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郑
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Zheng4
Zheng, A feudal principality in China |
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且
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qie
to be going to (do) |
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置
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zhi
to buy |
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履
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lv (lu)
shoes |
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者
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zhe
one or those who..../the thing(s) that.... |
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自
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zi
oneself |
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度
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duo
to measure |
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其
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qi
his |
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足
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zu
foot |
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而
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er
a transition indicating consequences; afterwards/then/so |
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置
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zhi
to put, put aside |
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之
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zhi
it (refers to measurement) |
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坐
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zuo
same as 座, seat |
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至
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zhi
reach, when reaching.... |
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之
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zhi
to go(to) |
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市
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shi
market |
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而
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er
a transition indicating contradiction; but/however |
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操
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cao
to bring, to carry |
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得
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de
to obtain/ to reach |
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乃
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nai
then |
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曰
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yue
to say |
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吾
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wu
i/me |
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持
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chi
to bring/to carry |
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度
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du
measurement |
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反
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fan
to go or come back (返） |
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归
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gui
to return/to go home |
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及
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ji
when, at the time which.... |
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罢
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ba
to stop; here. the market closes/breaks up |
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遂
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sui
then, so |
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何不
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he bu
used for a rhetorical question; why not... |
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以
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yi
with, by means of |
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宁
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ning
would rather/prefer |
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也
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ye
used at the end of a sentence to emphasize a negative |
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矛
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mao
spear/lance |
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盾
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dun
shield |
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楚
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Chu
A feudal principality in ancient china |
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鬻
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yu
to sell |
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与
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yu
and, with |
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誉
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yu
to praise |
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之
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zhi
used between the subject and the predicate to make the sentence serve as a phrase; part of a larger sentence |
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坚
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jian
sturdy |
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莫
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mo
refers to people or things... |
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陷
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xian
to pierce |
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利
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li
sharp |
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于
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yu
against/towards |
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或
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huo
somebody |
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子
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zi
respectful form of address (can also mean you) |
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之
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zhi
same as 的 |
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何如
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he ru
how |
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其
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qi
that/this (person) |
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弗
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fu
no/not |
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应
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ying
to answer |
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夫
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fu
used at the beginning of the sentence to indicate what follows is the speakers' comment. |
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同时
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tong shi
contemporary/ at the same time |
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而
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er
links 2 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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li
to exist |
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宋
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SONG
feudal principality in China |
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酤
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gu
to buy or sell wine (in this case sell) |
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升概
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sheng gai
measuring tools; together, refers to the measurement |
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平
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ping
fair |
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遇
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yu
to receive/ to treat |
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谨
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jin
attentive/ respectful |
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悬
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xuan
to hang |
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帜
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zhi
banner (here refers to shop sign) |
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然
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ran
this, this way |
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售
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shou
to sell |
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怪
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guai
strange/ surprising |
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故
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gu
cause/reason |
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所
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suo
placed before a verb transforming it into a noun phrase |
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知
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zhi
to know, be familiar with |
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闾
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lv (lu)
street/lane |
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长者
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zhang zhe
an upright elder man |
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杨倩
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yang qian
name of a person |
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汝
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ru
you Like 你 |
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耶
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ye
used at the end of a sentence like 吗 |
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则
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ze
so, similar to 那么 |
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畏
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wei
to fear |
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焉
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yan
used at the end of a sentence like 啊 |
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令
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ling
to let, to order, make sb. do sth. |
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孺子
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ru zi
child |
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怀
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huai
to carry in one's clothes |
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挈
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qie
to carry, take along |
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壶
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hu
wine jug, pot |
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瓮
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weng
a wine vessel |
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酤
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gu
to buy wine |
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迓
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ya
to meet/ to face |
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所以
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suo yi
expresses cause; for what reason |
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执
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zhi
to hold |
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初
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chu
at first. at the beginning |
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竖
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shu
vertical |
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横
|
heng
horizontal |
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亦
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yi
also, too |
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计
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ji
strategy, means |
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无所
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wu suo
negates the relation between a verb and its object; "there is no...." |
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俄
|
e
soon |
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老父
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lao fu
respectful form of address for an elderly man |
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非
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fei
not |
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圣人
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sheng ren
a person of high moral character and exceptional wisdom |
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但
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dan
only |
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矣
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yi
like 了 used at the end of a sentence |
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锯
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ju
saw (tool) |
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截
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jie
to sever |
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依
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yi
according to |
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裳
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chang
skirt (worn in ancient china) |
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尾
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wei
the lower hem of a chinese robe |
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性
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xing
character/ temperament |
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宽缓
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kuan huan
slow |
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冬日
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dong ri
winter |
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共
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gong
together with |
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围
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wei
surround |
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炉
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lu
stove |
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为。。。所。。。
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wei... suo...
