汉字的组成结构有哪些:中国特色词汇英语翻译

中国特色词汇英语翻译

A. 

AA制 Dutch treatment; go Dutch 

《阿Q正传》 The True Story of Ah Q 

艾滋病(获得性免疫缺陷综合征) AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) 

爱丽舍宫 Elysée Palace 

安居工程 Housing Project for low-income families 

按成本要素计算的国民经济总值 GNP at factor cost 

按揭贷款 mortgage loan 

按劳分配 distribution according to one's performance 

暗恋 unrequited love; fall in love with someone secretly 

暗亏 hidden loss 

澳门大三巴牌坊 Ruins of St. Paul 

奥姆真理教 Japanese Aum Doomsday Cult 

B. 

B to B (B2B) business to business 

B to C (B2C) business to consumer 

巴黎证券交易所 Paris Bourse 

把握大局 grasp the overall situation 

白马王子 Prince Charming 

白色行情表 white sheet 

白色农业 white agriculture (also called "white engineering agriculture"; 

It refers to microbiological agriculture and biological cell agriculture.) 

白手起家 starting from scratch 

白雪公主 Snow White 

摆架子 put on airs 

摆谱儿 put on airs; show off; keep up appearances 

拜把兄弟 sworn brothers 

拜年 pay New Year call 

搬迁户 relocated families 

半拉子工程 uncompleted project 

棒球运动记者 scribe 

傍大款 (of a girl) find a sugar daddy; be a mistress for a rich man; lean on a moneybags 

包干到户 work contracted to households 

包干制 overall rationing system; scheme of payment partly in kind and partly in cash 

包工包料 contract for labor and materials 

保持国民经济发展的良好势头 maintain a good momentum of growth in the national economy 

保持国有股 keep the State-held shares 

保健食品 health-care food 

保理业务 factoring business 

保税区 the low-tax, tariff-free zone; bonded area 

保证重点支出 ensure funding for priority areas 

保值储蓄 inflation-proof bank savings 

报国计划的实施 implementation of Dedicator's Project 

北欧投资银行 Nordic Investment Bank 

本本主义 bookishness 

《本草纲目》 Compendium of Materia Medica 

本垒打 circuit clout, four-master, round trip 

本命年 one's year of birth considered in relation to the 12 Terrestrial Branches 

奔小康 strive for a relatively comfortable life 

笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start. 

蹦击 bungee, bungee jumping 

逼上梁山 be driven to drastic alternatives 

比较经济学 comparative economics 

比上不足，比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many; 

to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst 

闭门羹 given cold-shoulder 

边际报酬 marginal return 

边缘科学 boundary science 

变相涨价 disguised inflation 

便携式电脑 portable computer; laptop; notebook computer 

标书 bidding documents 

表演赛 demonstration match 

剥夺冠军 strip the gold medal of somebody 

博彩（业）lottery industry 

博士生 Ph.D candidate 

补缺选举 by-election 

布达拉宫 Potala Palace 

布雷顿森林体系 Bretton Woods system 

不败记录 clean record, spotless record 

不承诺放弃使用武器 not undertake to renounce the use of force 

不打不成交 No discord, no concord. 

不到长城非好汉 He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man. 

不分上下的总统选举结果the neck-and-neck presidential election result 

《不见不散》 Be there or be square. 

不可再生资源 non-renewable resources 

不良贷款 non-performing loan 

不夜城 sleepless city, ever-bright city 

不正之风 bad (harmful) practice; unhealthy tendency 

步行天桥 foot bridge 

C. 

擦边球 edge ball, touch ball 

擦网球 net ball 

采取高姿态 show magnanimity 

菜篮子工程 shopping basket program 

参政、议政 participate in the management of State affairs 

沧海桑田 Seas change into mulberry fields and mulberry fields change into 

seas--time brings great changes to the world. What was once the sea has 

now changed into mulberry fields--the world is changing all the time. 

仓储式超市 stockroom-style supermarket 

草根工业 grass root industry (refers to village and township enterprises which take 

root among farmers and grow like wold grass) 

层层转包和违法分保 multi-level contracting and illegal sub-contracting 

差额投票 differentail voting 

差额选举 competitive election 

茶道 sado 

查房 make/go the rounds of the wards 

拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul 

拆迁户 households or units relocated due to building demolition 

搀水股票 water-down stocks (ordinary stocks that can be bought by persons inside 

a stock company or a business at a cost lower that their face value) 

禅 dhyana 

产粮大省 granary province 

产品结构 product mix 

产权明晰、权责明确、政企分开、科学管理 clearly established ownership, well 

defined power and responsibility, separation of enterprise from administration, 

and scientific management 

产权制度、产权关系 property relations; property order 

产销直接挂钩 directly link production with marketing 

产业的升级换代 upgrading of industies 

产业结构升级 upgrading of an industrial structure 

长二捆 LM-2E 

长江三角洲 Yangtze River delta 

长期共存、互相监督、肝胆相照、荣辱与共 long-term coexistence, mutual 

supervision, sincere treatment with each other and the sharing of weal or woe 

长线产品 product in excessive supply 

畅通工程 "Smooth Traffic Project" 

唱高调 mouth high-sounding words 

超高速巨型计算机 giant ultra-high-speed computer 

超前消费 overconsuming, excessive consumption 

彻头彻尾的反动政治势力an out and out reactionary political force 

城市规划 city's landscaping plan; urban planning 

城市中年雅皮士 muppie （一批中年专业人士，附庸风雅，矫揉造作cutesification， 

崇尚竟品至上boutiqueification，攀比银行存款bankification等摆阔作风， 

由middle-aged urban yuppie缩合而成） 

城乡信用社 credit corroborative in both urban and rural areas 

吃大锅饭 egalitarian practice of "everybody eating from the same big pot" 

