节日

元宵节 The Lantern Festival

除夕 The Chinese New Year's Eve/Eve of the Spring Festival

春节 The Spring Festival

重阳节 The Double-Ninth Festival

清明节 The Tomb Sweeping Day

中秋节 The Mid-Autumn Festival

端午节 The Dragon-Boat Festival

技艺

书法 calligraphy

对联 couplets

剪纸 paper-cutting

编织 knitting/weaving

广场舞 square dance

火药 gunpowder

造纸 paper making

印刷术 printing technique

司南/指南针 compass

针灸 acupuncture

京剧 Beijing Opera/Peking Opera

太极拳 Tai Chi

武术 martial arts/wushu

相声 cross-talk

茶道 tea-making ritual

传承/习俗/经典

儒家文化 Confucain Culture

道教 Taoism

孟子 Mencius

孔子 Confucius

农历 lunar calendar

红白喜事 weddings and funerals

红包 the red packet

印/玺 seal/stamp

兵马俑 Terracotta Warriors

故宫博物院 The Palace Museum

敦煌莫高窟 Mogao Caves

古典园林 classical gardens

文房四宝（笔墨纸砚）The four treasure of the study-brush,ink,paper and inkstone

《诗经》The Book of Songs

《史记》Historical Records/Records of the Grand Historian

《西游记》The Journey to the West

《水浒传》Water Margin

《红楼梦》The Story of Stone/A Dream of Red Mansions

《三国演义》The Three Kingdoms

四大名著 the four famous works in China

美食

火锅 hot pot

春卷 spring rolls

北京烤鸭 Beijing Roast Duck

小吃摊 snack bar/snack stand

现代

中国特色社会主义 Socialist with Chinese characteristics

社会主义核心价值观 core socialist values

• 富强prosperity

• 民主democracy

• 文明civility

• 和谐harmony

• 自由freedom

• 平等equality

• 公正justice

• 法治the rule of law

• 爱国patriotism

• 敬业dedication

• 诚信integrity

• 友善friendship

素质教育 Essentail-qualities-oriented Education

物质精神文明建设 the construction of material civilization and spiritual civilization

一带一路 One belt,one road./Belt and Road Initiative

丝绸之路 The Silk Road 

一国两制 One countey,two systems.

国有企业 state-owned Enterprises

中外合资企业 Joint Ventures

追星族 star struck

附属学校 affiliated school

光盘行动 clear/empty your plate campaign

疫情

新冠 COVID-19 corona-virus

感染 be/get infected with/by

病毒携带者 virus carrier

密切接触者 close contact

核酸检测 mucleic acid test(NAT)

阳性/阴性 positve/negative

检测结果 test results

自我隔离 sel-quarantine(at home)

疫苗 vaccine/vaccination

打疫苗 get vaccinated

保持社交距离 keep social distance

勤洗手 wash hands more often

戴口罩 wear masks

无接触配送 contact-less delivery

居家办公 work from home

网课 online class/teaching

团购 group purchase