a passive construction; like被 |
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言
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yan
to say, to speak |
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恐
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kong
to fear, to worry |
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君
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jun
a polite form of address like 您 |
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伤
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sheng
to harm, damage |
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然则
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ran ze
in that case, then |
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是
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shi
right, correct |
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耶
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ye
indicates a rhetorical question like 呢，吗 |
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何
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he
what |
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道
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dao
to say |
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果
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guo
as expected, truly |
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是
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shi
so, such, like this, this way |
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鹬
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yu
a sandpiper |
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蚌
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bang
freshwater clam |
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相
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xiang
mutually, each other |
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方
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fang
just, at this moment |
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曝
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pu
to sun oneself |
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啄
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zhuo
to peck, to eat by pecking |
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钳
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qian
to clamp. to pinch |
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即
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ji
then |
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谓
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wei
to say (to) |
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舍
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she
to give up, to let go |
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渔者
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yu zhe
fisherman |
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并
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bing
together, all |
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禽
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qin
to catch |
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叶公
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Ye gong
a warlord |
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好
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hao
to like |
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钩
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gou
a decorative clasp |
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写
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xie
to draw, depict |
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凿
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zao
a wine vessel |
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雕
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diao
to carve |
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窥
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kui
to peek (through) |
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牖
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you
window |
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施
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yi
to pull, to drag |
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尾
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wei
tail |
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堂
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tang
hall |
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还
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xuan
to turn around, to spin |
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走
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zou
to run |
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失
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shi
to lose |
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魂魄
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hun po
the spirit of the body, could also leave the body and exist separately, according to superstition |
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五色无主
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wu se wu zhu
a rapidly changing demeanor (uncontrollable expression) |
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夫
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fu
used in mid-sentence to indicate a relaxed tone; can be translated into "this" or "that" |
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炳
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bing
to light |
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烛
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zhu
torch, candle |
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晋平公
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Jin ping gong
a prince of Jin |
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师旷
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shi kuang
a famous blind musician of Jin |
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暮
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mu
dusk, old age |
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安
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an
how (rhetorical) |
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臣
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chen
a general name for officials and common people. |
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戏
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xi
to make fun of, to tease |
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君
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jun
prince, king |
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盲
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mang
blind |
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闻
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wen
to hear |
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少
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shao
early youth, childhood |
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阳
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yang
sun, sunlight |
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壮
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zhuang
middle-age, 30's and 40's |
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日中
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ri zhong
noon, midday |
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明
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ming
bright |
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孰与
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shu yu
used in a question that compares two options; asking how they compare |
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昧
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mei
dark |
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行
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xing
to go, to walk |
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莲
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lian
lotus flower |
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说
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shuo
a narrative type of literary form |
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水陆
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shui lu
in the water and on the land |
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草木
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cao mu
grasses and trees |
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甚
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shen
many, plentiful |
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晋
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jin
Jin Dynasty |
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陶渊明
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Tao Yuan Ming
a famous poet |
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世人
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shi ren
the common people |
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菊
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ju
