| 文化 | wén huà | culture / civilization / cultural / CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] |   |
| 文明 | wén míng | civilized / civilization / culture / CL:個|个[ge4] | |
| 中华 | Zhōng huá | Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中華文化|中华文化[Zhong1hua2 wen2hua4] "Chinese culture") / used in the official name of the Republic of China, 中華民國|中华民国[Zhong1hua2 Min2guo2] | |
| 巅峰 | diān fēng | summit / apex / pinnacle (of one's career etc) / peak (of a civilization etc) | |
| 偏远 | piān yuǎn | remote / far from civilization | |
| 国学 | guó xué | Chinese national culture / studies of ancient Chinese civilization / the Imperial College (history) | |
| 古文明 | gǔ wén míng | ancient civilization | |
| 古文化 | gǔ wén huà | ancient civilization | |
| 李约瑟 | Lǐ Yuē sè | Joseph Needham (1900-1995), British biochemist and author of Science and Civilization in China | |
| 腓尼基 | féi ní jī | Phoenicia, ancient civilization along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea | |
| 两河文明 | liǎng hé wén míng | Mesopotamian civilization | |
| 摩亨佐·达罗 | | Moenjo-daro, capital of Indus valley civilization c. 2000 BC, Sind province, Pakistan, UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| 文明小史 | Wén míng Xiǎo shǐ | Short History of Civilization, late Qing novel by Li Boyuan 李伯元[Li3 Bo2 yuan2] or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉[Li3 Bao3 jia1] describing the turmoil after the 1900 Eight-Nation Alliance 八國聯軍|八国联军[Ba1 guo2 Lian2 jun1] | |
| 东方文明 | Dōng fāng wén míng | Eastern civilization | |
| 浑茫 | hún máng | the dark ages before civilization / limitless reaches / vague and confused | |
| 文化关系和文明科 | | Cultural Relations and Civilization Section | |
| 国际班图文明中心 | | International Centre for Bantu Civilization | |
| 世界文明论坛 | shì jiè wén míng lùn tán | World Civilization Forum | |
| 摩亨佐・达罗 | Mó hēng zuǒ · dá luó | Moenjo-daro, capital of Indus valley civilization c. 2000 BC, Sind province, Pakistan, UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| 化外 | huà wài | (old) outside the sphere of civilization | |
| 摩亨佐·达罗 | Mó hēng zuǒ · dá luó | Moenjo-daro, capital of Indus valley civilization c. 2000 BC, Sind province, Pakistan, UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
