[Learn Classical Chinese] Lesson 7: The Analects Part 7
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子曰：“我1)非2)生3)而知之者，好4)古5)敏6)以求7)之者也。”
[Mandarin Chinese Reading] Zǐ yuē: “Wǒ fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě ， hào gǔ mǐn yǐ qiú zhī zhě yě.”
[English Translation] The Master said, “I am not one who was born knowing everything. I am one who loves antiquity and seeks knowledge with an earnest mind.”
[Modern Chinese Transltion] 孔子说：“我不是生来就知道的呀，而是爱好古代文化，敏捷去求来的呀。”
1) 我: (wǒ). I, my, me.
2) 非: (fēi). to be not.
3) 生: (shēng). to live, to be born, to bear.
4) 好: (hǎo). to be good. (hào). to like, to love.
5) 古: (gǔ). the past, antiquity, ancient.
6) 敏: (mǐn). to be earnest, earnestness.
7) 求: (qiú). to seek, to request.
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