八卦 trigram
阴、阳 yin, yang
道 Dao（cf. logo）
江湖（世界） the jianghu World （the traits world）
e.g. You cant control everything in a traits world.
道 Daoism（Taoism）
上火 excessive internal heat
儒学 Confucianism
红学（《红楼梦》研究） redology
世外桃源 Shangri-la or Arcadia
开放 kaifang （Chinese openness to the outside world）
大锅饭 getting an equal share regardless of the work done
伤痕文学 scar literature or the literature of the wounded
不搞一刀切 no imposing1 uniformity on
合乎国情，顺乎民意 to conform with the national conditions and the will of the people
乱摊派，乱收费 imposition of arbitrary quotas2 and service charge
铁交椅 iron posts; guaranteed leading post
脱贫 to shake off poverty; anti-poverty
治则兴，乱则衰 Order leads to prosperity and chaos3 to decline
2 中华民族的喜庆节日（Chinese Festivial）
十一国庆节 National Day
中秋节 Mia-Autumn Festival
新年 Spring Festival
元宵节 Lantern Festival
六一 Childrens Day
端午节 Dragon Boat Festival
三八节 Womens Day
泼水节 Water-Splashing Day
教师节 Teachers Day
五四年轻人节 Youth Day
3中国独特的传统饮食（Unique Traditional Chinese Foods）
馄饨 wonton
锅贴 guotie
花卷 steamed twisted rolls
套餐 set meal
盒饭 box lunch; Chinese take-away
米豆腐 rice tofu
魔芋豆腐 konjak tofu
米粉 rice noodles
冰糖葫芦 a stick of sugar-coated haws
火锅 chafing4 dish
八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding
粉 glass noodles
豆腐脑 jellied bean curd5
4 中国新兴事物（Newly Sprouted6 Things）
中国电信 China Telecom
中国移动 China Mobile
十五计划 the 10th Five-Year Plan
中国电脑联网 Chinanet
三峡工程 the Three Gorges7 Project
期望工程 Project Hope
京九铁路 Beijing Kowloon Railway
扶贫工程 Anti-Poverty Project
菜篮子工程 Vegetable Basket Project
温饱工程 Decent-Life Project
安居工程 Economy Housing Project
扫黄 Porn-Purging Campaign
西部大开发 Go-West Campaign
5 特有些一些汉语词语
禅宗 Zen Buddhism8
禅 dhyana; dhgaya
混沌 chaos
道 Daosim, the way and its power
四谛 Four Noble Truth
八正道 Eightfold Path
无常 anity
五行说 Theory of Five Elements
无我 anatman
坐禅 metta or transcendental meditation9
空 sunyata
虚无 nothingness
双喜 double happiness，a doubled stroke of luck
小品 witty10 skits11
相声 cross-talk
噱头；掉包袱 gimmick12, stunt13
夜猫子 night people; night-owls
本命年 this animal year of sb.
处世之道 philosophy of life
姻缘 yinyuan（prefixed fate of marriage）
还愿 redeem14 a wish
6 具备文化特点的现代表述
国内中国 Mainland China
红宝书 little red book
红色中国 socialist15 China
四化 Four Modernizations16
终生职业 job-for-life
铁饭碗 iron rice bowl
大锅饭 communal17 pot
关系户 closely-related units
外出打工职员 migrant workers
关系网 personal nets, closely-knitted guild18
五讲：the Five Merits focus on decorum, manners, hygiene19, disciplines and morals
四美（心灵美、语言美、行为美、环境美）： the Four Virtues20 are golden heart, refined language, civilized21 behavior, and green environment
7 中国古时候独特事物（Unique Ancient Chinese Items）
宣纸 rice paper
衙门 yamen
叩头 kowtow
孔子Confucius
牌楼 pailou；pai-loo
武术 wushu（Chinese Martial22 Arts）
功夫 kungfu ；kung fu
中庸 the way of medium （cf. Golden Means）
中和 harmony
孝顺 to show filial obedience23
孝子 dutiful son
父母 family head
三纲：君为臣纲，父为子纲，夫为妻纲 three cardinal24 guides: ruler guides subject, father guides son husband guides wife
五常：仁、义、理、智、信 five constant virtues: benevolence25 , righteousness, propriety26, wisdom and fidelity27
八股文 eight-legged essays
多子多福：The more sons/children, the more blessing/ great happiness
养儿防老：raising sons to support one in ones old age
8 近一季度见诸报端的中国现代特点词语翻译
基层监督 grass-roots supervision28
基础税率 base tariff29 level
婚介所 matrimonial agency
婚外恋 extramarital love
婚纱照 bride photo
黑心棉 shoddy cotton
机器阅卷 machine scoring
即开型奖券 scratch-open ticket/lottery
集中精力把经济建设搞上去 go all out for economic development
价格听证会 public price hearings
甲A球队 Division A Soccer Team
家政服务 household management service
加大舆论监督 ensure the correct orientation30 is maintained in public opinion
假帐 accounting31 fraud
叫板 challenge; pick a quarrel
矫情 use lame32 arguments
渐进式台独 gradual Taiwan independence
借调 temporarily transfer
扩大中等收入者比重 Raise the proportion of the middle-income group.
扩大内需，刺激消费expand domestic demand and consumption
