题目（英文） Differences Between Chinese and Western Cultures In Understanding Of “Loss is a Blessing”
题目（中文） 中西方文化对“吃亏是福” 的不同理解
Introduction
There are differences between Chinese and Western cultures in their understanding of "loss is a blessing". The world outlook and values as the deepest level of culture, but this difference is not absolute. We often ignore the existence of their similarities. This article selects collectivism, individualism and different ways of thinking to analyze and compare the different views on the meaning of "loss is a blessing". The author believes that these differences have brought difficulties to the family and personal life of the Chinese and Western cultural background, but ,in fact, there are no advantages and disadvantages. Different ways of thinking, language and culture can learn from each other and complement each other. We should adopt a correct attitude towards the existing differences.
Keywords: Chinese and Western culture, values, collectivism, individualism, way of thinking
Contents
Abstract I
Contents I
Introduction 1
1. Definition of culture 2
1.1 Chinese culture 2
1.1.1 The origin of Chinese culture …………………………………………………... 2
1.2 Western culture 2
1.2.1 The origin of Western culture………………………………………………….. 3
2. "Loss is a blessing" 4
2.1 Chinese Culture's Understanding of "Loss is a Blessing" 4
2.1.1 Human is Kind by Nature…………………………………………………….. 4
2.2 Western Culture's Understanding of "Loss is a Blessing" 5
2.2.1 Human is Evil by Nature…………………………………………………….. 5
3. The Performance of "Loss" in Chinese and Western Behaviors 6
3.1 Performance of Chinese Cultural Behavior 6
3.1.1 Family orientation……………………………………………………………….. 6
3.2 Performance of Western cultural behaviour ………6
3.2.1 Individual orientation………………………………………………………….. 7
4. Differences in world outlook between China and the West 8
4.1 Chinese traditional cultural world outlook 8
4.1.1 Unity of Heaven and Man……………………………………………………….. 8
4.2 Western traditional cultural world outlook 8
4.2.1 Separation of Nature and Human…………………………………….. 8
5. Differences between Chinese and Western Values 9
5.1 Chinese cultural values 10
5.1.1 Collectivism………………………………………………………………….. 10
5.2 Western cultural values 10
5.2.1 Individualism……………………………………………………………….. 11
6. Differences between Chinese and Western traditional ways of thinking 12
6.1 Chinese traditional cultural way of thinking 12
6.1.1 Holistic Thinking……………………………………………………………….. 12
6.2 Western Traditional Culture way of thinking 12
6.2.1 Logical Thinking……………………………………………………………… 13
7. Conclusion 14
8.1 Choice of Correct "Loss"……………………………….. 14
References 15
Thanks 16