chrysanthemum |
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自。。。来
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zi....lai
from...forward, since |
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李唐
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li tang
Tang Dynasty |
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为
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wei
to make, to do |
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学
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xue
learning |
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天下
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tian xia
in the world, on earth |
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易
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yi
easy |
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亦
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yi
also |
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蜀
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shu
place name |
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鄙
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bi
remote region |
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僧
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seng
monk |
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其
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qi
among (whom, which) |
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贫
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pin
poor |
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富
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fu
rich |
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语
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yu
to tell |
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于
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yu
indicates the direction or object of an action, similar to 向 |
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南海
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nan hai
place |
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诗
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shi
to depend on |
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钵
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bo
bowl used by monks for food and water |
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数
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shu
several |
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买
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mai
here means to hire/rent |
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舟
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zhou
boat |
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下
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xia
to go |
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犹
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you
still, yet |
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越
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yue
to pass by; here means arrive |
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明年
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ming nian
the second year |
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还
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huan
to return |
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惭色
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can se
ashamed or embarrassed expression |
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去
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qu
to be at a distance from |
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也
|
ye
exclamation (!) |
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立志
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li zhi
resolve, to be determined |
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顾
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gu
however |
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哉
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zai
similar to 吗 |
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予
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yu
i, me |
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淤泥
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yu ni
mud that collects in ponds and ditches |
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染
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ran
to be contaminated |
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濯
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zhuo
to wash |
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清
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qing
clean |
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涟
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lian
ripples |
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妖
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yao
flamboyant |
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中
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zhong
center; inside the lotus's stem |
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通
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tong
empty, hollow; extended to mean capable of understanding |
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蔓
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man
a slender stem that cannot stand upright; here means to tangle and extend |
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枝
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zhi
a forked branch; means "to branch" |
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益
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yi
even more, the more... |
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清
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qing
fragrant and fresh |
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亭亭
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ting ting
upright |
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净
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jing
clean |
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植
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zhi
to set upright |
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观
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guan
to enjoy, to view |
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亵玩
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xie wan
yo play with |
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焉
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yan
exclamatory |
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谓
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wei
to think |
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隐逸者
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yin yi zhe
hermit, recluse |
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也
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ye
used at the end of a critical sentence to express a critical tone. |
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君子
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jun zi
a person of high moral character |
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噫
|
yi
approval |
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陶
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tao
a surname; Tao Yuanming |
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鲜
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xian
rare, seldom |
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宜乎
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yi hu
of course |
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黔
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Qian
Present day Guizhou |
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驴
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lv (lu)
donkey |
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好事者
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hao shi zhe
busybody, meddler |
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载
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zai
to load and transport |
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则
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ze
indicates a turning point; but, however |
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虎
|
hu
tiger |
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庞然
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pang ran
tremendous, huge |
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神
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shen
sacred being |
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蔽
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bi
to hide |
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梢
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shao
little by little, gradually |
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莫相知
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mo xiang zhi
not to know what it is (refers to the donkey) |
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骇
