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书道The Way of Calligraphy

诗穷而后工Difficult Situations Drive Writers to Produce Quality Poems.

不平则鸣Cry Out Against Injustice

思无邪No depraved thoughts

以意逆志Interpreting a Writing from One’s Own Perspective

辞尚体要Succinctness Is Valued in Writing.

拟物立象Image Creation Through Object Imitation

说话Tale Telling

雄浑Powerfulness

风神Vim and Vigor

化境Sublimity in Art

韵Rhyme / Charm

兴Evocation

结构Structure

审虚实Balance Fiction and Reality

诗无达诂Poetry Defies Fixed Interpretation

思与境偕Blend Sentiment with Scenery

立主脑Focus on What Is Central to a Drama

宋杂剧Poetic Drama of the Song Dynasty

随物赋形Writing that Flows like Water

同光体The Tong-Guang School of Poetry

桐城派The Tongcheng School of Writing

脱窠臼Avoid Stereotypes

外师造化，中得心源Draw Artistic Inspiration from Both Within and Without

诗界革命The Revolution in the Circle of Poets

文界革命The Revolution in the Literati Circle

大篆Greater Seal Script

虫书Insect Script

草书Cursive Script

楷书Regular Script

隶书Clerical Script

南北书派The Northern and Southern Schools of Calligraphy

书契Documents on Bamboo or Wooden Slips

书圣Sage of Calligraphy

能自得师者王Eagerness to Learn Enables One to Excel Oneself.

智圆行方Be Wise in Thinking and Act Properly

赏信罚必Confer Honors and Mete Out Punishment to Those Who Deserve Them

穷理尽性Exploring the Nature of All Things

兵以义动Fighting for a Righteous Cause

义以生利，利以丰民Justice Brings Wealth, and Wealth Enriches People.

睦内图外Unity Within and Expansion Without

众志成城Unity Is Strength.

量出制入Spend-and-Tax / Expenditure Should Be Carefully Calculated Before Making a Plan to Gather Revenue.

正义Justice

欲强兵者，务富其民A Strong Army Depends on a Prosperous Populace.

以武为植，以文为种Military Action Is like Planting; Good Rule Is like the Seed.

防民之口，甚于防川To Silence the People Is More Harmful than Blocking a River.

兵者凶器,争者逆德Weapons Kill; War Is Immoral.

兴利除害Promote the Beneficial; Eliminate the Harmful

以义制事Handle Matters According to Morality and Justice

事势之流，相激使然The Flow of Events Is Caused by Interactions.

平准Maintain Prices at an Appropriate Level

理财正辞Manage Wealth Properly and Speak Correctly

水至清则无鱼No Fish Survive If Water Is Too Clear.

王者富民A Ruler Should Enrich People.

君者善群A Ruler Should Keep People Together.

不愤不启，不悱不发Instruct Only Who Is Anxious to Learn; Teach Only Who Wants to Express Himself but Does Not Know How.

二人同心，其利断金If Two People Are of the Same Mind, Their Combined Strength Can Break Metal.

言有物，行有恒Talk Substance; Act with Perseverance

满招损，谦受益Complacency Leads to Failure; Modesty to Success.

与时消息Things Grow or Wither with Time.

制国有常，利民为本Governance Should Deliver Benefits to the People.

五德终始The Cycle of Five Elements

蒙以养正Enlighten the Ignorant and Make Them Follow the Right Path

敬业乐群Work Diligently and Keep Good Company with Others

安时处顺Face Reality Calmly

师法之化Enlightenment Through Education

道问学Quest for Knowledge

尊德性Revere One’s Virtuous Nature

率性Acting in Accordance with Human Nature

静因之道Governance by Being Aloof

势Situation / Trend

巽Xun (Wind)

