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Vol.1-2: prose, poems & sayings

33 phrases
HD
zhī zhī wéi zhī zhī,bù zhī wéi bù zhī,shì zhì yě。
知之为知之,不知为不知,是知也。
ENTo know what you know and to know what you do not know—that is true wisdom.
Classical prose《古人谈读书》
HD
mǐn ér hào xué,bù chǐ xià wèn。
敏而好学,不耻下问。
ENQuick-minded and fond of learning, not ashamed to ask those below you.
Classical prose《古人谈读书》
HD
yú cháng wèi dú shū yǒu sān dào,wèi xīn dào、yǎn dào、kǒu dào。
余尝谓读书有三到,谓心到、眼到、口到。
ENI have said that reading requires three arrivals: the mind arrives, the eyes arrive, the mouth arrives.
Classical prose《古人谈读书》
HD
xīn bù zài cǐ,zé yǎn bù kàn zǐ xì,xīn yǎn jì bù zhuān yī,què zhǐ màn làng sòng dú,jué bù néng jì,jì yì bù néng jiǔ yě。
心不在此,则眼不看仔细,心眼既不专一,却只漫浪诵读,决不能记,记亦不能久也。
ENIf the mind is not present, the eyes do not read closely; when mind and eyes are not focused and one only recites carelessly, nothing can be remembered, and even what is remembered will not last.
Classical prose《古人谈读书》
HD
sān dào zhī zhōng,xīn dào zuì jí。xīn jì dào yǐ,yǎn kǒu qǐ bù dào hū?
三到之中,心到最急。心既到矣,眼口岂不到乎?
ENOf the three arrivals, the mind's is most urgent. Once the mind has arrived, how could the eyes and mouth fail to arrive?
Classical prose《古人谈读书》
HD
gài shì rén dú shū,dì yī yào yǒu zhì,dì èr yào yǒu shí,dì sān yào yǒu héng。
盖士人读书,第一要有志,第二要有识,第三要有恒。
ENFor a scholar's study, first one must have resolve, second discernment, third perseverance.
Classical prose《古人谈读书》
HD
yǒu zhì zé duàn bù gān wéi xià liú;yǒu shí zé zhī xué wèn wú jìn,bù gǎn yǐ yī dé zì zú,rú hé bó zhī guān hǎi,rú jǐng wā zhī kuī tiān,jiē wú shí zhě yě;yǒu héng zé duàn wú bù chéng zhī shì。cǐ sān zhě quē yī bù kě。
有志则断不甘为下流;有识则知学问无尽,不敢以一得自足,如河伯之观海,如井蛙之窥天,皆无识者也;有恒则断无不成之事。此三者缺一不可。
ENWith resolve one will never settle for the lowest rank; with discernment one knows learning is endless and dares not be content with a single gain—like the River God gazing at the sea, like the frog in the well peering at the sky, both lacking discernment; with perseverance no task goes unaccomplished. None of these three can be missing.
Classical prose《古人谈读书》
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kōng shān xīn yǔ hòu,tiān qì wǎn lái qiū。
空山新雨后,天气晚来秋。
ENAfter fresh rain on the empty hills, the evening air turns autumnal.
Classical poem《山居秋暝》 王维
HD
míng yuè sōng jiān zhào,qīng quán shí shàng liú。
明月松间照,清泉石上流。
ENThe bright moon shines among the pines; a clear spring flows over the stones.
Classical poem《山居秋暝》 王维
HD
zhú xuān guī huàn nǚ,lián dòng xià yú zhōu。
竹喧归浣女,莲动下渔舟。
ENThe bamboo rustles—washerwomen returning; the lotuses stir—a fishing boat coming down.
Classical poem《山居秋暝》 王维
HD
suí yì chūn fāng xiē,wáng sūn zì kě liú。
随意春芳歇,王孙自可留。
ENLet the spring blossoms fade as they will—the noble wanderer may well stay on here.
Classical poem《山居秋暝》 王维
HD
yuè luò wū tí shuāng mǎn tiān,jiāng fēng yú huǒ duì chóu mián。
月落乌啼霜满天,江枫渔火对愁眠。
ENThe moon sets, crows cry, frost fills the sky; facing the riverside maples and fishing lamps, I sleep in sorrow.
Classical poem《枫桥夜泊》 张继
HD
gū sū chéng wài hán shān sì,yè bàn zhōng shēng dào kè chuán。
姑苏城外寒山寺,夜半钟声到客船。
ENBeyond the walls of Gusu stands Hanshan Temple; at midnight its bell reaches the traveler's boat.
Classical poem《枫桥夜泊》 张继
HD
shān yī chéng,shuǐ yī chéng,shēn xiàng yú guān nà pàn xíng,yè shēn qiān zhàng dēng。
山一程,水一程,身向榆关那畔行,夜深千帐灯。
ENA stretch of mountains, a stretch of rivers—my body journeys toward the far side of Yuguan Pass; deep in the night, a thousand tents show their lamps.
Classical poem《长相思》 纳兰性德
HD
fēng yī gēng,xuě yī gēng,guō suì xiāng xīn mèng bù chéng,gù yuán wú cǐ shēng。
风一更,雪一更,聒碎乡心梦不成,故园无此声。
ENA watch of wind, a watch of snow—the din shatters my homesick heart, no dream will form; back home there is no such sound.
Classical poem《长相思》 纳兰性德
HD
chuí ruí yǐn qīng lù,liú xiǎng chū shū tóng。
垂緌饮清露,流响出疏桐。
ENWith drooping mouthparts it sips the clear dew; its flowing song issues from the sparse paulownia.
