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人之生也直 人之生也直[rén zhī shēng yě zhí] Pattern: A， B也 = A是B; A is B Note that 直 is moved after 也. This is done to emphasize it, which is perfectly grammatical and occurs very frequently in the Analects.Note also Confucius' statement that people at birth are upright. This point went on to become one of the key tenents of Confucianism, as well as one of the key differences between Western and Chinese philosophies.

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句子 Man is born for uprightness Analects 6.19

text	人之生也直
header	句子
text-pinyin	人之生也直[rén zhī shēng yě zhí]
englishtrans	Man is born for uprightness
notes	Pattern: A， B也 = A是B; A is B Note that 直 is moved after 也. This is done to emphasize it, which is perfectly grammatical and occurs very frequently in the Analects. Note also Confucius' statement that people at birth are upright. This point went on to become one of the key tenents of Confucianism, as well as one of the key differences between Western and Chinese philosophies.
src	Analects 6.19

Note Key 人之生也直 句子 人之生也直[Rén Zhī Shēng Yě

Note Key 人之生也直句子人之生也直[Rén Zhī Shēng Yě