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"cultural history" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
文化史 wén huà shǐ cultural history
Chinese Pinyin Translation
三国 三國 sān guó Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history / any of several Three Kingdoms periods in Korean history, esp. from 1st century AD to unification under Silla 新羅|新罗[Xin1luo2] in 658
通史 tōng shǐ narrative history / comprehensive history / a history covering an extended period
野史 yě shǐ unofficial history / history as popular legends
近现代史 近現代史 jìn xiàn dài shǐ modern history and contemporary history
戏说 戲說 xì shuō dramatic form consisting of historical narration / history as jocular narrative / to stretch history for a joking story / amusing story with strained interpretations of history / to make an unreasonable comparison in jest syn
国史 國史 guó shǐ national history / dynastic history
书经 書經 shū jīng the Book of History, one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1], a compendium of documents which make up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down to the time of Confucius, also known as 尚書經|尚书经[Shang4 shu1 jing1], 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], 書|书[Shu1]
节目 節目 jié mù (TV or radio) program / show / item / act / segment / number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event) / a planned activity (in one's schedule) / CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3],項|项[xiang4],臺|台[tai2],套[tao4],檔|档[dang4] syn
历史 歷史 lì shǐ history / CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4] syn
价值 價值 jià zhí value / worth / fig. values (ethical, cultural etc) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
文化 wén huà culture / civilization / cultural / CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] syn
有史以来 有史以來 yǒu shǐ yǐ lái since the beginning of history syn
行程 xíng chéng journey / travel route / distance of travel / course (of history) / stroke (of a piston) / (Tw) (computing) process syn
病历 病歷 bìng lì medical record / case history syn
大名 dà míng famous name / your distinguished name / one's formal personal name / (Japanese history) daimyo syn
病史 bìng shǐ medical history syn
文物 wén wù cultural relic / historical relic / CL:件[jian4],個|个[ge4]
来历 來歷 lái lì history / antecedents / origin syn
史无前例 史無前例 shǐ wú qián lì (idiom) unprecedented in history syn
多重 duō chóng multi- (faceted, cultural, ethnic etc) syn
悠久 yōu jiǔ long (tradition, history etc) syn
诉说 訴說 sù shuō to recount / to tell of / to relate / (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history) syn
载入 載入 zǎi rù to load into / to record / to write into / to enter (data) / to go into (the records) / to go down (in history)
身世 shēn shì one's life experience / one's lot / one's past history syn
插队 插隊 chā duì to cut in line / to jump a queue / to live on a rural community (during the Cultural Revolution) syn
刷新 shuā xīn to renovate / to refurbish / to refresh (computer window) / to write a new page (in history) / to break (a record) syn
同化 tóng huà assimilation (cultural, digestive, phonemic etc)
篇章 piān zhāng chapter / section (of a written work) / passage of writing / (fig.) chapter (in the history of sth) syn
近代 jìn dài the not-very-distant past / modern times, excluding recent decades / (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919) / capitalist times (pre-1949) syn
遗臭万年 遺臭萬年 yí chòu wàn nián to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom) syn
大和 dà hé Yamato, an ancient Japanese province, a period of Japanese history, a place name, a surname etc / Daiwa, a Japanese place name, business name etc
保育 bǎo yù to look after (children) / childcare / to protect (wildlife, cultural heritage etc) / conservation syn
五代 wǔ dài Five Dynasties, period of history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907) and the founding of the Song dynasty (960), when five would-be dynasties were established in quick succession in North China
中华 中華 zhōng huá Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中華文化|中华文化[Zhong1hua2 wen2hua4] "Chinese culture") / used in the official name of the Republic of China, 中華民國|中华民国[Zhong1hua2 Min2guo2] syn
史书 史書 shǐ shū history book syn
列强 列強 liè qiáng the Great Powers (history) syn
四人帮 四人幫 sì rén bāng Gang of Four: Jiang Qing 江青[Jiang1 Qing1], Zhang Chunqiao 張春橋|张春桥[Zhang1 Chun1 qiao2], Yao Wenyuan 姚文元[Yao2 Wen2 yuan2], Wang Hongwen 王洪文[Wang2 Hong2 wen2], who served as scapegoats for the excesses of the cultural revolution
批斗 批鬥 pī dòu to drag sb before a public meeting to denounce, humiliate and physically abuse them (esp. during the Cultural Revolution)
重地 zhòng dì location of political, economic, military, or cultural importance (usu. not open to the general public) / sensitive area syn
族谱 族譜 zú pǔ genealogical record / family history / lineage
文娱 文娛 wén yú cultural recreation / entertainment
牛棚 niú péng cowshed / makeshift detention center set up by Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution / (baseball) bullpen
历史学 歷史學 lì shǐ xué history
故国 故國 gù guó country with an ancient history
文化大革命 wén huà dà gé mìng Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)
近代史 jìn dài shǐ modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th to early 20th century)
国书 國書 guó shū credentials (of a diplomat) / documents exchanged between nations / national or dynastic history book
文学史 文學史 wén xué shǐ history of literature
集权 集權 jí quán centralized power (history), e.g. under an Emperor or party
