中華文明 Chinese civilization
文明搖籃 cradle of civilization
華夏祖先 the Chinese ancestors
發(fā)源地 birthplace
文化遺址 the culture site
妃嬪 concubine
慶典 celebration
祭祀 sacrifice
等級(jí)制度 hierarchy system
在……的鼎盛時(shí)期 flourishing period
原始社會(huì) primitive society
封建的 feudal
封建制度 feudality; feudal system
閉關(guān)政策 the exclusion/seclusion policy 倦蚪、the closed-door policy
革命 revolution
秦始皇 First Emperor, Emperor Chin
慈禧太后 Empress Dowager
漢高祖劉邦 founder of the Han Dynasty
成吉思汗 Genghis Khan; Temujin
夏朝 Xia Dynasty
明清兩代 Ming and Qing dynasties
朝廷使者 royal court envoy
漢字 Chinese character
單音節(jié) single syllable
漢語四聲調(diào) the four tones of Chinese characters
陰平 level tone
陽平 rising tone
上聲 falling-rising tone
去聲 falling tone
五言絕句 five-character quatrain
七言律詩 seven-character octave
八股文 eight-part essay; stereotyped writing
《三國演義》 The Romance of the Three Kingdoms
《西游記》 The Journey to the West
《水滸傳》 The Water Margin: Outlaws of the Marsh
《紅樓夢》 A Dream of Red Mansions
《大學(xué)》 The Great Learning
《中庸》 The Doctrine of the Mean
《論語》 Confucian Analects
《孟子》 The Mencius / The Works of Mencius
《春秋》 The Spring and Autumn Annals
《詩經(jīng)》 The Book of Odes
《易經(jīng)》 I Ching: The Book of Changes
《禮記》 The Book of Rites
《尚書》 The Books of History
民間傳說 folklores
語言 fable
傳說 legend
神話 mythology
賦詩 inscribe a poem
對(duì)對(duì)聯(lián) match an antithetical couplet
《史記》 Historcial Records
《資治通鑒》 History as a Mirror
《山海經(jīng)》 The Classic of Mountains and Rivers
《孝經(jīng)》 Book of Filial Piety
《孫子兵法》 The Art of War
《三字經(jīng)》 The Three-Character Scripture; The Three-Word Chant
《西廂記》 The Romance of West Chamber
《聊齋志異》 Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio; Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio
《圍城》 Fortress Besieged
《阿Q正傳》 The True Story of Ah Q
《吾國吾民》 My Country and My People
《京華煙云》 Moment in Peking
《駱駝祥子》 Rickshaw / James
《茶館》 Teahouse
《邊城》 The Border Town
《傾城之戀》 Love in a Fallen City
《十八春》（《傾城之戀》） Eighteen Springs
世界文化遺產(chǎn)名錄 Lists of World Heritage
重要文化遺產(chǎn) major cultural heritage
優(yōu)秀民間藝術(shù) outstanding folk arts
習(xí)武健身 practice martial art for fitness
氣功 qigong; deep breathing exercises
文物 cultural relics
中國畫 traditional Chinese painting
書法 calligraphy
文房四寶 the four stationery treasures of the Chinese study - a writing brush, an ink stick, an ink stone and paper
篆刻 seal cutting upriteous
工藝骗污，手藝 workmanship / craftsmanship
水墨畫 Chinese brush painting; ink and wash painting
工筆 traditional Chinese realistic painting
卷軸 scroll
漆畫 lacquer painting
中國結(jié) Chinese knot
蠟染 batik
泥人 clay figure
瓷器 porcelain
唐三彩 Trio-colored glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty
旗袍 Cheongsam
中山裝 Chinese tunic suit
唐裝 traditional Chinese garments (clothing); Tang suit
文人 men of letters
雅士 refined scholars
表演藝術(shù) performing art
現(xiàn)代流行藝術(shù) popular art, pop art
純藝術(shù) high art
高雅藝術(shù) refined art
電影藝術(shù) cinematographic art
喜劇藝術(shù) theatrical art
才子佳人 gifted scholars and beautiful ladies
