儒家思想，是先秦诸子百家学说之一。儒家思想也称为儒教或儒学，由孔子创立，最初指的是从事丧葬行业的司仪，后来以此为基础逐渐形成完整的儒家思想体系，成为中国传统文化的主流，影响深远。它是中国影响最大的流派，也是中国古代的主流意识。儒家学派对中国，东亚乃至全世界都产生过深远的影响。“儒学”、“儒家”、“儒教”这些概念要分清。儒学作为一种学说，儒家作为一个阶层，儒教作为一种信仰。
孔子Confucius
孟子Mencius
荀子Xunzi
儒家思想Confucianism
孝filial piety
忠loyalty
仁benevolence；义righteousness；礼propriety；智wisdom；信faithfulness
修身self-cultivation；齐家regulation of the family；治国governing of the country；平天下making the world peaceful
三纲五常Three Cardinal Guides and Five Constant Virtues
正统思想orthodox doctrines
复杂的思想系统comprehensive ideological system
性善论the Goodness of Human Nature
天人合一the Harmony Between Nature and Humanity
四书五经the four books and five classics：《大学》The Great Learning；《中庸》The Doctrine of the Mean；《论语》The Analects of Confucius；《孟子》Mencius；《诗经》The Book of Songs；《书经》The Book of History；《礼记》The Book of Rites；《易经》The Book of Changes；《春秋》The Spring and Autumn Annals
中庸the Doctrine of the Mean
恢复周礼revive the norms of rites and music of Zhou Dynasty
社会政治哲学系统 a system of social and political philosophy
曲折的发展过程zigzagging development
镇压儒家思想repression of Confucianism
宗教色彩religious flavour
科举考试imperial competitive examination：状元the Number One Scholar；榜眼the Number Two Scholar；探花the Number Three Scholar
封建社会feudal society
确立了……的基础lay a foundation to
社会价值观的确立establishment of social values
政治制度political institutions
本质特征defining characters
礼崩乐坏the falling ceremony and propriety
批判性思考critical thinking
现代化进程modernization process
意识形态结构ideological structures/framework
道教Taoism
佛教Buddhism
儒家思想作为我国宝贵的精神财富，其精华无疑对中华儿女有着不可忽视的影响。相信在未来也会逐渐为全世界所了解、所学习，希望这些较为浅显的英文表达能作为我们继承并传扬中华思想的第一步！
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