Lesson 4

Question 1

爾

Answer 1

Pinyin: ěr You; personal name of one of Kongzi’s disciples.

Question 2

誨

Answer 2

huì
Part of Speech: t.v.
Meaning: To teach someone about something.

Question 3

汝

Answer 3

rǔ
Part of Speech: pron.
Meaning: You (second-person singular pronoun, often used to address subordinates).

Question 4

之

Answer 4

Pinyin: zhī
Part of Speech: pron.
Meaning: Him, her, them, it (third-person pronoun; must be object of a verb or preposition).

Question 5

乎

Answer 5

Pinyin: hū
Part of Speech: g.p. (grammatical particle)
Meaning: Placed at the end of a sentence, turning it into a question.

Question 6

為

Answer 6

Pinyin: wéi
Part of Speech: v.
Meaning: To act as, to serve as.

Question 7

是

Answer 7

Pinyin: shì
Part of Speech: n.
Meaning: This.

Question 8

自

Answer 8

Pinyin: zì
Part of Speech: pron.
Meaning: Self, oneself (reflexive pronoun).

Question 9

明

Answer 9

Pinyin: míng
Part of Speech: s.v.
Meaning: To be enlightened, bright.

Question 10

勝

Answer 10

Pinyin: shèng
Part of Speech: t.v.
Meaning: To defeat, to conquer.

Question 11

有

Answer 11

Pinyin: yǒu
Part of Speech: t.v.
Meaning: To have, to possess.

Question 12

力

Answer 12

Pinyin: lì
Part of Speech: n.
Meaning: Strength, power.

Question 13

強

Answer 13

Pinyin: qiáng
Part of Speech: s.v.
Meaning: To be strong, powerful.