京剧 Peking opera
秦腔 Qin opera
功夫 Kungfo
太极 Tai Chi
口技 ventriloquism
泥人 clay figure
武术 martial arts
风水 Fengshui; geomantic omen
十二生肖 zodiac
阳历 Solar calendar
阴历 Lunar calendar
闰年 leap year
文房四宝 the Four Treasures of the Study (brush, ink stick, paper, and ink stone)
八股文 eight-part essay
七言律诗 seven-character octave
五言绝句 five-character quatrain
唐装 Tang suit
旗袍 cheongsam
中山装 Chinese tunic suit
句型：
as good as…
例句：The merchant as good as promised the orphan boy, that he would adopt him.
to make…of
例句：I will make a scientist of my son.
Nothing is more…than/Nothing is so …as
例句：Nothing is more precious than time.
