传统中国节日traditional Chinese festival
春节（农历1月1日）The Spring Festival
元宵节（农历1月15日）The Lantern Festival
龙抬头（农历2月2日）Dragon Heads-raising Day
清明节（4月5日）QingMing Festival/Tomb-sweeping Festival
端午节（农历5月5日）The Dragon Boat Festival
七夕节（农历7月7日）Double Seventh Festival/Magpie Festival
中秋节Mid-autumn Day/ Mid-autumn(Moon) Festival
重阳节（农历9月9日）Double-ninth Day
腊八节(农历12月8日)The laba Rice Parridge Festival
冬至节（农历12月23日）Winter Solstice Festival
小年（北方腊月23日，南方腊月24日）Little New Year
除夕（农历12月30日）Chinese New Year's Eve /Eve of the Spring Festival /Lunar New Year’s Eve
泼水节：（公历4月中旬）Water-Splashing Day
过年习俗: New Year customs
年：Nian/Year monster
喝腊八粥：eat Laba Porridge
扫尘:sweep the dust
扫房：spring cleaning
祭灶:offer sacrifices to the God of Kitchen
守岁：staying up
拜年：pay a New Year’s call
祭祖：offer sacrifices to one’s ancestors
祭财神：worship the God of Wealth
春联：Spring Festival couplets
年画：New Year painting
门神：the God of Door
财神：the God of Wealth
土地神：the God of Land
火神：the God of Fire
福禄寿三星：the three gods of fortune/prosperity and longevity
八仙：the Eight Immortals
贴倒福：paste the Chinese character FU upside down
贴窗花：Stick grilles
去晦气：get rid of the ill-fortune
辞旧岁：bid farewell to the old year
兆头：omen
禁忌：taboo
烧香：burn incense
吃团圆饭：have a family reunion dinner
年夜饭：New Year’s Eve dinner
办年货：do Spring Festival shopping
敬酒：propose a toast
穿新衣：wear new clothes
放烟花：set off fireworks
放鞭炮：set off firecrackers
红包：red envelops
微信红包：WeChat red envelope
压岁钱：gift money/money given to children as a Lunar New Year gift
送贺卡：sending New Year’s greeting card
舞龙：dragon dance
舞狮：lion dance
灯会：exhibit lanterns
灯谜：riddles written on lanterns
理发：have a haircut
生肖/属相：Chinese zodiac
狗年：the Year of the Dog
本命年：the animal year in which one was bom
儒家文化：Confucian Culture
孟子：Mencius
孔子：Confucius
中庸：The way of medium
中国结：Chinese Knotting
剪纸：Paper Cutting
刺绣:Embroidery
旗袍：Cheongsam
谜语：Riddle
书法：Calligraphy
宣纸：Rice Paper
对联：Couplet
印/玺：Seal/Stamp
云锦：Nanjing brocade
五行：Five Elements
针灸：Acupuncture
风水：Fengshu
*药火**：Gunpowder
指南针：Compass
农历：Lunar Calendar
唐三彩：Tri-color Pottery of Tang Dynasty /The Tang Tri-color Pottery
泥人：clay figure
戏曲：traditional opera
折子戏：opera highlights
二人转：Errenzhuan/the couple dance opera
皮影戏：shadow puppetry
黄梅戏：Huangmei opera
京剧：Beijing Opera /Peking Opera
秦腔：Qin Opera
相声：Cross-talk /Comic Dialogue
花鼓戏：Flower Drum song
京韵大鼓：Drum song of Peking
昆曲：Kunqu Opera
越剧：Yue Opera
木偶戏：Puppet Show
*技口**：Vocal imitations/Ventriloquism
杂技：Acrobatic performance
马戏：Circus performance
踩高跷：Walk on stilts
杂耍：Variety show /Vaudeville
庙会：Temple Fair
春节联欢晚会：Spring Festival gala
古筝：Chinese Zither
二胡：Urheen
武术：Wushu/Chinese Martial Arts
太极拳：Tai Chi
龙舟比赛：Dragon boat races
象形文字：Pictograph/Hieroglyphic
甲骨文：Oracle Bone Inscriptions
四合院：Siheyuan/Quadrangle
战国：Warring States
红双喜:Double Happiness
文房四宝：The Four Treasures of the Study
笔墨纸砚：Brush,Inkstick,Paper,and Inkstone
故宫博物馆：The Palace Museum
敦煌莫高窟：Mogao Caves
偏旁：Radical
亭/阁：Pavilion /Attic
天坛：Temple of Heaven