震Vibration

二柄Two Handles

抱法处势Upholding Law by Means of Power

庄周梦蝶Zhuangzi Dreaming of Becoming a Butterfly

缘督以为经Following the Du Meridian as the Law

制民之产Sustaining the People's Livelihood

仁政Benevolent Governance

婚礼Wedding Ceremony

冠礼Cap Wearing Ceremony

前识Foreknowledge / Prophecy

说知Knowledge from Explanation

闻知Knowledge from Hearsay

亲知Knowledge from Personal Experience

私名Private Name

类名Classified Name

达名Unrestricted Name

利Interests / Gain

消息Wax and Wane

格义Matching Meanings

方便Upāya / Expediency

中道The Middle Way

空?ūnyatā / Emptiness

苦Duhkha / Suffering

业Karma

无我Anātman / Egolessness

轮回Samsāra / Rebirth / Reincarnation

比而不党Be Close but Not Cliquish

尊碑贬帖Praising Stone Inscriptions while Belittling Copying from Stone Rubbings

骨、肉Bones and Flesh / Literary Framework and Nuanced Expressions

转益多师Learn from Many Masters, Form Your Own Style

诸宫调Song-speech Drama

正声Proper Music / Finest Poetry

院本Jin Opera / Scripts Used by Courtesans

元杂剧Zaju of the Yuan Dynasty

优人Entertainers

音Musical Sounds

义法Yi Fa / Guidelines for Writing Good Prose

以形写神Capture the Spirit Beyond Form

以形媚道Natural Shapes Adapting to Dao

一画All Forms of Painting as Multiplied from a Single Stroke / Oneness in Painting

扬州八怪The Magical Eight Painters of Yangzhou

小篆Small-Seal Script

小收煞Midpoint Conclusion

戏文Southern Opera / Operatic Script

五音The Five Notes

吴带当风The Sashes in Wu's Painting Flutter as if in the Wind.

卧游Enjoy Sceneries without Physically Travelling

文人画Literati Painting

水墨画Ink Wash Painting

书者，散也Calligraphy Expresses Inner Conditions.

识书之道The Way to Recognize Good Calligraphy

丽Enthralling Charm

行书Running Script

大收煞The Grand Finale

传奇Legendary Story

常州词派Changzhou School of Commentary on Ci Poetry

欲Desire

性无善无恶Human Nature Is Neither Good nor Evil.

性善恶混Human Nature Is A Mixture of Good and Evil.

性三品Human Nature Has Three Levels.

小节Minor Principles

象数Emblems and Numbers

习Practice

五行相胜The Five Elements Triumph over Each Other.

五行相生The Five Elements, Each in Turn Producing the Next

无用之用The Advantage of Appearing Useless

文质Form and Content

为己之学Learning for Self-Improvement

天文The Laws of Constellations and Seasons/Astronomy

天人感应Nature and Humans Respond to Each Other.

天命靡常Heaven-bestowed Supreme Power Is Not Eternal.

素位而行Do What Is Proper for Your Situation

世异事异When Times Change, So Do Social Conditions.

人副天数Humanity Should Be Aligned with Nature.

木讷Simple and Sparing of Words

力Strength/Capability

孔颜之乐The Happiness of Confucius and Yanhui

已发布的中华思想文化术语

洪范The Grand Rules

寡欲Restraining Desires

共名General Name

刚毅Firm and Resolute

风化The Influence of Moral cultivation

地理The Laws Determining the Physical Features of the Land/Geography

大一统Great Unity

大节Major Principles

才Talent/Capability/ Attribute

别名Distinct name

保民Protect the People

白马非马A White Horse Is Not A Horse

以国为国，以天下为天下Rule a State or a Country with Different Methods

君子义以为质Righteousness Is Essential for a Person of Virtue.

国以义为利A State Should Regard Righteousness as a Benefit.

韦编三绝Leather Thongs Binding Wooden Strips Break Three Times

公公私私Public Property Belonging to the Public, Private Property to Individuals

野无遗贤No Sagacious Person Ignored

政通人和Good Governance and Harmonious People

国泰民安Stable Country and Peaceful People

人Human Being; Humanity

叶落归根Leaves Fall Returning to the Roots.

改邑不改井You Can Change a Town, But You Cannot Change the Wells.

国无怨民曰强国A Country with No Resentful People Is Called a Strong Country.

