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中国传统文化

传统工艺品 traditional handicraft 

形状不一 to be of different shapes 

材质各异 various materials 

质地坚硬 hard texture 

造型生动 vivid figure 

色彩丰富 rich colors 

风格独特 characteristic/unique style 

中医药 traditional Chinese medicine 

中草药 herbal medicine

望、闻、问、切 observing, listening, inquiring, pulse taking

症状 symptom

重大发明 a significant invention 

中国古代四大发明 the four great inventions of ancient China 

火药 gunpowder 

印刷术printing 

造纸术  paper-making 

指南针 the compass

文房四宝 the Four Treasures of the Study 

笔、墨、纸、砚 brush, ink stick, paper, ink stone 

汉字 Chinese character 

笔划 stroke

普通话四声调 the four tones of Mandarin Chinese 

书法 calligraphy

中国画 traditional Chinese painting

水墨画 Chinese brush painting; ink wash painting

武术 martial arts

中国功夫 Kung fu

太极 Tai Chi

孔子 Confucius

孟子 Mencius

思想学派 school of thought 

思想核心 the core of ideology 

代表人物 representative

儒家思想 Confucianism

儒家文化 Confucian culture

和尚、僧人 monk

寺庙 temple

建筑 architecture

钟楼 bell tower

鼓楼 drum tower

牌坊 memorial archway

兵马俑 Terracotta Warriors and Horses

丝绸之路 the Silk Road

故宫 the Imperial Palace

天坛 the Temple of Heaven

伊斯兰教 Islam

清真寺 mosque

宗教 religion

民间故事 folk tale

寓言 fable

传说 legend

凡间 human world

京剧 Peking Opera

脸谱 mask

正面角色 positive role 

木偶戏 puppet show 

皮影戏 shadow play 

杂技 acrobatics 

相声 crosstalk

说、学、逗、唱 speaking imitating, teasing and singing

说书 story-telling 

刺绣 figure 

瓷器 porcelain; china 

陶器 pottery; earthenware 

青铜器 bronze ware 

雕刻 to carve 

图章 seal

中国传统节日

春节 the Spring Festival / Chinese New Year

元宵节 the Lantern Festival

清明节 the Tomb-sweeping Day

端午节 the Dragon Boat Festival

中秋节 the Mid-autumn Day/Festival

重阳节 the Double-ninth Day

七夕节 the Double-seventh Day

除夕 Chinese New Year's Eve

年夜饭 annual reunion dinner

拜年 to pay a new year call

探亲访友 to (pay a) visit to relatives and friends

亲朋好友 relatives and friends

大扫除 to thoroughly clean the house

驱厄运 to sweep away ill fortune; to get rid of bad luck

去除灾难 to ward off evils 

发红包 to give money in red envelopes; to hand out red envelopes

欢度 the celebration of...; to celebrate

春联 spring couplets 

庙会 temple fair 

民间艺人 folk artists 

祭神 god-worshiping

爆竹，烟火 firecracker; firework(s)