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hai
to be astonished, to be frightened |
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遁
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dun
to flee |
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噬
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shi
to bite |
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恐
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kong
to fear |
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异
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yi
special, unusual |
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能
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neng
ability |
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习
|
xi
to get used to |
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终
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zhong
all along, after all |
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搏
|
bo
attack |
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狎
|
xia
to be intimate but disrespectful, to tease |
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荡
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dang
to run into |
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倚
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yi
to near, approach |
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冲
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chong
to collide |
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冒
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mao
to offend |
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怒
|
nu
to be angry |
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蹄
|
ti
hoof; to kick with the hoof |
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计
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ji
to appraise/ to assess |
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技
|
ji
ability |
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止
|
zhi
only |
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耳
|
er
similar to 而已 （that's all, nothing more) |
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因
|
yin
so, therefore |
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跳梁
|
tiao liang
to jump (upon) |
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阚
|
han
to roar, howl |
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喉
|
hou
throat |
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尽
|
jin
to finish; here means to eat up |
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也
|
ye
used in the middle of a sentence to indicate a pause |
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德
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de
virtue |
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宏
|
hong
grand, resonant |
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向
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xiang
if |
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疑
|
yi
to doubt, suspect |
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畏
|
wei
to fear |
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卒
|
zu
ultimately, all along |
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悲夫
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bei fu
how lamentable! 夫at the end of a sentence expresses exclamation like 啊！ |
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屠
|
tu
butcher |
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担
|
dan
load/pack |
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并驱
|
bing qu
to walk ahead together |
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敌
|
di
to attack |
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故
|
gu
(as) before |
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窘
|
jiong
in difficulty |
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顾
|
gu
to look (around) |
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麦场
|
mai chang
threshing ground |
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薪
|
xin
firewood |
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苫蔽
|
shan bi
to cover |
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丘
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qiu
hill |
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倚
|
yi
to keep, to get near |
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弛
|
chi
to put down |
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眈眈
|
dan dan
(to watch) steadily, vigilantly |
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径
|
jing
directly |
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暝
|
ming
to close one's eyes |
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意
|
yi
expression |
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暇
|
xia
carefree, leisurely |
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暴
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bao
suddenly |
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毙
|
bi
to kill |
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隧
|
sui
tunnel; here means "to dig a hole/tunnel" |
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尻
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kao
bottom |
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股
|
gu
leg |
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悟
|
wu
to understand, be aware |
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寐
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mei
to sleep |
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盖
|
gai
links clauses to explain the reason; as turns out; actually |
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诱
|
you
to lure |
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黠
|
xia
tricky, sly |
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顷刻
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qing ke
in a moment |
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禽兽
|
qin shou
the birds and beasts "wild animals" |
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变诈
|
bian zha
clever trick |
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几何
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ji he
how many |
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军
|
jun
here means "to be stationed“ |
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细柳
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Xi liu
place- xian yang in shaanxi province |
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文帝
|
Wen di
Liu Heng, Emperor Wen |
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后六年
|
hou liu nian
17th year of Han Wendi's reign |
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匈奴
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xiong nu
a nomadic tribe in north china |
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边
|
bian
border |
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宗正
|
zong zheng
an official title, person in charge of managing affairs for the imperial family |
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刘礼
|
Liu li
name of a person |
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霸上
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ba shang
place-Baling in in Shaanxi |
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祝兹侯
|
zhu zi hou
title of a feudal aristrocrat |
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徐厉
|
xu li
a person |
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棘门
|
ji men
place |
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河内守
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he nei shou
prefect of Henei |
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备
|
bei
to defend/ gaurd against |
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胡
|
hu
the hu people |
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上
|
shang
emperor |
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劳
|
lao
to bring gifts |
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军
|
jun
army camp/ camp ground |
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骑
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qi
horse, war horse |
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已而
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yi er
soon |
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士
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shi
soldier |
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吏
|
li
officer |
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披
|
pi
here means "to wear" |
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甲
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jia
armor |
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锐
|
rui
sharp/ keen; here means "to sharpen" |
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兵
|
bing
weapon |
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刃
|
ren
blade |
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彀
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gou
to draw (open) |
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弩
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nu
a kind of bow |
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先驱
