中国文化源远流长五千余年，有很多的词汇有着他特有的文化底蕴，下面就让我们总结一下一些传统词汇的中英互译：
　　1.元宵节： Lantern Festival
　　2.刺绣：embroidery
　　3.重阳节：Double-Ninth Festival
　　4.清明节：Tomb sweeping day
　　5.剪纸：Paper Cutting
　　6.书法：Calligraphy
　　7.对联：(Spring Festival) Couplets
　　8.象形文字：Pictograms/Pictographic Characters
　　9.人才流动：Brain Drain/Brain Flow
　　10.四合院：Siheyuan/Quadrangle
　　11.战国：Warring States
　　12.风水：Fengshui/Geomantic Omen
　　13.铁饭碗：Iron Bowl
　　14.函授部：The Correspondence Department
　　15.集体舞：Group Dance
　　16.黄土高原：Loess Plateau
　　17.红白喜事：Weddings and Funerals
　　18.中秋节：Mid-Autumn Day
　　19.结婚证：Marriage Certificate
　　20.儒家文化：Confucian Culture
　　21.附属学校：Affiliated school
　　22.古装片：Costume Drama
　　23.武打片：Chinese Swordplay Movie
　　24.元宵：Tangyuan/Sweet Rice Dumpling (Soup)
　　25.一国两制：One Country, Two Systems
　　26.火锅：Hot Pot
　　27.四人帮：Gang of Four
　　28.《诗经》：The Book of Songs
　　29.素质教育：Essential-qualities-oriented Education
　　30.《史记》：Historical Records/Records of the Grand Historian
　　31.大跃进：Great Leap Forward (Movement)
　　32.《西游记》：The Journey to the West
　　33.除夕：Chinese New Year’s Eve/Eve of the Spring Festival
　　34.针灸：Acupuncture
　　35.唐三彩：Tri-color Pottery of the Tang Dynasty/ The Tang Tri-colored pottery
　　36.中国特色的社会主义：Chinese-charactered Socialist/Socialist with Chinese characteristics
　　37.偏旁：radical
　　38.孟子：Mencius
　　39.亭/阁： Pavilion/ Attic
　　40.大中型国有企业：Large and Medium-sized State-owned Enterprises
　　41.火药：gunpowder
　　42.农历：Lunar Calendar
　　43.印/玺：Seal/Stamp
　　44.物质精神文明建设：The Construction of Material Civilization and Spiritual Civilization
　　45.京剧：Beijing Opera/Peking Opera
　　46.秦腔：Crying of Qin People/Qin Opera
　　47.太极拳：Tai Chi
　　48.独生子女证：The Certificate of One-child
　　49.天坛：Altar of Heaven in Beijing
　　50.小吃摊：Snack Bar/Snack Stand
　　51.红双喜：Double Happiness
　　52.政治辅导员：Political Counselor/School Counselor
　　53.春卷：Spring Roll(s)
　　54.莲藕：Lotus Root
　　55.追星族：Star Struck
　　56.故宫博物院：The Palace Museum
　　57.相声：Cross-talk/Comic Dialogue
　　58.下岗：Lay off/Laid off
　　59.北京烤鸭：Beijing Roast Duck
　　60.高等自学考试：Self-taught Examination of Higher Education
　　61.烟花爆竹：fireworks and firecracker
　　62.敦煌莫高窟：Mogao Caves
　　63.电视小品：TV Sketch/TV Skit
　　64.香港澳门同胞：Compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao
　　65.文化大革命：Cultural Revolution
　　66.长江中下游地区：The Mid-low Reaches of Yangtze River
　　67.门当户对：Perfect Match/Exact Match
　　68.《水浒》：Water Margin/Outlaws of the Marsh
　　69.中外合资企业：Joint Ventures
　　70.文房四宝（笔墨纸砚）："The Four Treasure of the Study" "Brush, Inkstick, Paper, and Inkstone"
　　71.兵马俑：cotta Warriors/ Terracotta Army