画 (traditional) new year picture

压岁钱 new year's gift-money 

舞龙 dragon dance 

花灯 festival lantern 

灯谜 lantern riddle

有益的智力活动 beneficial intellectual activity

中国结 Chinese knot

舞狮 lion dance

赛龙舟 dragon boat race

赏月 to enjoy the full moon

登高 hill climbing

扫墓 to pay respects to the dead at sb.'s tomb

传统食物

中国菜，中餐 Chinese cuisine

烹饪技巧 cooking technique

煎 to fry

炒 to stir-fry

炸 to deep-fry

烩/焖/炖 to stew

蒸 to steam

煮 to boil

烘焙 to bake

烤 to roast

切条 to cut to strips

切丁 to dice

切碎 to mince

磨碎 to grind

饮食习惯 dietary habit

特色食品 special food

元宵 sweet sticky rice dumplings

年糕 rice cake

油条 deep-fried dough sticks 

豆浆 soybean milk 

馒头 steamed bun 

包子 steamed stuffed bun 

拉面 hand-stretched noodles 

豆腐 tofu; bean curd 

麻花 fried dough twist 

皮蛋 100-year egg; century egg 

蛋炒饭 Fried rice with egg 

火锅 hot pot 

原料 ingredient 

猪/牛肉丸 pork/beef ball 

鸭肉 duck 

蘑菇 mushroom 

北京烤鸭 Beijing roast duck 

素菜馆 vegetarian restaurant 

白酒 Chinese Baijiu

历史

人类文明史 the history of human civilization

源远流长/历史悠久 to have a long history with a long history

朝代 dynasty

古都 ancient capital

随着时间的推移 as time goes by

远古时代 ancient times

原始社会 primitive society

春秋时期 the Spring and Autumn Period

战国 the Warring States

封建社会 feudal society

皇帝，君主 emperor; monarch

历史遗留问题 a question left over from history/the past

在战争中损毁 to be ruined in wars

抵抗侵略 to resist the invasion

五四运动 the May 4th Movement of 1919

在……世纪初 at the beginning of ... century

迄今为止 up till now

追溯到 to date/trace back to

来源于 to derive/stem from; to originate from/in

发源地 birthplace

兴起于…，兴盛于… to emerge in … and prosper in 

保存最完好的 best-preserved

原址 original site

国家博物馆 National Museum

皇帝统治时期 a period of emperor reign

诸侯国 kingdom

勤政爱民 to be diligent and love one’s people

退位 to give up the throne

帝王宫殿 imperial palace

以……命名 to be named after ...

历史人物 historic figure

阳历 solar calendar

阴历 lunar calendar

天干 heavenly stem

地支 earthly branch

闰年 leap year

经济

经济学家 economist

企业家 entrepreneur

经济全球化 economic globalization

区域性自由贸易区 regional free trade area

经济特区 special economic zone

计划经济 planned economy

市场经济 market economy

市场调节 market regulation

市场多元化 market diversification

推动经贸合作 to boost economic and trade cooperation

商界 business communities

互惠互利 mutual benefit

共同繁荣/富裕 common prosperity

总需求 aggregate/total demand

总供给 aggregate supply

供过于求 supply exceeding demand

扩大内需 to expand domestic demand

购买力 purchasing power

团购 group buying

财政预算 financial budget

耐用消费品 durable consumer goods

年末促销 year-end promotion

垄断 monopoly

垄断行业 monopoly industry

市场占有率 market share

生产力，生产率 productivity

经济增长放缓 economic slowdown

国有企业 state-owned enterprises (SOEs)

集体企业 collectively-owned (partnership) enterprises

私营企业 private businesses

民营企业 privately-run businesses

中小企业 small and medium-sized enterprises

民间资本 private capital

民间投资 private investment

泡沫经济 bubble economy

经济过热 overheating of the economy

通货膨胀 inflation

实体经济 the real economy

外汇储备充足 sufficient foreign exchange reserve

国内/国际贸易 domestic/international trade

对外贸易 foreign trade

贸易条件 terms of trade

不公平竞争 unfair competition

海关 customs

关税 customs duty

水货，走私货 smuggled goods

产品质量 product quality

高度评价 to speak highly of

物美价廉 competitive price and superior quality

销售，销售额 sales

存货，库存量 stocks

金融组织 financial institution

商业信誉 commercial reputation

管理机制 management mechanism

改善服务 to improve services

延长保修期 to extend maintenance

制造商，制造厂 manufacturer

原材料 raw material

样品 sample

大规模生产 mass production

年产量 annual output

劳动力密集型产业 labor-intensive industry

知识密集型产业 knowledge-intensive industry

工作歧视 discrimination in the workplace

高消耗、高投入 high consumption, high investment

沿袭……模式 to continue with the model of …

住房抵押贷款 residential mortgage loan

分期付款 to pay by installment

信贷紧缩 credit squeeze

取钱 to withdraw money

利率 interest rate

找工作 to hunt for a job; job hunting

招聘广告 the want ads

职位 position; post; job vacancy/opening

求职信 application letter

工作简历 job resume; CV

填写申请表 to fill in/out the application