八类常见中国特色词汇英文翻译集锦第一篇:八类常见中国特色词汇英文翻译集锦八类常见中国特色词汇英文翻译集锦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;guarante ed leading post脱贫 to shake off poverty;anti-poverty治则兴,乱则衰Order leads to prosperity and chaos to decline、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 Day3、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、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扫黄 Porn-Purging Campaign西部大开发 Go-West Campaign、特有的一些汉语词汇禅宗 Zen Buddhism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 meditation空 sunyata虚无 nothingness双喜 double happiness(中),a doubled stroke of luck(英)小品 witty skits相声 cross-talk噱头;掉包袱 gimmick, stunt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)6、具有文化特色的现代表述大陆中国 Mainland China红宝书 little red book红色中国 socialist China四化 Four Modernizations终生职业 job-for-life铁饭碗 iron rice bowl大锅饭 communal pot关系户 closely-related units外出打工人员 migrant workers关系网 personal nets, closely-knitted guild五讲(讲文明、讲礼貌、讲卫生、讲秩序、讲道德):the Five Merits focus on decorum, manners, hygiene, disciplines and morals四美(心灵美、语言美、行为美、环境美): the Four Virtues are golden heart, refined language, civilized behavior, and green environment还愿 redeem a wish(vows)、中国古代独特事物(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 Martial Arts)功夫 kungfu ;kung fu中庸 the way of medium(cf.Golden Means)中和 harmony(zhonghe)孝顺 to show filial obedience孝子 dutiful son家长 family head三纲:君为臣纲,父为子纲,夫为妻纲three cardinal guides: ruler guides subject, father guides son husband guides wife 五常:仁、义、理、智、信five constant virtues:benevolence(humanity), righteousness, propriety, wisdom and fidelity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 one’s old age8、近一季度见诸报端的中国现代特色词汇翻译基层监督 grass-roots supervision基础税率 base tariff level婚介所 matrimonial agency婚外恋 extramarital love婚纱摄影 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加强舆论监督 ensure the correct orientation is maintained in public opinion假帐 accounting fraud叫板 challenge;pick a quarrel矫情 use lame 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第二篇:经典中文词汇英文翻译用英语词汇中国人应该知道的英语词汇中国小吃Stinky tofu臭豆腐Mapo tofu salted Sichuan style 麻婆豆腐 Chinese style baked roll烧饼Fried bread stick /twisted cruller油条 Soybean porridge豆浆Boiled dumpling 水饺 Small steamed bun 小笼包Plain wheat roll /steamed bun 馒头Spicy hot pot /Sichuan hot pot 麻辣火锅 Rice 饭团Scallion cake 葱油饼 Sliced noodles 刀削面 Cold noodles 两面Fried rice noodles 炒米粉 Dried tofu 豆腐干 Hard boiled egg 卤蛋 100-year egg 皮蛋Salted duck egg 咸鸭蛋 Tea egg 茶蛋Sesame paste 芝麻糊 Bean paste cake 绿豆糕Fried dough twist /heam flower 麻花 Chestnut roasted with sugar 糖炒栗子 Plum juice 酸梅汤 Milk tea 奶茶 Black tea 红茶Almond junket 杏仁豆腐Tsung-tse 粽子Mid-autumn festival /moon-festival 中秋节Sachet 香包Moon cake 月饼Teachers’ day 教师节 Winter solstice 冬至 Vernal equinox 春分 Summer begins 立夏 Autumn begins 立秋 Leap year 闰年中国古典文学The analects of confucious 论语The book of Odes/the book of poetry 诗经 Shi shuo hsin Yu 世说新语The legend of defication 封神榜The Romance of the three kingdoms 三国演义 Pilgrimage tothe west 西游记The dream of the red chamber 红楼梦 The Golden lotus 金瓶梅 All men are brothers 水浒传 The west