analects

«analects» in Mova's school dictionary: A collection of short sayings or pieces of writing chosen… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (plural: analects; usually The Analects)

meaning for a pupil

1) A collection of short sayings or pieces of writing chosen from a writer or teacher. tree →

2) The Analects: the famous book of sayings of Confucius, a wise teacher in ancient China. tree →

sense in the lessons

Met in religious education and history when learning about Chinese thought: The Analects of Confucius teach kindness, respect for parents, good manners and learning. It tells the reader they are reading wise sayings. Phrases: The Analects of Confucius.

examples

• The Analects are sayings of the Chinese teacher Confucius. tree →
• We read a line from The Analects about treating others well. tree →
• In The Analects, Confucius says that learning should be a joy. tree →
• Our teacher showed us a page of The Analects in Chinese. tree →
• The Analects teach respect for parents and older people. tree →
• Many people in China still quote The Analects. tree →
• The Analects is a book of short wise sayings. tree →

note

Plural form, but often treated as the name of one book ("The Analects is..." or "are..."). Usually with a capital A. A rare, specialised word; pronounced AN-a-lects.

In the corpora

• Confucius said, "To make a mistake and not correct it: that is the real mistake" (Analects 15.30).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «analects» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.