Classical Chinese - Lesson 14 Vocabulary (Part 2)

Front 1

夫

Back 1

this, that, these, those[to introduce argument] [c.f. fū]

Hint 1

fú

Front 2

反

Back 2

to turn against

Hint 2

fǎn

Front 3

上

Back 3

one’s superiors

Hint 3

shàng

Front 4

子

Back 4

child, son

Hint 4

zǐ

Front 5

逆

Back 5

treasonous, rebellious, contrary

Hint 5

nì

Front 6

棄 (弃)

Back 6

to discard, to abandon

Hint 6

qì

Front 7

亂

Back 7

chaos, disorder

Hint 7

luàn

Front 8

以

Back 8

by means of

Hint 8

yǐ

Front 9

且夫

Back 9

moreover

Hint 9

qiě fú

Front 10

養

Back 10

to raise, to nourish

Hint 10

yǎng

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生

Back 11

to be alive, to keep alive, to live

Hint 11

shēng

Front 12

為

Back 12

for the purpose of, for, on behalf of

Hint 12

wèi

Front 13

利

Back 13

benefit, advantage

Hint 13

lì

Front 14

賞(赏)

Back 14

reward, approval

Hint 14

shǎng

Front 15

以…之故

Back 15

because of, for the sake of

Hint 15

yǐ…zhī gù

Front 16

廢 (废)

Back 16

to neglect

Hint 16

fèi

Front 17

正

Back 17

upright, proper

Hint 17

zhèng

Front 18

行

Back 18

to practice

Hint 18

xíng

Front 19

逆節

Back 19

dishonorable conduct, perverse conduct

Hint 19

nì jié

Front 20

妾

Back 20

(concubine) I (humble, of women

Hint 20

qiè

Front 21

擒

Back 21

to capture

Hint 21

qín

Front 22

抱

Back 22

to hold in arms

Hint 22

bào

Front 23

深

Back 23

deep

Hint 23

shēn

Front 24

以

Back 24

with

Hint 24

yǐ

Front 25

爭 (争)

Back 25

to compete

Hint 25

zhēng

Front 26

射

Back 26

to shoot at

Hint 26

shè

Front 27

蔽 (芘)

Back 27

cover

Hint 27

bì

Front 28

矢

Back 28

arrow

Hint 28

shǐ

Front 29

著

Back 29

to hit; to pierce

Hint 29

zhuó

Front 30

十

Back 30

ten

Hint 30

shí

Front 31

貴(贵)

Back 31

respected, honored; to respect, to honorto consider something or someone honorable

Hint 31

guì

Front 32

守

Back 32

to maintain

Hint 32

shǒu

Front 33

卿

Back 33

minister

Hint 33

qīng

Front 34

禮 (礼)

Back 34

rites

Hint 34

lǐ

Front 35

葬

Back 35

to bury

Hint 35

zàng

Front 36

太牢

Back 36

Great Offering (pig, sheep and ox)

Hint 36

tài láo

Front 37

寵 (宠)

Back 37

to favor

Hint 37

chǒng

Front 38

兄

Back 38

elder brother

Hint 38

xiōng

Front 39

五大夫

Back 39

(rank)

Hint 39

wǔ dà fū

Front 40

列女傳

Back 40

The 列女傳 (Biographies of Noted Women) is aHan Dynasty collection of biographies of famouswomen written in simple classical for the moralinstruction of young girls. Often girls of wealthyfamilies were allowed to read only insofar as theycould read works such as this. Needless to say, theparagons of virtue upheld in these texts are not tomodern taste.

Hint 40

Liè nǚ zhuàn