Sensitive and eager to learn, not ashamed to ask questions.
He is quick-thinking and eager for knowledge, and he is never shy to ask his subordinates for advice. Refers to talented and studious people who are not ashamed to ask for advice from people with lower status and less knowledge than themselves. In the fifth chapter of The Analects of Confucius Gongye Chang, Zi Gong asked, "Why did Confucius call it Wen?" Confucius said, "I am quick and eager to learn, and I am not ashamed to ask questions. It is called' Wen'." It means not ashamed to ask people with low status and knowledge, and it is described as modest and eager to learn.
Name of the work
The Analects of Confucius
Year of creation
the Spring and Autumn Period
Literary genre
classical Chinese
author
Confucius
The author's birthplace
Qufu in Shandong province
The author's real name
Confucius
translate freely
Min: diligence; Good: preference.
Basic explanation
Note: shame: shame, great shame.
Source: The Analects of Confucius Gongye Chang;
Zi Gong asked, "Why did Confucius call it Wen?"
Confucius said: "I am sensitive and eager to learn, and I am not ashamed to ask questions." This is also a short message. "
Sensitive and eager to learn, not ashamed to ask questions.
Explanation:
"Mortal sensitive person is not easy to learn, and master is ashamed to ask. Therefore, it is difficult for people to be diligent and inquisitive to cover the funeral law. Confucius is a text, that's all. " (Interpretation: Most people who are born smart don't like learning, and people with high status are ashamed to ask questions. Therefore, it is probably a difficult point for people to make "learning to ask questions well" into a text with the method of inheritance. It is because of this that Kong became a writer. )
Usage: verb-object type; As subject, predicate and object; With praise, describe asking for advice modestly.
Antonym: Be a teacher and be conceited.