翻译词汇 - 中国文化

Question 1

汉字的四声（平声、上声、仄声和去声）

Answer 1

the four tones of Chinese characters, namely, the level tone, the rising tone, the falling-rising tone, and the falling tone

Question 2

笔画

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stroke

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部首

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radical (linguistic root)

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偏旁

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basic character component

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象形文字

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pictograph

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独角戏

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monodrama/one-man play

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皮影戏

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shadow play

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折子戏

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opera highlights

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单口相声

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monologue comic talk

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对口相声

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comic cross talk

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说书

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monologue story-telling

Question 12

传说

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legend

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神话

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mythology

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寓言

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fable
(n) a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.

(v) “I do not dream nor fable”

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武术

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martial art

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气功

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Qigong

• a centuries-old system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial-arts training.
• controlled breathing exercise

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春联

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spring couplet

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剪纸

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paper-cut

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戏剧脸谱

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theatrical mask

Question 20

草药的四气：寒、热、温、凉

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four properties of medicinal herb: cold, hot, warm and cool

Question 21

草药的五味：酸、苦、甘、辛、咸

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five tastes of medicinal herb: sour, bitter, sweet, hot and salty

Question 22

二十四节气

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the twenty-four solar terms

Question 23

天干地支

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the heavenly stems and earthly branches

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端午节

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the Dragon Boat Festival

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中秋节

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the Mid-Autumn Festival

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文化事业

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cultural undertaking

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民族文化

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national culture

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民间文化

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folk culture

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乡土文化

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native/country culture

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跨文化交流

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* cross-cultural communication | * multiculturalism

Question 31

文化冲击

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culture shock

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表演艺术

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performing art

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舞台艺术

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stage art

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流行艺术

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popular/pop art

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高雅艺术

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elegant/high art

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电影艺术

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cinematographic art

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十四行诗

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sonnet

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三幕六场剧

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a three-act and six-scene play

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音乐舞台剧

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musical

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翡翠

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Jadeite

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和田玉

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Nephrite