吃皇粮 receive salaries, subsidies, or other supported from the government 

重复建设 building redundant project; duplication of similar projects 

抽杀成功 hit through 

筹备委员会 preparatory committee 

出风头 show off;in the limelight 

出口创汇能力 capacity to earn foreign exchange through exports 

出口加工区 export processing zones 

出口退税制度 the system of refunding taxes on exported goods; export (tax) rebate 

出口转内销 domestic sales of commodities orginally produced for exports 

出家 pravrajana; cloister 

传销 multi-level marketing 

窗口行业 various service trades 

创建卫生城市：build a nationally advanced clean city 

创业园 high-tech business incubator; pioneer park 

吹风会 (advanced) briefing 

春蕾计划 Spring Buds Program 

春运 (passenger) transport during the Spring Festival 

《春秋》 Spring and Autumn Annals 

磁悬浮列车 Maglev train (magnetically levitated train), magnetic suspension train 

辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 

此地无银三百两 A guilty person gives himself away by consciously protesting his innocence. 

从粗放经济转变为集约经济 shift from extensive economy to intensive economy 

粗放式管理 extensive management 

促进全球经济一体化 foster integration with the global economy 

存款保证金 guaranty money for deposits 

D. 

"达标"活动 "target hitting" activities 

打白条 issue IOU 

打黑 crack down on speculation and profiteering 

打假 crack down on counterfeit goods 

打破僵局 break the deadlock 

打顺手 find one's touch, get into gear, settle into a groove 

大包干 all-round responsibility system 

大轰动 blockbuster 

大力扣杀 hammer 

大路货 staple goods 

大满贯 grand slam 

大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 

大款 tycoon 

大排挡 sidewalk snack booth; large stall 

大事化小，小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to 

reduce it to nothing at all 

大胜 white wash 

大腕 top notch 

大卫教 Branch Davidian 

大型电视系列片,长篇电视连续剧 maxi-series 

大学生创业 university students' innovative undertaking 

大要案 major and serious criminal cases 

大专生 junior college student 

大专文凭 associate degree 

大藏经 Tripitaka 

带薪分流 assign redundant civil servants to other jobs while allowing them to retain 

their original rank and benefits 

待岗 await job assignment, post-waiting 

待业 job-waiting 

代职 function in an acting capacity 

单循环制 single round-robin system 

党群关系 Party-masses relationship 

党政机关 Party and government organizations 

捣浆糊 give the runaround 

盗版VCD pirated VCD 

盗打（电话) free call on somebody else's expense through illegal means 

盗用公款 embezzlement 

单刀赴会 start a solo run 

倒票 speculative reselling of tickets 

倒爷 profiteer 

倒计时 countdowm 

等外品 off-grade goods, rejects 

邓小平外交思想 Deng Xiaoping's diplomatic thoughts 

低调 low keyed (a metaphor for taking a cautious and slow approach) 

第二产业 secondary industry 

第三产业 tertiary industry; service sector 

第三代移动电话(3G手机) third generation mobile; 3G mobile 

第一发球权 first inning 

第一发球员 first server 

第一双打 first pair 

地方保护主义 regional protectionism 

地方财政包干制 system whereby local authorities take full responsibility for their finances 

地球村 global village 

地区差异 regional disparity 

地热资源 geothermal resources 

地市级城市 prefecture-level city 

点子公司 consultancy company 

电话号码升位 upgrade telephone number 

电话会议 teleconference 

电视直销 TV home shopping 

电子商务认证 e-business certification 

吊球 drop shot 

吊销执照 revoke license 

钉子户 person or household who refuses to move and bargains for unreasonably 

high compensation when the land is requisitioned for a construction project 

定向培训 training for specific posts 

豆腐渣"工程 jerry-built project 

毒枭 drug trafficker 

独立核算工业企业 independent accounting unit(enterprise) 

"渡假外交" holiday-making diplomacy 

短期债务 floating debt 

断交信 Dear John letter (from woman to man) 

对...毫无顾忌 make no bones about ... 

对冲基金 hedge fund 

对外招商 attract foreign investment 

队长袖标(足球） skipper's armband 

多党合作制 multi-party co-operation in exercising State power 

多任务小卫星 small multi-mission satellite (SMMS) 

夺冠 take the crown 

E. 

恶性通货膨胀 hyperinflation 

恶性循环 vicious circle 

(把…当成)耳旁风Like water off (on) a duck’s back 

二板市场; 创业板市场 second board (on the country's stock market) 

二次创业 start a new undertakinge 

二进宫 to enter the palace a second time (people with a past criminal record again 

commits a crime, and is convicted and put into a correctional institution) 

二流选手 scrub, second-rater 

二元经济 dual economy 

F. 

发案率 incidence (of criminal cases) 

发烧友 fancier; zealot; enthusiastic fan 

发展不平衡 disparate development 

发展是硬道理 Development is of overriding importance. / Development is the absolute need. 

法治国家 a country under the rule of law 

法制国家 a state with an adequate legal system 

翻两番 quadruple 

反败为胜 bring about a complete turnabout, pull out of the fire 

反不正当竞争法 Law of the People's Republic of China Against Competition by Inappropriate Means 

反腐倡廉 combat corruption and build a clean government 

防抱死系统 ABS (anti-lock braking system) 

防洪工程 flood-prevention project 

房管 real estate management 

访谈式竞选 （候选人在电视访谈节目中亮相进行的竞选）talk-show campaign 

放高球 lob 

放下架子 to relinguish haungty airs; to get off one's high horse; throw off one's airs 

放行单 release permit 

飞毛腿（导弹）Scud missile 

飞行药检 spot check 

非对称数字用户环路 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Loop (ADSL) 

费改税 transform administrative fees into taxes 

分拆上市 A subsidiary company of a corporation is listed on the stock market. 

