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子曰:“不患1)2)3)不己4)5),患其不能6)7)。”

[Mandarin Chinese Reading] Zǐ yuē: “Bú huàn rén zhī bù jǐ zhī, huàn qí bù néng yě.”

[English Translation] The Master said, “(One should say) I don’t worry about others’ not understanding me; I worry about my nonability.”

[Modern Chinese Translation] 孔子说:“不怕没人了解自己,就怕自己没有能力。”


1) 患(huàn): to worry about.  

2) 人(rén): person, people; others, other people.  

3) 之(zhī): [N1之N2 pattern] → the N1’s N2, the N2 of N1. 

4) 己(jǐ): oneself, self.  

5) 知(zhī): to understand, to know, knowledge.  

6) 能(néng): to be able to, can, to be capable, ability.  

7) 也(yě): [final particle]


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