Vocabulary: 信近于义，恭近于礼：无原则守信是愚，过分恭敬是失礼
from 樊登讲论语：学而
- 实行x1 | Chapter Rank #198to implement; to carry out; to put into practice
- 远离x2 | Chapter Rank #117to be far from; to keep away from
- 所x2 | Chapter Rank #118actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 依靠x1 | Chapter Rank #199to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on
- 可靠x1 | Chapter Rank #200reliable
- 人x15 | Chapter Rank #9person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- 就x11 | Chapter Rank #20(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4]); (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
- 值得尊敬x1 | Chapter Rank #201
- 了x20 | Chapter Rank #3(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)to finish; (used with 得[de2] or 不[bu4] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wang4 bu5 liao3] "cannot forget"); (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wu2] or 不[bu4]) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least(of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- 能x1 | Chapter Rank #202can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energysurname Neng
- 理解x4 | Chapter Rank #56to comprehend; to understand
- 吗x8 | Chapter Rank #27(coll.) what?used in 嗎啡|吗啡[ma3 fei1](question particle for "yes-no" questions)
- 听x1 | Chapter Rank #203smile (archaic)to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin"); classifier for canned beverages; to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]); (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
- 起来x1 | Chapter Rank #204to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2](after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state; indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4]); indicating completion; (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment; also pr. [qi3lai5]
- 我们x16 | Chapter Rank #7we; us; ourselves; our
- 根本x1 | Chapter Rank #205fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 在x14 | Chapter Rank #12to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
- 所以x3 | Chapter Rank #77therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
- 从x1 | Chapter Rank #206from; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestorsurname Cong
- 历史x1 | Chapter Rank #207history; CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4]
- 上x1 | Chapter Rank #208(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; aboveused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
- 不同x1 | Chapter Rank #209different; distinct; not the same; not alike
- 我x11 | Chapter Rank #21I; me; my
- 觉得x4 | Chapter Rank #57to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
- 解释x2 | Chapter Rank #119explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 得x1 | Chapter Rank #210structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etcto obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finishedused in 得瑟[de4 se5]to have to; must; ought to; to need to
- 最好x1 | Chapter Rank #211best; had better ...; it would be best to ...
- 李x3 | Chapter Rank #78plumsurname Li
- 零x3 | Chapter Rank #79zero; nought; zero sign; fractional; fragmentary; odd (of numbers); (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one); fraction; (in mathematics) remainder (after division); extra; to wither and fall; to wither
- 先生x2 | Chapter Rank #120teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor; CL:位[wei4]
- 这x12 | Chapter Rank #17(pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)(coll.) this
- 三句话x1 | Chapter Rank #212
- 条件句x3 | Chapter Rank #80conditional clause
- 就是x7 | Chapter Rank #29exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
- 假设x1 | Chapter Rank #213to suppose; to presume; to assume; supposing that ...; if; hypothesis; conjecture
- 某种x1 | Chapter Rank #214some kind (of)
- 情况x1 | Chapter Rank #215circumstances; state of affairs; situation; CL:種|种[zhong3]
- 叫x4 | Chapter Rank #58to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
- 呢x3 | Chapter Rank #81(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?"); (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds; (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speechdense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)
- 一个x3 | Chapter Rank #82a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
- 好不好x1 | Chapter Rank #216(coll.) all right?; OK?
- 很x7 | Chapter Rank #30very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
- 好x5 | Chapter Rank #47to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone togood; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (of two people) close; on intimate terms; (after a personal pronoun) hello
- 中国x2 | Chapter Rank #121China
- 古代x2 | Chapter Rank #122ancient times
- 尾生抱柱x1 | Chapter Rank #217
- 故事x1 | Chapter Rank #218old practicenarrative; story; tale
- 尾x1 | Chapter Rank #219tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fishhorse's tail; pointed posterior section of a locust etc
- 生x1 | Chapter Rank #220to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire); to live; to be alive; life; raw; uncooked; unprocessed; unfamiliar; strange; (bound form) student; person engaged in a field; (bound form) male role in traditional opera; (bound form) life; lifetime; (bound form) means of livelihood; (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼[sheng1 teng2]); (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽[sheng1 la1 ying4 zhuai4])
- 约x1 | Chapter Rank #221to weigh in a balance or on a scaleto make an appointment; to invite; approximately; pact; treaty; to economize; to restrict; to reduce (a fraction); concise