电 電 diàn lightning / electricity / electric (bound form) / to get (or give) an electric shock / phone call or telegram etc / to send via telephone or telegram etc syn 打击 打擊 dǎ jī to hit / to strike / to attack / to crack down on sth / blow / (psychological) shock / percussion (music) syn 文 wén language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67 syn 震惊 震驚 zhèn jīng to shock / to astonish syn 文化 wén huà culture / civilization / cultural / CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] syn 哎呀 āi yā interjection of wonder, shock or admiration syn 文明 wén míng civilized / civilization / culture / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 震撼 zhèn hàn to shake / to shock / to stun / shocking / stunning / shock syn 培养 培養 péi yǎng to cultivate / to breed / to foster / to nurture / to educate / to groom (for a position) / education / fostering / culture (biology) syn 电击 電擊 diàn jī electric shock syn 教养 教養 jiào yǎng to educate / to bring up / to nurture / upbringing / breeding / culture syn 震动 震動 zhèn dòng to shake / to vibrate / to strongly affect / shock / vibration syn 冲击 衝擊 chōng jī to attack / to batter / (of waves) to pound against / shock / impact syn 休克 xiū kè (medicine) (loanword) shock / to go into shock syn 主流 zhǔ liú main stream (of a river) / fig. the essential point / main viewpoint of a matter / mainstream (culture etc) syn 冲击波 衝擊波 chōng jī bō shock wave / blast wave syn 孕育 yùn yù to be pregnant / to produce offspring / to nurture (a development, school of thought, artwork etc) / fig. replete with (culture etc) 触电 觸電 chù diàn to get an electric shock / to be electrocuted / electric shock syn 体育运动 體育運動 tǐ yù yùn dòng sports / physical culture 高丽 高麗 gāo lí Korean Goryeo dynasty, 918-1392 / Korea, esp. in context of art and culture 人文 rén wén humanities / human affairs / culture 同人 tóng rén people from the same workplace or profession / co-worker / colleague / pop culture enthusiasts who create fan fiction etc syn 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 赫然 hè rán with astonishment / with a shock / awe-inspiringly / impressively / furiously (angry) syn 放养 放養 fàng yǎng to raise (livestock or poultry) in an open environment / to breed (fish, bees, silkworms etc) in a suitable environment / to culture (kelp etc) / to release (a captive animal) into the wild syn 减震器 減震器 jiǎn zhèn qì shock-absorber 重镇 重鎮 zhòng zhèn (military) strategic town / (fig.) major center (for commerce, culture or tourism etc) syn 减震 減震 jiǎn zhèn shock absorption / damping 培养基 培養基 péi yǎng jī culture medium 文教 wén jiào culture and education 国学 國學 guó xué Chinese national culture / studies of ancient Chinese civilization / the Imperial College (history) syn 国粹 國粹 guó cuì national essence / quintessence of national culture syn 企业文化 企業文化 qǐ yè wén huà corporate culture 精神文明 jīng shén wén míng spiritual culture 韩流 韓流 hán liú Korean Wave, aka Hallyu (the increase in international interest in South Korea and its popular culture since the 1990s) 骇然 駭然 hài rán overwhelmed with shock, horror or amazement / dumbstruck / aghast syn 民族文化 mín zú wén huà ethnic culture 撼动 撼動 hàn dòng to shake up / to deal a shock / (fig.) to stir (sb's heart) syn 潮汕 cháo shàn Chaoshan, region in the east of Guangdong, encompassing the cities of Chaozhou 潮州市[Chao2 zhou1 Shi4] and Shantou 汕頭市|汕头市[Shan4 tou2 Shi4], with its own distinct language (Chaoshan Min 潮汕話|潮汕话[Chao2 shan4 hua4]) and culture 物质文明 物質文明 wù zhì wén míng material culture 西方文化 xī fāng wén huà Western culture 新文化运动 新文化運動 xīn wén huà yùn dòng the New Culture Movement (mid-1910s and 1920s), intellectual revolution against Confucianism aiming to introduce Western elements, especially democracy and science 闷雷 悶雷 mèn léi muffled thunder / (fig.) sudden shock / blow 怦然 pēng rán with a sudden shock, bang etc 半坡 bàn pō Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安 减振 減振 jiǎn zhèn shock absorption / vibration dampening 良渚 liáng zhǔ Liangzhu (c. 3400-2250 BC), neolithic culture of Changjiang delta 茶经 茶經 chá jīng the Classic of Tea, first monograph ever on tea and its culture, written by 陸羽|陆羽[Lu4 Yu3] between 760-780 细胞培养 細胞培養 xì bāo péi yǎng cell culture 文墨 wén mò writing / culture syn 黑陶 hēi táo black eggshell pottery (of the Neolithic Longshan culture) 仰韶文化 yǎng sháo wén huà Yangshao neolithic culture from the central Yellow river basin, with red and