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xian qu
vanguard; means "the emperor's advance troops" |
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都尉
|
du wei
title of a military official |
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诏
|
zhao
order issued by the emperor |
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居无何
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ju wu he
before long |
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使
|
shi
envoy |
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节
|
jie
a tally carried for identification |
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壁门
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bi men
the campground gate, in an army's enclosure |
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从属车骑
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cong shu che qi
the emperor's horses and carriages |
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约
|
yue
to stipulate |
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驱驰
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qu chi
to gallop |
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按
|
an
to control |
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辔
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pei
horse reins |
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徐
|
xu
slow, slowly |
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揖
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yi
to salute, make obeisance |
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介胄
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jie zhou
armor; here means wearing armor and helmet |
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拜
|
bai
an ancient rite, kowtow, to express respect |
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动
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dong
to move, touch |
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改容
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gai rong
to change expression |
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式车
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shi che
a horizontal hand rail at the front of a carriage- one way of showing respect in ancient times |
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称谢
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cheng xie
to announce |
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成礼
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cheng li
to finish the rites of recognizing the soldiers |
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既
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ji
after |
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嗟乎
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jie hu
a sighing sound |
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矣
|
yi
exclamation! |
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囊
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nang
in the past, before |
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若
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ruo
to resemble, be like |
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儿戏
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er xi
children's playing game |
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固
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gu
originally |
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袭
|
xi
to ambush, attack |
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虏
|
lu
to take prisoner |
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可得
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ke de
can, be able to |
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犯
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fan
to invade |
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邪
|
ye
expresses a rhetorical, doubful tone, like 吗 |
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称
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cheng
to praise |
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善
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shan
good, like 好 |
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之
|
zhi
used after words expressing time (e.g. 久）to enhance the rhythm, has no meaning. |
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子
|
zi
respectful form of address/ confucius |
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时
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shi
on time |
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习
|
xi
to review. practice |
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说
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yue
same as 悦 happy. joyful |
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愠
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yun
to be angry, grudge |
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曾子
|
zeng zi
confucian desciple |
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日
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ri
every day |
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三
|
san
over and again |
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省
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xing
to examine oneself, inspect |
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谋
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mou
to plan and contrive |
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忠
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zhong
to do one's utmost |
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交
|
jiao
to have social contact |
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信
|
xin
credit, trustworthiness; here means "to keep one's word" |
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传
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chuan
to pass on; "ones knowledge" |
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求
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qiu
to need |
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安
|
an
comfortable and carefree |
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敏
|
min
agile/ quick |
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慎
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shen
prudent/ cautious |
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就
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jiu
to near/ approach |
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道
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dao
morality, virtue, a person of morals and virtue |
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正
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zheng
to correct; correct one's faults |
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谓
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wei
to call |
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已
|
yi
similar to 了 |
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不己知
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bu ji zhi
i.e. 不知己；not to understand oneself |
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知
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zhi
to know/ understand |
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有
|
you
used between integers and fraction (larger and smaller units) sometimes written as 又 |
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志
|
zhi
to resolve, be determined |
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立
|
li
to stand up; "stand firmly on one's own feet" |
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惑
|
huo
to confuse, be perplexed |
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天命
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tian ming
the will of heaven, fate |
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耳顺
|
er shun
can distinguish right and wrong, true or false, in what one hears |
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从心所欲
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cong xin suo yu
can carry out the mind's thoughts |
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逾
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yu
to exceed, to surpass |
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矩
|
ju
rule, propriety |
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由
|
You
a student of 孔子 |
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诲
|
hui
to instruct, to guide |
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汝
|
ru
you |
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知
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zhi
same as 智；wisdom/intelligence |
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宰予
|
zai yu
another student of 孔子 |
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昼
|
zhou
daytime |
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寝
|
qin
sleep |
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朽
|
xiu
rotten |
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与
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yu
used in the middle or at the end of a sentence to indicate a relaxed pause |