chamber 西厢记The four collections of books 四库全书只可意会不可言传Blasted该死的真他妈的 Bleeding 烦人的令人讨厌的 Blooming 可恶的太他妈的Dammed 该死的烦人的Flaming 该死的非常的Bastard 杂种狗东西 Buggar 畜生兔崽子 Bitch 贱货骚货Son of a bitch 小人可恶的家伙 Turd令人讨厌的家伙臭大粪Arse 令人讨厌的家伙 Arsehole 愚蠢蠢货Balls /crap /bullshit /fart 屁话放屁 Cock /prick /tool /cunt胡说 Shit 讨厌烦人操中国节日及传统Lunar calendar 农历New year’s day 元旦Lunar new year /Chinese new year 农历新年 Spring festival 春节Lunar new year’s even reunion 年夜饭Chinese new year cake 年糕Red envelope /a cash gift 红包Latern festival 元宵节Rice dumpling 汤圆Tomb sweeping day 清明节 Dragon boat festival 端午节Bugger /sod 王八羔子兔崽子俗语谚语A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush双鸟在林,不如一鸟在手 Absence of mind心不在焉Actions speak louder than words事实胜于雄辩Add oil to the flames火上浇油Add insult to injury雪上加霜 All at sea不知所措 All ears洗耳恭听All Greek to me一窍不通All is not gold that glitters发光的不一定都是金子All is fish that comes to his net捡到篮里的都是菜(意为来者不拒)An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth以眼还眼,牙还牙A leopard can not change his sports江山易改,本性难移An hour in the morning is worth two hours in the evening一日之计在于晨(as)broad as it is long半斤八两As close as a clam一毛不拔,守口如瓶As you brew ,so shall you drink自作自受At a respectful distance敬而远之At the sign of the horn戴绿帽子At the world’s end天涯海角Attack is the best form of defence进攻是最好的防守Better a glorious death than a shameful life宁为玉碎,为瓦全Badger game美人计Bay the moon异想天开Be all mouths and trousers光打雷不下雨Birds of a feather flock together物以类聚,人以群分A bow bent too much will break欲速则不达Business is business公事公办Can not sea Beyond the length of his nose鼠目寸光Cast pearls before swine对牛弹琴A cat on hot bricks 热锅上的蚂蚁 Chop and change朝三暮四Circumstances alter cases此一时,一时Clean hand wants no washing清者自清Cock is bold in his own dunghill窝里横Cogito ergo sum我思故我在Come –day-go-day当一天和尚撞一天钟Comparisons are odious/odorous人比人,气死人Constant dropping will wear a stone水滴石穿Don’t judge a book by its cover不要以貌取人 Cry wolf狼来了Custom is second nature习惯成自然Die is cast /thrown木已成舟Dig a well at a river画蛇添足Do as you would be done byDog that fetches will carry来说是非者,便是是非人Don’t wake a sleep dog不要惹是生非Don’t put off still tomorrow what should be done today今日事,今日毕Donkey’s years猴年马月East or west ,home is best金家银家不如自己的破家Empty hand is no lure fools a hawk舍不得孩子套不住狼Enough is as good as feast知足者常乐Everything can find its way船到桥头自然直Fair without but foal/false within金玉其外,絮其中He laughs best who later last最后的胜利才是真正的胜利He that lives with cripples learns to limp近朱者赤,墨者黑His bark is worse than his bite刀子嘴豆付心It is a foolish sheep that make the Wolf his confessor兔子不吃窝边草It is easy to be wise after the event时候诸葛人人会It is the first step that costs万事开头难It is the thought that counts礼轻人意重Joys shared with others are enjoyed独乐乐不如众乐乐Kick down the ladder过河拆桥Kiss the child for the nurse’s sake醉翁之意不在酒Kill to birds with one stone一箭双雕Laughter is the best medicine笑一笑,十年少Let beggars match with beggars 龙配龙,凤配凤Like begets like龙生龙,凤生凤,老鼠生来会打洞 Like cures like以毒攻毒Like father, like son有其父必有其子 Live and learn活到老,学到老 Love is blind情人眼里出西施Love me;love my dog爱屋及乌Love will find a way精诚所至,石为开Man purpose, god disposes谋事在人,事在天Man’s