文化类

风水Fengshui; geomantic omen

阳历Solar calendar

阴历Lunar calendar

闰年leap year

十二生肖zodiac

春节the Spring Festival

元宵节the Lantern Festival

清明节the Tomb-sweeping Day

端午节the Dragon-boat Festival

中秋节the Mid-autumn Day

重阳节the Double-ninth Day

七夕节the Double-seventh Day

春联spring couplets

庙会temple fair

爆竹firecracker

年画(traditional) New Year pictures

压岁钱New Year gift-money

舞龙dragon dance

元宵sweet sticky rice dumplings

花灯festival lantern

灯谜lantern riddle

舞狮lion dance

踩高跷stilt walking

赛龙舟dragon boat race

春联Spring Festival couplets

年画New Year pictures

剪纸paper-cuts

除夕the eve of the lunar New Year

守岁stay up late on the New Year' s Eve

放爆竹let off firecrackers

拜年pay a New Year visit

团圆饭family reunion dinner

敬酒propose a toast

名胜古迹类

胡同hutong

中国长城the Great Wall of China

烽火台beacon tower

秦士台皇陵the Mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang

兵马俑Terracotta Warriors and Horses

大雁塔Big Wild Goose Pagoda

丝绸之路the Silk Road

敦煌莫高窟Mogao Grottoes

华清池Huaqing Hot Springs

五台山"Wutai Mountain

九华山Jiuhua Mountain

蛾眉山Mount Emei

泰山Mount Tai

黄山Mount Huangshan; the Yellow Mountain故宫the Imperial Palace

天坛the Temple of Heaven

午门Meridian Gate

大运河Grand Canal

护城河the Moat

回音壁Echo Wall

居庸关Juyongguan Pass

九龙壁the Nine Dragon Wall

黄帝陵the Mausoleum of Emperor Huangdi

十三陵the Ming Tombs

苏州园林Suzhou gardens

西湖West Lake

九寨沟Jiuzhaigou Valley

日月潭Sun Moon Lake

布达拉宫Potala Palace

鼓楼drum tower

四合院quadrangle; courtyard complex

孔庙Confucius

乐山大佛Leshan Giant Buddha

十八罗汉the Eighteen Disciples of the Buddha喇嘛Lama

教育类

启发式教学heuristic teaching

人才交流talent exchange

人才战competition for talented people

商务英语证书Business English Certificate (BEC)

适龄儿重入学率enrollment rate for children of school age

升学率proportion of students entering schools of ahigher grade; enrollment rate

饮食类

山东菜Shandong cuisine

川菜Sichuan cuisine

粤菜Canton cuisine

扬州菜Yangzhou cuisine

月饼moon cake

年糕rice cake

油条deep-fried dough sticks

豆浆soybean milk

馒头steamed buns

花卷steamed twisted rolls

包子steamed stuffed buns

北京烤鸭Beijing roast duck

拉面hand-stretched noodles

馄饨wonton (dumplings in soup)

豆腐tofu bean curd

麻花fried dough twist

烧饼clay oven rolls

皮蛋100-year egg; century egg

蛋炒饭fried rice with egg

糖葫芦tomatoes on sticks

火锅hot pot

中国经济

总需求aggregate demand

总供给aggregate supply

企业文化corporate/entrepreneurial culture

企业形象corporate image (CI); enterprise image

跨国公司cross-national corporation

创业精神enterprising spirit; pioneering spirit外资企业foreign-funded enterprise

猎头公司head hunter

假日经济holiday economy

人力资本human capital

航空和航天工业aerospace industry

飞机制造工业aircraft industry

电子工业electronic industry

汽车制造工业car industry

娱乐业entertainment industry

信息产业information industry

知识密集型产业knowledge-intensive industry国有大中型企业 large and medium-sized state-owned enterprises

轻工业light industry

博彩业lottery industry

制造业manufacturing industry

垄断行业monopoly industries

市场多元化market diversification

市场经济market economy

市场监管market supervision

购买力purchasing power

熊市bear market

牛市bull market

城镇化urbanization

房地产real estate

首付down-payment

业主home owner