Chinese myth story
孔子教书
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孔子是中国历史上有名的老师。
Kǒngzǐ shì Zhōngguó lìshǐ shàng yǒumíng de lǎoshī.
Confucius is a famous teacher in Chinese history.
Sentence vocabulary
文化 · wén huà
Culture
历史 · lì shǐ
History
教 · jiào
teach
学习 · xuéxí
to study; to learn
了解 · liǎo jiě
understand
成绩 · chéng jì
achievement
认真 · rèn zhēn
earnest
句子 · jù zi
sentence
认为 · rèn wéi
think
了解 · liǎo jiě
understand
重要 · zhòng yào
important
提高 · tí gāo
increase
学生 · xuésheng
student
问题 · wèn tí
question; problem
一起 · yì qǐ
together
知道 · zhī dào
to know
他认为学习不只是为了成绩。
Tā rènwéi xuéxí bú zhǐ shì wèile chéngjì.
He believed studying was not only for grades.
Sentence vocabulary
文化 · wén huà
Culture
历史 · lì shǐ
History
教 · jiào
teach
学习 · xuéxí
to study; to learn
了解 · liǎo jiě
understand
成绩 · chéng jì
achievement
认真 · rèn zhēn
earnest
句子 · jù zi
sentence
认为 · rèn wéi
think
了解 · liǎo jiě
understand
重要 · zhòng yào
important
提高 · tí gāo
increase
学生 · xuésheng
student
问题 · wèn tí
question; problem
一起 · yì qǐ
together
知道 · zhī dào
to know
学生把问题带到课堂上。
Xuésheng bǎ wèntí dài dào kètáng shàng.
Students brought questions into the classroom.
Sentence vocabulary
文化 · wén huà
Culture
历史 · lì shǐ
History
教 · jiào
teach
学习 · xuéxí
to study; to learn
了解 · liǎo jiě
understand
成绩 · chéng jì
achievement
认真 · rèn zhēn
earnest
句子 · jù zi
sentence
认为 · rèn wéi
think
了解 · liǎo jiě
understand
重要 · zhòng yào
important
提高 · tí gāo
increase
学生 · xuésheng
student
问题 · wèn tí
question; problem
一起 · yì qǐ
together
知道 · zhī dào
to know
孔子总是认真听他们说话。
Kǒngzǐ zǒngshì rènzhēn tīng tāmen shuōhuà.
Confucius always listened carefully to them.
Sentence vocabulary
文化 · wén huà
Culture
历史 · lì shǐ
History
教 · jiào
teach
学习 · xuéxí
to study; to learn
了解 · liǎo jiě
understand
成绩 · chéng jì
achievement
认真 · rèn zhēn
earnest
句子 · jù zi
sentence
认为 · rèn wéi
think
了解 · liǎo jiě
understand
重要 · zhòng yào
important
提高 · tí gāo
increase
学生 · xuésheng
student
问题 · wèn tí
question; problem
一起 · yì qǐ
together
知道 · zhī dào
to know
无论学生来自哪里，他都愿意教。
Wúlùn xuésheng láizì nǎlǐ, tā dōu yuànyì jiāo.
No matter where students came from, he was willing to teach.
Sentence vocabulary
文化 · wén huà
Culture
历史 · lì shǐ
History
教 · jiào
teach
学习 · xuéxí
to study; to learn
了解 · liǎo jiě
understand
成绩 · chéng jì
achievement
认真 · rèn zhēn
earnest
句子 · jù zi
sentence
认为 · rèn wéi
think
了解 · liǎo jiě
understand
重要 · zhòng yào
important
提高 · tí gāo
increase
学生 · xuésheng
student
问题 · wèn tí
question; problem
一起 · yì qǐ
together
知道 · zhī dào
to know
既然不明白，就应该继续问。
Jìrán bù míngbai, jiù yīnggāi jìxù wèn.
Since you do not understand, you should keep asking.
