有关中国文化的热门英文词汇.docx

1、有关中国文化的热门英文词汇有关中国文化的热门英文词汇民间艺术folk arts高雅艺术refined art戏剧艺术theatrical art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 l

2、iterature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La

3、o 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

4、 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Sino mania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

5、West三国演义Romanceof 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

6、-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ventril

7、oquism京剧票友amateur performer of Peking Opera篆刻sealcutting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 pape

8、r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ones 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 F

9、estival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中华文明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illumina

10、ti佛教Buddhism儒教Confucianism道教Taoism形而上学metaphysics寺庙temple孔庙temple of Confucius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 i

11、n 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 years eve年终大扫除 year end household cleaning守岁 stay up late on the new years eve压岁钱 new year gift money / money given to children as

12、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 ones 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 dumplin

13、g made by glutinous rice wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves亡灵 departed soul忠臣 loyal minister屈原 the poet月饼 moon cake赏月 appreciate the glorious full moon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-22

14、0 A.D)文明摇篮 cradle of civilization明清两代 Ming and Qing dynasties中华文明 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 scenery1. 中国梦 Chinese dream2.光盘行动Clear your plate campaign3. 倒逼 reversed transmission of the pressure to get something done4. 逆袭 counterattack under unfavorable circumstances5. 微XX micro-微博（microblog）、微新闻（micro news）、微电影（microfilm）6. 大V big V7. 女汉子 tough girl, manly woman8. 土豪 tuhao，nouveau rich9. 奇葩 weirdo10. 点赞 like