一、传统文化节日
春节 the Spring Festival
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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
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
胡同 hutong
风水 Fengshui; geomantic omen
阳历 Solar calendar
阴历 Lunar calendar
闰年 leap year
十二生肖 zodiac
二、传统菜系食物
山东菜 Shandong cuisine
川菜 Sichuan cuisine
粤菜 Canton cuisine
扬州菜 Yangzhou cuisine
月饼 moon cake
年糕 rice cake
油条 deep-fried dough sticks
豆浆 soybean milk
馒头 steamed buns
花卷 steamed twisted rolls
包子 steamed stuffed buns
北京烤鸭 Beijing roast duck
拉面 hand-stretched noodles
馄饨 wonton (dumplings in soup)
豆腐 tofu / bean curd
麻花 fried dough twist
烧饼 clay oven rolls
皮蛋 100-year egg; century egg
蛋炒饭 fried rice with egg
糖葫芦 tomatoes on sticks
火锅 hot pot
三、著名景点
长城 the Great Wall of China
烽火台 beacon tower
秦士台皇陵 the Mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang
兵马俑 Terracotta Warriors and Horses
大雁塔 Big Wild Goose Pagoda
丝绸之路 the Silk Road
敦煌莫高窟 Mogao Grottoes
华清池 Huaqing Hot Springs
五台山 "Wutai Mountain
九华山 Jiuhua Mountain
蛾眉山 Mount Emei
泰山 Mount Tai
黄山 Mount Huangshan; the Yellow Mountain
故宫 the Imperial Palace
天坛 the Temple of Heaven
午门 Meridian Gate
大运河 Grand Canal
护城河 the Moat
回音壁 Echo Wall
居庸关 Juyongguan Pass
九龙壁 the Nine Dragon Wall
黄帝陵 the Mausoleum of Emperor Huangdi
十三陵 the Ming Tombs
苏州园林 Suzhou gardens
西湖 West Lake
九寨沟 Jiuzhaigou Valley
日月潭 Sun Moon Lake
布达拉宫 Potala Palace
鼓楼 drum tower
四合院 quadrangle; courtyard complex
孔庙 Confucius Temple
乐山大佛 Leshan Giant Buddha
十八罗汉 the Eighteen Disciples of the Buddha
喇嘛 Lama
转世灵重 reincarnated soul boy
四、中医名词书籍
中药 traditional Chinese medicine
《黄帝内经》Emperor Huangdi，s Canon of Traditional Chinese Medicine
《神农本草经》Shennong，s Herbal Classic
《本草纲目》Compendium of Materia Medica
针灸 acupuncture
推拿 medical massage
切脉 feeling the pulse
五禽戏 five-animal exercises
五、时代及人物
旧石器时代 the Paleolithic Age
新石器时代 the Neolithic Age; New Stone Age
母系氏族社会 matriarchal clan society
封建的 feudal
朝代 dynasty
秦朝 Qin Dynasty
汉朝 Han Dynasty
唐朝 Tang Dynasty
宋朝 Song Dynasty
元朝 Yuan Dynasty
明朝 Ming Dynasty
清朝 Qing Dynasty
秦始皇 Emperor Qinshihuang; the First Emperor of Qin
皇太后 Empress Dowager
汉高祖刘邦 Liu Bang, Emperor Hangaozu, founder of the Han Dynasty
成吉思汗 Genghis Khan
春秋时期 the Spring and Autumn Period
文成公主 Tang Princess Wencheng
慈禧太后 Empress Dowager Ci Xi
皇帝，君主 emperor; monarch
诸侯 vassal
皇妃 imperial concubine
丞相，宰相 prime minister
太监 court eunuch
少数民族 ethnic minority
祭祀 offer sacrifices
西域 the Western Regions
战国 the Warring States
中华文明 Chinese civilization
文明的摇篮 cradle of civilization
六、历史事件
秦始皇统一中国 unification of the country by Emperor Qinshihuang
鸦片战争 the Opium War
太平天国 the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
戌戌变法 the Reform Movement of 1898
辛亥革命 the 1911 Revolution
新民主主义革命 New-democratic Revolution
五四运动 the May 4th Movement of 1919
南昌起义 Nanchang Uprising
918 事变 September 18th Incident
长征 the Long March
西安事变 Xi'an Incident
南京大屠杀 Nanjing Massacre
抗日战争 the War of Resistance Against Japan
七、教育
在职进修班 on-job training courses
政治思想教育 political and ideological education
毕业生分配 graduate placement; assignment of graduate
充电 update one’s knowledge
初等教育 elementary education
大学城 college town
大学社区 college community
高等教育 higher education
高等教育“211 工程” the "211 Project" for higher education
高等学府 institution of higher education
综合性大学 comprehensive university
文科院校 colleges of (liberal) arts
理工科大学 college / university of science and engineering
师范学院 teachers’ college; normal college
高分低能 high scores and low abilities
高考 (university/college) entrance examination
高校扩招 the college expansion plan
教育界 education circle
教育投入 input in education
九年义务教育 nine-year compulsory education
考研 take the entrance exams for postgraduate schools
课外活动 extracurricular activities
必修课 required/compulsory course
选修课 elective/optional course
基础课 basic courses
专业课 specialized courses
课程表 school schedule
学历 record of formal schooling
学分 credit
启发式教学 heuristic teaching
人才交流 talent exchange
人才战 competition for talented people
升学率 proportion of students entering schools of a higher grade; enrollment rate
硕博连读 a continuous academic project that involves postgraduate and doctoral study
素质教育 quality-oriented education
填鸭式教学 cramming method of teaching
希望工程 Project Hope
走读生 extern; non-resident student
住宿生 boarder
研究生 graduate student; post-graduate (student)
应届毕业生 graduating student; current year’s graduate
校园数字化 campus digitalization
校园文化 campus culture
学生减负 alleviate the burden on students
应试教育 exam-oriented education
