一、高频词汇、短语
民间艺术 folk arts
高雅艺术 refined art
戏剧艺术 theatrical art
电影艺术 cinematographic art
爱国主义精神 patriotism
文化产业 culture industry
文化事业 cultural undertaking
文化交流 cross-cultural communication
文化冲突 culture shock
乡村文化 rural culture
民族文化 national culture
表演艺术 performing art
文化底蕴 cultural deposit
华夏祖先 the Chinese ancestors
同宗同源 of the same origin
中国文学 Chinese literature
中国武术 Chinese martial art/Kung Fu
中国书法 Chinese calligraphy
哲学家 philosopher
四大发明 the four great inventions of ancient China
火药 gunpowder
造纸术 paper-making
印刷术 printing
指南针 the compass
四书 the Four Books
大学 the Great Learning
中庸 the Doctrine of the Mean
论语 the Analects of Confucius
孟子 the Mencius
孔子 Confucius
孟子 Mencius
老子 Lao Tzu
庄子 Chuang Tzu
墨子 Mo Tzu
孙子 Sun Tzu
中国画 traditional Chinese painting
水墨画 Chinese brush painting; ink and wash painting
武术门派 styles or schools of martial art
习武健身 practice martial art for fitness
古代格斗术 ancient form of combat
武林高手 top martial artist
气功 Qigong; deep breathing exercises
空手道 karate
拳击 boxing
击剑 fencing
跆拳道 tae kwon do
柔道 judo
中国武术协会 Chinese Martial Art Association
武侠小说 tales of roving knights/kung fu novels
汉学家 sinologist
偏旁部首 radical
笔画 stroke
中国热 Sinomania
汉语的四声调 the four tones of Chinese characters
平声 level tone
上声 rising tone
仄声 falling-rising tone
去声 falling tone
孙子兵法 the Art of War
西游记 Journey to the West; Pilgrimage to the West
三国演义 Romance of Three Kingdoms
红楼梦 Dreams of the Red Mansions
水浒传 Heroes of the Marshes; Tales of the Water Margin
资治通鉴 History as a Mirror
春秋 the Spring and Autumn Annals
史记 Historical Records
诗经 the Book of Songs; the Book of Odes
书经 the Book of History
易经 I Ching; the Book of Changes
礼记 the Book of Rites
三字经 three-character scripture/three-word chant
八股文 eight-part essay/stereotyped writing
五言绝句 five-character quatrain
七言律诗 seven-character octave
四合院 quadrangle
京剧 Peking Opera
独角戏 monodrama
杂技 acrobatics
相声 witty dialogue comedy, standup comedy
马戏 circus show
哑剧 pantomime; mime
踩高跷 stilt walk
说书 story-telling
木偶戏 puppet show
口技 ventriloquism
京剧票友 amateur performer of Peking Opera
篆刻 seal cutting
图章 seal
工艺 workmanship/craftsmanship
手工艺品 handicraft
泥人 clay figure
唐三彩 trio-colored glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty
陶器 pottery
苏绣 Suzhou embroidery
文房四宝 the four stationary treasures of the Chinese study-a writing brush,
an ink stick, an ink stone and paper
寓言 fable
神话 mythology
传说 legend
十二生肖 zodiac
公历 gregorian calendar
阴历 lunar calendar
对联 antithetical couplet
天干 heavenly stem
地支 earthly branch
闰年 leap year
二十四节气 the twenty-four solar terms
本命年 one’s year of birth in the circle of twelve years
传统节日 traditional holidays
春节 Spring Festival
元宵节 Lantern Festival
清明节 Pure Brightness Festival
端午节 dragon boat festival
中秋节 Mid-Autumn Festival
重阳节 Double Ninth Day/the Aged Day
才子佳人 gifted scholars and beautiful ladies
文明 Chinese civilization
朝代 dynasty
中外学者 Chinese and overseas scholars
考古学家 archaeologist
人类学家 anthropologist
进化论 Darwinism
无神论 atheism
宿命论 determinism
启蒙运动 enlightenment
辩证的 dialectic
先知 illuminati
佛教 Buddhism
儒教 Confucianism
道教 Taoism
形而上学 metaphysics
基督教 Christianity
新教 Protestant
天主教 Catholicism
洗礼 baptism
伊斯兰教 Islam
教堂 Church
寺庙 temple
修道院 abbey
礼拜堂 chapel
斋月 Ramadan; month of fast
喇嘛 Lama
邪教 cult
宗教仪式 religious ritual
异教徒 infidel
宗教矛盾 religious contradictions
孔庙 temple of Confucius
天主教堂 cathedral
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篆书 seal script / seal character
隶书…… official script
行书 running script
草书…… cursive script
楷书…… regular script
拜年 pay a new year visit
爆竹、鞭炮 firecracker
除夕 Eve of Chinese new year
春联 spring couplets
辞旧迎新 bring out the old year and ring in the new
饺子 boiled dumpling
锅贴 pot sticker
庙会 temple fair
鸣钟辞旧岁 ring out the old year
年画 traditional new year pictures
年夜饭 the eve feast / family reunion dinner on lunar new year's eve
年终大扫除 year end household cleaning
守岁 stay up late on the new year's eve
压岁钱 new year gift money / money given to children as a new year gift
舞龙 dragon dance
元宵 sweet sticky rice dumplings
花灯 festival lantern
灯谜 lantern riddle
狮子舞 lion dance
清明节 Pure Brightness Festival
扫墓 perform sacrifices to one's ancestors or relatives
祭祖 offer sacrifices to the ancestors
踏青 go for an outing in spring
赛龙舟 dragon-boat race
粽子 pyramid shaped dumpling made by glutinous rice wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves
亡灵 departed soul
忠臣 loyal minister
屈原 the poet
月饼 mooncake
赏月 appreciate the glorious full moon
桂花 sweet osmanthus
赏菊 admire the beauty of chrysanthemum
登高 climb mountain
中药 TCM（traditional chinese medicine）
秦始皇 the first emperor / emperor Qin
皇太后 empress dowager
汉高祖刘邦 founder of the Han dynasty (206 B.C---220 A.D)
文明摇篮 cradle of civilization
明清两代 Ming and Qing dynasties
文明 Chinese civilization
历史学家 historian
地理学家 geographer
江南水乡 the south of the lower reaches of Yangtse River
水乡景色 riverside scenery
culinary art
color, aroma and taste
layout
cold dish
raw materials
blending of seasoning
art of proper seasoning
texture of food
slicing techniques
suckling pigs
pastry
yellow rice wine
strong white liquor
toast
take a sip
steamed bread/bun
calory
staple food
