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Wei Zheng (為政), Chapter 10 | How Can We Truly Know a Person? Traditional Chinese子曰:「視其所以,觀其所由,察其所安。人焉廋哉?人焉廋哉?」Simplified Chinese子曰:“视其所以,观其所由,察其所安。人焉廋哉?人焉廋哉?”PinyinZǐ yuē: “Shì qí suǒ yǐ, guān qí suǒ yóu, chá qí suǒ ān. Rén yān sōu zāi? Rén yān sōu zāi?”Reading the Passage LiterallyConfucius said:“Look at what a person does, observe the path by which he acts, and examine where he finds ease. How can a person hide himself? How can a person hide himself?”Re.. 2026. 9. 5.
Xue Er (學而), Chapter 16 | Do Not Worry That Others Do Not Recognize You Traditional Chinese子曰:「不患人之不己知,患不知人也。」Simplified Chinese子曰:“不患人之不己知,患不知人也。”PinyinZǐ yuē: “Bù huàn rén zhī bù jǐ zhī, huàn bù zhī rén yě.”Reading the Passage LiterallyConfucius said:“Do not worry that others do not recognize you; worry that you do not understand others.”Reading the GrammarThis final chapter of Xue Er is extremely short, yet its structure is unusually sharp. Confucius takes a conc.. 2026. 9. 1.
Xue Er (學而), Chapter 4 | I Examine Myself in Three Ways Every Day Traditional Chinese曾子曰:「吾日三省吾身:為人謀而不忠乎?與朋友交而不信乎?傳不習乎?」 Simplified Chinese曾子曰:“吾日三省吾身:为人谋而不忠乎?与朋友交而不信乎?传不习乎?” PinyinZēngzǐ yuē: “Wú rì sān xǐng wú shēn: Wèi rén móu ér bù zhōng hū? Yǔ péngyǒu jiāo ér bù xìn hū? Chuán bù xí hū?”Reading the Whole PassageZengzi (曾子) said:“Every day I examine myself in three ways: In working on behalf of others, have I failed to do my best? In my relationships with f.. 2026. 8. 28.