| A | B |
| Confucianism | one of the 3 major Chinese religions; it describes a way of behaving so that you'll do things right |
| scholar | a person who has studied a lot |
| ancestor | a person from whom one is descended; a relative farther back than a grandparent |
| Taoism | one of the 3 major Chinese religions; it stresses happiness and achieving harmony |
| harmony | a balance |
| yin | one of the two forces present in nature; it is represented by femininity, darkness, cold and water |
| yang | one of the two forces present in nature; it is represented by masculinity, sun, heat and fire |
| Buddhism | one of the 3 major Chinese religions; it stresses that suffering can end if people stop wanting things like pleasure and power |
| meditate | to engage in reflection or thinking deeply |
| pagoda | a Buddhist temple |
| feng shui | the art of living in harmony with the natural environment and tapping the goodness of nature for good fortune and health |