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Classical Chinese Reader, p. 2-3
Vocabulary for A Classical Chinese Reader
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08/22/2020

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yàn

 

 

eat one's fill, sate(d), satiate(d)

(over)full, (over)satisfied

fed up with, disgusted

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jiàn

 

spy out, be on watch for

peep at

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zǎo

 

flea

early, morning [for 早]

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Definition

1.  shī

 

apply to, extend

attend to, carry out

set up, arrange, spread

give, bestow

 

2.  yí

 

wind, meander

(rdup.) complacent and self-satisfied

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biàn

 

everywhere, all around

far and wise, pervasive

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tán

 

talk, chat

discuss(ion)

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Definition

 

foot-soldier(s), pawn

pass away, end

die, dead

in the end, finally

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Definition

guō

 

outer wall of city

outskirts

periphery

rampart

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fán

 

grave, tomb

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beg (for)

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look back, look behind

look around

look after, care for, attend to

visit

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yǎng

 

look up (to)

respect

rely on

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shàn

 

slander, revile

ridicule, mock

vilify, abuse

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weep, cry

tears

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tíng

 

courtyard

main hall

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xiū

 

humbled, embarrassed

(a)shame(d)

delicacy, sweetmeat

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necessarily, certainly

must

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not

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cháng

 

taste, try, experience

once, in the past

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chū

 

go out, come out, appear

produce, bring forth, issue

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1.  chǔ

 

pause, stop, cease

stay, remain

dwell, live

occupy, hold

 

2.  chù

 

 place, location, spot

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Definition

 

this, here

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cóng

 

follow, accompany

devote oneself to

from

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penetrate, break through

get to, succeed, success(ful)

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dào

 

way, path, road

speak (of)

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dōng

 

east

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ér

 

and, but, and then

you

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fǎn

 

turn, return

repeat, restore

contrary, oppose, rebel

on the contrary

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rich(es), wealth(y)

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gào

 

report, inform, tell, announce

request, ask

accuse

urge, exhort

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1.  guān

 

look at, observe, view

show, exhibit

 

2.  guàn

 

watchtower

Daoist monastery/temple

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Definition

guī

 

go back (home), return

marry off a daughter

destination

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guì

 

valuable, costly, precious

honor(ed), noble

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guó

 

kingdom, state, country, territory

capital city

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hòu

 

later, afterwards, behind, rear

put after/last

posterity

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Definition

1.  jī

 

almost, nearly

latent, invisible

sign, omen

 

2.  jǐ

 

how much/many?

a few, some, several

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sacrifice

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Definition

1.  jiāng

 

about to, intend, will

nearly, almost

or

take, lead, use

 

2.  jiàng

 

lead(er), general

 

 

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jiāo

 

high-spirited

haughty, arrogant, proud

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jīn

 

now, the present

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jìn

 

use(d) up, consume(d)

reach the end of, finish, final

all, fully, wholly

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jiǔ

 

alcoholic drink, wine

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jūn

 

lord, ruler

you sir

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lái

 

come

what is coming, the future

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stand, upright

set up, establish

instant(ly), quick(ly), immediate(ly)

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profit(able), benefit, favorable

sharp edge, sharp

smoothly

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liáng

 

good, pure, capable

very, really

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mèng

 

first, eldest

(a surname)

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Definition

1.  qī

 

wife

 

2.  qì

 

give as a wife

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Definition

 

his, her, its, their

this/that/the

perhaps, may, let

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equal, even

the state of Qí

 

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Definition

 

rise, get up, start

raise, help up

heal, cure

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qiè

 

concubine

female servant

"your handmaid"

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qiú

 

seek, look for

beseech, solicit, beg

request, demand

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rén

 

human being, person

man

others

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ròu

 

meat, flesh

pulp

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ruò

 

(be) like, resemble, seem

if

you

assent, agree

this, such

as to

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shēn

 

body, person, life

in person

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1.  shí

 

eat, food

 

2.  sì

 

to feed

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shì

 

room, chamber

house, home, family

wife

tomb

sheath

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suǒ

 

place (where), that which, what is

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Definition

 

other(s)

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wài

 

outside, outer

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wàng

 

look at from afar, gaze upon

vista

hope, expect

full-moon day

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Definition

1.  wéi

 

be, become, act as

do, make

 

2.  wèi

 

for, for the sake of, on behalf of

 

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wèi

 

not yet, never, not

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wèn

 

ask (about), inquire (about), investigate

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I, me, my

we, us, our

 

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Definition

1.  wú

 

not to have, lack

not to exist, there is not, non-being

 

2.  wù

 

don't [prohibition]

 

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Definition

 

scarce, rare, few

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Definition

1.  xián

 

inactive, idle

at leisure, comfortable

 

2.  jiān

 

 interval, space between

between, among

during, while

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Definition

xiǎn

 

evident, manifest, apparent

appear

illustrious

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Definition

1.  xiāng

 

each other, one another

reciprocaly, mutually

 

2.  xiàng

 

 assist(ant), minister

examine, inspect

attribute, appearance

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Definition

 

[final particle] is, is a case of

[topic marker] as for

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Definition

 

one

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use, take

by means of, by, with, because of

in order to, so as to

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done, finished

[final particle marking finished action]

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yǐn

 

drink

swallow

tolerate

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yóu

 

follow (from)

from, because of, according to

like, similar

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yǒu

 

has, have

there is/are, exists

being

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yòu

 

again

and also

further, in addition

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Definition

 

in, at, on, by, than, from

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more than enough, excess, surplus

left-over, remainder

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1.  yǔ

 

and, together with

give (to)

associate/join with

 

2.  yú

 

 [final interrogative particle]

 

3.  yù

 

participate in, take part iwth, join in

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yuē

 

say, is called

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zǎo

 

early, morning

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therefore, then, thus

standard, norm, rule

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zhě

 

the one(s) who, that which

as for

in general

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zhī

 

go (to)

's, of

him, her, it, them

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Definition

1.  zhī

 

know, aware of

understand, recognize

 

2.  zhì

 

knowledge, wisdom

 

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Definition

1.  zhōng

 

middle, center, intermediate

in, inside, among, in the middle of

 

2.  zhòng

 

hit target, fit exactly

suffer, be affected by

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zhōng

 

end, finish

in the end, finally

die, death

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son, child

master

you sir

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enough, suffice, sufficient

foot

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