The fundamental concepts that inform our way of thinking (particularly for English speakers) the shared understanding of the meaning of words, do not neccessarily inform the Chinese way of thinking.
Here's Dr. Thorsten Pattberg, a German scholar who teaches at Peking University giving a walk through of his University, his life there, how it differs from a university in say Nth America, the UK, Australia etc.
And, introducing the problems of translating concepts: