Chinese Culture & Customs
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- 相声xiàng shengcrosstalk (traditional Chinese comic dialogue performance)HSK 6
- 桃花运táo huā yùnluck in love (especially for men); period of romantic luck (in Chinese folk astrology)HSK 7-9
- 孝子xiào zǐdutiful son (one who is filial to parents); son in mourning (observing filial rituals for a deceased parent)HSK 7-9
- 火龙huǒ lóngfire dragon parade or procession (with lanterns/torches); Fire Dragon (the 53rd year in the Chinese sexagenary cycle)HSK 7-9
- 谢礼xiè lǐa gift given in token of gratitude; a return present; (honorarium) a payment for voluntary or unpaid professional servicesHSK 7-9
- 戊wùthe fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems (天干), used in the traditional Chinese calendar and cycle of sixtyHSK 7-9
- 辰chénthe fifth of the twelve Earthly Branches (地支); the period from 7 to 9 a.m. (辰时); (literary) time; day; celestial bodyHSK 7-9
- 年画nián huàChinese New Year picture (traditional folk art hung on walls or doors during Spring Festival)HSK 7-9
- 瑞雪ruì xuětimely snow (considered auspicious for the harvest)HSK 7-9
- 秧歌yāng geYangge (a lively folk dance performed at festivals, especially in northern China)HSK 7-9
- 属相shǔ xiàng(Chinese zodiac) animal sign; one of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiacHSK 7-9
- 曲艺qǔ yìa general term for traditional Chinese folk performing arts (e.g., cross-talk, story-singing, clapper talk)HSK 7-9
- 汉服hàn fútraditional Han Chinese attireHSK 7-9
- 琴棋书画qín-qí-shū-huàthe four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy, and painting); accomplishments of a well-educated personHSK 7-9
- 入乡随俗rù xiāng suí sú(idiom) When in Rome, do as the Romans do; follow local customsHSK 7-9
- 金龟jīn guīgolden tortoise (historical emblem of office in Tang Dynasty); golden tortoise (used in the idiom 金龟婿 for an ideal wealthy husband)HSK 7-9
- 乾坤qián kūnheaven and earth; the universe; the cosmos; the state of affairs; the general situation (often in set phrases)HSK 7-9
- 孝敬xiào jìngto show filial respect, to be dutiful (to one's parents or elders); to give presents (to one's elders) as a filial gesture; to support one's aged parentsHSK 7-9
- 萃cuì(bound form) to gather together, to assemble; (proper noun) name of the 45th hexagram in the I Ching (䷬)HSK 7-9
- 兵马俑bīng mǎ yǒngTerracotta Army; figures of warriors and horses buried with the deadHSK 7-9
- 王道wáng dào(historical) the Confucian ideal of benevolent rule by a virtuous king; (modern slang) the best or most effective way; something awesome or unbeatableHSK 7-9
- 传人chuán rén(verb) to pass on (a skill, art, or tradition) to someone; to impart; (noun) a person who inherits and continues a skill, art, or tradition; successor; discipleHSK 7-9
- 宗庙zōng miàoroyal ancestral templeHSK 7-9
- 小脚xiǎo jiǎbound feet (the practice of foot binding in old China); (metaphor) a timid and conservative person (typically a man)HSK 7-9
- 理学lǐ xué(historical) the School of Principle in Neo-Confucian philosophy; natural science (especially in degree names)HSK 7-9
- 丧服sāng fúmourning dress (worn by mourners); burial clothes (for the deceased); (period of) mourningHSK 7-9
- 八字bā zìeight characters (the birth horoscope in Chinese astrology, based on the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches); the character for the number eight (八); something shaped like the character 八, e.g., a mustache or an eyebrow shapeHSK 7-9
- 唱腔chàng qiāngvocal style / melodic pattern in traditional Chinese operaHSK 7-9
- 庙会miào huìtemple fairHSK 7-9
- 红包hóng bāored envelope (cash gift given during festivals or special occasions); bonus (monetary gift from a company or organization); (sometimes pejorative) kickback, bribeHSK 4
- 贡品gòng pǐntribute; offerings (to the emperor or gods); (figurative) top-quality product; premium articleHSK 7-9
- 殡仪bìn yífuneral, funeral rites (formal)HSK 7-9
- 西施Xī ShīXī Shī, a famous beauty from ancient China; (by extension) a woman of extraordinary beauty; a paragon of beautyHSK 7-9
- 丧事sāng shìfuneral arrangements; obsequiesHSK 7-9
- 正名zhèng míng(noun) rectification of names/terms (Confucian concept); (noun) proper name; rightful status or titleHSK 7-9
- 献礼xiàn lǐto present a gift (as a tribute or in celebration)HSK 7-9
- 花木兰Huā Mù lánMulan (legendary Chinese female warrior)HSK 7-9
- 儒rúConfucian; scholarly (bound form, used in compounds)HSK 7-9
- 剪纸jiǎn zhǐpaper-cut (traditional Chinese folk art)HSK 7-9
- 中庸zhōng yōng(noun) the golden mean; the doctrine of the mean (Confucian philosophy of moderation); (adjective) mediocre; ordinary (of a person, often derogatory)HSK 7-9
- 礼数lǐ shǔsocial etiquette, formal courtesies, proper manners (in Chinese cultural context)HSK 7-9
- 见面礼jiàna gift given upon first meeting someone (often in formal or family contexts)HSK 7-9
- 避讳bì huì(verb) to avoid mentioning (a taboo or sensitive topic); to dodge (a subject); (noun) a taboo; something one avoids mentioningHSK 7-9
- 不孝bù xiàounfilialHSK 7-9