Chinese Word: 周公 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王 , and is also known as the "God of Dreams"

1		yǔ qí 与其 xiǎng 想 tā 他， hái 还 bù rú 不如 qù zhǎo 去找 zhōu gōng 周公。 And to him, as well as to find Zhou Gong.
2		yuè 悦 zhōu gōng 周公、 zhòng ní 仲尼 zhī 之 dào 道， běi 北 xué 学 yú zhōng guó 于中国。 Pleased with the doctrines of Zhou Gong and Zhong Ni, he came northwards to the Middle Kingdom and studied them.
3		gù cǐ 故此， yě 也 jiù 就 yǒu 有 le 了 chí dào 迟到、 zǎo tuì 早退、 kuàng kè 旷课， zài 在 kè táng 课堂 shàng 上 yǔ 与 zhōu gōng 周公 xiāng jiàn 相见。 Therefore, we also had late, leave early, absenteeism , and Duke meet in the classroom.
4		tā 他 shuō 说， jiù 就 xiàng 像 zhōu gōng 周公 shí qī 时期 yí yàng 一样， dāng jīn 当今 de 的 guó jiā 国家 yě 也 méi yǒu 没有 bì yào 必要 zhuī qiú 追求 zhǔ dǎo 主导 dì wèi 地位。 There is now no need, he says, as there was in the Duke of Zhou' s day, for one predominant state.
5		biǎo zhēn 表针 cái 才 zǒu dào 走到 sì 四 diǎn zhōng 点钟， ér 而 wǎn fàn 晚饭 yào 要 děng dào 等到 liù 六 diǎn zhōng 点钟， chú le 除了 qù 去 huì 会 zhōu gōng 周公， shí zài 实在 zhǎo 找 bù 不 chū 出 gèng 更 yǒu 有 yì yì 意义 de 的 shì qing 事情 kě 可 zuò 做 le 了。 The clock' s hands stood at four, and supper was not till six, and there was nothing left remarkable beneath the visiting moon.

1		yǔ qí 与其 xiǎng 想 tā 他， hái 还 bù rú 不如 qù zhǎo 去找 zhōu gōng 周公。 And to him, as well as to find Zhou Gong.
2		yuè 悦 zhōu gōng 周公、 zhòng ní 仲尼 zhī 之 dào 道， běi 北 xué 学 yú zhōng guó 于中国。 Pleased with the doctrines of Zhou Gong and Zhong Ni, he came northwards to the Middle Kingdom and studied them.
3		gù cǐ 故此， yě 也 jiù 就 yǒu 有 le 了 chí dào 迟到、 zǎo tuì 早退、 kuàng kè 旷课， zài 在 kè táng 课堂 shàng 上 yǔ 与 zhōu gōng 周公 xiāng jiàn 相见。 Therefore, we also had late, leave early, absenteeism , and Duke meet in the classroom.
4		tā 他 shuō 说， jiù 就 xiàng 像 zhōu gōng 周公 shí qī 时期 yí yàng 一样， dāng jīn 当今 de 的 guó jiā 国家 yě 也 méi yǒu 没有 bì yào 必要 zhuī qiú 追求 zhǔ dǎo 主导 dì wèi 地位。 There is now no need, he says, as there was in the Duke of Zhou' s day, for one predominant state.
5		biǎo zhēn 表针 cái 才 zǒu dào 走到 sì 四 diǎn zhōng 点钟， ér 而 wǎn fàn 晚饭 yào 要 děng dào 等到 liù 六 diǎn zhōng 点钟， chú le 除了 qù 去 huì 会 zhōu gōng 周公， shí zài 实在 zhǎo 找 bù 不 chū 出 gèng 更 yǒu 有 yì yì 意义 de 的 shì qing 事情 kě 可 zuò 做 le 了。 The clock' s hands stood at four, and supper was not till six, and there was nothing left remarkable beneath the visiting moon.