Ancient Chinese science: HSK 6 古代科技：HSK 六级

指南针会受磁场影响。

Zhǐnánzhēn huì shòu cíchǎng yǐngxiǎng.

A compass is affected by magnetic fields.

指南针是中国人发明的。

Zhǐnánzhēn shì Zhōngguórén fāmíng de.

The compass was invented by the Chinese.

哥哥在大学学天文。

Gēge zài dàxué xué tiānwén.

My older brother studies astronomy at university.

她对天文感兴趣，常看星星。

Tā duì tiānwén gǎnxìngqù, cháng kàn xīngxing.

She is interested in astronomy and often watches the stars.

中医常常说到阴阳平衡。

Zhōngyī chángcháng shuō dào yīnyáng pínghéng.

Traditional Chinese medicine often talks about the balance of yin and yang.

古人用阴阳来解释自然。

Gǔrén yòng yīnyáng lái jiěshì zìrán.

Ancient people used yin and yang to explain nature.

五行是哪五种东西？

Wǔxíng shì nǎ wǔzhǒng dōngxi?

Which five things are the five elements?

中医也用五行来讲身体。

Zhōngyī yě yòng wǔxíng láijiǎng shēntǐ.

Traditional Chinese medicine also uses the five elements to explain the body.

历法对种地很重要吗？

Lìfǎ duì zhòngdì hěn zhòngyào ma?

Is the calendar system important for farming?

古人根据月亮制定了历法。

Gǔrén gēnjù yuèliang zhìdìngle lìfǎ.

Ancient people created a calendar system based on the moon.

你知道二十四节气吗？

Nǐ zhīdào èrshísìjiéqi ma?

Do you know about the twenty-four solar terms?

古人是怎么发明二十四节气的？

Gǔrén shì zěnme fāmíng èrshísìjiéqi de?

How did the ancients come up with the twenty-four solar terms?

活字印刷让书变得便宜多了。

Huózìyìnshuā ràng shū biànde piányi duō le.

Movable-type printing made books much cheaper.

博物馆里有一台活字印刷的模型。

Bówùguǎn lǐ yǒu yì tái huózìyìnshuā de móxíng.

The museum has a model of movable-type printing.

地动仪是怎么工作的？

Dìdòngyí shì zěnme gōngzuò de?

How does the seismoscope work?

博物馆里展出了地动仪。

Bówùguǎn lǐ zhǎnchūle dìdòngyí.

The seismoscope is on display in the museum.

课本里介绍了祖冲之。

Kèběn lǐ jièshàole zǔchōngzhī.

The textbook has an introduction to Zu Chongzhi.

蔡伦改进了造纸的方法。

Cài Lún gǎijìnle zàozhǐ de fāngfǎ.

Cai Lun improved the method of making paper.

因为蔡伦，纸才变得便宜。

Yīnwèi Cài Lún, zhǐ cái biànde piányi.

It was thanks to Cai Lun that paper became cheap.

传说华佗会给病人做手术。

Chuánshuō Huà Tuó huì gěi bìngrén zuò shǒushù.

Legend has it that Hua Tuo performed surgery on patients.

我奶奶常给我讲华佗的故事。

Wǒ nǎinai cháng gěi wǒ jiǎng Huà Tuó de gùshi.

My grandma often tells me stories about Hua Tuo.

李时珍写了一本药书。

Lǐ Shízhēn xiěle yìběn yào shū.

Li Shizhen wrote a book about medicine.

你读过李时珍写的书吗？

Nǐ dúguo Lǐ Shízhēn xiě de shū ma?

Have you read the book Li Shizhen wrote?