Part 1 中国文化
四大发明 the four great inventions of ancient China
火药 gunpowder [?ɡ?npa?d?]
印刷术 printing
造纸术 paper-making
指南针 the compass [?k?mp?s]
文房四宝” Four Treasures of the Study
笔 writing brush
墨 ink stick [i?k stik]
纸 paper
砚 ink slab [i?k sl?b]
书法 calligraphy [k??l?ɡr?fi]
武术 martial [?mɑ??(?)l] arts
京剧 Peking [pi??k??] opera
昆曲 Kunqu opera
相声 cross talk
中药 traditional Chinese medicine
中国结 Chinese knot [n?t]
唐装 Tang suit
四合院 courtyard house [?k??tjɑ?d]
红茶 black tea
绿茶 green tea
火锅 hot pot
中国画 traditional Chinese painting
水墨画 Chinese brush painting
雕刻 sculpture [?sk?lpt??]
泥人 clay figure [klei ?fiɡ?]
Part 2中国文学
四大名著 four major classical novels
《三国演义》The Romance of Three Kingdoms
《红楼梦》Dream of the Red Mansions [?man?(?)n]
《水浒传》Outlaw of the Marshes [mɑ:?iz]
《西游记》Journey [?d??rni] to the West
四书 The Four Books
《大学》 The Great Learning
《中庸》 The Doctrine [?d?ktr?n] of the Mean
《论语》 Analects [?an?l?kts] of Confucius [k?n?fju???s]
《孟子》 The Mencius [?m?n???s]
五经 The Five Classics
《诗经》 The Book of Songs
《书经》 The Book of History
《易经》 The Book of Changes
《礼记》 the Book of Rites
《春秋》 The Spring and Autumn Annals [??nlz]
Part 3 中国历史及相关表达
封建的 feudal [?fju?d(?)l]
朝代 dynasty 美 [?da?n?sti] 英 [?d?n?sti]
春秋时期 the Spring and Autumn Period 美 [?p?ri?d] 英 [?p??r??d]
战国时期 the Warring [?w??r??] States Period
隋唐时期 the Sui and Tang dynasties
明清时期 Ming and Qing dynasties
秦始皇 the First Emperor of Qin
君主 monarch [?m?n?k]
皇帝 emperor
皇太后 Empress Dowager [?da??d??]
丞相 prime minister
大臣 minister
忠臣 loyal minister
中华文明 Chinese civilization
丝绸之路 the Silk Road
西域 western countries
历史遗迹 historical [h??st?r?k(?)l] site
文化遗产 cultural heritage [?h?r?t?d?]
文物 cultural relics [?reliks]
科举制 imperial [?m?p??r??l] examination for recruiting [ri?kru:t??] civil servants [?s?:v?nts]
二.中国节日篇
春节 the Spring Festival / Chinese lunar [?lu?n?] Near Year
农历正月初一 the first day of the first lunar month
农历 lunar calendar
年终大扫除 year-end household cleaning
春联 Spring Festival couplets [?k?pl?ts]
年画 New Year pictures
剪纸 paper-cuts
团圆饭 family reunion [ri??ju?nj?n] dinner
春晚 Spring Festival Gala [?ɡɑ?l?]
守岁 stay up late on the New Year’s Eve [i?v]
除夕 Eve of Chinese New Year
辞旧迎新 ring out com the old year and ring in the new
拜年 pay a New Year visit
红包 red packets 英 [?pak?t] 美 [?p?k?t]
压岁钱 lucky money
放爆竹 let off firecrackers [?fa???kr?k?z]
庙会 temple fair [?t?mp(?)l f??]
禁忌 taboo [t??bu?]
元宵节 Lantern [?l?nt?n] Festival
农历正月十五 15th day of the first lunar month
元宵 rice dumplings
花灯 festival lantern
灯谜 lantern riddle [?r?d(?)l]
灯会 exhibit of lanterns
烟花 fireworks
端午节 Dragon [?dr?ɡ?n] Boat Festival
农历五月初五 5th of the fifth lunar month
粽子 zongzi
糯米 sticky rice
粽叶 bamboo [b?m?bu] leaves
舞龙 dragon dance
舞狮 lion dance
踩高跷 stilt [st?lt] walking
赛龙舟 dragon-boat racing
纪念 in memory of
屈原 Quyuan
诗人 poet
清明节 Tomb-sweeping [tu?m]Day
寒食节 Cold-Food Festival
祭拜祖先 offer sacrifices [?s?krifaisiz] to one’s ancestors [??nsist?z]
扫墓 sweep graves of one’s ancestors or loved ones
踏青 go for a spring outing
中秋节 Mid-Autumn Day / Moon Festival
农历八月十五 15th of the eighth lunar month
月饼 moon cake
赏月 appreciate the glorious [?ɡl??r??s] full moon
中国神话故事 Chinese mythology [m??θ?l?d?i]
嫦娥 Chang’e
后羿 Hou Yi
长生不老 be immortal [??m??t(?)l]
重阳节 Double Ninth Day
赏菊 admire the beauty of chrysanthemum [kr??s?nθ?m?m]
登高 climb a height
七夕节 Chinese Valentine's Day [?v?l?n?ta?n]
银河 the Milky [?m?lki] Way
鹊桥 bridge of magpies ['m?gpi:z]
牛郎 Cowherd [?ka??h?d]
织女 the Weaving [wi:v??] Maid
王母娘娘 the Queen of Heaven
乞巧 praying-for-cleverness
女红 needlework [?ni?d(?)lw??k]
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