HSK 3 Chinese reading practice

曾子杀猪

zēng zǐ shā zhū

Zengzi Kills the Pig

When Zengzi’s wife makes an easy promise to calm their crying son, Zengzi insists that a parent’s words must be taken seriously.

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A story recorded in the Han Feizi

The anecdote commonly called 曾子杀猪 or 曾子烹彘 appears in the Han Feizi. 曾子 was the courtesy title of Zeng Shen, a disciple of Confucius. The story is built around 信—keeping faith and being truthful—inside the family.

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Answer three questions without looking at the English translation.

01曾子的妻子要去哪里?
02妻子答应回来以后给孩子做什么?
03曾子为什么要认真对待妻子的话?
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