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Wei Zheng (為政), Chapter 16 | Stay Focused on the Path of Learning Traditional Chinese子曰：「攻乎異端，斯害也已。」Simplified Chinese子曰：“攻乎异端，斯害也已。”PinyinZǐ yuē: “Gōng hū yìduān, sī hài yě yǐ.”Reading the Passage LiterallyConfucius said:“To devote oneself to divergent branches of learning—this can only be harmful.”Reading the GrammarThis brief passage requires unusual care because two of its key terms, 攻 (gōng) and 異端 (yìduān), can easily be misunderstood through their moder.. 2026. 9. 8.
Wei Zheng (為政), Chapter 15 | Learning Without Reflection Brings No Real Understanding Traditional Chinese子曰：「學而不思則罔，思而不學則殆。」Simplified Chinese子曰：“学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。”PinyinZǐ yuē: “Xué ér bù sī zé wǎng, sī ér bù xué zé dài.”Reading the Passage LiterallyConfucius said:“To learn without reflecting leads to no real understanding; to reflect without learning leads to danger.”Reading the GrammarThis passage is built on a carefully balanced contrast between 學 (xué), learning, and 思 (sī), re.. 2026. 9. 8.
Wei Zheng (為政), Chapter 12 | The Junzi (君子) Is Not Confined to a Single Use Traditional Chinese子曰：「君子不器。」Simplified Chinese子曰：“君子不器。”PinyinZǐ yuē: “Jūnzǐ bù qì.”Reading the Passage LiterallyConfucius said:“The Junzi (君子) is not a vessel.”Reading the GrammarFew passages in the Analects are as short as 君子不器, yet each of its four characters carries considerable weight. The key lies in understanding the metaphor of 器 (qì). Confucius is not criticizing physical vessels or pr.. 2026. 9. 6.
Wei Zheng (為政), Chapter 11 | Review the Old and Discover the New Traditional Chinese子曰：「溫故而知新，可以為師矣。」Simplified Chinese子曰：“温故而知新，可以为师矣。”PinyinZǐ yuē: “Wēn gù ér zhī xīn, kě yǐ wéi shī yǐ.”Reading the Passage LiterallyConfucius said:“By revisiting what is old and coming to understand what is new, one can become worthy of being a teacher.”Reading the GrammarThis short passage contains one of the best-known expressions in the Analects: 溫故而知新. It is often summari.. 2026. 9. 6.
Wei Zheng (為政), Chapter 4 | Set Your Direction, Pass Through Uncertainty, and Arrive at Freedom Traditional Chinese子曰：「吾十有五而志于學，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳順，七十而從心所欲，不踰矩。」Simplified Chinese子曰：“吾十有五而志于学，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳顺，七十而从心所欲，不逾矩。”PinyinZǐ yuē: “Wú shí yǒu wǔ ér zhì yú xué, sānshí ér lì, sìshí ér bù huò, wǔshí ér zhī tiānmìng, liùshí ér ěr shùn, qīshí ér cóng xīn suǒ yù, bù yú jǔ.”Reading the Passage LiterallyConfucius said:“At fifteen, I set my heart on learning. At thirty, I stood firm.. 2026. 9. 2.
Xue Er (學而), Chapter 15 | If One Is Neither Servile in Poverty nor Arrogant in Wealth Traditional Chinese子貢曰：「貧而無諂，富而無驕，何如？」子曰：「可也。未若貧而樂，富而好禮者也。」子貢曰：「詩云：『如切如磋，如琢如磨。』其斯之謂與？」子曰：「賜也，始可與言詩已矣！告諸往而知來者。」Simplified Chinese子贡曰：“贫而无谄，富而无骄，何如？”子曰：“可也。未若贫而乐，富而好礼者也。”子贡曰：“诗云：‘如切如磋，如琢如磨。’其斯之谓与？”子曰：“赐也，始可与言诗已矣！告诸往而知来者。”PinyinZǐ Gòng yuē: “Pín ér wú chǎn, fù ér wú jiāo, hé rú?”Zǐ yuē: “Kě yě. Wèi ruò pín ér lè, fù ér hào lǐ zhě yě.”Zǐ Gòng yuē: “Shī yún: ‘Rú qiē rú cuō, rú zhuó rú mó.’ Qí sī zhī .. 2026. 8. 31.

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