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USEFUL LINKS

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Noodle Party--the last 

Friday of each month

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Mandarin Club-meet

Every other Thursday 

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The Chinese Classroom

WATCH A VIDEO

Chinese Painting

Chinese Music

Paper Cutting

Chinese New Year 

Type Chinese

Pinyin Practice

Bookstore

Chinese- English English-Chinese Dictionary

Online Flashcards

CONFUCIAN ANALECTS 

学而时习之,不亦说乎?Is it not delightful to acquire knowledge and put it into practice from time to time?

 

其为人也孝弟,而好犯上者,鲜矣;不好犯上,而好作乱者,未之有也。君子务本,本立而道生。孝弟也者,其为仁之本与。They are few who, being filial and fraternal, are fond of offending against their superiors. There have been none, who, not liking to offend against their superiors, have been fond of stirring up confusion.The superior man bends his attention to what is radical. That being established, all practical courses naturally grow up. Filial piety and fraternal submission!-- are they not the root of all benevolent actions?

 

弟子入则孝,出则悌,谨而信,泛爱众,而亲仁。行有余力,则以学文。” At home, a young man should be a good son, when outside he should treat others like his brothers, his behavior should be one of trustworthy and proper, and should love the multitude at large and keep himself close to people of benevolence and morality. If after all these activities, he has any energy to spare, he should read widely to stay cultivated.

人之为学有难易乎?学之,则难者亦易矣;不学,则易者亦难矣。

Is learning difficult or easy? If you work for it, the difficult will be easy; if you don't work for it, even the easy will be difficult.

 

天下无难事,只怕有心人。

It's dogged as does it。

 

学如逆水行舟,不进则退。

Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to dropback.

 

宽为限,紧用功,功夫到,滞塞通。

Give yourself lots of time to study, and study hard. If you devote enough time and effort, you will thoroughly understand.

 

心有疑,随札记,就人问,求确义。

If you have a question, make a note of it. Ask the person who has the knowledge for the right answer.

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