分流 reposition of redundant personnel 

分期付款 installment payment 

分税制 system of tax distribution 

（产品）分销 subunderwriting, distribution 

粉领族 pink-collar tribe (Women who play major role in certain professions such as 

office workers, secretaries, models, airline hostesses, etc) 

风险投资 venture capital; risk investment 

疯牛病 mad cow disease; bovine spongiform enceohalopathy (BSE) 

锋利扣杀 razor-sharp smash 

封闭式基金 close-ended fund 

封杀出局 force out 

“封圣” canonization of "Saints" 

福利彩票 welfare lotteries 

福利分房 welfare-oriented public housing distribution system 

浮动工资 floating wages; fluctuating wages 

扶贫 poverty alleviation 

覆盖率 coverage rate 

复式住宅duplex apartment; compound apartment (a type of residential housing 

that maximizes usable space by increasing the number of the storey building) 

G. 

改制上市：An enterprise is re-organized according to modern corporate system so 

that it will get listed on the stock market. 

感谢款待的信 a bread and butter letter (a letter sent as thanks for being treated well 

as someone's guest) 

干部队伍革命化、年轻化、知识化、专业化 make the ranks of cadres more revolutionary, 

younger in average age, better educated and professionally more competent 

港人治港 Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong 

高层次、全方位的对话 high-level and all-directional dialogue 

高产优质 high yield and high quality 

高度自治 high degree of autonomy 

高官会 Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) 

高级商务师 Certified Business Executive 

高架公路 elevated highway; overhead road 

高科技板块 high-tech sector 

高难度动作 stunner, stunt 

高清晰度 high definition 

高新技术产业开发区 high and new technology industrial development zone 

(公路）隔离带 median 

根本政治制度 fundamental political system 

个人收入应税申报制度 the system of the declaration of individual incomes for tax payment 

个人自扫门前雪， 莫管他人瓦上霜 hoe one’s own potatoes 

各大菜系 major styles of cooking 

各尽所能let each person do his best; from each according to his ability 

"各就位" "On your marks!" 

跟踪审计 follow-up auditing 

恭喜发财 May you be prosperous!; Wish you all the best! 

功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits. 

工程公司 engineering company 

工商局 industrial and commercial bureau 

工薪阶层 salariat; state employee; salaried person 

工业控制一体化integrated industrial control; industrial control of integration 

工业园区 industrial park 

公费医疗 medical services at state expense 

公告板服务 Bulletin Board Service (BBS) 

公检法 public security organs, procuratorial organs and people's courts 

公积金public accumulation funds, public reserve funds 

公开喊价市场 open outcry markets 

公款吃喝 recreational activities using public funds 

公司分立与解散 separation and dissolution of a company 

公益林 public welfare forest 

公正、公平、公开 just, fair and open 

公证财产 notarize the properties 

共产党领导下的多党合作与政治协商 multi-party cooperation and political consultation 

under the leadership of Communist Party 

狗仔队dog packs; paparazzo (singular), paparazzi(plural) (It refers to those journalists 

who are hunting the news of celebrities.) 

骨干企业 key enterprise 

股本金equity capital 

挂职 

1) take a temporary post (in order to temper oneself) 

2) serve in a lower level unit for a period while retaining one's position in the previous unit 

关税壁垒 customs barrier; tariff wall 

光谷 optical valley 

光机电一体化 optical, mechanical and electronic integration 

光盘杂志 CD-ROM magazine 

光通讯 photo-communication; optical communication 

广告电话直销direct response advertising 

广域网 wide area network (WAN) 

皈依三宝 become a Buddhist 

国产化率 import substitution rate; localization rate of parts and components 

国防动员体制 the mobilization for national defense 

国际惯例 international common practice 

国际日期变更线 International Date Line (IDL) 

《国际先驱论坛报》 International Herald Tribune 

国际商业机器公司 International Business Machine Corporation (IBM) 

国家经济体制改革委员会 the State Commission for Restructuring the Economic Systems 

国家普通话水平考试 National Proficiency Test of Putonghua 

国家一级保护 first-grade State protection 

国家质量技术监督局 the State Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision 

国脚 player of the national football team; footballer of the national team 

国库券 treasury bonds 

国民党 Kuomintang 

国民经济支柱产业 pillar industries in national economy 

国债专项资金 special fund for treasury bond 

过度开垦 excess reclamation 

过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling 

short; too much is as bad as too little 

H. 

海市蜃楼，镜花水月, 无稽之谈 a mare’s nest 

海湾战争综合症 the complexities of the Gulf War 

函授大学 correspondence university 

旱地滑雪场 mock skiing park 

汉字处理软件 Chinese character processing software 

航母 aircraft carrier 

豪赌 unrestrained gambling 

好事不出门，恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread 

far and wide. 

好出风头的运动员 exhibitionist, grandstander 

好莱坞大片 Hollywood blockbuster 

"好球" "Strike" 

和服 Kimono 

合理引导消费 guide rational consumption 

合议庭 collegiate bench 

核销 cancel after verification 

黑店 gangster inn 

黑客 hacker 

黑社会 Mafia-style organizations; gangland 

宏观调控 macro-control 

红包 （中）red paper containing money as a gift, (贬) bribe, kickback 

《红楼梦》A Dream in Red Mansions (The Story of the Stone) 

红帽子企业 red cap enterprise (refers to the reputation a private enterprise enjoys 

by becoming attached to a government department and doing business in the name of 

a state-run or collective-run enterprise) 

红细胞生成素 Erythropoietin (EPO) 

环太平洋地区 Pacific Rim 

后防空虚 leave the defense exposed 

后台管理 back-stage management 

呼啦圈 hu la hoop 

胡子工程 long-drawn-out project (a project which takes so long that young workers become bearded) 

虎父无犬子 A wise goose never lays a tame egg. 

