The Analects论语

Book 13, Passage 13.29

The Master said, 'Let a good man teach the people seven years, and they may then likewise be employed in war.'

子曰:“善人教民七年,亦可以即戎矣。”
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1 sentences · 1 notes
子zǐ曰yuē:“善shàn人rén教jiào民mín七qī年nián,亦yì可kě以yǐ即jí戎róng矣yǐ。”

1The Master said, 'Let a good man teach the people seven years, and they may then likewise be employed in war.'

Chinese commentary · 1 notes

The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.

即戎:参与军事。“即”用作动词,表示“就”的意思。

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