民无信不立Without People’s Trust the State Will Not Survive.

天下乃天下之天下All Under Heaven Belongs to the People.

患在土崩不在瓦解Calamity Is Collapse Like a Landslide, Not a Few Roof-tiles Coming Loose.

法者天子所与天下公共也The Law Must Be Respected Equally by the Son of Heaven and All the People.

法者所以爱民也Law Is a Means of Loving the People.

以刑去刑Abolishing Punishment with Punishment

刑期于无刑The Purpose of Punishment Is to Eliminate Punishment.

战法必本于政胜Methods of Warfare Must Be Based on the Success of Politics.

修己安人Cultivate Oneself to Benefit Others

顺无不行，果无不彻When What You Say Is Justified, There Is Nothing You Cannot Accomplish. When You Act Decisively, You

教学相长Teaching and Learning Promote Each Other.

君子之交Relations between Men of Virtue

兄弟阋于墙，外御其侮Brothers Quarrel within the Walls of the Home; Outside They Resist Bullying by Others.

保民而王Protect the People and then Rule as a King

仁者无敌The Benevolent Person Is Invincible.

大信不约The Greatest Trust Is Not Found in Pledges.

兵强而无义者残A Strong Army Without Righteousness Is Destructive.

苟利国家，不求富贵Seek to Benefit the Country Rather than Personal Wealth and Position

举贤容众Recommend People of Virtue and Be Magnanimous Toward the Masses

不忘百姓之病Never Forget the Suffering of the People

上下同欲者胜Triumph Comes When Leaders and Followers Share the Same Goal.

爱民者强Power Comes from Caring for the People.

知常达变Master Both Permanence and Change

凿壁借光Borrow Light from a Next Door Neighbor

愚公移山The Foolish Old Man Who Moved the Mountains

饮水思源When Drinking Water, One Must Not Forget Its Source

言必信，行必果Promises Must Be Kept; Actions Must Be Resolute

悬梁刺股Tie One’s Hair on the House Beam and Jab One’s Side with an Awl to Keep Oneself from Falling Asleep

修辞立诚Establish credibility through careful choice of words

休养生息Recover from a Social Upheaval and Restore Production / Develop Economy and Increase Population

心同理同People of Similar Natures and Emotions Will Have Similar Understanding

徙木立信Establish One’s Credibility by Rewarding People for Moving a Log

推己及人Put Oneself in Another’s Place

他山之石，可以攻玉Use Stones from Another Mountain to Polish One’s Jade

岁寒三友Three Friends of Winter / Steadfast, Loyal Friends

世外桃源Land of Peach Blossoms / Land of Idyllic Beauty

史History

十年树木，百年树人It Takes Ten Years to Grow Trees and a Hundred Years to Nurture Talents

生肖The Chinese Zodiac / Animal of the Year

求同存异Seek Common Ground While Setting Aside Differences

清明The Qingming Festival

千里之行，始于足下A Journey of a Thousand Li Begins with the First Step

年nian /year

靡不有初，鲜克有终All Things Have a Beginning, But Few Can Reach the End

苛政猛于虎Tyranny Is Fiercer Than a Tiger

君子固穷A Man of Virtue Maintains His Ideals even in Frustrations

尽忠报国Be as Loyal as One Can Be and Serve One’s Own Country

节气The Twenty-four Solar Terms

讲信修睦Keep Good Faith and Pursuing Harmony

集思广益Pool Wisdom of the People

厚积薄发Build Up Fully and Release Sparingly

法与时变，礼与俗化Laws Change Along with Evolving Times; Rites Shift Along with Changing Customs

春节Spring Festival

藏富于民Keep Wealth with the People

兵强则灭Relying on Force and Flaunting One’s Superiority Leads to Destruction

爱人为大Caring for Others is the Top Priority.

六艺The Six Arts

庙算Court Calculation

萧散简远Natural, Leisurely, Simple Yet Profound

丰肉微骨Fleshy Body and Soft Bone Structure

大学Daxue / Great Learning

坐忘Forget the Difference and Opposition Between Self and the Universe

自由Acting Freely / Freedom

自生Spontaneous Generation

中和Balanced Harmony

治世之音Music of an Age of Good Order

治内裁外Handling Internal Affairs Takes Precedence over External Affairs.

