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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?
- Do traditional Chinese practices of ancestor worship contradict claims of atheism?
- Do you believe that eventually religion will die out? Why or why not?
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