Lesson 11: 中国文化补充词汇

22 words

WordPinyinDefinition
一帆风顺yī fān fēng shùnpropitious wind throughout the journey (idiom)
一毛不拔yī máo bù bástingy (idiom)
不劳而获bù láo ér huòto reap without sowing (idiom)
代沟dài gōugeneration gap
以身作则yǐ shēn zuò zéto set an example (idiom)
保存bǎo cúnto conserve
个人主义gè rén zhǔ yìindividualism
价值观jià zhí guānsystem of values
同化tóng huàassimilation (cultural, digestive, phonemic etc)
孝顺xiào shùnfilial piety
守旧shǒu jiùconservative
差异chā yìdifference
敬老尊贤jìng lǎo zūn xiánto respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
文明wén míngcivilized
淘汰táo tàito wash out
种族歧视zhǒng zú qí shìracial discrimination
继承jì chéngto inherit
遗产yí chǎnheritage
开放kāi fàngto bloom
人生观rén shēng guānoutlook on life
尊师重道zūn shī zhòng dào respect the teacher and attach importance to the Way
全盘西化quán pán xī huàbe totally westernized