正始体The Zhengshi Literary Style

政贵有恒Stability Is the Key to Governance.

乐Yue (Music)

约定俗成Established Through Popular Usage / Accepted Through Common Practice

怨刺Resentment and Sting

元亨利贞Yuanheng Lizhen

咏史诗Poetry on History

永明体The Yongming Poetic Style

隐逸诗Recluse Poetry

以战止战Use War to Stop War

移风易俗Change Social Practices and Customs

选体Xuanti Poetry / Poetry in Prince Zhaoming’s Favorite Style

玄言诗Metaphysical Poetry

性善Human Nature Is Good

性恶Human Nature Is Evil.

行己有耻Conduct Oneself with a Sense of Shame

心斋Pure State of the Mind

孝Filial Piety

乡愿Hypocrite

西昆体The Xikun Poetic Style

物化Transformation of Things

无为而治Rule Through Non-action

亡国之音Music of a Failing State

婉约派Wanyue School / Graceful and Restrained School

田园诗Idyllic Poetry

天下为公The World Belongs to All.

天时地利人和Opportune Time, Geographic Advantage, and Unity of the People

天经地义Natural Rules and Orderliness

悌Fraternal Duty

太康体The Taikang Literary Style

四象Four Images

恃德者昌，恃力者亡Those Who Rely on Virtue Will Thrive; Those Who Rely on Force Will Perish.

盛唐之音Poetry of the Prime Tang Dynasty

生生Perpetual Growth and Change

尚贤Exalt the Worthy

尚同Conform Upwardly

山水诗Landscape Poetry

三不朽Set Moral Examples, Perform Great Deeds, and Spread Noble Ideas

仁民爱物Have Love for the People, and Cherish All Things

清词丽句Refreshing Words and Exquisite Expressions

民主Lord of the People / Democracy

民以食为天Food Is of Primary Importance to the People.

民心惟本The People’s Will Is the Foundation of the State

民心Will of the People

乱世之音Music of an Age of Disorder

龙Dragon

两仪Two Modes

理趣Substance Through Artistic Appeal

狂狷Proactive Versus Prudent

枯淡Dry Plainness

克己复礼Restrain Yourself and Follow Social Norms

精气Vital Energy

解蔽Clear the Mind of Enigmas

建安风骨The Jian'an Literary Style

己所不欲，勿施于人Do Not Do to Others What You Do Not Want Others to Do to You.

几Ji / Omen

惠民Benefit the People

黄河The Yellow River

荒寒Grim and Desolate

和为贵Harmony Is Most Precious.

好战必亡，忘战必危Those Who Like to Go to War Will Perish; Those Who Forget War WillBe in Danger.

豪放派Haofang School / Bold and Unconstrained School

汉乐府Yuefu Poetry

涵泳Be Totally Absorbed (in Reading and Learning)

含蓄Subtle Suggestion

古文运动Classical Prose Movement

公正Fair / Just

宫调Gongdiao (Musical Modes)

格Examine / Study

非命Rejection of Fatalism

泛爱Broad Love Extending to All

反者道之动The Only Motion Is Returning.

法Law

点铁成金Golden Touch

得人者兴，失人者崩He Who Obtains the Support of the People Will Rise; He Who Loses theSupport of the People Will Come

当仁不让When Facing an Opportunity to Exercise Benevolence, Do Not Yield.

大丈夫Great Man

春秋笔法The Style of The Spring and Autumn Annals

崇本息末Revere the Fundamental and Dismiss the Specific

崇本举末Revere the Fundamental and Keep the Specific Unchanged

成人Complete Man

畅神Free Flow of One’s Mind

长城The Great Wall

仓廪实而知礼节When the Granaries Are Full, the People Follow Appropriate Rules ofConduct.

参验Cross-checking and Verification

不战在我It Is Entirely One’s Own Decision Not to Fight.

