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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