简史 簡史 jiǎn shǐ a brief history
文风 文風 wén fēng writing style / (used with 鼎盛[ding3 sheng4]) cultural activity
红卫兵 紅衛兵 hóng wèi bīng Red Guards (Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976)
左传 左傳 zuǒ zhuàn Zuo Zhuan or Tsochuan, Mr Zuo's Annals or Mr Zuo's commentary on 春秋[Chun1 qiu1], early history c. 400 BC attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明[Zuo3 Qiu1 ming2]
义和团 義和團 yì hé tuán the Righteous and Harmonious Fists / the Boxers (history)
倒行逆施 dào xíng nì shī to go against the tide (idiom) / to do things all wrong / to try to turn back history / a perverse way of doing things syn
小将 小將 xiǎo jiàng (in classical literature) young military officer of high rank for his age / (during the Cultural Revolution) young militant in the Red Guard / (in modern usage) rising star (in sport, politics etc) syn
国学 國學 guó xué Chinese national culture / studies of ancient Chinese civilization / the Imperial College (history) syn
文史 wén shǐ literature and history
知青 zhī qīng educated youth (sent to work in farms during the Cultural Revolution), abbr. for 知識青年|知识青年[zhi1 shi5 qing1 nian2] syn
采风 採風 cǎi fēng to collect local cultural material (recording folk songs, taking photos etc) syn
国别 國別 guó bié nationality / country-specific (history, report etc)
独尊 獨尊 dú zūn to revere as sole orthodoxy / to hold supremacy (of a religion, ideology, cultural norm, social group etc) / to be dominant syn
现代史 現代史 xiàn dài shǐ modern history
六经 六經 liù jīng Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Book of Rites 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], the lost Book of Music 樂經|乐经[Yue4 jing1], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1] syn
彪炳 biāo bǐng (literary) (of deeds, accomplishments etc) to shine brightly (in the annals of history etc) / (literary) outstanding / splendid / glorious
史上 shǐ shàng in history
个人简历 個人簡歷 gè rén jiǎn lì personal history profile
邓小平理论 鄧小平理論 dèng xiǎo píng lǐ lùn Deng Xiaoping Theory / Dengism / the foundation of PRC economic development after the Cultural Revolution, building the capitalist economy within Chinese Communist Party control
文革 wén gé Cultural Revolution (1966-76) (abbr. for 文化大革命[Wen2 hua4 Da4 ge2 ming4])
三国志 三國志 sān guó zhì History of the Three Kingdoms, fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Chen Shou 陳壽|陈寿[Chen2 Shou4] in 289 during Jin Dynasty 晉朝|晋朝[Jin4 chao2], 65 scrolls
中国历史 中國歷史 zhōng guó lì shǐ Chinese history
文化遗产 文化遺產 wén huà yí chǎn cultural heritage
大中华 大中華 dà zhōng huá Greater China / refers to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (esp. in finance and economics) / refers to all areas of Chinese presence (esp. in the cultural field), including parts of Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas
文化交流 wén huà jiāo liú cultural exchange
典藏 diǎn cáng repository of items of cultural significance / collection
来路 來路 lái lù incoming road / origin / past history syn
林彪 lín biāo Lin Biao (1908-1971), Chinese army leader at the time of the Cultural Revolution
评书 評書 píng shū pingshu, a folk art where a single performer narrates stories from history or fiction syn
人文景观 人文景觀 rén wén jǐng guān place of cultural interest
先秦 xiān qín pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC
刘少奇 劉少奇 liú shào qí Liu Shaoqi (1898-1969), Chinese communist leader, a martyr of the Cultural Revolution
教科文组织 教科文組織 jiào kē wén zǔ zhī UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
联合国教科文组织 聯合國教科文組織 lián hé guó jiào kē wén zǔ zhī UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
彭德怀 彭德懷 péng dé huái Peng Dehuai (1898-1974), top communist general, subsequently politician and politburo member, disgraced after attacking Mao's failed policies in 1959, and died after extensive persecution during the Cultural Revolution
诗书 詩書 shī shū the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1] and the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
沿革 yán gé evolution of sth over time / course of development / history
汉书 漢書 hàn shū History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Ban Gu 班固[Ban1 Gu4] in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls
党史 黨史 dǎng shǐ history of the Party
文化宫 文化宮 wén huà gōng cultural palace syn
思想史 sī xiǎng shǐ intellectual history
世界文化遗产 世界文化遺產 shì jiè wén huà yí chǎn (UNESCO) World Cultural Heritage
贺龙 賀龍 hè lóng He Long (1896-1969), important communist military leader, died from persecution during the Cultural Revolution
正史 zhèng shǐ the 24 or 25 official dynastic histories / true history, as opposed to fictional adaptation or popular legends
资治通鉴 資治通鑒 zī zhì tōng jiàn A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光[Si1 ma3 Guang1] Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls
古代史 gǔ dài shǐ ancient history syn
哲学史 哲學史 zhé xué shǐ history of philosophy
热河 熱河 rè hé Rehe, Qing dynasty province abolished in 1955 and divided among Hebei, Liaoning and Inner Mongolia / refers to the Qing imperial resort at Chengde / see also 避暑山莊|避暑山庄[bi4 shu3 shan1 zhuang1] (history)
历史唯物主义 歷史唯物主義 lì shǐ wéi wù zhǔ yì historical materialism (Marx's theory of history) syn
后汉书 後漢書 hòu hàn shū History of Eastern Han (later Han), third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Fan Ye 范曄|范晔[Fan4 Ye4] in 445 during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4], 120 scrolls
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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