不战而胜Win Without Resorting to War

博爱Extensive Love to Benefit All

标举兴会Distinctiveness and Spontaneity

边塞诗Frontier Poetry

百戏Baixi (All Performing Arts)

安居乐业Live in Peace and Work in Contentment

爱人以德Love the People in Accordance with Rules of Moral Conduct

爱民Love the People

八音克谐Harmonious Combination of Eight Sounds

歌行体Poetic Song

写气图貌Depict Outward Features to Convey an Innate Liveliness

公安派The Gong’an School of Literary Writing

屈宋The Qu-Song Duo

审音知政Assessing Governance By Listening to Music

迁想妙得Inspirational Creation Based on Association in Thinking

气韵Artistic Appeal

品题Make Appraisals

拟容取心Comparing Appearances to Grasp the Essence

南戏Southern Opera

北曲Northern Opera

目击道存Seeing the Way with One’s Own Eyes

六观Six Criteria

时序Change along with times

丽辞Ornate parallel style

离形得似Transcend the Outer Form to Capture the Essence

乐教Music education

夸饰Exaggeration and Embellishment

苦吟Painstaking Versification

绘事后素The white silk first, the painting afterwards

绘画六法Six Rules of Painting

幻中有真Truth in Imagination

和出于适Harmony Comes from Appropriateness

感物Sensed Externalities

已发布的中华思想文化术语

郑声The Music of the State of Zheng

夺胎换骨Replace the Flesh and Bones of a Human Being with those of an Immortal / Express the Ideas in Earlie

传神写照To Convey the Spirit and Capture the Person

成竹于胸Having a Complete Image of the Bamboo before Drawing It / Having a Fully Formed Picture in the Mind’

信Good Faith

智Intelligence

上兵伐谋The Best Strategy in Warfare is to Foil the Enemy’s Strategy

与时偕行Go with the Times

时Time / Timing

穷则变，变则通，通则久Extreme –Change –Continuity

修德振兵Cultivate Virtue and Strengthen the Army

奇正Qi or Zheng / Unexpected or Frontal

矛盾Paradox of the Spear and the Shield / Contradiction

离坚白Separating Hardness from Whiteness

合同异Unify Similarity and Difference

不言之教Influence Others Without Preaching

光而不耀Bright But Not Dazzling

见素抱朴Maintain Originality and Embrace Simplicity

玄德Inconspicuous Virtue

明德Illustrious Virtue

积善成德Moral Character Can Be Built by Accumulating Goodness.

明分使群Proper Ranking Leads to Collaboration

心悦诚服Be Completely Convinced and Follow Willingly

推恩Extend Benevolence and Love

舍生取义Give One’s Life to Uphold Righteousness

亲亲Affection for One’s Kin

一言兴邦A Single Remark Makes a Country Prosper

博施济众Deliver Extensive Benefits to the People and Relieve the Suffering of the Poor

一以贯之Observe a Fundamental Principle Throughout One’s Pursuit

三省吾身Reflect on Oneself Severel Times a Day

已发布的中华思想文化术语

安贫乐道Be Content with a Simple But Virtuous Life

临渊履薄Be Discreet As If Standing on Cliff Edge or Treading on Thin Ice

勇Courage

化性起伪Transform Intrinsic Evil Nature to Develop Acquired Nature of Goodness

反求诸己Introspection

形具神生Physical Form Gives Birth to Spirit

性分Natural Attributes

天籁Sound of Nature

乐天知命Rejoice in Complying with Heaven and Know Its Mandate

经/权Constant and Temporary

忠Loyalty

治大国若烹小鲜Governing a Big Country Is Like Cooking Small Fish.

直Rectitude

知先行后First Knowledge, Then Action

知行合一Unity of Knowledge and Action

知耻而后勇Having a Feeling of Shame Gives Rise to Courage.

政者正也Governance Means Rectitude.

正心Rectify One’s Heart / Mind

正名Rectification of Names

载舟覆舟Carry or Overturn the Boat / Make or Break

与民更始Make a Fresh Start with the People

有容乃大A Broad Mind Achieves Greatness.

