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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/analects/#m1)

2) The Analects: the famous book of sayings of Confucius, a wise teacher in ancient China. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/analects/#m2)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/analects/#x1)
- We read a line from The Analects about treating others well. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/analects/#x2)
- In The Analects, Confucius says that learning should be a joy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/analects/#x3)
- Our teacher showed us a page of The Analects in Chinese. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/analects/#x4)
- The Analects teach respect for parents and older people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/analects/#x5)
- Many people in China still quote The Analects. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/analects/#x6)
- The Analects is a book of short wise sayings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/analects/#x7)

### 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).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/89-owning-up-the-broken-vase-and-the-lost-library-book/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «analects» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/analects/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.