中国传统文化词汇翻译

Chinese to English：

1. 玉器是光辉灿烂的中华民族历史文化宝库中一枝异彩独放的奇葩。中国玉器在新石器时代的河姆渡文化时期就开始出现。7000年来一直延续不断，发展至今。玉器在北欧、西欧、贝加尔湖等地的原始社会时期，以及南北美洲的印第安人和新西兰的毛里人都有制作，但都延续时间不长，无法与中国的玉器相提并论。悠久的制作历史，精湛的制作工艺，典雅的造型，绚丽的色彩，形成了中国玉器突出的民族特色。

Jade article is an exotic flower in Chinese brilliant historical culture. Chinese jade article have emerged since Neolithic Hemudu period 7000 years ago. Jade articles started to be manufactured in primitive Northern Europe, Western Europe and Baikal Lake, by Indian in Northern American and Maori in New Zealand. But those jade articles did not last long and can not be compared with those in China. Chinese jade article distinguished its ethnic features in long manufacture history, exquisite craftsmanship, elegant modeling and gorgeous colors.

2. “福”字表示好运，人们通常把它写在一张方形纸上，并倒着贴。因为在普通话里“倒”和“到”是同音字。因此倒贴的“福”字象征着春天和繁荣昌盛的到来。

福means good luck in Chinese, people usually write it on a square tree up side down. since in Chinese 到and 倒are homophones, and 倒means upside down, 到means coming, the upside down 福means the spring and prosperity is coming.

3. 二十四节气

1．立春2．雨水3．惊蛰4．春分5．清明6．谷雨7．立夏8．小满9．芒种10．夏至11．小暑12．大暑13．立秋14．处暑15．白露16．秋分17．寒露18．霜降19．立冬20．小雪21．大雪22．冬至23．小寒24．大寒

二十四节气The 24 Solar Terms: 立春Spring begins.

雨水The rains.

惊蛰Insects awaken.

春分Vernal Equinox

清明Clear and bright.

谷雨Grain rain.

立夏Summer begins.

小满Grain buds.

芒种Grain in ear.

夏至Summer solstice.

小暑Slight heat.

大暑Great heat.

立秋Autumn begins.

处暑Stopping the heat.

白露White dews.

秋分Autumn Equinox.

寒露Cold dews.

霜降Hoar-frost falls.

立冬Winter begins.

小雪Light snow.

大雪Heavy snow.

冬至Winter Solstice.

小寒Slight cold.

大寒Great cold

4. 常用语：

太学：the imperial college

《论语》Analects of Confucius

大乘佛教：Mahayana

五经（《诗经》，《尚书》，《易经》，《春秋》，《礼记》）：

the Five Classics : the Book of songs ,the Book of History, the Book of Changes , Spring and Autumn Annals, the Book of Rites

辛亥革命the Revolution of 1911

窗花paper-cut for window decoration

春联：spring festival scrolls

祭灶王爷the kitchen god

玉皇大帝：the Jade Emperor

财神爷：the God of Wealth

舞龙舞狮：dragon dance lion dance