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| Character |
Pinyin |
English |
| 无神论 |
wúshénlùn |
atheism (N) |
| 宗教 |
zōngjiào |
religion (N) |
| 中国共产党 |
zhōngguó gòngchǎndǎng |
Chinese Communist Party (PN) |
| 儒学 |
rúxué |
Confucianism (PN) |
| 佛教 |
fójiào |
Buddhism (PN) |
| 崇拜 |
chóngbài |
to worship (V) |
| 非宗教 |
fēizōngjiào |
secular (Adj.) |
| 社会达尔文主义 |
shèhuì dá’ěrwén zhǔyì |
Social Darwinism (PN) |
| 民族主义 |
mínzúzhǔyì |
nationalism(N) |
| 社会主义 |
shèhuìzhǔyì |
socialism (N) |
| 共产主义 |
gòngchǎnzhǔyì |
communism (N) |
| 知识分子 |
zhīshifènzǐ |
intelligentsia/intellectual (N) |
| 道教 |
dàojiào |
Daoism (PN) |
| 伊斯兰教 |
yīsīlánjiào |
Islam (PN) |
| 基督教 |
jīdūjiào |
Christianity (PN) |
| 迷信 |
míxìn |
superstition (N) |
| 民国 |
mínguó |
Republic of China (1912-1949) (PN) |
| 寺庙 |
sìmiào |
temple/shrine (N) |
| 五四运动 |
wǔsì yùndòng |
May Fourth Movement (PN) |
| 保守主义 |
bǎoshǒuzhǔyì |
conservatism (N) |
| 帝国主义 |
dìguózhǔyì |
imperialism (N) |
| 国民党 |
guómíndǎng |
Guomindang/Nationalist Party(PN) |
| 三民主义 |
sānmínzhǔyì |
Three Principles of the People (PN) |
| 马克思主义 |
mǎkèsīzhǔyì |
Marxism (PN) |
| 信仰 |
xìnyǎng |
to believe in (a religion) (V) |
| 天主教 |
tiānzhǔjiào |
Catholicism (PN) |
| 新教 |
xīnjiào |
Protestantism (PN) |
| 文化大革命 |
wénhuà dàgémìng |
Cultural Revolution (PN) |
| 四旧 |
sìjiù |
the Four Olds (PN) |
| 法轮功 |
fǎlún gōng |
Falun Gong (PN) |
Study Questions
- The Chinese Communist Party is officially atheistic. Why might atheism be an effective government policy？
- Does religion threaten government power? Why or why not?
- What have been the results of the ambiguous rights of religious freedom in the CCP constitution?
