“中国特色”词汇英译大全

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1、中国意念词(Chinesenesses)
　　八卦 trigram
　　阴、阳 yin, yang
　　道 Dao(cf. logo)
　　江湖(世界) the jianghu World (the traits’ world)
　　e.g. You can’t control everything in a traits’ world. (人在江湖，身不由己)
　　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 imposing 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 quotas and service charge
　　铁交椅 iron (lifetime) post’s; guaranteed leading post
　　脱贫 to shake off poverty; anti-poverty
　　治则兴，乱则衰 Order leads to prosperity and chaos to decline  

2 、中华民族的喜庆节日(Chinese Festivial)
　　国庆节 National Day
　　中秋节 Mid-Autumn Day/Festival
　　春节 Spring Festival
　　元宵节 Lantern Festival
　　儿童节 Children’s Day
　　端午节 Dragon Boat Festival
　　妇女节 Women’s Day
　　泼水节 Water-Splashing Day
　　教师节 Teachers’ Day
　　五四青年节 Youth Day
　　

3、中国独特的传统饮食(Unique Traditional Chinese Foods)
　　馄饨 wonton
　　锅贴 guotie (fried jiaozi)
　　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 (or apples,etc.)
　　火锅 chafing dish
　　八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding
　　粉丝 glass noodles
　　豆腐脑 jellied bean curd
　　
4 、中国新兴事物(Newly Sprouted 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 Gorges Project
　　希望工程 Project Hope
　　京九铁路 Beijing CKowloon 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
　　西部大开发 Go-West Campaign