互动广告 interactive advertisement 

户口簿 residence booklet 

户口管理制度 domicile system, residence registration system 

户主 head of a household 

护身法宝 amulet 

华表 ornamental column/cloud pillar/stele 

华盖 canopy 

滑板车 scooter 

"坏球" "Ball" 

还俗 resume secular life, unfrock 

"黄、赌、毒" pornography, gambling and drug abuse and trafficking 

黄金时段 prime time 

(吃)"皇粮" public grainfunds, goods, etc provided by the government; salary paid by the state 

挥棒 swing 

挥棒不中 fan 

灰色收入 income from moonlighting 

汇丰银行 Hong Kong and Shang Hai Banking Corporation 

婚介所 matrimonial agency 

婚外恋 extramarital love 

活到老，学到老 One is never too old to learn. 

火炬计划 Torch Program (a plan to develop new and high technology) 

货币化 monetization 

货币回笼 withdrawal of currency from circulation 

货到付款 cash on delivery 

J. 

机场建设费 airport construction fee 

机构臃肿　 overstaffing in organizations (government) 

基本路线要管一百年 The basic line must be followed unswervingly for a very long time to come. 

基本国情 fundamental realities of the country 

基层民主 democracy at the grassroots level 

基层组织 organizations at the grass-roots level 

基因工程 genetic engineering 

积压产品 overstocked commodities (inventories) 

绩优股 blue chip 

激烈竞争 cut-throat competition 

吉尼斯世界记录 Guinness (Book of Records) 

吉祥物 mascot 

缉毒队 narcotics squad 

缉私力量 the forces engaged in the fight against smuggling 

集体婚礼 collective wedding ceremony 

集中精力把经济建设搞上去 go all out for economic development 

计划单列市 city specifically designated in the state plan 

计划生育责任制 responsibility system of family planning 

计算机中央处理器 central processing unit(CPU) 

记者席 press box 

"既成事实" fait accompli (noun) 

技术产权交易所 technology equity market; technology property right exchange 

技术密集产品 technology-intensive product 

技术下乡 spread technological knowledge to farmers 

嘉宾 distinguished guest, honored guest 

加班 work extra shifts 

加密 encrypt 

加权平均值 weighted average 

加强舆论监督 ensure that the correct orientation is maintained in public opinion 

家庭联产承包责任制 the household contract responsibility system 

家族企业 family firm 

假唱 lip-synch 

假动作 deception, feint 

甲骨文 inscriptions on oracle bones 

假日经济 holiday economy 

坚持统一，反对分裂，增加了解，化解歧见 persist in reunification, oppose separation, 

increase understanding and iron out differences 

监督部门 watchdog 

尖端产品 highly sophisticated products 

剪彩 cut the ribbon 

剪刀差 the scissors gap between the prices of ... and ... 

减负 alleviate burdens on sb. 

减速玻璃(汽车）decelerating glass 

减员增效 downsizing for efficiency; cut payroll to improve efficiency 

江南水乡 the south of the lower reaches of the Yangze River 

讲诚信，反欺诈： honor credibility and oppose cheating 

降落伞候选人，外来候选人（应召而来参加本人非所在地区竞选的政党候选人）parachute candidate 

脚踩两只船 sit on the fence 

脚踏实地 be down-to-earth 

侥幸球 fluke 

教学法 pedagogy; teaching method 

教育部社政司 Social Science Research and Ideological Work Department 

of the Ministry of Education 

接口 interface 

街道企业 neighborhood enterprise 

街心花园 park at an intersection; garden in the city center 

节奏布鲁斯音乐（RMB音乐） rhythm blues 

解放生产力 emancipate the productive forces 

解放思想、实事求是的思想路线 ideological line of emancipating the mind and seeking truth from facts 

解困基金 anti-poverty funds 

结售汇制度 the system of exchange, settlement and sales 

戒毒所 drug rehabilitation center 

戒急用忍 overcome impetuosity and exercise patience 

金本位 gold standard 

金边债券 gilt-edged bonds 

金刚经 Vajracchedika-sutra 

金降落伞 golden parachute 

金融电子化 computerize financial services 

金税工程 Golden Tax Project 

金无足赤, 人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 

紧箍咒 inhibiting magic phrase 

紧密型企业集团 tightly-knit groups of enterprises 

紧追 cling to, shadow, thunder on one's trail 

近海渔业 offshore fishery 

近水楼台先得月 First come, first served; A water-front pavilion gets the moonlight first 

--the advantage of being in a favored position. 

进出口商会 chamber of import and export trade 

进口渗透 import penetration 

进修班 class for further studies 

禁渔期 closed fishing seasons 

禁止在任何地方、任何环境进行一切方式的释放核能的核武器试验保爆炸 prohibit any 

nuclear weapon test explosion which releases nuclear energy at any place and in any environment 

经常项目顺差favorable balance of current account, surplus of current account 

经常性贷款 commercial lending 

经常性支出 running expenses 

经济林 cash tree 

经济全球化 economic globalization; economic integration 

经济失调指数 misery index 

经济头脑 commercially minded people; people with business sense 

经营管理高度科学化的现代化大企业 modern big enterprise with highly scientific management system 

精简机构 streamline government organs 

精品 competitive products 

京剧票友 Peking Opera fan 

京剧人物脸谱 types of facial make-up in Beijing opera 

景泰蓝 cloisonné 

敬业精神 professional dedication; professional ethics 

劲射 power shot 

九五攻关 State Key Task 95 

居委会 neighborhood committee; residents' committee 

局域网 local area network (LAN) 

举报电话 informants' hot-line telephone 

拒载 refuse to take passengers 

君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; 

a hedge between keeps friendship green 

竣工式 completion ceremony 

K. 

