If you don’t understand, ask questions as follows:

1. Confucius’s “The Analects of Confucius: Gongye Chang”

Sensitive and eager to learn, not ashamed to ask questions, that is why it is said The text is also.

Explanation: It refers to a person who is talented, smart and eager to learn, and is not ashamed to ask for advice from those whose status is lower than him and whose knowledge is inferior to him.

2. "The Analects of Confucius·Shuer" by Confucius

When three people walk, they must have a teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones.

Explanation: If several people walk together, there must be someone who can be my teacher. You should first choose their strengths to learn from, and pay attention to correcting their shortcomings if you have them. If not, take precautions.

3. "Lunheng·Practical Knowledge" by Wang Chong of Han Dynasty

A wise man cannot succeed without learning, and cannot know without asking.

Explanation: Even smart people cannot understand without learning, and they cannot understand without asking for advice.

4. "Xunzi·Fei Twelve Sons"

If you can't learn, learn; if you don't know, ask.

Explanation: If you don’t know how to learn, just ask if you don’t understand.

5. Confucius's "The Analects of Confucius: For Politics"

To know something is to know it, and to know it is not to know it, which is knowledge.

Explanation: Knowing means knowing, not knowing means not knowing. This is true wisdom.

6. "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"

Three cobblers are the equal of Zhuge Liang.

It is a metaphor that when people have more wisdom, they can come up with a good solution after everyone discusses something.

7. "Shang Shu · Promulgation of Hui"

If you ask questions, you will be rich, but if you use it yourself, you will be small.

Explanation: If you study hard and ask questions, you will learn more. If you are arrogant, you will learn little.

8. "Collected Works of Meng Tu" by Liu Kai in the Qing Dynasty

A gentleman must be good at learning, and asking and learning complement each other. Without learning, there is no doubt. Without asking, there is no way to gain wide knowledge.

Explanation: A gentleman must like to ask when studying. "Asking" and "learning" are complementary to each other. Without "learning", you cannot ask questions. Without "asking", you cannot increase your knowledge. If you like learning, you will not Ask more.