中国传统文化名词

2016高考英语作文必背：100个中国传统文化名词

the Analects of Confucius《论语》

1.元宵节: Lantern Festival

2.刺绣：Embroidery

3.重阳节：Double-Ninth Festival

4.清明节：Tomb Sweeping Day

5.剪纸：Paper Cutting

6.书法：Calligraphy

7.对联：(Spring Festival) Couplets

8.象形文字：Pictograms/Pictographic Characters

9.雄黄酒：Realgar Wine

10.四合院：Siheyuan/Quadrangle

11.战国：Warring States

12.风水：Fengshui/Geomantic Omen

13.昆曲：Kunqu Opera

14.长城：The Great Wall

15.集体舞：Group Dance

16.黄土高原：Loess Plateau

17.红臼喜事：Weddings and Funerals

18.中秋节：Mid-Autumn Day

19.花鼓戏：Flower Drum Song

20.儒家文化：Confucian Culture

21.中国结：Chinese knotting

22.古装片：Costume Drama

23.武打片：Chinese Swordplay Movie

24.元宵：Tangyuan/Sweet Rice Dumpling (Soup)

25.越剧：Yue Opera

26.火锅：Hot Pot

27.江南：South Regions of the Yangtze River

28.《诗经》：The Book of Songs

29.谜语：Riddle

30.《史记》：Historical Records/Records of the Grand Historian

31.《红楼梦》：A Dream of Red Mansions

32.《西游记》：The Journey to the West

33.除夕：Chinese New Year's Eve/Eve of the Spring Festival

34.针灸：Acupuncture

35.唐三彩：Tri-color Pottery of the Tang Dynasty/ The Tang Tri-colored pottery

36.二人转: Errenzhuan

37.偏旁:Radical

38.孟子：Mencius

39.亭/阁：Pavilion/Attic

40.黄梅戏:Huangmei Opera

41.火药：Gunpowder

42.农历：Lunar Calendar

43.印/玺：Seal/Stamp

44.腊八节：The laba Rice Porridge Festival

45.京剧：Beijing Opera/Peking Opera

46.秦腔：Crying of Qin People/Qin Opera

47.太极拳：TaiChi

48.《本草纲目》: Compendium of Materia Medica

49.天坛：Altar of Heaven in Beijing 50.小吃摊：Snack Bar/Snack Stand

51.红双喜：Double Happiness

52.文房四宝(笔墨纸砚): The Four Treasure of the Study/Brush,Inkstick,Paper,and Inkstone

53.春卷：Spring Roll(s)

54.莲藕：Lotus Root

55.罗盘：Luopan

56.故宫博物院：The Palace Museum

57.相声：Cross-talk/Comic Dialogue

58.五行：Five Phases

59.北京烤鸭: Beijing Roast Duck

60.《桃花扇》：The Peach Blossom Fan

61.木偶戏：Puppet Show

62.敦煌莫高窟：Mogao Caves

63.电视小品：TV Sketch/TV Skit

64.甲骨文：Oracle Bone Inscriptions

65.古筝：Chinese Zither

66.二胡：Urheen

67.门当户对：Perfect Match/Exact Match

68.《水浒》: Water Margin/Outlaws of the Marsh

69.除夕：Chinese New Years Eve

70.国子监：Imperial Academy

71.兵马俑: Cotta Warriors/Terracotta Army

72.旗袍：Cheongsam

73.指南针：Compass

74.泼水节：Water-Splashing Day

75.馄饨：Wonton 76. 花卷：Steamed Twisted Rolls

77.羊肉泡馍：Pita Bread Soaked in Lamb Soup

78.冰糖葫芦：A stick of sugar-coated haws (or apples,etc.)

79.八宝饭：Eight-Treasure Rice Pudding

80.粉丝：Glass Noodles

81.豆腐脑：Jellied Bean Curd

82.小品：Witty Skits

83.孝顺：To Show Filial Obedience

84.武术：Wushu(Chinese Martial Arts)

85.宣纸：Rice Paper

86.衙门：Yamen

87.叩头：Kowtow

88. 中庸：The Way of Medium(cf. Golden Means)

89.牌楼：Pailou(Pai-Loo)

90.东坡肉：Dongpo Pork

91.中山陵：The Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum

92.秦淮河：Qinhuai River

93.玄武湖：Xuanwu Lake

94.夫子庙：the Confucian Temple

95.鸭血粉丝：Duck Blood Fans

96.盐水鸭：Yanshuiya, or Salted and Baked Duck

97.大煮干丝：Gansi

98.小笼包：Steamed Buns

99.明孝陵：Ming Tomb

100.云锦：Nanjing brocade