卡丁车 kart 

开发一代，储存一带，预研一代 (产品） to develop this generation of products 

while researching on the next generation of products 

开放式基金 open-ended fund 

开工不足 enterprises running under their production capacity 

开工典礼 commencement ceremony 

开后门under-the-counter deals; offer advantages to one's friends or relatives by underhand means 

开题报告 opening speech; opening report 

开小灶 give special favor 

开夜车 burn the midnight oil; work over night 

看守政府, 看守内阁，过渡政府 caretaker cabinet 

坎儿井 karez 

抗美援朝战争 War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea 

抗震棚 quake-proof shelter 

考研 take part in the entrance exams for postgraduate schools 

考研热 the craze for graduate school 

科技成果转化为生产力 transfer of scientific and technological achievements 

科技含量 technology content 

科技是第一生产力 Science and technology constitute a primary productive force. 

科教兴国 rely on science and education to rejuvenate the nation 

科研攻关 scientific research and tackle the key research project 

可持续发展 sustainable development 

刻录机 CD writer; disc-carving machine 

空头支票 accommodation note, lip service 

空中小姐 air hostess; air stewardess 

控股公司 holding company 

扣帽子 put a label on 

跨世纪工程 a trans-century project 

跨越式发展 great-leap-forward development 

快讯 news flash; flash 

宽带接入 broadband access 

宽带网 broadband networks 

宽限期 grace period 

亏损企业 enterprises running in the red/under deficit 

困难职工 the needy 

L. 

垃圾债券 junk bond 

拉动经济增长 fuel economic growth 

拉拉队 cheering squad 

拉拉队长 cheer-leader, rooter king 

拉关系 try to curry favor with 

来电显示电话机 caller ID telephone 

来料加工 process materials supplied by clients; accept customers' materials for processing 

劳动合同制 labor contract system 

老生常谈，陈词滥调 cut and dried 

老字号 an old and famous shop or enterprise 

"篱笆墙" barriers/ blockage to inter-regional trading 

礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 

理货公司 tally company 

礼仪小姐 ritual girl 

利改税　 substitution of tax payment for profit delivery 

利好因素 wrinkle 

利基 niche 

立体农业 three-dimensional agriculture 

廉政建设 construction of a clean and honest administration 

廉政、勤政、务实、高效政府 an honest, diligent, pragmatic and efficient government 

廉洁奉公，以正治国 (of an official) clean and devoted, and govern the state with his 

own example of uprightness 

联产承包责任制 system of contracted responsibility linking remuneration to output; 

contract system with remuneration linked to output 

联合国会费 the UN membership dues (fee) 

联合兼并 conglomeration and merger of enterprises 

联合联络小组 joint liaison group 

联合投标 syndicated tender 

联想集团 Legend Group 

连带责任 joint liability 

练摊 to be a vendor 

良性循环 virtuous circle 

粮食收购部门 (government's) grain procurement (purchasing) agencies 

粮油关系：grain and oil rationing registration 

两岸直航促进会 Association for Promotion of Cross-Straits Direct Transportation 

两弹一艇 A-bomb, H-bomb and nuclear-powered submarine 

"两个对等的政治实体" "two equal political entities 

两个文明一起抓 place equal emphasis on material and ethical progress 

两手抓两手都要硬 We must address ourselves to the problem of both material and spiritual 

civilization(both material as well as culture and ideological progress) without any letup. 

"两思"（致富思源，富而思进） to think of the source of getting rich and of making progress 

after becoming affluence 

老少边穷地区 former revolutionary base areas, areas inhabited by minority nationalities, 

remote and border areas and poverty-stricken areas 

《聊斋志异》 Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio 

猎头公司 head-hunting company 

劣等品shoddy goods; substandard goods; lemon (口语) 

临时主教练 caretaker coach 

零配件 spare and accessory parts 

领头羊 bellwether 

留职停薪 retain the job but suspend the salary 

留学咨询：consulting on the study abroad 

流动人口 transient population 

流动图书馆 travelling library; bookmobile 

(行业中的)龙头老大 leading enterprise; flagship of the industry 

乱集资、乱摊派、乱收费 unwarranted pooling of funds, arbitrary requisition of donations 

and exaction of fees from enterprises 

乱收费、乱摊派、乱罚款 arbitrary charges, fund-raising quotas and fines 

《论语》 Analects of Confucius 

论文答辩 (thesis) oral defense 

裸机：bare mobile phone 

旅行结婚 have a honeymoon trip 

绿地覆盖率 forest coverage rate 

绿化 afforestation 

绿色急救通道 emergency green path 

绿色食品 green food 

M. 

马拉松式竞选活动 campaignathon 

马路菜场入室工程 the project to build indoor free market to accommodate street vegetable vendors 

马太效应 the Matthew effect (A phenomenon in specific circles whereby one's accomplishments 

and reputation tend to snowball, and those with meager accomplishments have greater difficulty 

achieving accomplishments. ) 

满意度 degree of satisfaction 

盲流和倒流人员 transient from the countryside 

帽子戏法 hat trick 

冒充包装（销售）[指将劣质商品包装成外观像名优产品出售的做法] copycat packaging 

买一送一 two-for-one offer, buy one get one free 

美声唱法 bel canto 

美食节 gourmet festival 

每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away. 

/ It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 

门前三包 be responsible for general sanitation, green covering and keeping good social order 

in a designated area outside the unit building 

蒙古包 (Mongolian) yurt 

蒙古大夫 quack 

朦胧诗 misty poetry 

民办教师 citizen-managed teachers (teachers in rural citizen-managed or state-managed schools 

who do not receive the normal remuneration from the government) 

民工潮 farmers' frenzied hunt for work in cities 

民进党 Democratic Progressive Party 

民主党派、工商联与无党派人士 non-Communist parties, federations of industry and commerce, 

personages without party affiliation 

民族凝聚力 national cohesion 

民族委员会 ethnic affairs commission 

民族文化大省 a province with rich ethnic culture 

明明白白消费（2000年保护消费者权益工作主题）transparent consumption 

磨洋工 dawdle along 

模拟测试 mock test; simulated exam 

莫失良机 make hay while the sun shines 

目标管理 management by objectives 

N. 