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诛
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zhu
to denounce, chastise |
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行
|
xing
conduct/ behaviour |
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颜渊
|
Yan Yuan
a person- confucius' favourite pupil |
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季路
|
ji lu
name |
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侍
|
shi
to wait upon; when lower ranking people stand beside their elders to serve them |
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盍
|
he
why not |
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尔
|
er
you |
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志
|
zhi
dream, ideal |
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裘
|
qiu
fur coat |
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共
|
gong
to share |
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敝
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bi
to ruin, break |
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憾
|
han
to regret, complain, resent |
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伐
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fa
to flaunt |
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善
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shan
merit, virtue |
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施
|
shi
to exaggerate, show off |
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劳
|
lao
credit, contribution |
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择
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ze
to choose, select |
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从
|
cong
to follow, accompany |
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寓公
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yu gong
"foolish old man" |
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太形
|
tai xing
name of a mountain |
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王屋
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wang wu
name of a mountain |
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方
|
fang
circumference |
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仞
|
ren
an ancient unit of length |
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冀州
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ji zhou
one of the 9 ancient provinces |
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河阳
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he yang
name of a place |
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且
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qie
almost, soon |
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惩
|
cheng
to suffer from |
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塞
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se
to block |
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迂
|
yu
circuitous, winding (road) |
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聚室
|
ju shi
to assemble the whole family |
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汝
|
ru
you （你） |
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毕力
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bi li
do one's utmost |
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平险
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ping xian
to get rid of difficulty and hinderance |
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指通
|
zhi tong
open through to |
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豫
|
yu
Yu Zhou; one of the 9 ancient provinces |
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汉
|
han
name of a river |
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阴
|
yin
the s. side of a river or the n. side of a mountain are called "yin" (n. river and s. mountain are called "yang") |
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杂然
|
za ran
in noisy disorder, one after another |
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许
|
xu
to praise or commend |
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献疑
|
xian yi
to suggest doubt |
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魁父
|
kui fu
the name of a small mountain |
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如。。。何
|
ru... he
how can you... |
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焉
|
yan
expresses a question "where" or "how" |
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诸
|
zhu
similar to 之于 or 之乎; 之 is a pronoun standing for a person or thing, 于 is a preposition meaning "at" |
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渤海
|
bo hai
the name of a sea |
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尾
|
wei
tail; here refers to seaside |
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隐土
|
yin tu
name of a place in an ancient story |
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荷
|
he
to shoulder, bear on back |
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担
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dan
burden/load |
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夫
|
fu
general name for grown men; 三夫; 3 men |
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叩石
|
kou shi
to bore, chisel or dig stones |
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垦壤
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ken rang
to dig earth |
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箕畚
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ji ben
containers for earth; here means "to use containers" |
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京城氏
|
jing cheng shi
a person's name |
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孀妻
|
shuang qi
a widow |
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遗男
|
yi nan
posthumous child; a child born after the death of its father. |
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龀
|
chen
(of a child) to loose baby teeth; usually about 7 or 8 yrs old |
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寒暑易节
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han shu yi jie
winter change into summer; indicates one year。 |
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河曲
|
he qu
name of a place |
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智叟
|
zhi sou
a fictitious character; "wise old man" |
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惠
|
hui
same as 慧, intelligent |
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残年
|
can nian
a person's elderly years |
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毛
|
mao
grass and tress growing on the ground |
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其
|
qi
used to emphasize a rhetorical tone |
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长息
|
chang xi
to sigh broadly |
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固
|
gu
stubborn |
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彻
|
che
to open, go through |
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弱子
|
ruo zi
child |
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穷匮
|
qiong kui
limit, end |
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何苦
|
he ku
are you worried that....? |
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亡
|
wu
same as 无；"not" |
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操蛇之神
|
cao shi zhi shen
a mountain spirit from myths; holds a snake in one hand; hence the name |
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夸蛾氏
|
Kua e shi
a powerful spirit in ancient Chinese myth |
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负
|
fu
to bear on the back |
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厝
|
cuo
to put, to place |
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朔
|
shuo
ancient place-name |
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雍
|
Yong
yong zhou; one of the 9 ancient provinces |
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陇断
|
long duan
(of mountains) to cut off, to seperate |
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宴子
|
yan zi
a person, a friend of kong zi |
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使
|
shi
to serve as an envoy (to....) |
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以
|
yi
because |
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短
|
duan
short |
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侧
|
ce
side |
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延
|
yan
to invite |
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当
|
dang
should, ought |
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摈者
|
bin zhe
person receiving |
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更
|
geng
to change |
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对
|
dui
to answer, esp. to answer a superior |
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临淄
|
Lin Zi
name of a place, capital of Qi, in Shandong province |
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闾
|
lv
in the Zhou dynasty, one 里 consisted of 25 households and its gate was called a 闾 |
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张
|
zhang
to open up 张开 |
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袂
|
mei
sleeve |
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帷
|
