• Translating Chinese Culture into English (Chinese Edition): A Course Book on 13 Cultural Topics, from Names to Architecture
  • Translating Chinese Culture into English (Chinese Edition): A Course Book on 13 Cultural Topics, from Names to Architecture
  • Translating Chinese Culture into English (Chinese Edition): A Course Book on 13 Cultural Topics, from Names to Architecture
  • Translating Chinese Culture into English (Chinese Edition): A Course Book on 13 Cultural Topics, from Names to Architecture
  • Translating Chinese Culture into English (Chinese Edition): A Course Book on 13 Cultural Topics, from Names to Architecture
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Translating Chinese Culture into English (Chinese Edition): A Course Book on 13 Cultural Topics, from Names to Architecture

Translating Chinese Culture into English (Chinese Edition): A Course Book on 13 Cultural Topics, from Names to Architecture

How to Translate Chinese Names, Kinship Terms, Colour Words, Animals and Plants, Numbers, Directions, Idioms, Euphemisms, Religion, Food, Tea, Wine and Architecture — With Contrastive Analysis, Examples and Exercises in Every Chapter
This is not a book about Chinese culture, and it is not a collection of English translations you read for pleasure. It is a course book for Chinese-speaking students learning how to translate Chinese culture into English—and it is organised around the specific problems that come up when you try. Each chapter takes one cultural topic: personal and place names, kinship terms, colour words, animals and plants, numbers, directions, idioms and allusions, euphemisms, religion, food, tea, wine, and architecture. It first compares how Chinese and English handle that topic, then explains the translation principles and strategies, then walks through detailed examples, and ends with exercises so you can practise what you have just learned. The book is written in Chinese, with English examples and translations embedded throughout. If you are a translation student, a teacher, or a practitioner working on Chinese cultural texts and want a systematic, topic-by-topic reference—rather than a general guide to translation or a cultural overview—this is it.
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What is this book?

Translating Chinese Culture into English: A Course Book is a 435-page textbook published by Tsinghua University Press in 2015, edited by Wang Qinling and Huang Qin-17. It is a dedicated guide to translating Chinese cultural concepts into English — not a general English learning book.

What problem does it solve?

Many learners have decent English but freeze when they need to translate terms like chunjie (Spring Festival), fengshui, taiji, or sishu wujing (the Four Books and Five Classics). This book tackles exactly that problem. It is organized by cultural category, with each chapter walking through translation methods and techniques:

  • Translating Chinese proper names (people, places)

  • Translating kinship and social titles (“uncle,” “auntie,” etc.)

  • Handling culture-loaded color terms (“red,” “white,” “green”)

  • Rendering idioms, allusions, and euphemisms accurately and naturally

Who is it for?

  • Undergraduate translation majors (used as a course reference text at Chinese universities)-17

  • Candidates preparing for CATTI and similar translation exams

  • Professionals working in cross-cultural communication and international outreach

  • Advanced English learners who want to systematically improve cultural translation skills

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