传统文化高频词汇

1. 春节：the Spring Festival / Chinese New Year’s Day / Chinese Lunar New Year

2. 除夕：New Year’s Eve

3. 正月：lunar January

4. 初一：the beginning of New Year

5. 元宵节：the Lantern Festival

6. 春龙节：the Dragon-head-raising Festival (龙抬头)

7. 寒食节：the Cold Food Festival

8. 清明节：Tomb Sweeping Day

9. 端午节：the Dragon Boat Festival (龙舟节)

10. 七夕节：the Magpie Festival / Double Seventh Day (中国情人节)

11. 中元节：the Hungry Ghost Festival

12. 中秋节：the Mid-Autumn Festival

13. 重阳节：the Double Ninth Festival

14. 腊八节：the Laba Festival

15. 泼水节：the Water-Splashing Day

16. 剪纸：paper-cutting

17. 书法：calligraphy

18. 对联：couplets

19. 红双喜：double happiness

20. 红包(压岁钱)：red envelope

21. 压岁钱：lucky money

22. 小吃摊：Snack Bar / Snack Stand

23. 元宵：sweet rice dumpling

24. 火锅：hot pot

25. 春卷：spring roll(s)

26. 莲藕：lotus（荷花 / 荷叶）root

27. 北京烤鸭：Beijing roast duck

28. 馄饨：wonton

29. 花卷：steamed twisted（扭曲的）rolls

30. 羊肉泡馍：pita bread soaked（浸）in lamb soup

31. 冰糖葫芦：a stick of sugar-coated haws

32. 鼻烟壶：snuff bottle

33. 粉丝：glass noodles

34. 豆腐脑：jellied（煮成胶冻状的）bean curd（凝乳）

35. 东坡肉：Dongpo Pork

36. 咸水鸭：boiled salted duck

37. 鸭血粉丝汤：duck blood and silk noodles soup

38. 长城：The Great Wall

39. 故宫博物院：The Palace Museum

40. 天坛：The Temple of Heaven

41. 敦煌莫高窟：Mogao Caves

42. 兵马俑：Cotta Warriors / Terracotta Army

43. 《诗经》：The Book of Songs

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

45. 《红楼梦》：A Dream of Red Mansions (公馆)

46. 《西游记》：The Journey to the West

47. 孔子：Confucius

48. 孟子：Mencius

49. 京剧：Beijing Opera / Peking Opera

50. 黄梅戏：Huangmei Opera

51. 秦腔：Crying of Qin People / Qin Opera

52. 太极拳：t'ai chi

53. 文房四宝 (笔墨纸砚) ：the Four Treasure of the Study / Brush, Ink stick, Paper, and Ink stone

54. 宣纸：rice paper

55. 相声：cross-talk / comic（滑稽的） dialogue

56. 木偶戏：puppet（木偶）show

57. 小品：witty（机智的）skits（滑稽剧）

58. 武术：Wushu / Chinese Martial Arts

59. 中庸：the way of medium / golden means

60. 火药：gunpowder

61. 指南针：compass

62. 造纸术：Papermaking

63. 印刷术：Printing Technique

64. 高铁：high-speed rail

65. 网购：online shopping

66. 电子支付系统：E-payment systems

67. 共享单车：bike-sharing services

68. 刺绣：Embroidery

69. 针灸：acupuncture

70. 五行：Five Phases

71. 旗袍：cheongsam

72. 叩头：kowtow

73. 秦淮河：Qinhuai River

74. 明孝陵：Ming Tomb

75. 云锦：Nanjing brocade

76. 中国结：Chinese knot

77. 皮影戏：shadow play

78. 壁画：mural

79. 水墨画：ink and wash painting

80. 青铜器：bronze ware

81. 漆器：lacquer ware

82. 彩陶：painted pottery

83. 彩塑：painted sculpture

84. 折扇：folding fan

85. 杂技：acrobatics

86. 踩高跷：stilt walking

87. 猜拳：finger-guessing game

88. 灯谜：lantern riddles

89. 庙会：temple fair

90. 四合院：siheyuan / quadrangle

91. 气功：Qigong

92. 甲骨文：Oracle Bone Inscriptions

93. 二人转：Errenzhuan

94. 八宝饭：eight-treasure rice pudding

95. 大扫除：year-end household cleaning

96. 老字号：China Time-honoured Brand

97. 说书：monologue story-telling

98. 拨浪鼓：shaking drum

99. 屏风：screen

100. 盆景：potted landscape