Vocabulary: 周之德：孔子赞美尧舜、周朝
from 樊登讲论语：学而
- 大臣x1 | Chapter Rank #102chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister
- 就x1 | Chapter Rank #103(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 ...
- 把x1 | Chapter Rank #104to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})handle
- 治理x1 | Chapter Rank #105to govern; to administer; to manage; to control; governance
- 好x2 | Chapter Rank #63to 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
- 了x9 | Chapter Rank #7to 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(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)(of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- 说x5 | Chapter Rank #14to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrineto persuade
- 他x2 | Chapter Rank #64(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])
- 此处x1 | Chapter Rank #106this place; here (literary)
- 不是x3 | Chapter Rank #37no; is not; notfault; blame
- 乱臣贼子x1 | Chapter Rank #107rebels and traitors (idiom); general term for scoundrel
- 意思x2 | Chapter Rank #65idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc
- 而是x1 | Chapter Rank #108rather
- 治乱x1 | Chapter Rank #109
- 是x12 | Chapter Rank #2to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
- 人才难得x1 | Chapter Rank #110
- 难道x1 | Chapter Rank #111don't tell me ...; could it be that...?
- 这样x1 | Chapter Rank #112this way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such
- 吗x2 | Chapter Rank #66used in 嗎啡|吗啡[ma3 fei1](coll.) what?(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
- 尧x3 | Chapter Rank #38surname Yao; Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of the Five legendary Emperors 五帝[Wu3 Di4], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4]
- 国号x1 | Chapter Rank #113official name of a nation (includes dynastic names of China: 漢|汉[Han4], 唐[Tang2] etc)
- 叫x1 | Chapter Rank #114to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
- 指代x2 | Chapter Rank #67to refer to; to be used in place of
- 从x3 | Chapter Rank #39from; 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
- 时期x2 | Chapter Rank #68period; phase; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 到x3 | Chapter Rank #40to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- 开国x1 | Chapter Rank #115to found a state; to open a closed country
- 时x1 | Chapter Rank #116o'clock; time; when; hour; season; periodsurname Shi
- 人才x3 | Chapter Rank #41talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks
- 最x1 | Chapter Rank #117(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")
- 兴旺x1 | Chapter Rank #118prosperous; thriving; to prosper; to flourish
- 时候x1 | Chapter Rank #119time; length of time; moment; period
- 惟x1 | Chapter Rank #120-ism; only
- 楚x1 | Chapter Rank #121surname Chu; abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] and Hunan 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3] provinces together; Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722–221 BC)distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex); punishment cane (old)
- 材x1 | Chapter Rank #122material; timber; ability; aptitude; a capable individual; coffin (old)
- 正是x1 | Chapter Rank #123is precisely
- 引用x1 | Chapter Rank #124to quote; to cite; to recommend; to appoint; (computing) reference
- 此x1 | Chapter Rank #125this; these
- 句x4 | Chapter Rank #25sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse
- 表达x1 | Chapter Rank #126to express; to convey
- 当中x1 | Chapter Rank #127among; in the middle; in the center
- 一x2 | Chapter Rank #69one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- 个x3 | Chapter Rank #42(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individualused in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]
- 文x1 | Chapter Rank #128language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67surname Wen
- 母x1 | Chapter Rank #129mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female
- 即x1 | Chapter Rank #130namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near
- 文王x1 | Chapter Rank #131
- 妻子x1 | Chapter Rank #132wifewife and children
- 古时x1 | Chapter Rank #133antiquity
- 朝廷x1 | Chapter Rank #134court; imperial household; dynasty