NASDAQ National Association of Securities Deal Automated Quotations 

纳米 nanometer 

难得糊涂 Where ignorance is bliss, it's folly to be wise. 

南水北调 South-to-North water diversion 

南水北调工程 divert water from the south to the north project 

男权主义思想 male chauvinism 

囊括 complete a sweep 

耐用消费品 durable consumer items (goods) 

闹情绪 be disgruntled; be in a fit of pique 

内环路 inner ring road 

内联企业 enterprises with internal connections 

能官能民 be ready to both serve as an offical and be one of the common people 

能进能出，能上能下competent to work both at the top and at the grass roots 

能进能出，能上能下,方谓好汉 He who knows how to fight and how to retreat deserves to be 

called a brave man. 

能上网的手机 WAP phone 

内耗 in-fighting 

泥菩萨 like a clay Buddha fording the river-hardly able to save oneself; each one is looking out 

for his own survival 

年同比 year-on-year; on an annual basis 

年夜饭 family reunion dinner 

扭转局面 reverse the tide, turn the table 

农村剩余劳动力 surplus rural labour (labourers) 

诺亚方舟 Noah’s Ark 

O. 

P. 

派出所 local police station 

跑龙套 utility man, play a bit role, general handyman 

泡沫经济 bubble economy 

配股 allotment of shares 

配套政策 supporting policies 

棚户 shacks; family that live in shacks 

碰钉子 get snubbed 

碰头会 brief meeting ( A brief, small-scale, informal meeting with no fixed agenda, 

the main purpose of which is to exchange information.) 

疲软股票 soft stock 

皮包公司 bogus company 

啤酒肚 beer belly 

票贩子 scalper, ticket tout 

票房 box office 

骗汇、逃汇、套汇 obtain foreign currency and false pretenses, not turn over 

foreign currency owed to the government and illegal arbitrage 

拼图 jigsaw 

贫富悬殊 polarization of rich and poor 

贫铀弹 depleted uranium bomb 

平均主义 equalitarianism 

平面设计师 graphic designer 

评头论足 nit-pick 

瓶颈制约 “bottleneck”restrictions 

扑网(体） rush-up, rushing 

普选制 general election system 

Q. 

期房 forward delivery housing 

骑警 horseback police 

企业孵化器 enterprise incubator 

企业文化 corporate culture 

起跑器 block 

洽谈会 fair, meeting 

千代田寿险公司（日本） Chiyoda Mutual Life Insurance Co. 

千禧婴儿 millennium infant; millennium baby 

强化班 intensive training class 

抢跑 false start, beat the gun 

敲竹杠make somebody pay through the nose; put the lug on; rob by a trick 

切入点 point of penetration; breakthrough point 

亲民党 People First Party 

勤工俭学 part-work and part-study system; work-study program 

轻轨火车 light rail train 

情感消费 emotional consumption 

情有独钟 show special preference (favor) to … 

区位商业 location-based commerce 

屈体 jackknife, pike 

圈外人士 people out of the loop 

全方位外交 multi-faceted diplomacy 

全国卫生城市 National Hygienic City 

全景电影 cinepanoramic 

全民健身计划纲要 outline of the nationwide body-building plan 

全能冠军 all-around winner 

全球定位系统 global positioning system (GPS) 

全球通 global system for mobile communications 

全天候飞机 all-weatehr aircraft 

全优工程 all-round excellent project 

拳头产品 competitive products; knock-out products; blockbuster 

裙带风 nepotism; petticoat influence 

裙带关系 networking through petticoat influence 

群言堂 allow everybody to air his view; let everyone have his say; speak one's mind freely 

权贵资本主义(又译裙带资本主义或亲朋好友资本主义) crony capitalism 

R. 

燃油附加税 bunker surcharge 

染指 reap undeserved profit from; encroach upon 

绕圈子 beat around the bush 

热岛效应 tropical island effect 

人才流失brain drain 

人浮于事 overstaffing 

人工智能 artificial intelligence(AI) 

人海战术 huge-crowd strategy 

人机交互 human-computer interaction 

人际交往 human communication 

人口负增长 negative population growth (NPG) 

人均住房 per-capita housing 

人类免疫缺陷病毒Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV) 

人情债 debt of gratitude 

任意球 free kick 

日本协力银行 Japan Bank For International Cooperation (JBIC) 

融资渠道 financing channels 

入水时水花很少 clean entry 

软新闻 soft news 

S. 

360度环幕电影 Circamara 

三八红旗手 woman pace-setter 

三八线 38th Parallel 

三步走战略 the three-step development strategy 

三大作风 the Party's three important styles of work (integrating theory with practice, forging 

close links with the masses and practicing self-criticism) 

"三个代表" "three represents" theory (The Party should always represent the development 

needs of China's advanced social productive forces, always represent the onward direction 

of China's advanced culture, and always represent the fundamental interests of the largest 

member of the Chinese people.) 

三个有利于 "three favorables" (whether it promotes the growth of the productive forces in 

a socialist society, increases the overall strenth of the socialist state and raises the people's 

living standards 

《三国演义》The Romance of the Three Kingdoms 

三好学生 merit student; three good student(good in study, attitude and health) 

"三讲"教育（讲学习、讲政治、讲正气） "three emphases" education (to stress theoretical 

study, political awareness and good conduct) 

三角恋爱 love triangle 

三角债 chain debt 

三来一补企业 the enterprises that process raw materials on clients' demands, assemble parts 

for the clients and process according to the clients' samples; or engage in compensation trade. 

三连冠 three successive championships 

三民主义 the Three People's Principles (Nationalism, Democracy and the People's Livelihood) 

put forward by Dr. Sun Yat-sen 

三十而立 A man should be independent at the age of thirty. / At thirty, a man should be able to 

think for himself. 