以直报怨Repaying a Grudge with Rectitude

以无为本Wu Is the Origin.

一物两体One Thing in Two Fundamental States

炎黄The Fiery Emperor and the Yellow Emperor / Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang

言尽意Words Can Fully Express Thought.

言不尽意Words Cannot Fully Express Thought.

雅乐Fine Music

循名责实Hold Actualities According to Its Name

已发布的中华思想文化术语

血气Vitality / Vital Force

玄Xuan (Mystery)

行先知后First Action, Then Knowledge

心知Mind Cognition

写意Freehand Brushwork

小说Fiction

象Xiang (Semblance)

相反相成Being both Opposite and Complementary

无欲则刚People with No Covetous Desires Stand Upright.

温故知新Review the Old and Learn the New

同归殊途Arrive at the Same Destination via Different Routes / Rely on a Common Ontological Entity

天下兴亡,匹夫有责The Rise and Fall of All Under Heaven Is the Responsibility of Every Individual.

天命之性Character Endowed by Heaven

天命Mandate of Heaven

天理Natural Law

天道Way of Heaven

太虚Taixu (Great Void)

四海之内皆兄弟All the People Within the Four Seas Are Brothers.

恕Being Considerate / Forgiveness

授人以渔Teaching How to Fish

师直为壮Troops Will Be Powerful When Fighting a Just Cause.

诗Shi (Poetry)

慎思明辨Careful Reflection and Clear Discrimination

慎独Shendu

三思而行Think Thrice Before Acting

三才The Three Elements

三表Three Standards

仁者爱人The Benevolent Person Loves Others.

曲Qu (Melody)

求放心Search for the Lost Heart

已发布的中华思想文化术语

前事不忘,后事之师Past Experience, If Not Forgotten, Is a Guide for the Future.

气质之性Character Endowed by Qi (Vital Force)

气骨Qigu (Emotional Vitality and Forcefulness)

器Qi (Vessel)

齐物Seeing Things as Equal

飘逸Natural Grace

否极泰来When Worse Comes to the Worst, Things Will Turn for the Better.

内美Inner Beauty

理一分殊There Is But One Li (Universal Principle), Which Exists in Diverse Forms.

礼尚往来Reciprocity as a Social Norm

旷达Broad-mindedness / Unconstrained Style

空灵Ethereal Effect

尽心Exert One’s Heart / Mind to the Utmost

鉴古知今Review the Past to Understand the Present

见贤思齐When Seeing a Person of High Caliber, Strive to Be His Equal.

见闻之知Knowledge from One’s Senses

见利思义Think of Righteousness in the Face of Gain

寄托Entrusting

浩然之气Noble Spirit

公生明,廉生威Fairness Fosters Discernment and Integrity Creates Authority.

革故鼎新Do Away with the Old and Set Up the New

歌Song

刚柔相济Combine Toughness with Softness

芙蓉出水Lotus Rising Out of Water

风教Moral Cultivation

风骨Fenggu

繁缛Overly Elaborative

多行不义必自毙He Who Repeatedly Commits Wrongdoing Will Come to No Good End.

动静Movement and Stillness

鼎Ding (Vessel)

典雅Classical Elegance

德性之知Knowledge from One’s Moral Nature

得道多助,失道寡助A Just Cause Enjoys Abundant Support While an Unjust Cause Finds Little Support.

道济天下Support All People by Upholding Truth and Justice

当行Professionalism

淡泊明志，宁静致远Indifference to Fame and Fortune Characterizes a High Aim in Life, and Leading a Quiet Life Helps On

淡泊Quiet Living with No Worldly Desire

丹青Painting in Colors

大用Maximal Functioning

大体/小体The Major Organ and the Minor Organs

大巧若拙Exquisite Skill Looks Simple and Clumsy.

大道至简Great Truth in Simple Words

错彩镂金Gilded and Colored, Elegant and Refined

词曲Ci (Lyric) and Qu (Melody)

词Ci (Lyric)

春秋The Spring and Autumn Annals / The Spring and Autumn Period

诚意Be Sincere in Thought

沉郁Melancholy

变化Change

白描Plain Line Drawing

总集General Collection / Anthology

自强不息Striving Continuously to Strengthen Oneself

止戈为武Stopping War Is a True Craft of War.

