Vocabulary: 中人以下，不可以语上也：夏虫不可以语冰
from 樊登讲论语：学而
- 明白x2 | Chapter Rank #69clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable; to understand; to realize
- 很多x3 | Chapter Rank #44
- 事物x1 | Chapter Rank #131thing; object
- 本质x2 | Chapter Rank #70essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality
- 被x1 | Chapter Rank #132quilt; 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")
- 称为x1 | Chapter Rank #133to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
- 智者x1 | Chapter Rank #134sage; wise man; clever and knowledgeable person
- 移x1 | Chapter Rank #135to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove
- 类人x1 | Chapter Rank #136
- 所x1 | Chapter Rank #137actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 知道x2 | Chapter Rank #71to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
- 已经x1 | Chapter Rank #138already
- 非常x1 | Chapter Rank #139very; really; unusual; extraordinary
- 接近x1 | Chapter Rank #140to approach; to get close to
- 真理x1 | Chapter Rank #141truth; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 还有x1 | Chapter Rank #142there still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition
- 下x2 | Chapter Rank #72down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
- 愚者x1 | Chapter Rank #143
- 正如x1 | Chapter Rank #144just as; precisely as
- 句x2 | Chapter Rank #73sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse
- 话x3 | Chapter Rank #45dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what sb said; CL:種|种[zhong3],席[xi2],句[ju4],口[kou3],番[fan1]
- 讲x5 | Chapter Rank #22to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture
- 那样x1 | Chapter Rank #145that kind; that sort
- 越x2 | Chapter Rank #74to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the moregeneric word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南
- 固执x1 | Chapter Rank #146obstinate; stubborn; to fixate on; to cling to
- 对x3 | Chapter Rank #46right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair
- 你x8 | Chapter Rank #7you (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.)
- 要x3 | Chapter Rank #47to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important(bound form) to demand; to coerce
- 努力x1 | Chapter Rank #147to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
- 创业x1 | Chapter Rank #148to begin an undertaking; to start an enterprise; entrepreneurship
- 无动于衷x1 | Chapter Rank #149aloof; indifferent; unconcerned
- 觉得x1 | Chapter Rank #150to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
- 别人x1 | Chapter Rank #151other people; others; other person
- 在x5 | Chapter Rank #23to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
- 欺骗x1 | Chapter Rank #152to deceive; to cheat
- 自己x2 | Chapter Rank #75oneself; (attributive) one's own
- 理由x1 | Chapter Rank #153reason; grounds; justification; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 来x2 | Chapter Rank #76to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4]); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])
- 拒绝x1 | Chapter Rank #154to refuse; to decline; to reject
- 令x1 | Chapter Rank #155to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old); type of short song or poemclassifier for a ream of paperused in 脊令[ji2 ling2]; used in 令狐[Ling2 hu2] (Taiwan pr. [ling4])
- 痛心x1 | Chapter Rank #156grieved; pained
- 地方x1 | Chapter Rank #157region; regional (away from the central administration); localplace; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part; CL:處|处[chu4]
- 跟x3 | Chapter Rank #48heel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns)
- 他的x2 | Chapter Rank #77
- 学生x1 | Chapter Rank #158student; schoolchild
- 对于x1 | Chapter Rank #159regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
- 资质x2 | Chapter Rank #78aptitude; natural endowments
- 一点x1 | Chapter Rank #160a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dian3 zhong1])
- 高级x2 | Chapter Rank #79high level; high grade; advanced; high-ranking
- 东西x3 | Chapter Rank #49thing; stuff; person; CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4]east and west