MT WEEK 5.3

Question 1

fusion particle, equivalent to 於 + 之

Answer 1

焉 yān

Question 2

final particle indicating a changed situation, or the perfection or finalization of an action
(similar to modern Chinese le 了)

Answer 2

矣 yǐ

Question 3

(variants: 于 yú, 乎 hū) lit. ‘exist in relation to’;
normally translated as a preposition in English: ‘in, at, to, from, than’ (simplified: 于)
於是 yúshì (sentence conjunction phrase) ‘then, thereupon’

Answer 3

於 yú

Question 4

‘not yet, (has) not’

Answer 4

未 wèi

Question 5

‘again, in addition’

Answer 5

又 yòu

Question 6

‘gentleman, warrior’ (a male member of the gentry class, the lowest level of the aristocracy; in late imperial times the gentry class who would aspire to pass the exams and hold office)

Answer 6

士 shì

Question 7

‘grandson’

Answer 7

孫 sūn