三通 three direct links of trade, mail, and air and shipping services across the Taiwan Straits 

三通一平 "three supplies and one leveling"; supply of water, electricity and road and leveled 

ground (conditions ready for further economic development) 

三维电影 three-dimensional movie 

三 维 动 画 片 three-dimensional animation 

三无企业 three-no-enterprises (It refers to enterprises with no capital, no plant, and no administrative structure.) 

三下乡 a program under which officials, doctors, scientist and college students go to the countryside to spread scientific and literacy knowledge and offer medical service to farmers 三资企业 three kinds of foreign-invested enterprises or ventures: Sino-foreign joint ventures (中外合资企业), cooperative businesses （中外合作企业） and exclusively foreign-owned 

enterprises in China（外商独资企业） 

三字经 three-character scripture 

"扫黄"、"打非" eliminate pornography and illegal publications 

扫尾工作 round-off work; wind-up work 

杀手锏 sudden thrust of the mace--one's trump or master card 

沙尘暴sand storm; dust storm 

山不在高，有仙则名；No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; 

《山海经》the Classic of Mountains and Rivers 

商检局 Commodity Inspection Bureau 

商品房空置的现象 the vacancy problem in commercial housing 

商品条码 bar code 

上山下乡 (of educated urban youth) go and work in the countryside or mountain areas 

上市 to be listed 

上网 to get on the Internet 

上有天堂，下有苏杭 Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzou on earth. 

少数服从多数、下级服从上级、局部服从全体、全党服从中央 the minority is subordinate to the 

majority, the lower level to the higher level, the part to the whole and the entire membership of the 

Party to the Central Committee 

社会热点问题 hot spots of society 

社会治安情况 public security situation 

涉外经济 foreign-related business 

申办奥运会 bid for the Olympic Games 

身体素质 physique; physical constitution 

神州行电话卡 Shenzhou pre-paid card 

审时度势 size up the situation 

渗透、颠覆和分裂活动 infiltrative, subversive and splittist activities 

《生死抉择》 "Live or Die" 

生态农业 environmental-friendly agriculture 

失恋 be disappointed in love; be jilted 

失学儿童 dropout 

实话实说 speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade 

实践是检验真理的唯一标准 Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. 

食品卫生法 Food Hygiene Law of People's Republic of China 

实体经济 the real economy 

实现零的突破 fulfil the zero (gold medal, medal, etc) breakthrough 

实现中华民伟大复兴 bring about a great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation 

实行国民待遇 grant the national treatment to 

实行计划生育、控制人口数量、提高人口素质 promotion of family planning to control the population size and improve the health of the people 

实现小康目标 to achieve the goal of ensuring our people a relative comfortable life 

时不我待 Time and tide wait for no man. 

<<史记>> Shi Ji/ Historical Records 

市场疲软 sluggish market 

市场准入 market access 

试用期 probationary period 

适度从紧的财政政策 moderately tight financial policy 

适销对路的产品　 readily marketable products 

适者生存survival of the fittest 

手机入网费 mobile access fee 

首创精神 pioneering spirit 

首航 maiden voyage (of an aircraft or ship) 

授信额度 line of credit 

受灾地区 disaster-affected are 

售后服务 after-sale services 

树立企业良好形象 foster a good and healthy company image 

刷卡, 划卡 to punch the card; to stamp the card 

甩卖 clearance sale; be on sale 

涮羊肉 instant-boiled mutton 

双刃剑 double-edged sword 

双向选择 two-way selection, referring to employer and employee choosing each other in a job market 

《水浒传》 Heroes of the Marshes; Water Margins 

水货 smuggled goods 

水墨画 Chinese brush drawing; ink and wash painting 

硕博联读 a continuous academic project that involves postgraduate and doctoral study 

司仪 MC (master of ceremonies) 

思乡曲 Nostalgia 

思想僵铁 fossilized concept 

死机 system halted 

四大金刚 Four Heavenly Guardians at the entrance to a Buddhism temple; Four Devarajas 

四个如何认识 (江泽民总书记在今年6月28日中央思想政治工作会议上发表的重要讲话中， 

提出并精辟阐述了如何认识社会主义发展的历史进程、如何认识资本主义发展的历史进程、 

如何认识我国社会主义改革实践过程对人们思想的影响、如何认识当今的国际环境和国际 

政治斗争带来的影响等当前直接影响干部群众思想活动的重大问题.) 

In his important address to the Central Ideological and Political Work Conference on June 28 

this year, Party General Secretary Jiang Zemin expounds on how to understand the historical 

process of socialist development; how to understand the historical process of capitalist 

development; how to understand the impact of China's socialist reform over the people's 

thinking; how to understand the impact of the current international environment and political 

struggle. 

四十不惑 Life begins at forty. 

四项基本原则 the Four Cardinal Principles of adherence to the socialist road, the people's democratic dictatorship, the leadership of the Communist Party of China, and Marxism-Leninism 

and Mao Zedong Thought 

(企业集团的）松散层 loose level (of an enterprise group) 

素质教育 education for all-around development 

随行就市 prices fluctuating in response to market conditions 

T. 

抬杠 argue for the sake of arguing; bicker 

太空步 moonwalk 

摊牌put/lay one’s card on the table 

弹性工资 flexible pay 

弹性外交 elastic diplomacy 

逃票 to sneak through without a ticket 

逃票者 ticket evader 

套利 arbitrage 

特别提款权 special drawing rights (SDR; SDRs) ; paper gold 

特技演员stunt man; stand-in 

特色电话机 feature phone 

特许税franchise tax 

提高农产品收购价格 the government's increase in its procurement prices (for farm products) 

替身演员 stunt man/woman; stand-in 

跳蚤市场 flea market 

铁饭碗 iron rice bowl 

铁哥们 faithful pal；buddies；sworn friend 

铁血宰相 iron-and-blood prime minister 

通存通兑 the banking procedure where deposits and withdrawals are processed at any branch 

bank 

通货紧缩 deflation (of currency) 