Classical poem《蝉》 虞世南
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jū gāo shēng zì yuǎn,fēi shì jiè qiū fēng。
居高声自远,非是藉秋风。
ENPerched high, its voice carries far of itself—not because it borrows the autumn wind.
Classical poem《蝉》 虞世南
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shèng nián bù chóng lái,yī rì nán zài chén。jí shí dāng miǎn lì,suì yuè bù dài rén。
盛年不重来,一日难再晨。及时当勉励,岁月不待人。
ENThe prime of life does not come again, a single day has no second dawn. Strive while there is time—the years wait for no one.
Language Garden《惜时名言》
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mò děng xián,bái le shào nián tóu,kōng bēi qiè。
莫等闲,白了少年头,空悲切。
ENDo not idle away the time, letting youthful hair turn white and grieving in vain.
Language Garden《惜时名言》
HD
shào nián yì lǎo xué nán chéng,yī cùn guāng yīn bù kě qīng。
少年易老学难成,一寸光阴不可轻。
ENYouth ages easily, learning is hard to complete; not an inch of time may be taken lightly.
Language Garden《惜时名言》
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duō shǎo shì,cóng lái jí;tiān dì zhuǎn,guāng yīn pò。yī wàn nián tài jiǔ,zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī。
多少事,从来急;天地转,光阴迫。一万年太久,只争朝夕。
ENSo many matters, always urgent; heaven and earth turn, time presses hard. Ten thousand years is too long—seize the morning and the evening.
Language Garden《惜时名言》
HD
qī xī jīn xiāo kàn bì xiāo,qiān niú zhī nǚ dù hé qiáo。
七夕今宵看碧霄,牵牛织女渡河桥。
ENOn this Qixi eve we gaze at the blue sky, as the Cowherd and Weaving Maid cross the bridge over the river.
Classical poem《乞巧》 林杰
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jiā jiā qǐ qiǎo wàng qiū yuè,chuān jìn hóng sī jǐ wàn tiáo。
家家乞巧望秋月,穿尽红丝几万条。
ENHousehold by household they beg for skill, gazing at the autumn moon, threading tens of thousands of red silk strands.
Classical poem《乞巧》 林杰
HD
fú jūn zǐ zhī xíng,jìng yǐ xiū shēn,jiǎn yǐ yǎng dé。fēi dàn bó wú yǐ míng zhì,fēi níng jìng wú yǐ zhì yuǎn。
夫君子之行,静以修身,俭以养德。非淡泊无以明志,非宁静无以致远。
ENThe conduct of a gentleman: cultivate the self through stillness, nurture virtue through thrift. Without simplicity of desire one cannot clarify one's aims; without tranquility one cannot reach far.
Language Garden《勤俭名句》
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jū ān sī wēi,jiè shē yǐ jiǎn。
居安思危,戒奢以俭。
ENIn safety think of danger; guard against extravagance through thrift.
Language Garden《勤俭名句》
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yóu jiǎn rù shē yì,yóu shē rù jiǎn nán。
由俭入奢易,由奢入俭难。
ENGoing from thrift to extravagance is easy; going from extravagance back to thrift is hard.
Language Garden《勤俭名句》
HD
yī zhōu yī fàn,dāng sī lái chù bù yì;bàn sī bàn lǚ,héng niàn wù lì wéi jiān。
一粥一饭,当思来处不易;半丝半缕,恒念物力维艰。
ENFor every bowl of gruel or rice, think how hard it was to come by; for every half-thread of silk, always remember how toilsome it is to produce goods.
Language Garden《勤俭名句》
HD
xī sài shān qián bái lù fēi,táo huā liú shuǐ guì yú féi。
西塞山前白鹭飞,桃花流水鳜鱼肥。
ENBefore Xisai Mountain white egrets fly; peach blossoms drift on the water where the mandarin fish grow plump.
Classical poem《渔歌子》 张志和
HD
qīng ruò lì,lǜ suō yī,xié fēng xì yǔ bù xū guī。
青箬笠,绿蓑衣,斜风细雨不须归。
ENA green bamboo hat, a green straw raincoat—in the slanting wind and fine rain there is no need to go home.
Classical poem《渔歌子》 张志和
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bàn mǔ fāng táng yī jiàn kāi,tiān guāng yún yǐng gòng pái huái。
半亩方塘一鉴开,天光云影共徘徊。
ENA half-acre square pond opens like a mirror, where sky-light and cloud-shadows linger together.
Classical poem《观书有感》 朱熹
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wèn qú nǎ dé qīng rú xǔ?wèi yǒu yuán tóu huó shuǐ lái。
问渠那得清如许?为有源头活水来。
ENAsk it: how can it stay so clear? Because from its source living water keeps coming.
Classical poem《观书有感》 朱熹
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zuó yè jiāng biān chūn shuǐ shēng,méng chōng jù jiàn yī máo qīng。
昨夜江边春水生,蒙冲巨舰一毛轻。
ENLast night the spring floodwater rose by the river, and the great warship floats as light as a feather.
Classical poem《观书有感》 朱熹
HD
xiàng lái wǎng fèi tuī yí lì,cǐ rì zhōng liú zì zài xíng。
向来枉费推移力,此日中流自在行。
ENAll the effort once wasted pushing and dragging it—today it sails freely in midstream.
Classical poem《观书有感》 朱熹

In this set (PEP Chinese): Classical prose:《古人谈读书》 / Classical poem:《山居秋暝》、《枫桥夜泊》、《长相思》、《蝉》、《乞巧》、《渔歌子》、《观书有感》 / Language Garden:《惜时名言》、《勤俭名句》