wei
curtain |
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挥
|
hui
to wipe off; to fling off sweat with the hand |
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继
|
ji
to continue, to follow |
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踵
|
zhong
heel |
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为
|
wei
same as 谓; to say. 何谓； how can you say? |
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为
|
wei
because of |
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命
|
ming
to appoint |
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各有所主
|
ge you suo zhu
each has his own principles to follow. 所 used before a verbal phrase, lends it the function of a noun phrase, to indicate a person, place or thing. |
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不肖
|
bu xiao
without talent, lacking virtue |
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习辞
|
xi ci
articulate, eloquent; 习－practiced/ skilled 辞- appropriate language |
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辱
|
ru
to insult |
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为
|
wei
similar to 于, meaning "when" |
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也
|
ye
expresses interrogation; like 呢, 吗。。。 |
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缚
|
fu
to tie, bind |
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坐
|
zuo
to commit the crime of...., to violate, to offend |
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赐
|
ci
to give, when superiors give to inferiors or when elders give to younger people. |
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酣
|
han
to drink to one's heart's content |
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诣
|
yi
to go to...; esp. to go to elders or superiors |
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曷
|
he
same as 何; what |
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避
|
bi
to leave |
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席
|
xi
seat; a mat that people sat on in ancient times; to leave one's seat demonstrated respect and solemnity |
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橘
|
ju
tangerine |
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淮南
|
Huai Nan
south of the Huai River |
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枳
|
zhi
a kind of orange with thick skin; can be used as medicine |
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实
|
shi
fruit |
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所以
|
suo yi
"the reason for...", "the cause of...", sometimes means "a method to...", or "a tool to..." |
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然
|
ran
thus, this way |
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异
|
yi
different |
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得无
|
de wu
expresses an estimating or guessing tone like 恐怕，莫非。。。 |
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熙
|
xi
to tease, joke |
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寡人
|
gua ren
ancient emperors called themselves 寡人 |
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反
|
fan
instead （like 反而） |
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取病
|
qu bing
to suffer humilitation, to be insulted. |
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桃花源
|
tao hua yuan
an imaginary place, an ideal society |
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太元
|
tai yuan
reign title of the Jin Dynasty Emperor Xiaowau |
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武陵
|
wu ling
name of a place |
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捕
|
bu
to catch (fish) |
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业
|
ye
occupation |
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缘
|
yuan
(to go) along |
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溪
|
xi
stream, brook |
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夹岸
|
jia an
two banks, of a river |
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杂
|
za
mixed, various |
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鲜
|
xian
fresh |
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英
|
ying
a flower |
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缤纷
|
bin fen
in riotous profusion |
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异
|
yi
to be surprised, astonished |
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穷
|
qiong
to finish, to pursue to the limit |
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源
|
yuan
the source of a river |
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口
|
kou
cave |
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才
|
cai
only, just |
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豁然
|
huo ran
suddenly lighter |
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开朗
|
kai lang
spacious and bright |
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平旷
|
ping kuang
flat and broad |
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屋舍
|
wu she
house |
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俨然
|
yan ran
orderly, neatly arranged |
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桑
|
sang
mulberry tree |
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竹
|
zhu
bamboo |
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之属
|
zhi shu
things such as.... |
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阡陌
|
qian mo
small paths along fields |
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交通
|
jiao tong
to be linked, joined together |
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犬
|
quan
dog |
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衣着
|
yi zhuo
clothing |
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悉
|
xi
all 都 全 |
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黄发
|
huang fa
refers to old people :their hair supposedly changes from white to yellow when they are very old |
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垂髫
|
chui tiao
refers to children |
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怡然
|
yi ran
quiet, comfortable and happy |
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所从来
|
suo cong lai
the place one comes from |
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具
|
ju
completely |
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要
|
yao
same as 邀- to invite |
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咸
|
xian
都，全 all |
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闻讯
|
wen xun
to hear the news |
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云
|
yun
to say |
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先世
|
xian shi
ancestors |
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避
|
bi
to avoid, escape |
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秦
|
Qin
Qin Dynasty |
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乱
|
luan
social turmoil |
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率
|
shuai
to lead |
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邑人
|
yi ren
people from the same village |
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绝境
|
jue jing
a place separated from the outside |
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间隔
|
jian ge
to seperate, cut off |
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世
|
shi
period, dynasty |
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乃
|
nai
even, actually, unexpectedly |
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无论
|
wu lun
it goes without saying |
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魏
|
wei
a dynasty Wei |
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叹惋
|
tan wan
to sigh |
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辞
|
ci
to part, say goodbye |
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不足
|
bu zu
must not 不要，不必 |
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为
|
wei
to, toward |
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也
|
ye
expresses an emphatic, imperative tone |
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扶
|
fu
here, means "to follow, go along" |
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向
|
xiang
original, formerly |
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志
|
zhi
to mark, to leave a trail |
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郡下
|
jun xia
the seat of the prefectural govt. |
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太守
|
tai shou
an official title, prefect |
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寻
|
xun
to seek 寻找 |
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迷
|
mi
here means "to be lost" |
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南阳
|
nan yang
a place |
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刘子骥
|
Liu zi ji
name of a person; a famous traveller |
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欣然
|
xin ran
happy |
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规
|
gui
to plan |
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果
|
guo
to realize |
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寻
|
xun
before long |
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病终
|
bing zhong
to die from illness |
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津
|
jin
ford, river crossing; here means 问津to ask the way |
