中国元素英语词汇

普通话mandarin

党the Communist Party

五星红旗the Five-Starred Red Flag

义勇军进行曲 March of the Volunteers

president Xi

56个民族 56 ethnic groups

：One Country， Two Systems

全国人民代表大会National People's Congress

阅兵式military parade

踢正步goose step/parade step

中华人民共和国the People's Republic of China

清明节Tomb-sweeping Day

上坟 visit a grave to honour the dead

国庆节 National Day

中秋节 Mid-Autumn Festival

重阳节 the double ninth festival

端午节 Dragon Boat Festival

元宵节 Lantern Festival

汤圆/元宵 rice dumpling

春节 Spring Festival

除夕夜 Chinese New Year's Eve

农历：Lunar Calendar

团圆饭 family reunion dinner

鞭炮 firecracker

相声 cross talk

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红包 lucky money

春晚 Spring Festival Gala

烟花爆竹 fireworks and firecracker

贴对联 paste the (Spring Festival) Couplets

“福”字 the character \"fortune\"

红双喜：Double Happiness

剪纸 paper-cut

书法 calligraphy

庙会 temple fair

舞龙 dragon dance

太极拳 Tai Chi/shadowboxing

广场舞 Square dance

扇子舞 fan dance

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川剧变脸suddenly turn hostile

灯笼 lantern

旗袍 cheongsam

中山装 Chinese tunic suit

刺绣 embroidery

针灸 acupuncture

琵琶 Chinese lute

古筝 Guzheng

笛子 flute

风筝 kite

毽子shuttlecock

不倒翁 tumbler

杂技acrobatics

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北京烤鸭 Beijing Roast Duck

糖葫芦 candied gourd

糖画sugar painting

春卷spring roll

臭豆腐stink tofu

炸酱面noodles with soybean paste

火锅hotpot

豆浆soybean milk

油条 fried bread stick

豆瓣酱thick broad-bean sauce

小笼包Steamed Buns

红茶 black tea

珍珠奶茶pearl milk tea

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蛋挞egg tart

支付宝Alipay

古装片：Costume Drama

武打片：Chinese Swordplay Movie

葫芦娃Calabash Brothers

喜羊羊与灰太狼Pleasant Goat and Big Wolf

四合院 quadrangle

故宫博物院The Palace Museum（紫禁城The Forbidden City）颐和园Summer Palace

圆明园 The Old Summer Palace

鸟巢bird's nest

水立方the Water Cube(National Swimming Center)

清华大学Tsinghua University

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北京大学 Peking University

上海外滩the Bund

迪士尼乐园Disneyland

东方明珠塔 the Oriental Pearl Tower

苏州园林Suzhou garden

桂林山水landscape of guilin

少林寺 Shaolin Temple布达拉宫the Potala Palace

大雁塔Greater Wild Goose Pagoda

秦始皇 First Emperor of Qin

兵马俑 Terra-Cotta Warriors

敦煌莫高窟：Mogao Caves

古城墙ancient city wall

牌坊 memorial archway/gateway

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亭/阁： Pavilion/ Attic

甲骨文 oracle bone script

科举考imperial examinations

青花瓷 blue and white porcelain

浑天仪armillary sphere

司母戊鼎Simuwu cauldron

印/玺：seal/stamp

四大发明the four great inventions 造纸术Papermaking

火药Gunpowder

印刷术Priniting Technique

指南针Compass

四书 The Four Books

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《大学》 The Great Learning

《中庸》 The Doctrine of the Mean

《论语》 The Analects of Confucius

《孟子》 The Mencius

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

古代典籍 Famous Ancient Books

《史记》 Historical Records

《山海经》 The Classic of Mountains and Rivers

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《本草纲目》 Compendium of Materia Medica

《资治通鉴》 History Retold as a Mirror for Rulers

《西厢记》 The Romance of West Chamber

《三国演义》 The Romance of the Three Kingdoms

《水浒传》 Heroes of the Marshes ; Water Margins

《红楼梦》Dream of the Red Mansions ; The story of the Stone

《聊斋志异》 Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio

《西游记》 The Journey to the West

孙悟空 the Monkey King

金箍棒 golden cudgel

筋斗云 somersault cloud

花果山 Mountain of Flowers and Fruits

五指山 Five Finger Mountain

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七十二变 countless changes of tactics/seventy-two Metamorphoses

唐僧：Tang Monk

猪八戒 pig

沙僧 Monk Sha

嫦娥 Goddess in the moon

牛魔王 Bull Demon King

铁扇公主 Princess Iron Fun

红孩儿 Red Boy

白骨精 White Bone Demon

如来佛 Buddha

观世音菩萨 The Goddess of Mercy

古代文学常见体裁 Genres of the ancient literature

朦胧诗 misty poetry

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三字经 three-character scripture

言情小说 romantic fiction; sentimental novel

武侠小说 kung fu novel/ tales of roving knights / martial arts novel八股文 eight-part essay; stereotyped writing

五言绝句 five-character quatrain

七言律诗 seven-character octave

Chinese Zodiac 十二生肖

鼠 Rat

牛 Ox

虎 Tiger

兔 Rabbit

龙 Dragon

蛇 Snake

马 Horse

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羊 Goat

猴 Money

鸡 Rooster

狗 Dog

猪 Pig

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