Sentence vocabulary
文化 · wén huà
Culture
历史 · lì shǐ
History
教 · jiào
teach
学习 · xuéxí
to study; to learn
了解 · liǎo jiě
understand
成绩 · chéng jì
achievement
认真 · rèn zhēn
earnest
句子 · jù zi
sentence
认为 · rèn wéi
think
了解 · liǎo jiě
understand
重要 · zhòng yào
important
提高 · tí gāo
increase
学生 · xuésheng
student
问题 · wèn tí
question; problem
一起 · yì qǐ
together
知道 · zhī dào
to know
他觉得诚实比聪明更重要。
Tā juéde chéngshí bǐ cōngming gèng zhòngyào.
He felt honesty was more important than cleverness.
Sentence vocabulary
文化 · wén huà
Culture
历史 · lì shǐ
History
教 · jiào
teach
学习 · xuéxí
to study; to learn
了解 · liǎo jiě
understand
成绩 · chéng jì
achievement
认真 · rèn zhēn
earnest
句子 · jù zi
sentence
认为 · rèn wéi
think
了解 · liǎo jiě
understand
重要 · zhòng yào
important
提高 · tí gāo
increase
学生 · xuésheng
student
问题 · wèn tí
question; problem
一起 · yì qǐ
together
知道 · zhī dào
to know
一个学生把句子写在黑板上。
Yí ge xuésheng bǎ jùzi xiě zài hēibǎn shàng.
One student wrote a sentence on the blackboard.
Sentence vocabulary
文化 · wén huà
Culture
历史 · lì shǐ
History
教 · jiào
teach
学习 · xuéxí
to study; to learn
了解 · liǎo jiě
understand
成绩 · chéng jì
achievement
认真 · rèn zhēn
earnest
句子 · jù zi
sentence
认为 · rèn wéi
think
了解 · liǎo jiě
understand
重要 · zhòng yào
important
提高 · tí gāo
increase
学生 · xuésheng
student
问题 · wèn tí
question; problem
一起 · yì qǐ
together
知道 · zhī dào
to know
句子被大家一起讨论。
Jùzi bèi dàjiā yìqǐ tǎolùn.
The sentence was discussed by everyone together.
Sentence vocabulary
文化 · wén huà
Culture
历史 · lì shǐ
History
教 · jiào
teach
学习 · xuéxí
to study; to learn
了解 · liǎo jiě
understand
成绩 · chéng jì
achievement
认真 · rèn zhēn
earnest
句子 · jù zi
sentence
认为 · rèn wéi
think
了解 · liǎo jiě
understand
重要 · zhòng yào
important
提高 · tí gāo
increase
学生 · xuésheng
student
问题 · wèn tí
question; problem
一起 · yì qǐ
together
知道 · zhī dào
to know
孔子不但讲知识，而且讲做人。
Kǒngzǐ búdàn jiǎng zhīshi, érqiě jiǎng zuòrén.
Confucius taught not only knowledge, but also how to be a person.
Sentence vocabulary
文化 · wén huà
Culture
历史 · lì shǐ
History
教 · jiào
teach
学习 · xuéxí
to study; to learn
了解 · liǎo jiě
understand
成绩 · chéng jì
achievement
认真 · rèn zhēn
earnest
句子 · jù zi
sentence
认为 · rèn wéi
think
了解 · liǎo jiě
understand
重要 · zhòng yào
important
提高 · tí gāo
increase
学生 · xuésheng
student
问题 · wèn tí
question; problem
一起 · yì qǐ
together
知道 · zhī dào
to know
学生越认真，水平就越高。
Xuésheng yuè rènzhēn, shuǐpíng jiù yuè gāo.
The more serious students were, the higher their level became.
