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24 Solar Terms(èr shí sì jié qì (二十四节气))

Write it as solar terms — not 24 solar-term, solar term calendar, twenty-four solar period. 全站写 "the solar terms" 或 "the 24 solar terms"（数字用阿拉伯数字）；单个节气写 "solar term"。不使用连字符与 twenty-four 拼写。

Baduanjin(bā duàn jǐn (八段锦))

Write it as baduanjin — not ba duan jin, baduan jin. 全站小写斜体 baduanjin；英文解释可写 "eight pieces of brocade"，但该译名只作解释，不作为术语使用。

Baoyan cao(bǎo yǎn cāo (眼保健操))

Write it as baoyan cao — not bao yan cao, baoyancao, eye exercise routine. 全站小写斜体 baoyan cao 指中国学校眼保健操；英文解释用 "eye exercises"。不要在正文里写成 bao yan cao。

Chinese knot(zhōng guó jié (中国结))

Write it as Chinese knot — not china knot, chinese knot work. 全站统一用 Chinese knot（单数指一个结，复数 Chinese knots）；工艺统称用 Chinese knotting。首次出现可注明中文 zhongguo jie。

Chinese New Year(chūn jié (春节))

Write it as Chinese New Year — not Chinese Lunar New Year. 正文统一写 Chinese New Year 或 Spring Festival——农历是阴阳合历而非纯阴历，正文不写 Lunar New Year；SEO 关键词字段可另行包含该搜索词。

Chopsticks(kuài zi (筷子))

Write it as chopsticks — not chop sticks, chop-sticks. 全站用英文词 chopsticks（复数）；中文拼音 kuaizi 只在讲名称掌故时出现一次，且要斜体。

Congee(zhōu (粥))

Write it as congee — not congee rice, congee porridge. 全站用英文词 congee（英语中已通用，不加斜体）；粤语说法 juk 可在讲广东粥时斜体出现一次。

Double Ninth Festival(chóng yáng jié (重阳节))

Write it as Double Ninth Festival — not Double-Ninth Festival, Chung Yeung Festival. 全站统一 Double Ninth Festival；不使用粤语拼法 Chung Yeung。中文拼音 chongyang 可保留在 chongyang gao（重阳糕）这类复合词中。

Dragon Boat Festival(duān wǔ jié (端午节))

Write it as Dragon Boat Festival — not Dragon Boat holiday, Duanwu Day. 全站统一 Dragon Boat Festival；中文拼音 Duanwu 只作斜体注释出现，不写成 Duanwu Festival。

Gongfu tea(gōngfu chá (功夫茶))

Write it as Gongfu tea — not Kung fu tea, Gong fu cha, Gongfu cha. 全站统一 Gongfu tea；首次出现可注明功夫茶。不加连字符，不大写 kung fu 变体。

Jianzhi (paper cutting)(jiǎn zhǐ (剪纸))

Write it as jianzhi — not jian zhi, chien-chih. 剪纸艺术在英文正文中用 "Chinese paper cutting" 解释，用斜体 jianzhi 指这门手艺；拆开写 jian zhi 视为不一致。

Mid-Autumn Festival(zhōng qiū jié (中秋节))

Write it as Mid-Autumn Festival — not Mid Autumn Festival, Midautumn Festival. 全站统一 Mid-Autumn Festival（连字符、三个词首字母大写）；中文名拼音只在首次出现时作注释。

Qi(qì)

Write it as Qi — not Ki, Ch'i. 首次出现时给出解释，之后直接使用 Qi，不再加引号。注意不要把 Chi 列入：会误伤 Tai Chi。

Qigong(qì gōng)

Write it as Qigong — not Chi Kung, Chi Gung, Qi Gong. 首次出现时写作 Qigong (气功, "qi gong")，全站统一使用 Qigong。

Qiuku(qiū kù (秋裤))

Write it as qiuku — not qiu ku, qiuku trousers. 全站小写斜体 qiuku（罗马化形式）；英文解释用 "thermal trousers" 或 "long johns"，不把 autumn trousers 当作术语。

Tai Chi(tài jí quán)

Write it as Tai Chi — not Taiji, T'ai Chi, Tai Chi Chuan, Taijiquan. 全站统一使用 Tai Chi；学术语境下可注明全称 taijiquan。

Tao(dào)

Write it as Tao — not Daoism. 全站统一 Wade-Giles 拼法 Tao / Taoism / Tao Te Ching，与 wu wei 文章保持一致；拼音注释可用 dào。

Tao Te Ching(dào dé jīng (道德经))

Write it as Tao Te Ching — not Daodejing, Tao Teh Ching, Tao-te-ching. 书名全站统一写作 Tao Te Ching，与 tao 条目的 Wade-Giles 拼法一致；不使用拼音连写 Daodejing。

Weiqi (Go)(wéi qí (围棋))

Write it as weiqi — not wei chi, wei-ch'i, weiqi game. 英文正文统一写 Go（首字母大写，与动词 go 区分），首次出现写 "Go (weiqi)"；指称中文语境或棋种本源时用 weiqi。

Yin-Yang(yīn yáng)

Write it as Yin-Yang — not Yin Yang, Yin and Yang, Yinyang. 作形容词时写作 Yin-Yang，如 Yin-Yang balance。

Zhan Zhuang(zhàn zhuāng (站桩))

Write it as zhan zhuang — not zhanzhuang, chan chuang. 全站小写斜体 zhan zhuang；英文解释用 "standing practice" 或 "standing qigong"，不要把 zhanzhuang 连写。

Zhuangzi(zhuāng zǐ (庄子))

Write it as Zhuangzi — not Chuang-tzu, Zhuang Zi. 全站统一拼音 Zhuangzi；指人用正体、指书用斜体 *Zhuangzi*。Wade-Giles 拼法 Chuang Tzu 仅在引用 Watson 译本书名（The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu）时出现，属文献原文，故不列入 variants。

Zongzi(zòng zi (粽子))

Write it as zongzi — not zong-zi, zhong zi, rice dumpling cake. 全站统一小写斜体 zongzi，首次出现可用 "leaf-wrapped rice dumplings" 解释；不用 rice dumpling 作为术语替代。

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