Lesson 8

Question 1

謂

Answer 1

wèi
V to refer to; to address, speak to

Question 2

浩然

Answer 2

hàorán
V to be vast, expansive

Question 3

至

Answer 3

zhì
Adv the most

Question 4

剛

Answer 4

gāng
V to be hard

Question 5

直

Answer 5

zhí
V to be direct, straight; N direct straightness

Question 6

塞

Answer 6

sè
V to block, fill up

Question 7

配

Answer 7

pèi
V to be a match for, equal

Question 8

義

Answer 8

yì
N righteousness

Question 9

餒

Answer 9

něi
V to be famished

Question 10

集

Answer 10

jí
V to gather together

Question 11

襲

Answer 11

xí
V to win by luck (military term)

Question 12

取

Answer 12

qǔ
V to take, grasp in hand

Question 13

行

Answer 13

xìng
N deportment, what one does

Question 14

慊

Answer 14

qiàn
V to resent

Question 15

不慊

Answer 15

búqiàn
V to be dissatisfied

Question 16

告子

Answer 16

gàozǐ
Confucian philosopher, rival of Mencius

Question 17

嘗

Answer 17

cháng
V to try out; Adv once (had the experience of)

Question 18

未嘗

Answer 18

wèicháng
Adv not yet once

Question 19

外

Answer 19

wài
N the outside; V take to be outside

Question 20

勿

Answer 20

wù
Don’t … it

Question 21

正

Answer 21

zhèng
V to stand straight; to set straight

Question 22

然

Answer 22

rán
V to be like this; Fw in a … manner

Question 23

視

Answer 23

shì
V to see, look at

Question 24

寡

Answer 24

guǎ
V to be few

Question 25

益

Answer 25

yì
V to increase; to benefit

Question 26

舍

Answer 26

shě
V to set aside, reject

Question 27

非徒

Answer 27

fēitú
Not only

Question 28

徒

Answer 28

tú
V to be in vain; Fw only