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孔子

Kǒng zǐ

2-character word

What 孔子 means

1. Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as {孔夫子|Kǒng fū zǐ}

The characters in 孔子

• 孔kǒnghole; classifier for cave dwellings
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

Example sentences

• 孔子是谁？
  Who was Confucius?
• 食色性也（孔子）。
  Shísèxìngyě （ Kǒngzǐ ）.
  Desire for food and sex is part of human nature.
• 孔子下山来点名，点到谁谁就是乌龟；不管三七二十一，我妈说选一个，最好的一个，就！是！你！
  Confucius came down the mountain to call the roll; whoever gets called is a turtle. Regardless of three sevens twenty-one, my mom said pick one, the best one, it's you!
• 孔子说："像夏禹的为人，我找不到可以指责的漏洞。自己吃着菲薄的饮食，而却用丰厚祭品祭拜祖先与神明；自己平时穿粗劣的衣裳，而在祭祀时穿戴华服礼帽；自己住小房子，却尽力开通水道沟渠。像夏禹这样的人，我实在找不到可以指责的漏洞了。"
  Confucius said: " Yu the Great's conduct, I could not point out any flaws. He consumes meager amount of food, while offering boastful riches to the Gods and ancestors; He always don the crudest attire, but wears lavish garments when worshipping; He resides in a small house, yet forges water ways and ditches with all his might. Figures like Yu the Great, I honestly cannot point out any reprehensible flaws."

Words starting with 孔子

• 孔子学院Kǒng zǐ Xué yuànConfucius Institute, organization established internationally by the PRC, promoting…
• 孔子家语Kǒng zǐ Jiā yǔThe School Sayings of Confucius, a supplement to the Analects; abbr. to 家语

Words containing 孔子

• 圣贤孔子鸟shèng xián Kǒng zǐ niǎoConfuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird)