hold high the great banner of Deng Xiaoping theory 高举邓小平理论伟大旗帜
lofty character 高尚的品格
opera highlights 折子戏
stilt walk 踩高跷
pantomime; mime 哑剧
pantomimist 哑剧演员
skit 戏剧小品
circus show 马戏
monologue comic talk, standup comedy 单口相声
stunt 特技表演
witty dialogue comedy, comic cross talk 相声
the traditional story-telling in Beijing dialect with drum accompaniment 京韵大鼓
shaanxi opera 秦腔
sealcutting 篆刻
characters cut in intaglio 阴文
characters cut in relief 阳文
seal 图章
graver 刻刀
making rubbings from stone inscriptions 拓碑
rubbing 拓片
workmanship/craftsmanship 工艺,手艺
handicraft 手工艺品
wood carving 木雕
boxwood craft 黄杨木雕
carved lacquerware 雕漆
stone carving 石雕
miniature engraving 微雕
ivory carving 象牙雕
bamboo engraving 竹雕
shell carving 贝雕
ice sculpture 冰雕
painted sculpture 彩塑
enamel 瓷釉
embroidery 刺绣
scroll 卷轴
batik 蜡染
clay figure 泥人
lacquer painting 漆画
lacquer ware 漆器
celadon 青瓷色
two-sided embroidery 双面绣
landscape/ink painting 水墨画
Suzhou embroidery 苏绣
sandalwood fan 檀香扇
trio-colored glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty 唐三彩
pottery 陶器
Ceramics 制陶业
the four stationery treasures of the Chinese study—a writing brush, an ink stick, an ink stone and paper 文房四宝
inkslab engraving 砚刻
Yixing pottery 宜兴陶
folding fan 折扇
Wickerwork 枝编工艺
tapestry 织锦,挂毯
papier mache 纸工艺品
Chinese painting 中国画
folklores 民间传说
fable 寓言
legend 传说
mythology 神话
God of Heaven 玉皇大帝
the Eight Immortals 八仙
Chang’e, the Chinese moon goddess 嫦娥
Fu Xi, God of Fishery and Husbandry 伏羲
god of fortune, god of prosperity, and god of longevity 福禄寿三星
god of fortune 财神
god of the kitchen 灶神
Gonggong, God of Water 公神
Houyi (a legendary hero who shot down nine suns) 后羿
Yellow Emperor 黄帝
Kuafu (a fabled sun-chasing giant ) 夸父
Nuwa: a goddess who patches up the sky 女娲
Pan Gu, creator of the universe 盘古
Patron of Agriculture 神农
Yu, the reputed founder of the Xia Dynasty 禹
Zhurong, God of Fire 祝融
make the past serve the present and the foreign serve China 古为今用,洋为中用
inscribe a poem 赋诗
matching an antithetical couplet 对对联
solar calendar 阳历
gregorian calendar 公历
lunar calendar 阴历
heavenly stem 天干
earthly branch 地支
leap year 闰年
the twenty-four solar terms 二十四节气
zodiac 十二生肖
rat 鼠
ox 牛
tiger 虎
hare 兔
dragon 龙
snake 蛇
horse 马
sheep 羊
monkey 猴
rooster 鸡
dog 狗
pig 猪
year of monkey 猴年
one’s year of birth considered in relation to the 12 Terrestrial Branches 本命年
traditional holidays 传统节日
Spring Festival 春节
pay a New Year visit 拜年
firecracker 鞭炮,爆竹
Eve of Chinese New Year 除夕
Spring couplets 春联
ring out the old year and ring in the new 辞旧迎新
Jiaozi, boiled dumpling 饺子
pot sticker 锅贴
temple fair 庙会
ring out the old year 鸣钟辞旧岁
(traditional) New Year pictures 年画
the Eve Feast; family reunion dinner on Lunar New Year’s Eve 年夜饭
year-end household cleaning 年终大扫除
stay up late on the New Year’s Eve 守岁
family reunion dinner 团圆饭
New Year gift-money; money given to children as a New Year gift 压岁钱
dragon dance 舞龙
Lantern Festival (15th day of the first lunar month) 元宵节
sweet sticky rice dumplings 元宵
festival lantern 花灯
lantern riddle 灯谜
lion dance 狮子舞
stilt walking 踩高跷
Pure Brightness Festival/Tomb-sweeping Day (April the 5th) 清明节
sweep tomb sites of loved ones 扫墓
offer sacrifices to the ancestors 祭祖
go for an outing in spring 踏青
dragon Boat Festival (5th of the fifth lunar month) 端午节
dragon boat race 赛龙舟
zongzi (pyramid-shaped dumpling made by glutinous rice wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves) 粽子
Departed soul 亡灵
loyal minister 忠臣
Quyuan the poet 诗人屈原
Moon Festival/Mid- Autumn Day (15th of eighth lhunar month) 中秋节
mooncake 月饼
appreciate the glorious full moon 赏月
reunion 团圆
sweet osmanthus 桂花
Double Ninth Day/the Aged Day 重阳节
admire the beauty of chrysanthemum 赏菊
climb mountain 登高
TCM (traditional Chinese medicine) 中药
First Emperor, Emperor Chin 秦始皇帝
empress dowager 皇太后
founder of the Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD) 汉高祖刘邦
Genghis Khan; Temujin 成吉思汗
gifted scholars and beautiful ladies 才子佳人
cradle of civilization 文明摇篮
Xia Dynasty 夏朝
(of) Ming and Qing dynasties 明清两代
Chinese civilization 中华文明
Sichuan, Szechwan, Szechuan 四川
Shaanxi 陕西
Research Center for Ancient Civilizations 古文明研究中心
Chinese and overseas scholars 中外学者
archaeologists 考古学家
anthropologist 人类学家
historian 历史学家
Tao, ”the way”, the principle of workings of the universe 道
humaneness (also mean:humanity, benevolence, goodness, virtue) 仁
the Four Books 四书
the Great Learning 《大学》
the Doctrine of the Mean 《中庸》
the Analects of Confucius 《论语》
the Mencius 《孟子》
five major styles of calligraphy 书法五大书体
seal script/seal character篆书
official script/clerical script 隶书
running script/semi-cursive script 行书
cursive script 草书
regular script/standard script 楷书
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