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Learning wisely

在zài《论语Lún yǔ》中zhōng,孔子Kǒng zǐ对duì他tā的de学生xué shēng说shuō,我wǒ教jiāo你们nǐ men一yī个gè做zuò事情shì qing的de方法fāng fǎ,你们nǐ men应该yīng gāi聪明cōng míng地de想xiǎng到dào别bié的de方法fāng fǎ,如果rú guǒ不能bù néng,我wǒ不bù会huì再zài教jiāo你们nǐ men了le。

大家dà jiā就jiù把bǎ孔子Kǒng zǐ的de话huà变成biàn chéng了le“举一反三jǔ yī fǎn sān”这个zhè ge成语chéng yǔ,意思yì si是shì说shuō,学xué东西dōng xi,应该yīng gāi聪明cōng míng地de用到yòng dào很多hěn duō别bié的de事情shì qing上shàng。

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Vocabulary 44 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
论语 Lún yǔThe Analects of Confucius
中 zhōngwithin; among; in
孔子 Kǒng zǐConfucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
他 tāhe; him; his
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
学生 xué shēngstudent / schoolchild
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
我 wǒI; me; my
教 jiāoto teach; to instruct
你们 nǐ menyou (plural)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
做 zuòto do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
事情 shì qingaffair; matter; thing; business
方法 fāng fǎmethod; way; technique; procedure
应该 yīng gāiought to; should; must
聪明 cōng míngintelligent; clever; bright / acute (of sight and hearing)
地 de-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
想 xiǎngto think (about) / to think of; to devise / to think (that); to believe (that)
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
别 bié(bound form) other; another; different
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
不能 bù néngcannot / must not / should not
不 bùno; not so
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
再 zàiagain; once more; re-
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
大家 dà jiāeveryone
就 jiùin that case; then
把 bǎ(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
话 huàspoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said
变成 biàn chéngto change into / to turn into / to become
举一反三 jǔ yī fǎn sānto raise one and infer three / to deduce many things from one case (idiom)
这个 zhè ge(pronoun) this / (adjective) this
成语 chéng yǔChinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage
意思 yì siidea / opinion / meaning
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
学 xuéto learn / to study / to imitate
东西 dōng xithing / stuff / person
用到 yòng dàoto apply; to use in practice; to make use of
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above