知行Knowledge and Application

政治Decree and Governance / Politics

元Yuan (Origin)

宇宙Universe / Cosmos

意兴Inspirational Appreciation

意境Aesthetic Conception

艺术Art

养民Nurturing the People

学Learn

虚壹而静Open-mindedness, Concentration, and Tranquility

形而下What Is Under Form / The Physical

形而上What Is Above Form / The Metaphysical

兴趣Xingqu (Charm)

兴寄Xingji (Association and Inner Sustenance)

小人Petty Man

逍遥Carefree

五经Five Classics

吴越同舟People of Wu and Yue Are in the Same Boat.

文章Literary Writing

文学Literature

文笔Writing and Writing Technique

温柔敦厚Mild, Gentle, Sincere, and Broadminded

天子Son of Heaven

天人之分Distinction Between Man and Heaven

天人合一Heaven and Man Are United as One.

体Ti

四书Four Books

四海Four Seas

四端Four Initiators

斯文Be Cultured and Refined

思Reflecting / Thinking

实事求是Seek Truth from Facts

诗中有画，画中有诗Painting in Poetry, Poetry in Painting

诗史Historical Poetry

师出有名Fighting a War with a Moral Justification

神韵Elegant Subtlety

神与物游Interaction Between the Mind and the Subject Matter

已发布的中华思想文化术语

上善若水Great Virtue Is Like Water.

上帝Supreme Ruler / Ruler of Heaven

三玄Three Metaphysical Classics

人文Renwen

人道Way of Man

取境Qujing (Conceptualize an Aestheric Feeling)

乾Qian

气象Prevailing Features

命Mandate / Destiny

名实Name and Substance

民胞物与All People Are My Brothers and Sisters, and All Things Are My Companions.

妙悟Subtle Insight

礼Li (Rites / Social Norms)

坤Kun

开物成务Understand Things and Succeed in One’s Endeavors

君子Junzi (Man of Virtue)

君Lord / Nobility / Monarch

居安思危Be on Alert Against Potential Danger When Living in Peace

境生象外Aesthetic Conception Transcends Concrete Objects Described.

境界Jingjie (Visionary World)

经世致用Study of Ancient Classics Should Meet Present Needs.

经济To Govern and Help the People

京（京师）Capital of a Country

解衣盘礴Sitting with Clothes Unbuttoned and Legs Stretching Out

兼爱Universal Love

活法Literary Flexibility

浑沌Chaos

会心Heart-to-heart Communication

画龙点睛Adding Pupils to the Eyes of a Painted Dragon / Rendering the Final Touch

画道Dao of Painting

化工/画工Magically Natural, Overly Crafted

化干戈为玉帛Beat Swords into Plowshares / Turn War into Peace

厚德载物Have Ample Virtue and Carry All Things

和而不同Harmony But Not Uniformity

海外Outside the Four Seas / Overseas

海内Within the Four Seas

过犹不及Going Too Far Is as Bad as Falling Short.

国体Guoti

国家Family-state / Country

卦爻Trigrams and Component Lines

格物致知Study Things to Acquire Knowledge

革命Changing the Mandate / Revolution

刚柔Gang and Rou

干城Shield and Fortress / Dukes and Princes

非攻Denouncing Unjust Wars

法不阿贵The Law Does Not Favor the Rich and Powerful.

独化Self-driven Development

都Metropolis

道法自然Dao Operates Naturally.

辞达Expressiveness

唇亡齿寒Once the Lips Are Gone, the Teeth Will Feel Cold.

