Chinese Literary 2

Front 1

君

Back 1

ruler, lord

Hint 1

jun1

Front 2

終

Back 2

to end, to die;
ending, finally

Hint 2

zhong1

Front 3

身

Back 3

body, the self;
personally, on one's own

Hint 3

shen1

Front 4

終 身

Back 4

all one's life, to the end of one's life

Hint 4

zhong1shen1

Front 5

之

Back 5

a particle connecting nouns;
him, her, it, them;
to go

Hint 5

zhi1

Front 6

憂

Back 6

worry, anxiety, concern

Hint 6

you1

Front 7

而

Back 7

but, and, then (connects 2 verbs)

Hint 7

er2

Front 8

無

Back 8

to not have;
non-existence;
don't

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wu2

Front 9

朝

Back 9

morning, dawn;
1st day of the lunar month

Hint 9

zhao1

Front 10

一 朝

Back 10

right away, immediately;
in a brief time

Hint 10

yi1zhao1

Front 11

患

Back 11

grief, misfortune;
suffer, worry about (a crisis)

Hint 11

huan4

Front 12

順

Back 12

to act in accordance with;
agree with, obey;
favorable

Hint 12

shun4

Front 13

行

Back 13

to go, walk;
carry out (an action);
to circulate (info, currency, etc);
to practice

Hint 13

xing2

Front 14

行

Back 14

behavior, conduct

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xing4

Front 15

循

Back 15

to follow, comply with

Hint 15

xun2

Front 16

理

Back 16

principles;
pattern;
to straighten, put in order;
cosmic order [later texts];

Hint 16

li3

Front 17

喜

Back 17

to be happy, to be delighted;
to enjoy;
joy, pleasure

Hint 17

xi3

Front 18

加

Back 18

to increase;
to participate in, to be of benefit;
advantage, gain

Hint 18

jia1

Front 19

易

Back 19

easy;
change

Hint 19

yi4

Front 20

怒

Back 20

anger, angry

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nu4

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難

Back 21

difficult, problem

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nan2

Front 22

失

Back 22

to lose, to be remiss, to neglect;
loss, failure

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shi1

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後

Back 23

behind, later;
posterity, successor

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hou4

Front 24

而 後

Back 24

and then, only then

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er2hou4

Front 25

仁

Back 25

kindness, benevolence

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ren2

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義

Back 26

righteousness, justice;
ethical principles, upright;
meaning, significance, main point

Hint 26

yi4

Front 27

焉

Back 27

(location pronoun);
how?

Hint 27

yan1

Front 28

治

Back 28

to govern well, put in order;
government, administration

Hint 28

chi2 (def #1);
zhi4 (def #2)

Front 29

孝

Back 29

filial, filial piety

Hint 29

xiao4

Front 30

民

Back 30

the common people

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min2

Front 31

爭

Back 31

to compete, fight;
to try one's hardest, be eager to

Hint 31

zheng1

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慈

Back 32

compassion, sympathy

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ci2

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惠

Back 33

compassion

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hui4

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逆

Back 34

to go against [the right], to be perverse

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ni4

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時

Back 35

time, the times, the era

Hint 35

shi2

Front 36

反

Back 36

to revolt;
to return;
on the contrary

Hint 36

fan3

Front 37

謀

Back 37

plan, scheme, strategy

Hint 37

mou2

Front 38

權

Back 38

influence, power, authority;
cirucmstances, contingencies

Hint 38

quan2

Front 39

權 謀

Back 39

grand strategy, provisional plan;
resourcefulness

Hint 39

quan2mou2