extremity is god’s opportunity车到山前必有路Many hands make light work人多力量大Misery loves company同病相怜No pains ,no gains不劳则无获Nothing is impossible to a willing heart/mind有志者事竟成One bitten, twice shy一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳 Out of sight ,out of mind眼不见,心不烦Play both ends against the Middle河蚌相争,渔翁得利Practice makes perfect熟能生巧Seeing is believing百闻不如一见Speak of the devil and he appears说曹操曹操到 Time flies时光飞逝Tomorrow is another day明天还有希望Turn somebody’s battery against himself以其人之矛攻其盾What can you expect from a got but a grount狗嘴里吐不出象牙When the cat’s away ,the mice will play山中无老虎,猴子称霸王What’s done by night appears by day要想人不知,除非己莫为Word is spoken is past recalling一言既出,马难追We only live once人生在世须尽欢You scratch my back , I’ll scratc h yours你敬我一尺,我敬你一丈第三篇:中国文化相关词汇英文翻译中国文化相关词汇英文翻译1.元宵节 Lantern Festival2.刺绣embroidery3.重阳节Double-Ninth Festival4.清明节Tomb sweeping day5.剪纸Paper Cutting6.书法Calligraphy7.对联(Spring Festival)Couplets8.象形文字Pictograms/Pictographic Characters9.人才流动Brain Drain/Brain Flow 10.四合院Siheyuan/Quadrangle 11.战国Warring States 12.风水Fengshui/Geomantic Omen 13.铁饭碗Iron Bowl 14.函授部The Correspondence Department 15.集体舞Group Dance 16.黄土高原Loess Plateau 17.红白喜事Weddings and Funerals 18.中秋节Mid-Autumn Day 19.结婚证Marriage Certificate 20.儒家文化Confucian Culture 21.附属学校Affiliated school 22.古装片Costume Drama 23.武打片Chinese Swordplay Movie 24.元宵Tangyuan/Sweet Rice Dumpling(Soup)25.一国两制One Country, Two Systems 26.火锅Hot Pot 27.四人帮Gang of Four 28.《诗经》The Book of Songs 29.素质教育Essential-qualities-oriented Education 30.《史记》Historical Records/Records of the Grand Historian 31.大跃进Great Leap Forward(Movement)32.《西游记》The Journey to the West 33.除夕Chinese New Year’s Eve/Eve of the Spring Festival 34.针灸Acupuncture 35.唐三彩Tri-color Pottery of the Tang Dynasty/ The Tang Tri-colored pottery 36.中国特色的社会主义Chinese-charactered Socialist/Socialist with Chinese characteristics 37.偏旁radical 38.孟子Mencius 39.亭/阁 Pavilion/ Attic 40.大中型国有企业Large and Medium-sized State-owned Enterprises 41.火药gunpowder 42.农历Lunar Calendar 43.印/玺Seal/Stamp 44.物质精神文明建设The Construction of Material Civilization and Spiritual Civilization 45.京剧Beijing Opera/Peking Opera 46.秦腔Crying of Qin People/Qin Opera 47.太极拳Tai Chi 48.独生子女证The Certificate of One-child 49.天坛Altar of Heaven in Beijing 50.小吃摊Snack Bar/Snack Stand 51.红双喜Double Happiness 52.政治辅导员Political Counselor/School Counselor 53.春卷Spring Roll(s)54.莲藕Lotus Root 55.追星族Star Struck 56.故宫博物院The Palace Museum 57.相声Cross-talk/Comic Dialogue 58.下岗Lay off/Laid off 59.北京烤鸭Beijing Roast Duck 60.高等自学考试Self-taught Examination of Higher Education 61.烟花爆竹fireworks and firecracker 62.敦煌莫高窟Mogao Caves 63.电视小品TV Sketch/TV Skit 64.香港澳门同胞Compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao 65.文化大革命Cultural Revolution 66.长江中下游地区The Mid-low Reaches of Yangtze River 67.门当户对Perfect Match/Exact Match 68.《水浒》Water Margin/Outlaws of the Marsh 69.中外合资企业Joint Ventures 70.文房四宝笔墨纸砚“The Four Treasure of the Study” “Brush, Inkstick, Paper, and Inkstone” 71.兵马俑cotta Warriors/ Terracotta Army 72.旗袍cheongsam。