<p>I have no training in the crypticities of Classical Chinese, so I am no kind of expert here, but, I think, in Modern Chinese this:</p>
<p>过中不至，太丘舍去，去后乃至。</p>
<p>would be:</p>
<p>过了中午还没到,陈太丘不再等候他而离开了,陈太丘离开后朋友才到.</p>

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Pedroski
<p>After noon, he didn't arrive yet, so Taiqiu left. After leaving, his friend arrived</p>

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ewbalright
<p>I have a problem in understanding this paragraph:</p>
<p>陈太丘与友期行，期日中。过中不至，太丘舍去，去后乃至。 元方时年七岁，门外戏。客问元方：“尊君在不？”答曰：“待君久不至，已去。”友人便怒曰：“非人哉！与人期行，相委而去。”元方曰：“君与家君期日中。日中不至，则是无信；对子骂父，则是无礼。”友人惭，下车引之。元方入门不顾。</p>

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The complete sentence is like this : 友过中不至，太丘舍去，太丘去后友乃至. It's not uncommon in Chinese to leave out the subject.
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How to understand '过中不至，太丘舍去，去后乃至' in this paragraph?
# How to understand '过中不至，太丘舍去，去后乃至' in this paragraph?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-12-21)

I have a problem in understanding this paragraph:

陈太丘与友期行，期日中。过中不至，太丘舍去，去后乃至。 元方时年七岁，门外戏。客问元方：“尊君在不？”答曰：“待君久不至，已去。”友人便怒曰：“非人哉！与人期行，相委而去。”元方曰：“君与家君期日中。日中不至，则是无信；对子骂父，则是无礼。”友人惭，下车引之。元方入门不顾。

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: The complete sentence is like this : 友过中不至，太丘舍去，太丘去后友乃至. It's not uncommon in Chinese to leave out the subject.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2023-12-22. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

I have no training in the crypticities of Classical Chinese, so I am no kind of expert here, but, I think, in Modern Chinese this:

过中不至，太丘舍去，去后乃至。

would be:

过了中午还没到,陈太丘不再等候他而离开了,陈太丘离开后朋友才到.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2023-12-21. Score: 1

After noon, he didn't arrive yet, so Taiqiu left. After leaving, his friend arrived


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