Lesson Nine

Question 1

文章

Answer 1

wénzhāng - cultured wisdom (n)

Question 2

聞 (闻)

Answer 2

wén - to hear (transitive v)

Question 3

言

Answer 3

yán - words, maxim (n); to put into words, to create maxims (transitive v); to mean (transitive v)

Question 4

天

Answer 4

tiān - Heaven (n); to be of heaven, heavenly (stative v)

Question 5

德

Answer 5

dé - virtue, political charisma generated by a good character (n)

Question 6

見 (见)

Answer 6

xiàn - to be visible (stative v)

Question 7

乎

Answer 7

hū - on, from, of (preposition); question particle; vocative particle for a person

Question 8

外

Answer 8

wài - the outside (n)

Question 9

威儀 (威仪)

Answer 9

wēiyí - august bearing (n)

Question 10

文辭

Answer 10

wéncí - eloquent words (n)

Question 11

皆

Answer 11

jiē - all (adv)

Question 12

者

Answer 12

zhě - expression being defined or characterized (general particle); follows verbal phrase transforming it into a nominal phrase describing the subject of the verbal phrase: “those who…” or “that which…” (general particle); transforms verbal phrase, V, into a gerund, V-ing (general particle)

Question 13

受

Answer 13

shòu - to receive (transitive v)

Question 14

理

Answer 14

lǐ - pattern, principle (n)

Question 15

自然

Answer 15

zìrán - to be natural (stative v); naturalness (n)

Question 16

本

Answer 16

běn - root, basis (n); to be fundamental (stative v)

Question 17

體 (体)

Answer 17

tǐ - substance (n);

Question 18

實 (实)

Answer 18

shí - reality (n)

Question 19

日

Answer 19

rì - daily (adv)

Question 20

固

Answer 20

gù - definitely (adv)

Question 21

共

Answer 21

gòng - jointly, as a group (adv)

Question 22

至於 (至于)

Answer 22

zhìyú - When it comes to… (expression)

Question 23

則 (则)

Answer 23

zé - contrastive topic marker (general particle)

Question 24

罕

Answer 24

hǎn - seldom (adv)