As a classic of Confucianism, the Analects carries the core values of Chinese culture. Junzi is an extremely important cultural image in the Analects and represents an ideal personality standard in Confucian culture. This article combines the original text of the Analects and James Legge's English translation of the Analects to provide some explanation of Junzi's character. The traits exhibited by Junzi image are worthy of our high pursuit to achieve inner peace and self-improvement.

English translation of the Analects;James Legge;Image of Junzi

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This paper is the result of the Foreign Literature Research Team at Jingchu University of Technology and 2024 Provincial Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program of Jingchu University of Technology: "A Study on the English Translation of Cultural Images in James Legge's English Version of The Analects " (Project No: S202411336043). It represents the phased achievements of the 2022 key project of the Hubei Provincial Higher Education Association: "Research on Ideological and Political Education in College English Cultural Courses Based on CLI in Application-Oriented Universities" (Project No.: 2022XD82).

DOI： https://doi.org/10.62639/sspjiess12.20240106

Published： 2024