Cultural Presentation 1-17, Public Sign + Announcement, Conversation, Email, Narration

入学考试 (rùxué kǎoshì)

school entrance examination

申请 (shēnqǐng)

to apply for; application

内容(nèiróng)

content

语文 yǔ wén

language arts

文科 (wénkē)

humanities

政治 (zhèngzhì)

politics

理科 (lǐkē)

science subjects

物理 (wùlǐ)

physics

化学 (huàxué)

chemistry

生物 (shēngwù)

biology

补习班 (bǔxíbān)

cram school, like SAT prep school

风险 fēngxiǎn

risk

公平 (gōngpíng)

fair

取得 qǔdé

to obtain; to gain; to acquire

成绩 (chéngjì)

performance; achievement; result; score; grade

命运 ( mìngyùn )

fate, destiny

不利于（búlìyú）

be unfavorable to

出生（chū shēng）

to be born

于（yú）

at

春秋时期 （chūnqiū shíqí )

Spring and Autumn Period

鲁国（lǔ guó）

Lu Kingdom

儒家思想（rújiā sīxiǎng）

Confucianism

创始人（chuàngshǐ rén）

founder

论语（lúnyǔ）

Analects of Confucius

三人行必有我师（sān rénxíng bì yǒu wǒ shī）

Threesome must have my teacher

谦虚（qiānxū）

modesty

老吾老以及人之老（lǎo wú lǎo yǐjí rén zhī lǎo）

honor old people as we do our own aged parents

尊重（zūnzhòng）

respect

夫子庙（fūzǐ miào）

Confucius Temple

孔庙（kǒngmiào）

Confucius Temple

不可缺少（bùkě quēshǎo）

indispensable

宝贵（bǎoguì）

valuable

文化遗产（wénhuà yíchǎn）

cultural heritage

仍然（réngrán）

still

健身 (jiànshēn)

to keep fit

太极拳 (tàijíquán)

tai chi

门派 （ménpài）

ménpài, group of followers of a particular doctrine

项目 (xiàngmù)

program; item; project

强度（qiángdù）

qiángdù - intensity; strength

天人合一 (tiān rén hé yī)

Unity of human beings with nature

儒家 ( rújiā )

Confucian School, Confucianism

道家 (dào jiā)

Taorism, Taoist School

修身养性 (xiū shēn yǎng xìng)

to better yourself (mentally and physically)

武术 (wǔshù)

martial arts

画画 huà huà

to draw; to paint

齐白石 (Qí báishí)

a famous Chinese traditional painter

穷 (qióng)

poor

绘画 (huìhuà)

painting, drawing

国画大师 （guóhuà dàshī)

Chinese paintingg master

荷花 hé huā

lotus

叶子

yè zi - leaf

红花墨叶（hóng huā mò yè）

Red flower with black leaves

花鸟画(huā niǎo huà)

flower and bird painting

鱼虫

fish and water lives

虾 (xiā)

shrimp, prawn

生命 shēngmìng

life

成就（chéng jiù）

achieve, success

书法 (shūfǎ)

calligraphy

篆刻(Zhuàn kè)

seal-carving

优秀 (yōuxiù)

outstanding, excellent

老吾老以及人之老 (lǎo wú lǎo yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo)

honour the elderly of other family as we honour our own

重阳节 (chóng yáng jié)

double 9th Festival/ Chong Yang Festival

智慧 (zhìhuì)

wisdom, knowledge

公共场所 gōnggòng chǎngsuǒ

public place

让座(ràngzuò)

offer one's seat (to somebody),

主人 ( zhǔrén )

master; host; owner

社交礼仪 （shèjiāo lǐyí）

social etiquette

玩具 (wánjù)

toy

钟（zhōng）

clock

伞 sǎn

umbrella

蜡烛 ( làzhú )

candle

吉利 （jílì）

lucky, auspicious

干净 gānjìng

clean, neat and tidy

袜子 (wàzi)

socks, stockings

脱鞋(tuō xié)

to take off shoes

准时 (zhǔnshí)

on time, punctual

提前 (tíqián)

to shift to an earlier date; in advance

离开 (líkāi)

to leave, depart (from)

共享（gòng xiǎng ）

to share; to enjoy together

自助餐 (zìzhùcān)

buffet

分开 fēnkāi

to separate, to split, to part

卫生(wèishēng)

hygiene; health; sanitation

入乡随俗 rù xiāng suí sú

When in Rome, do as the Romans do

印章（yìnzhāng）

stamp, Chinese seal

画家 (huàjiā)

painter, artist

毛笔（máobǐ）

calligraphy brush

宣纸（xuān zhǐ）

calligraphy Paper

墨汁（mò zhī ）

ink

空白 ( kòngbái )

blank space; blank

抽象 ( chōuxiàng )

abstract; abstraction

主题 (zhǔtí)

theme, subject, topic

山水画 （shānshuǐhuà）

landscape painting

花鸟画 (huā niǎo huà)

flower and bird painting

人物画 (rénwù huà)

Figure Painting

文房四宝 (wénfáng sìbǎo)

the four treasures of the study: writing brush, ink stick, ink slab, paper

纸墨笔砚 (zhǐ, mò, bǐ, yàn)

paper, Chinese ink, brush, ink-stone

工笔画（gōngbǐ huà）

traditional Chinese realistic painting

写意画（xie yi hua）

Freehand drawing

京剧 (jīngjù)

Beijing opera

戏剧 (xìjù)

drama; play; theater