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中华文明
Chinese civilization
文明摇篮
cradle of civilization
华夏祖先
the Chinese ancestors
秦始皇帝
First Emperor, Emperor Chin
皇太后
Empress
Dowager
汉高祖刘邦
founder of the Han
Dynasty (206BC-220AD)
成吉思汗
Genghis Khan Temujin
夏朝
Xia Dynasty
明清两代
(of) Ming and Qing
dynasties
地名：特别注意四川和陕西拼法
四川
Sichuan,
Szechwan, Szechuan
陝西
Shaanxi
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
汉字
Chinese character
单音节
single syllable
汉语四声调
the four tones of
Chinese characters
阳平
level tone
阴平
rising tone
上声
falling-rising tone
去声
falling tone
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
《春秋》
the Spring
and Autumn Annals
《史记》
Historical Records
《诗经》
The Books of Songs;The Book of Odes
《书经》
The Books
of History
《易经》
I Ching;
The Book of Changes
《礼记》
The Book of Rites
《孝经》
Book of Filial Piety
《孙子兵法》
The Art of War
《三字经》
The Three-Character
Scripture;The Three-Word Chant
《三国演义》
Three
Kingdoms
《西游记》
Journey to the West;
Pilgrimage to the West
《红楼梦》
Dream of the Red
Mansions
《山海经》
The Classic of
Mountains and Rivers
《资治通鉴》
History as a
Mirror;Comprehensive History Retold as a Mirror
for
Rulers
《西厢记》
The Romance of West
Chamber
《水浒传》
Heroes of the Marshes;
Tales of the Water Margin
《聊斋志异》
Strange
Tales
of
a
Lonely
Studio;
Strange
Tales
from
Make-Do
Studio
《围城》
Fortress Besieged
《阿
Q
正传》
The True Story of Ah Q
五言绝句
five-character quatrain
七言律诗
seven-character octave
八股文
eight-part essay;
stereotyped writing
重要文化遗产
major cultural
heritage
优秀民间艺术
outstanding folk arts
文物
cultural relics
中国画
traditional Chinese
painting
书法
calligraphy
水墨画
Chinese
brush painting; ink and wash painting
工笔
traditional
Chinese realistic painting
中国结
Chinese knot
旗袍
Cheongsam
中山装
Chinese tunic suit
唐装
traditional Chinese
garments (clothing)
，
Tang
suit
朝廷使者
royal court envoy
文人
men of letters
雅士
refined scholars
表演艺术
performing art
现代流行艺术
popular art, pop art
纯艺术
high art
高雅艺术
refined art
电影艺术
cinematographic art
戏剧艺术
theatrical art
才子佳人
gifted scholars and beautiful ladies
生
(
男性正面角色
) male (the positive
male role)
旦
(
女性正面角色
) female (the
positive female role)
净
(
性格鲜明的男性配角
) a supporting
male role with striking character
丑
(
幽默滑稽或反面角色
) a clown or a
negative role
花脸
painted role
歌舞喜剧
musical
滑稽场面
,
搞笑小噱头
shtick
滑稽短剧
skit
京剧人物脸谱
Peking Opera Mask
皮影戏
shadow play; leather-silhouette show
说书
story-telling
叠罗汉
make a human pyramid
折子戏
opera highlights
踩高跷
stilt walk
哑剧
pantomime; mime
哑剧演员
pantomimist
戏剧小品
skit
马戏
circus show
单口相声
monologue comic talk, standup comedy
特技表演
stunt
相声
witty dialogue comedy, comic cross talk
杂技
acrobatics
京韵大鼓
the traditional story-
telling in Beijing dialect with drum
accompaniment
秦腔
Shaanxi opera
武术
martial art
功夫
kung fu
武术门派
styles or schools of
martial art
习武健身
practice martial art
for fitness
气功
qigong, deep breathing
exercises
拳击
boxing
篆刻
seal cutting upriteous
工艺
,
手艺
workmanship / craftsmanship
卷轴
scroll
蜡染
batik
泥人
clay figure
漆画
lacquer
painting
唐三彩
Trio-colored glazed
pottery of the Tang Dynasty
景泰蓝
cloisonn
é
文房四宝
The
four
stationery
treasures
of
the
Chinese
study
---
a
writing
brush,
an ink stick, an ink stone and paper
民间传说
folklores
寓言
fable
传说
legend
神话
mythology
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,
洋为中用
make the
past serve the present and the foreign serve china
赋诗
inscribe a poem
对对联
matching an antithetical
couplet
阳历
solar calendar
公历
Gregorian calendar
阴历
lunar calendar
天干
heavenly stem
地支
earthly branch
闰年
leap year
二十四节气
the twenty-four solar
terms
十二生肖
the twele Chinese
zodiac signs
本命年
one's
year
of
birth
considered
in
relation
to
the
12
Terrestrial
Branches
传统节日
traditional holidays
春节
the Spring Festival
元宵节
the Lantern Festival
(15th day of the first lunar month)
清明节
the Pure
Brightness Festival / the Tomb-sweeping Day (April
the 5th)
端午节
the Dragon Boat Festival
(5th of the fifth lunar month)
中秋节
the Moon
Festival / the Mid-Autumn Day (15th of the eight
lunar month)
重阳节
the Double
Ninth Day / the Aged Day
风水
Fengshui; geomantic omen
阳历
Solar calendar
阴历
Lunar
calendar
闰年
leap
year
端午节
the Dragon-boat Festival
中秋节
the Mid-
autumn Day
重阳节
the Double-ninth Day
七夕节
the Double-seventh Day
春联
spring
couplets
庙会
temple fair
爆竹
firecracker
年画
(traditional) New Year
pictures
压岁钱
New
Year gift-money
舞龙
dragon dance
元宵
sweet sticky rice
dumplings
花灯
festival lantern
灯谜
lantern riddle
舞狮
lion dance
踩高跷
stilt
walking
赛龙舟
dragon boat race
长城
the Great Wall of China
烽火台
beacon tower
秦始皇陵
the
Mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang
兵马俑
Terracotta Warriors and
Horses
孔庙
Confucius Temple