Culture and Traditions in Mandarin Chinese

A list of 30 common words and phrases related to culture and traditions in Mandarin Chinese with English translations and examples.

25 words in this list

传统 (chuán tǒng) → tradition

🗣️ 春节是中国最重要的传统节日之一。 (The Spring Festival is one of the most important traditional festivals in China.)

节日 (jié rì) → festival

🗣️ 中秋节是中国传统的节日之一。 (The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the traditional festivals in China.)

尊重 (zūn zhòng) → respect

🗣️ 在中国，我们应该尊重老人和师长。 (In China, we should respect the elderly and teachers.)

习惯 (xí guàn) → habit

🗣️ 喝茶已经成为中国人的习惯。 (Drinking tea has become a habit for Chinese people.)

年份 (nián fèn) → year

🗣️ 2022年是中国的虎年。 (2022 is the Year of the Tiger in China.)

儒家 (rú jiā) → Confucianism

🗣️ 儒家思想是中国传统文化的重要组成部分。 (Confucianism is an important part of traditional Chinese culture.)

茶道 (chá dào) → tea ceremony

🗣️ 中国茶道是一种独特的文化体验。 (Chinese tea ceremony is a unique cultural experience.)

道德 (dào dé) → morality

🗣️ 儒家思想强调道德修养。 (Confucianism emphasizes moral cultivation.)

婚礼 (hūn lǐ) → wedding ceremony

🗣️ 中国传统婚礼非常隆重。 (Traditional Chinese wedding ceremonies are very grand.)

春联 (chūn lián) → Spring Festival couplets

🗣️ 春节期间，人们会在门上贴春联来迎接新年。 (During the Spring Festival, people will paste Spring Festival couplets on their doors to welcome the new year.)

民间艺术 (mín jiān yì shù) → folk art

🗣️ 中国的民间艺术非常丰富多彩。 (China's folk art is very rich and colorful.)

文化 (wén huà) → culture

🗣️ 中国的文化非常丰富。 (Chinese culture is very rich.)

礼仪 (lǐ yí) → etiquette

🗣️ 在中国，不同的场合有着不同的礼仪。 (In China, different occasions have different etiquette.)

习俗 (xí sú) → custom

🗣️ 在中国，红色是喜庆和幸福的习俗颜色。 (In China, red is the color of celebration and happiness.)

传承 (chuán chéng) → inheritance

🗣️ 保护和传承文化遗产是我们的责任。 (Protecting and inheriting cultural heritage is our responsibility.)

戏曲 (xì qǔ) → Chinese opera

🗣️ 京剧是中国最著名的戏曲之一。 (Peking Opera is one of the most famous Chinese operas.)

舞龙 (wǔ lóng) → dragon dance

🗣️ 舞龙是中国传统的民间艺术表演之一。 (Dragon dance is one of the traditional folk art performances in China.)

民俗 (mín sú) → folk customs

🗣️ 中国有很多不同的民俗，每个地方都有自己独特的风情。 (China has many different folk customs, and each place has its own unique style.)

信仰 (xìn yǎng) → belief

🗣️ 中国人有很多不同的信仰。 (Chinese people have many different beliefs.)

宗教 (zōng jiào) → religion

🗣️ 佛教、道教和基督教是中国主要的宗教。 (Buddhism, Taoism, and Christianity are the main religions in China.)

红包 (hóng bāo) → red envelope

🗣️ 在春节期间，长辈会给晚辈发红包。 (During the Spring Festival, elders will give red envelopes to juniors.)

鞭炮 (biān pào) → firecrackers

🗣️ 在中国，放鞭炮是庆祝节日的传统方式之一。 (In China, setting off firecrackers is one of the traditional ways to celebrate festivals.)

书法 (shū fǎ) → calligraphy

🗣️ 中国书法是一门非常重要的艺术形式。 (Chinese calligraphy is a very important art form.)

团圆 (tuán yuán) → reunion

🗣️ 春节是中国人最喜欢的团圆节日之一。 (The Spring Festival is one of the most beloved reunion festivals for Chinese people.)

灯笼 (dēng lóng) → lantern

🗣️ 元宵节时，人们会放彩灯和赏花灯。 (During the Lantern Festival, people will set up colorful lanterns and enjoy flower lanterns.)

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