
14
Q
小人
A
xiao3ren2
a person of humble birth (the original meaning)
15
Q
易使
A
yi4shi3
easy to use; obedient
16
Q
二三子
A
er4san1zi3
you fellows!
17
Q
是
A
shi4
right (in contrast to 非 ‘wrong’)
18
Q
前言
A
qian2yan2
the words i said just now
