Bnu Classical Lesson One

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郑 鄭

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Zheng4 Zheng, a feudal principality in ancient China

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且

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qie3 to be going to (do)

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置

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zhi4 to buy

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履

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lv3 shoes

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者

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zhe3 one or those who...;the thing is that...

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自

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zi4 oneself

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度

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duo2 to measure

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其

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qi2 his

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足

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zu2 foot

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而

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er2 a transition indication consequence, afterwards, then, so

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置

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zhi4 to put aside, to put

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之

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zhi1 it, (refers to measurement in lesson 1)

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坐

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zuo4 seat

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至

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zhi4 reach, when reaching, arrive

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之

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zhi1 to go...to

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市

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shi4 market

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而

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er2 a transition indicating however

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操

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cao1 to bring, to carry

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得

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de2 to obtain, to reach

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乃

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nai3 then

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曰

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yue1 to say

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吾

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wu2 I, myself

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持

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chi2 to bring, to carry

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度

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du4 measurement

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反

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fan3 to go, or come back

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归 歸

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gui1 to return, to go home

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及

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ji2 when, at the time when

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罢 罷

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ba4 to stop, (lesson one means the market closes) breaks up

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遂

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sui4 then, so

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何不

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he2bu4 used to ask rhetorical question why not?

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以

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yi3 with, by means of

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宁 寧

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ning4 would rather, would prefer

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也

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ye3 a particle used at the end of sentencs to emphasize a negative (or affirmative) tone

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矛

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mao2 lance, spear

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盾

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dun4 shield

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楚

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chu3 Chu, a feudal principality in ancient China

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鬻

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yu4 to sell

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与

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yu3 and, with

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誉 譽

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yu4 to praise

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之

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zhi1 used between subject and predicate to make the sentence serve as a phrase part of a larger sentence

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坚 堅

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jian1 strong, sturdy

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莫

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mo4 none, nothing, no place etc.

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陷

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xian4 to pierce

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利

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li4 sharp, keen

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于 於

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yu2 against, toward

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或

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huo4 somebody

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子

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zi3 you

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之

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zhi1 same meaning as 的

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何如

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he2ru2 how

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其

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qi2 that (person), this (person)

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弗

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fu2 not, no

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应 應

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ying1 to reply, to answer

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夫

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fu2 used at the beginning of a sentence to indicate what follows is the speaker's comment

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同世

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tong2shi4 contemporary, at the same time

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而

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er2 links two parts of a sentence so that the first modifies the second adverbially, expresses the cause, purpose, mode, or time of an action

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立

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li4 to exist