Chinese 3 Semester 2 Culture

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Table tennis, diving

Table tennis, diving

Sports China is dominant in

Soccer

Most popular sport in China

为国争光 (wei4 guo2 zheng1 guang1)

Chinese athletes began to "win glory for the country"

extensive network of sports schools

China's athletic prowess is fueled by the country's

太极拳 (tai4 ji2 quan2)

people gather to practice this form of exercise

广场舞 (guang3 chang3 wu3)

public-square dancing

蹴鞠 (cu4 ju1)

Earliest precursor to soccer

ball filled with feathers → inflated ball

What was cuju originally played with, and what type of ball did they eventually switch to

During what dynasties was cuju popular among all social classes

Tang and Song

Gao Qiu

Hooligan in the classic novel Outlaws of the Marsh and was known for being a great cuju player.

你胖了

This saying used to be a compliment, but is now that living standards have improved, obesity has become a problem.

学生餐厅

Student Dining Halls

1990

Untill what year were college students still required to live in dorms

online, newspapers, and agencies

Finding an apartment is easy because listings can be found in…..

中介公司

Zhōngjiè gōngsī

Apartment Agencies

Dogs over 35 cm in length

What pet is still banned in cities in modern China?

Cats

What pets are most popular in the countryside

A deposit

What do landlords ask for when you pay them rent

押一付三 （Yā yī fù sān）

Paying 3 months of rent at once

毛小孩 Máo xiǎohái

What do people call their pets

Groom buys the house

What does a couple do before they marry in terms of house ownership

fear of rabies

In 1983, why did Beijing ban non-working dogs as well as six other animals from within city limits

相亲 Xiāngqīn

blind date (Some parents opt to take matters into their own hands if their children have reached a certain age without having acquired a boyfriend or girlfriend)

Arranged marriages, intimate contact between unmarried young men/women was prohibited

Before first half of the twentieth century in China

Tendency toward avoiding direct, blunt language (white lies)

Common in China where for example, a girl arranges to get a call in the middle of a bad date, and then leaves in a hurry on the pretext of an emergency

非诚勿扰 (Fei Cheng Wu Rao)

If You Are the One, a popular Chinese dating show

面子

Chinese people are typically very concerned about face

相亲角 Xiāngqīn jiǎo

matchmaking corner, desperate parents put their childrens name and info up

商务座 (shang1 wu4 zuo4)

Business class, most expensive, offers the most comfort

一等座 (yi1 deng3 zuo4)

First class

二等座 (er4 deng3 zuo4)

Second class

high-speed trains

Major means of domestic travel and because of their high speed there is no need for sleeping berths

硬座 (ying4 zuo4)

Hard seat (old-fashioned "regular train seat)

软座 (ruan3 zuo4)

Soft seat (old-fashioned "regular train seat)

硬卧 (ying4 wo4)

Hard sleeper (old-fashioned "regular train seat)

软卧 (ruan3 wo4)

soft sleeper (old-fashioned "regular train seat)

国际旅行社 (Guo2 ji4 lv3 xing2 she4)

International Travel Agencies - for foreign tourists

国旅 (Guo2 lv3)

Short name for international travel agencies

中国旅行社 (zhong1 guo2 lv3 xing2 she4)

China Travel Agencies - foreign tourists

中旅 (zhong1 lv3)

short name for chinse travel agencies

青年旅行社 (qing1 nian2 lv3 xing2 she4)

Youth Travel Agencies - chinese citizens

青旅 (qing1 lv3)

short name for youth travel agencies

中国国际航空公司 (zhong1 guo2 guo2 ji4 hang2 kong1 gong1 si1)

Air China

中国东方航空 (zhong1 guo2 dong1 fang1 hang2 kong1)

China Eastern

中国南方航空 (zhong1 guo2 nan2 fang1 hang2 kong1)

China Southern

海南航空 (hai3 nan2 hang2 kong1)

Hainan Airlines

安土重迁 (an1 tu3 zhong4 qian1)

Chinese people are agrarian and"attached to their native land and reluctant to move"

父母在不远游，游必有方 (fu4 mu3 zai4 bu4 yuan3 you2, you2 bi4 you3 fang1)

Confucius believed that "One should not travel afar while one's parents are still alive, unless there are excellent reasons to do so."