Sentence vocabulary
文化 · wén huà
Culture
历史 · lì shǐ
History
教 · jiào
teach
学习 · xuéxí
to study; to learn
了解 · liǎo jiě
understand
成绩 · chéng jì
achievement
认真 · rèn zhēn
earnest
句子 · jù zi
sentence
认为 · rèn wéi
think
了解 · liǎo jiě
understand
重要 · zhòng yào
important
提高 · tí gāo
increase
学生 · xuésheng
student
问题 · wèn tí
question; problem
一起 · yì qǐ
together
知道 · zhī dào
to know
他希望每个人都能提高自己。
Tā xīwàng měi ge rén dōu néng tígāo zìjǐ.
He hoped everyone could improve themselves.
Sentence vocabulary
文化 · wén huà
Culture
历史 · lì shǐ
History
教 · jiào
teach
学习 · xuéxí
to study; to learn
了解 · liǎo jiě
understand
成绩 · chéng jì
achievement
认真 · rèn zhēn
earnest
句子 · jù zi
sentence
认为 · rèn wéi
think
了解 · liǎo jiě
understand
重要 · zhòng yào
important
提高 · tí gāo
increase
学生 · xuésheng
student
问题 · wèn tí
question; problem
一起 · yì qǐ
together
知道 · zhī dào
to know
这种态度影响了后来的文化。
Zhè zhǒng tàidù yǐngxiǎng le hòulái de wénhuà.
This attitude influenced later culture.
Sentence vocabulary
文化 · wén huà
Culture
历史 · lì shǐ
History
教 · jiào
teach
学习 · xuéxí
to study; to learn
了解 · liǎo jiě
understand
成绩 · chéng jì
achievement
认真 · rèn zhēn
earnest
句子 · jù zi
sentence
认为 · rèn wéi
think
了解 · liǎo jiě
understand
重要 · zhòng yào
important
提高 · tí gāo
increase
学生 · xuésheng
student
问题 · wèn tí
question; problem
一起 · yì qǐ
together
知道 · zhī dào
to know
今天，人们还通过故事了解孔子。
Jīntiān, rénmen hái tōngguò gùshi liǎojiě Kǒngzǐ.
Today, people still understand Confucius through stories.
Sentence vocabulary
文化 · wén huà
Culture
历史 · lì shǐ
History
教 · jiào
teach
学习 · xuéxí
to study; to learn
了解 · liǎo jiě
understand
成绩 · chéng jì
achievement
认真 · rèn zhēn
earnest
句子 · jù zi
sentence
认为 · rèn wéi
think
了解 · liǎo jiě
understand
重要 · zhòng yào
important
提高 · tí gāo
increase
学生 · xuésheng
student
问题 · wèn tí
question; problem
一起 · yì qǐ
together
知道 · zhī dào
to know
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Vocabulary
文化
wén huà
Culture
历史
lì shǐ
History
教
jiào
teach
学习
xuéxí
to study; to learn
了解
liǎo jiě
understand
成绩
chéng jì
achievement
认真
rèn zhēn
earnest
句子
jù zi
sentence
认为
rèn wéi
think
了解
liǎo jiě
understand
重要
zhòng yào
important
提高
tí gāo
increase
学生
xuésheng
student
问题
wèn tí
question; problem
一起
yì qǐ
together
知道
zhī dào
to know
Mini quiz
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文化 · wén huà
Culture
历史 · lì shǐ
History
教 · jiào
teach
学习 · xuéxí
to study; to learn
了解 · liǎo jiě
understand
成绩 · chéng jì
achievement
认真 · rèn zhēn
earnest
句子 · jù zi
sentence
认为 · rèn wéi
think
了解 · liǎo jiě
understand
重要 · zhòng yào
important
提高 · tí gāo
increase
What does 水平 mean?
Options: level or standard / snake / medicine / passport
What is the pinyin for 句子?
Options: jùzi / jǔzi / jūzi / júzi
What did Confucius think learning was for?
Options: More than just grades / Only passing exams / Only writing fast / Only becoming rich
Put these parts in the correct order.
Answer: 孔子是中国历史上有名的老师。
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