The Difference between Chinese and Western Culture

The Difference between Chinese and Western Culture

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Different nations have different cultures during the long developing history. Various cultural factors resulted in different language forms. According to observation, analysis, and study, the discrepancies between the Chinese and Western culture include culture of allusion s, of numbers, of colors, etc…It is an important issue to understand and handle the relationship between culture and language while translating English idioms. Meanwhile, lang uage is not only the culture’s important content but also the carrier of culture, so culture and language are a whole. Since different culture gives rise to alternative language structures, while translating, you must know its fundamental cultural obstacles, and then you can do translation more correctly and suitably.

In western country, individualism prevails. People are encouraged to develop self-confidence, to speak up or even to show up in public. Freedom, individual participation are emphasized in this country. On the contrary, Chinese people are taught to emphasize collectivism. They are always modest, courtesy and tend to keep silent when they have ideas. These differences in both cultures, which are so obvious, also lead to differences in personalities of English and Chinese. As the saying goes, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. Therefore, it’s better to wipe off the habit of being modest and express your ideas bravely.

In conclusion, culture differences should be paid more attention to and we need a good grasp of those differences so that we can live in an unfamiliar environment much easily. Besides, in the process of getting more and more information about the cultural differences, we must put our knowledge into practice. Culture differences between Western and China are various but not difficult to master. You can see clearly how much you benefit from your cultural awareness once you are truly in that environment.