门当户对：Perfect Match /Exact Match
国子监：Imperial Academy
兵马俑：Cotta Warriors /Terracotta Army
牌楼：Pailou/pai-loo
中山陵：The Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum
秦淮河：Qinhuai River
玄武湖：Xuanwu Lake
夫子庙：The Confucian Temple
明孝陵：Ming Tomb
黄鹤楼：Yellow Crane Tower
春运：Spring Festival travel rush
孝顺：To show filial obedience
衙门：Yamen
叩头：Kowtow
长城：The Great Wall
集体舞:Group Dance
黄土高原：Loess Plateau
红白喜事：Weddings and Funerals
古装片：Costume Drama
武打片：Chinese Swordplay Movie
江南：South Regions of the Yangtze River
电视小品：TV Sketch /TV Skit
小品：Witty Skits/sketch
唐诗：Tang poetry
宋词：Song cipoetry of the Song Dynasty
《诗经》：The Book of Songs
《史记》：Historical Records /Records of the Grand Historian
《红楼梦》：A Dream of Red Mansions
《西游记》：The Journey to the West
《水浒》：Water Margin/Outlaws of the Marsh
《三国演义》：The Romance of the Three Kingdoms
《本草纲目》：Compendium of Materia Medica
《桃花扇》：The Peach Blossom Fan
小吃摊：Snack Bar /Snack Stand
年糕：rice cake/New year cake
元宵：Tangyuan /Sweet Rice Dumpling
饺子：dumpling/Chinese meet ravioli
八宝饭：eight-treasure rice puddin
粉丝：Chinese Vermicelli
豆腐脑：Jellied bean curd
东坡肉:Dongpo Pork
鸭血粉丝：Chinese Vermicelli Cooked with Duck Blood
盐水鸭：Yanshuiya /boiled salted duck
大煮干丝：Raised Shredded Chicken with Ham and Dried Tofu
小笼包：Steamed buns
莲藕：Lotus Root
热干面：Wuhan hot-dry noodles with sesame paste
清蒸武昌鱼：Steamed WuchangFish
炸酱面：Noodles with Bean Paste
24节气：24 solar Terms
立春 the Beginning of Spring （1st solar term）Feb.3,4, or 5
雨水 Rain Water （2nd solar term）Feb.18,19 or 20
惊蛰 the Waking of Insects （3rd solar term）Mar.5,6, or 7
春分 the Spring Equinox （4th solar term）Mar.20,21 or 22
清明 Pure Brightness （5th solar term）Apr.4,5 or 6
谷雨 Grain Rain （6th solar teram）Apr.19,20 or 21
立夏 the Beginning of Summer （7th solar term）May 5,6 or 7
小满 Lesser Fullness of Grain （8th solar term）May 20,21 or 22
芒种 Grain in Beard （9th solar term）Jun.5,6 or 7
夏至 the Summer Solstice （10th solar term）Jun.21 or 22
小暑 Lesser Heat （11th solar term）Jul.6,7 or 8
大暑 Greater Heat （12th solar term）Jul.22,23 or 24
立秋 the Beginning of Autumn （13th solar term）Aug.7,8 or 9
处暑 the End of Heat （14th solar term）Aug.22,23 or 24
白露 White Dew （15th solar term）Sep.7,8 or 9
秋分 the Autumn Equinox （16th solar term）Sep.22,23 or 24
寒露 Cold Dew （17th solar term）Oct.8 or 9
霜降 Frost's Descent （18th solar term）Oct.23 or 24
立冬 the Beginning of Winter （19th solar term）Nov.7 or 8
小雪 Lesser Snow （20th solar term）Nov.22 or 23
大雪 Greater Snow （21st solar term）Dec.6,7 or 8
冬至 the Winter Solstice （22nd solar term）Dec.21,22 or 23
小寒 Lesser Cold （23rd solar term）Jan.5,6 or 7
大寒 Greater Cold （24th solar term）Jan.20 or 21
节日Festival
元旦（1月1日）New Year's Day
国际劳动妇女节（3月8日）International Working Women's Day
植树节（3月12日）Arbor Day
国际劳动节（5月1日）International Labour Day
中国青年节（5月4日） Chinese Youth Day
护士节（5月12日） Nurses' Festival
国际儿童节（6月1日）International Children's Day
建*党**节（7月1日）The Party's Birthday
建军节（8月1日）The Army's Day
教师节（9月10日）Teacher's Day
国庆节（10月1日）National Day