the Doctrine of the Mean 《中庸》
the Analects of Confucius 《論語(yǔ)》
the Mencius 《孟子》
five major styles of calligraphy 書(shū)法五大書(shū)體
seal script/seal character篆書(shū)
official script/clerical script 隸書(shū)
running script/semi-cursive script 行書(shū)
cursive script 草書(shū)
regular script/standard script 楷書(shū)
traditional Chinese painting 中國(guó)畫(huà)
Chinese brush painting; ink and wash painting 水墨畫(huà)
traditional Chinese realistic painting 工筆
six classical arts 六藝
rite 禮
music 樂(lè)
archery 射
riding 御
writing 書(shū)
arithmetic 數(shù)
the Art of War 孫子兵法
Chinese character 漢字
stroke (漢字)筆畫(huà)
radical 偏旁部首
writing system 書(shū)寫(xiě)體系
Sino-Tibetan 漢藏語(yǔ)系
Sinologist/Sinologue 漢學(xué)家
Sinomania 中國(guó)熱
of the same origin 同宗同源
the Chinese ancestors 華夏祖先
single syllable 單音節(jié)
Chinese language is “soberly logical” 漢語(yǔ)有“合理的邏輯性”
the four tones of Chinese characters 漢語(yǔ)四聲調(diào)
level tone 陰平
rising tone 陽(yáng)平
falling-rising tone 上聲
falling tone 去聲
martial art 武術(shù)
Kung fu 中國(guó)武術(shù)
styles or schools of martial art 武術(shù)門(mén)派
practice martial art for fitness 習(xí)武健身
ancient form of combat 古代格斗術(shù)
Chinese Martial Art Association 中國(guó)武術(shù)協(xié)會(huì)
top martial artist 武林高手
Qigong; deep breathing exercises 氣功
judo 柔道
karate 空手道
tae kwon do 跆拳道
boxing 拳擊
wrestling 摔跤
fencing 擊劍
walk the earth (with a sword) 仗劍走天涯
tales of roving knights; kung fu novels 武俠小說(shuō)
Chinese literature 中國(guó)文學(xué)
Three Kingdoms 《三國(guó)演義》
Journey to the West; Pilgrimage to the West 《西游記》
Dream of the Red Mansions 《紅樓夢(mèng)》
the Classic of Mountains an Rivers 《山海經(jīng)》
History as a Mirror; Comprehensive History Retold as a Mirror for Rulers 《資治通鑒》
the Romance of West Chamber 《西廂記》
Heroes of the Marshes; Tales of the Water Margin 《水滸傳》