black pottery syn 雷 léi thunder / (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷[di4 lei2] land mine / (coll.) to shock / to stun / to astound / (Tw) (coll.) spoiler / (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) syn 佛兰德 佛蘭德 fó lán dé of or relating to Flemish people, language or culture 想开 想開 xiǎng kāi to get over (a shock, bereavement etc) / to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things / to accept the situation and move on syn 东巴文化 東巴文化 dōng bā wén huà Dongba culture of the Nakhi ethnic group of Lijiang 麗江|丽江 in northwest Yunnan 激波 jī bō shock wave 合不拢嘴 合不攏嘴 hé bù lǒng zuǐ unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc / grinning from ear to ear / mouth agape / gobsmacked syn 培养液 培養液 péi yǎng yè culture fluid (in biological lab.) syn 莎翁 shā wēng Shakespeare / slang or popular culture abbr. of 莎士比亞|莎士比亚[Sha1 shi4 bi3 ya4] 惨变 慘變 cǎn biàn calamitous turn of events / (of one's complexion) to change markedly due to shock, illness etc / to turn deathly pale 附庸风雅 附庸風雅 fù yōng fēng yǎ (of an uneducated person) to mingle with the cognoscenti / to pose as a culture lover / to be a culture snob / having pretensions to culture 龙山文化 龍山文化 lóng shān wén huà Longshan culture / black pottery culture 球形冲击波 spherical shock wave / spherical implosion wave / convergent shock wave 平面冲击波 平面沖擊波 planar shock wave / plane shock wave 战斗紧张病例 戰鬥緊張病例 battle stress case / battle stress casualty / battle shock case / battle shock casualty 休克处理 休克處理 shock management / treatment of shock 休克治疗 休克治療 shock management / treatment of shock 大众文化 大眾文化 dà zhòng wén huà mass culture / popular culture 物质文明和精神文明 物質文明和精神文明 wù zhì wén míng hé jīng shén wén míng material and spiritual culture / matter and mind / material progress, ideology and culture (philosophic slogan, adopted into Deng Xiaoping theory from 1978) 大汶口文化 dà wèn kǒu wén huà Dawenkou culture (c. 4100-2600 BC), Neolithic culture based in today's Shandong area 山東|山东[Shan1 dong1] 暴力文化与和平文化会议 暴力文化與和平文化會議 Conference on the Culture of Violence and Peace Culture 令人吃惊 令人吃驚 lìng rén chī jīng to shock / to amaze 囧 jiǒng (archaic) light, bright (variant of 冏[jiong3]) / (since c. 2005) (slang) emoticon signifying embarrassment, shock, helplessness etc 过敏性休克 過敏性休克 guò mǐn xìng xiū kè anaphylactic shock 电震 電震 diàn zhèn (HK) electric shock / electroshock 震惊中外 震驚中外 zhèn jīng zhōng wài to shock the whole world 冲击波发生器 shock wave generator 震撼与威慑 shock and awe 环境冲击 environmental shock 战斗紧张反应 戰鬥緊張反應 battle stress reaction / battle fatigue / battle shock reaction 战斗疲劳症 戰鬥疲勞癥 battle stress reaction / battle fatigue / battle shock reaction 休克治疗室 休克治療室 shock treatment unit 冲击窗口 沖擊窗口 shock window / shocks window 经撞 經撞 jīng zhuàng shock-resistant 震悚 zhèn sǒng (literary) to tremble with fear / to shock 惊魂甫定 驚魂甫定 jīng hún fǔ dìng to have just recovered from a shock 倒吸一口凉气 倒吸一口涼氣 dào xī yī kǒu liáng qì to gasp (with amazement or shock etc) / to feel a chill run down one's spine / to have one's hairs stand on end 电死 電死 diàn sǐ to electrocute / to die from an electric shock 北京语言学院 北京語言學院 běi jīng yǔ yán xué yuàn Beijing Language Institute / former name of 北京語言大學|北京语言大学[Bei3 jing1 Yu3 yan2 Da4 xue2] Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) 仰韶 yǎng sháo Yangshao culture (archaeological period with red and black pottery) 北京语言大学 北京語言大學 běi jīng yǔ yán dà xué Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) 半坡遗址 半坡遺址 bàn pō yí zhǐ Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安 国家体委 國家體委 guó jiā tǐ wěi PRC sports and physical culture commission 恶搞文化 惡搞文化 è gǎo wén huà spoofing culture (Web-based genre in PRC acquiring cult status from 2005, involving humorous, satirical or fantastical videos, photo collections, texts, poems etc) 爱莫大于心死 愛莫大於心死 ài mò dà yú xīn sǐ nothing more sad than a withered heart / no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices / (popular culture misquotation of 哀莫大於心死|哀莫大于心死, saying attributed to Confuciu 文化城 wén huà chéng city of culture 文部省 wén bù shěng Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Japan), ceased to exist in 2001 when it was merged with another ministry 春柳 chūn liǔ Spring Willow Society, pioneering Chinese theatrical company set up in Tokyo in 1906, part of New Culture Movement 新文化運動|新文化运动[Xin1 Wen2 hua4 Yun4 dong4], continued in China from 1912 as 新劇同志會|新剧同志会[Xin1 ju4 Tong2 zhi4 hui4] 