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Xue Er (學而), Chapter 14 | The Junzi Seeks Learning Rather Than Comfort Traditional Chinese子曰:「君子食無求飽,居無求安,敏於事而慎於言,就有道而正焉,可謂好學也已。」Simplified Chinese子曰:“君子食无求饱,居无求安,敏于事而慎于言,就有道而正焉,可谓好学也已。”PinyinZǐ yuē: “Jūnzǐ shí wú qiú bǎo, jū wú qiú ān, mǐn yú shì ér shèn yú yán, jiù yǒu dào ér zhèng yān, kě wèi hàoxué yě yǐ.”Reading the Passage LiterallyConfucius said:“The Junzi (君子) does not seek fullness in eating or comfort in dwelling. He is diligent in action and cautious in .. 2026. 8. 31.
Xue Er (學而), Chapter 6 | Live with Character First, Then Learn from Books Traditional Chinese子曰:「弟子入則孝,出則弟,謹而信,汎愛衆,而親仁。行有餘力,則以學文。」 Simplified Chinese子曰:“弟子入则孝,出则弟,谨而信,泛爱众,而亲仁。行有余力,则以学文。” PinyinZǐ yuē: “Dìzǐ rù zé xiào, chū zé tì, jǐn ér xìn, fàn ài zhòng, ér qīn rén. Xíng yǒu yúlì, zé yǐ xué wén.”Reading the Whole PassageConfucius said:“A young person should be filial at home and respectful to elders when away from home, careful in conduct and trustworthy, caring broa.. 2026. 8. 28.
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.
Xue Er (學而), Chapter 1 | The Joy of Learning and Growing Traditional Chinese子曰:「學而時習之,不亦說乎?有朋自遠方來,不亦樂乎?人不知而不慍,不亦君子乎?」 Simplified Chinese子曰:“学而时习之,不亦说乎?有朋自远方来,不亦乐乎?人不知而不愠,不亦君子乎?” PinyinZǐ yuē: “Xué ér shí xí zhī, bù yì yuè hū? Yǒu péng zì yuǎnfāng lái, bù yì lè hū? Rén bù zhī ér bù yùn, bù yì jūnzǐ hū?”Reading the Whole PassageConfucius said:“To learn and, at the proper times, put what one has learned into practice—is this not a pleasure? To have frien.. 2026. 8. 27.