Vocabulary: 行不由径：不走捷径，是君子之道
from 樊登讲论语：学而
- 讲x2 | Chapter Rank #88to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture
- 南方x1 | Chapter Rank #160south; southern direction; (in China) southern regions, often referring to areas south of the Yangtze River
- 水乡x1 | Chapter Rank #161patchwork of waterways, esp. in Jiangsu; same as 江南水鄉|江南水乡[Jiang1 nan2 shui3 xiang1]
- 人们x3 | Chapter Rank #53people
- 外出x1 | Chapter Rank #162to go out; to go away (on a trip etc)
- 都要x1 | Chapter Rank #163
- 坐船x2 | Chapter Rank #89
- 旅途x1 | Chapter Rank #164journey; trip
- 漫长x1 | Chapter Rank #165very long; endless
- 而x2 | Chapter Rank #90and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- 无聊x1 | Chapter Rank #166bored; boring; senseless
- 尤其x1 | Chapter Rank #167especially; particularly
- 晚上x1 | Chapter Rank #168evening; night; CL:個|个[ge4]; in the evening
- 更是x1 | Chapter Rank #169even more (so)
- 难挨x1 | Chapter Rank #170
- 大家x2 | Chapter Rank #91everyone; influential family; great expert
- 凑在一起x1 | Chapter Rank #171
- 侃大山x1 | Chapter Rank #172to chatter idly; to gossip; to boast or brag
- 船上x3 | Chapter Rank #54
- 各色人等x1 | Chapter Rank #173
- 应有尽有x1 | Chapter Rank #174everything that should be here is here (idiom); all one can think of is on hand; to have all one needs
- 聊天x1 | Chapter Rank #175to chat; to gossip
- 内容x1 | Chapter Rank #176content; substance; details; CL:項|项[xiang4]
- 包罗万象x1 | Chapter Rank #177all-embracing; all-inclusive
- 很小x1 | Chapter Rank #178
- 又x2 | Chapter Rank #92(once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- 多x2 | Chapter Rank #93many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]); (bound form) multi-; poly-
- 几乎x1 | Chapter Rank #179almost; nearly; practically
- 凭x1 | Chapter Rank #180to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof
- 本事x1 | Chapter Rank #181ability; skillsource material; original story
- 占x3 | Chapter Rank #55to take possession of; to occupy; to take upto observe; to divine
- 位置x1 | Chapter Rank #182position; place; seat; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 你x1 | Chapter Rank #183you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
- 见多识广x1 | Chapter Rank #184(idiom) experienced and knowledgeable
- 底气x1 | Chapter Rank #185lung capacity; lung power; boldness; confidence; self-assurance; vigor
- 足x1 | Chapter Rank #186excessive(bound form) foot; leg; sufficient; ample; as much as; fully
- 自然x2 | Chapter Rank #94nature; natural; naturally
- 敢x1 | Chapter Rank #187to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture
- 大大方方x1 | Chapter Rank #188confident; calm; natural; poised
- 伸展x1 | Chapter Rank #189stretching; extension
- 手脚x1 | Chapter Rank #190hand and foot; movement of limbs; action; trick; step in a procedure (CL:道[dao4])
- 可以x2 | Chapter Rank #95can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
- 学识x1 | Chapter Rank #191erudition; scholarly knowledge
- 硬通货x1 | Chapter Rank #192(finance) hard currency; strong currency
- 万一x1 | Chapter Rank #193just in case; if by any chance; contingency
- 说错x1 | Chapter Rank #194
- 不仅x1 | Chapter Rank #195not just; not limited to; (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
- 被x3 | Chapter Rank #56quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
- 耻笑x1 | Chapter Rank #196to sneer at sb; to ridicule
- 连x1 | Chapter Rank #197surname Lianto link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也[ye3], 都[dou1] etc) even; company (military)