楚辞Chuci (Ode of Chu)

城Fortress / City

别集Individual Collection

别材别趣Distinct Subject and Artistic Taste

辨体Style Differentiation

比德Virtue Comparison

本色Bense (Original Character)

八卦Eight Trigrams

安土重迁Attached to the Land and Unwilling to Move

隐秀Latent Sentiment and Evident Beauty

一The One

选举Select and Recommend

虚静Void and Peace

性灵Xingling (Inner Self)

太学Imperial Academy

书院Classical Academy

史才三长Three Strengths of a Good Historian

圣Sage / Sageness

神Shen (Spirit / Spiritual)

社稷Sheji (Gods of the Earth and the Five Grains)

民惟邦本People Being the Foundation of the State

美刺Extolment and Satirical Criticism

六义The Six Basic Elements

六经皆史The Six Confucian Classics Are All About History.

科举The Imperial Civil Examination System

江山Rivers and Mountains / Country or State Power

肌理Reasoning and Structure

讽谕Subtle Admonition

悲慨Melancholy and Resentment

信言不美，美言不信Trustworthy Words May Not Be Fine-sounding; Fine-sounding Words May Not Be Trustworthy.

象外之象，景外之景The Image Beyond an Image, the Scene Beyond a Scene

声一无听，物一无文A Single Note Does Not Compose a Melodious Tune, Nor Does a Single Color Make a Beautiful Pattern.

厉与西施，道通为一A Scabby Person and the Beautiful Lady Xishi Are the Same in the Eyes of Dao.

乐而不淫，哀而不伤Express Enjoyment Without Indulgence and Express Grief Without Excessive Distress

不学《诗》，无以言You Won’t Be Able to Talk Properly with Others Without Studying The Book of Songs.

有德者必有言Virtuous People Are Sure to Produce Fine Writing.

自然英旨Charm of Spontaneity

紫之夺朱Purple Prevailing over Red

有教无类Education for All Without Discrimination

修齐治平Self-Cultivation, Family Regulation, State Governance, Bringing Peace to All Under Heaven

兴观群怨Stimulation, Contemplation, Communication, and Criticism

协和万邦Coexistence of All in Harmony

文以载道Literature Is the Vehicle of Ideas.

为政以德Governance Based on Virtue

顺天应人Follow the Mandate of Heaven and Comply with the Wishes of the People

人文化成Ren Wen Hua Cheng

利用厚生Make Full Use of Resources to Enrich the People

怀远以德Embrace Distant Peoples by Means of Virtue

发愤著书Indignation Spurs One to Write Great Works.

诗缘情Poetry Springs from Emotions.

诗言志Poetry Expresses Aspirations.

赋比兴Narrative, Analogy, and Association

风雅颂Ballad, Court Hymn, and Eulogy

宗法Feudal Clan System

自然Naturalness

滋味Nuanced Flavor

中庸Zhongyong (Golden Mean)

中华Zhonghua

中国Zhongguo (China)

直寻Direct Quest

知音Resonance and Empathy

缘起Dependent Origination

有无You and Wu

阴阳Yin and Yang

意象Yixiang (Imagery)

养气Cultivating Qi

雅俗Highbrow and Lowbrow

玄览Xuanlan ( Pure-minded Contemplation )

兴象Xingxiang (Inspiring Imagery)

五行Wuxing

无为Non-action

文气Wenqi

文明Wenming (Civilization)

王道Kingly Way (Benevolent Governance)

天下Tianxia (All Under Heaven)

体用Ti and Yong

体性Style and Temperament

太极Taiji (The Supreme Ultimate)

神思Imaginative Contemplation

镕裁Refining and Deleting

日新Constant Renewal

人治Rule by Man

情景Sentiment and Scenery

良知Liangzhi (Conscience)

良史Trustworthy Historian / Factual History

九州Nine Zhou (Regions)

教化Shaping the Mind Through Education

华夏Huaxia

格调Form and Melody

封建Feudal System / Feudalism

法治Rule by Law

大同Universal Harmony

般若Buddhist Wisdom

本末Ben and Mo (The Fundamental and the Incidental)

义Righteousness

虚Xu

性Xing (Nature)

心Heart / Mind

物Wu (Thing / Matter)

王King

天Tian (Heaven)

仁Ren

趣Qu

情Qing

气Qi (Vital Force)

理Li

德De

道Dao (Way)

诚Sincerity