读万卷书，行万里路 (du2 wan4 juan4 shu1, xing2 wan4 li3 lu4)

Why did people beleive travel was important for educational growth

一路平安 (yi2 lu4 ping2 'an1)

be peaceful and safe all the way

旅途愉快 (lv3 tu2 yu2 kuai4)

"Happy travels" (be happy on the road)

旅途快乐 (lv3 tu2 kuai4 le4)

be happy on the road

一路顺风 (yi2 lu4 shun4 feng1)

travel with favorable wind all the way

Beijing Capital Airport

second-busiest airport in the world renovated in 2008 before the olympics

三亚 (San1 ya4)

Domestic destination known for its sandy beaches

全聚德 (quan2 ju4 de2)

Most famous roast duck restaurant in Beijing which was established in 1864

Beijing roast duck

No trip to beijing is complete without visiting the great wall and ________(its a food)

The loud music

Why is public square dancing controversial?

相亲 xiang1qin1

Blind dates

房奴 （fang2nu2) slaves to houses

what do chinese people refer to themselves as due to high prices of housing.

What are the rules about pets in beijing?

ONly dogs under 35 cm are allowed in beijing

Pets because there was a fear of rabies

What was banned in 1983 and why

Win glory for the country

为国争光 wei4guo2zheng1guang1

（Làbā）8th day of 12th month. Signals the start of preparing for Chinese new year.

腊八

父母在不远游，游必有方（Fùmǔ zài bù yuǎn yóu, yóu bì yǒu fāng)

One should not travel afar while one’s parents are still alive, unless there are excellent reasons to do so

What did confucious believe about traveling

父母在不远游，游必有方（Fùmǔ zài bù yuǎn yóu, yóu bì yǒu fāng)

Why did people believe that travel was neccessary for acadmic growth?

堂 is used if you have the same last name as the person. 表 is used if you have different last names. This is assuming ur parents had different last names. Because of this rule, 堂 is more common than 表。

When is 表 (biao3) used and when is 堂(tang2）used

Face

• Face judges someone’s quality

• Hierarchy

• “Face” has specific definitions

  • Giving 面子 means respecting someone

  • Not giving 面子 means disrespecting someone

• To lose face （丢脸 diu1lian3)

  • Lose credit, good name, and reputations

• Face appears in all aspects of Chinese life

  • Ex: don’t directly turn down an invitation

面子

• Criticizing someone in public

• Not showing respect to elders

• Interrupting a conversation

Face Losing Situations

• White skin

• Long legs

• Small V-shaped face

• Pointy chin

• Small cheekbones

• Big eyes

• Double eyelids

• Small nose

• Small mouth

• M-shaped lips

• tall

What are some chinese beauty standards

China is known as 礼仪之邦 （li3yi2zhi1bang1 country of rites)

What is China Known as

• Fist and Palm Salute is a formal greeting

• Shake hands with friends and family, but use fist and palm salutes at formal events

  • Ex: Chinese new year, weddings, birthdays, or funerals

Fist and Palm Salute

• Men: right hand half fist and left hold right hand in front of chest

  • left is the important and honorable side

• Women: left hand half fist and right hand holds left in front of chest

  • Right is the important and honorable side

How do Men and Women do the Fist and Palm Salute

• First stand at attention

• Look at eachother in the eyes, raise both hands to brow, bend down, and gently shake hands 3 times

• Say greeting words

How do you do the fist and palm Salute

• At a funeral, you should do a fist and palm salute the opposite way

• Shouldn’t use at big official occasions

What are some taboos about the fist and palm salute

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How many minor nationalities are there in china