统筹安排 comprehensive arrangement 

统一市场 single market 

统一税 flat tax, consolidated tax 

同等学力 have the same educational level (as the regular graduate or student of certain academic 

qualification) 

同乡会 an association of fellow provincials or townsmen 

筒子楼：tube-shaped apartment 

偷税漏税 tax evasion 

偷税、骗税、逃税、抗税 tax evasion, tax fraud, and refusal to pay taxes 

头号种子选手 No.1 seed (player); top seed 

投手 pitcher 

透过现象看本质 see through the appearance to perceive the essence 

土地沙化 desertification of land; desert encroachment 

团身 bunch up the body 

推广科研成果 turning laboratory achievements into commercial/mass production; commercialization 

of laboratory achievements 

退耕还林还草 grain for green 

脱口秀 talk show 

脱贫致富 cast (shake, throw) off poverty and set out on a road to prosperity 

脱手 release grip 

W. 

汪辜会谈 Wang Daohan-Koo Chen-fu Talks (Wang-Koo talks) 

王储，王太子 Crown Prince 

网吧 Internet bar 

网关 gateway 

网恋 online love affair 

网络出版 online publishing 

网络管理员 network administrator 

网络经济 cybereconomy 

网民 netizen; net citizen; cyber citizen 

网上冲浪surf the Internet 

网上交易平台 online trading platform 

网友 net friend 

往事如风 The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past. 

温饱工程 bring-warmth fill-bellies project 

稳定压倒一切 Maintaining stability is of top priority 

微软移动构想 Microsoft Vision for Mobility; Microsoft Mobility Initiatives 

维护人权和不断改善人权状况 safeguard human rights and steadily improve the human rights situation 

《围城》 A Surrounded City 

伪君子hypocrite; a wolf in sheep's clothing 

伪劣商品赔还法 lemon law 

卫冕世界冠军 reigning world champion 

文明街道 model community 

文韬武略 military expertise; military strategy 

问讯处 information office; inquiry desk 

屋顶花园 roof garden 

无氟冰箱　 freon-free refrigerator　 

无人售票 self-service ticketing 

无绳来电显示电话 cordless telephone with caller ID 

无为而治 govern by doing nothing that is against nature; govern by non-interference 

无线应用协议 WAP（wireless application protocol） 

无形资产intangible assets 

无中生有 make/create something out of nothing 

武?小说 tales of roving knights; martial arts novel; kung fu novel 

物价局 Price Bureau 

物业管理 estate management, property management 

X. 

息事宁人 pour oil on troubled waters 

西部大开发 West Development 

西气东输 transport the natural gas from the West to the East 

《西厢记》 The Romance of West Chamber 

《西游记》Pilgrimage to the West; Journey to the West 

吸收游资 absorb idle fund 

希望工程 Project Hope 

喜忧参半 mingled hope and fear 

洗钱 money laundering 

下放权力给 delegating the management of ... (to ...) 

下岗 laid-off workers 

下海 plunge into the commercial sea 

下网 off line 

下游行业 downstream industry 

险胜 cliff-hanging win, narrow victory, nose out 

线下商贸运作 offline business operation 

县改市：county upgraded to city 

县级市：county-level city 

现代企业制度 modern enterprise system; modern corporate system 

香格里拉 Shangri-la 

向钱看 mammonism, put money above all 

项目立项 approve and initiate a project 

项目预算 project budget 

项目支持 project support 

消费信贷 consumer credit services 

削减战略核武器会谈 strategic arms reduction talks (START) 

小康 a comfortable level of living; a better-off life; moderate prosperity 

小康之家 well-off family; comfortably-off family 

效益工资achievements-related wages; wages based on benefits 

效益农业 profitable agriculture 

写真集 photo album 

心理素质 psychological quality 

新宠 new favourite 

新官上任三把火 a new broom sweeps clean 

新新人类 New Human Being；X Generation 

新秀 up-and-coming star, rising star 

信贷支持 credit aid 

信息港 inforport; cyber port 

信息化 informationize 

信用紧缩 credit crunch 

信用危机credit crisis 

星期日泰晤士报 the Sunday Times 

形象小姐/先生 image representative of a product or a brand 

虚拟网 virtual net 

选举权和被选举权 the right to vote and the right to be elected 

选举人票 electoral vote 

选举人制 electoral system 

学而优则仕 (a Confucian slogan for education) a good scholar can become an official; he who excels in study can follow an official career 

学生处 students' affairs division 

学生减负 alleviate the burden on students 

徇私枉法 bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 

寻呼小姐 operators who work with paging centres 

巡回招聘 milk round 

压水花技术 rip entry 

压线(口令) Line! 

压轴戏 grand finale; last and best item on a theatrical program 

亚健康 subhealthy 

严打斗争Strike-Hard Operation, campaign to crack down relentlessly on criminal activities 

言情小说 romantic fiction; sentimental novel 

研究成果 research results 

研究生毕业证/学位证 graduate diploma/graudate degree's diploma 

阳春（最经济方式） no-frills 

羊肉串小摊 barbecue stall 

养老金 pension 

养路费 road toll 

摇钱树 cash cow 

摇头丸 dancing outreach 

药物检查 dope control, drug testing 

野生动物园 wildlife park; safari park 

业内人士 insider 

液晶显示屏 liquid crystal display (LCD) 

一次性筷子 throwaway chopsticks 

一次性解决问题 solve the problem once and for all 

一大二公 (concerning the people's commune) large in size and collective in nature 

一刀切 cut it even at one stroke--make it rigidly uniform; impose uniformity in all cases; allow no 

flexibility 

一国两制，One country, two systems 

一级市场 primary market 

(祝愿…)一路平安，一路顺风 speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 

一式两联 (receipt or invoice) in duplicate 

一手抓物质文明，一手抓精神文明；一手抓经济建设，一手抓民主法制；一手抓改革开放， 

一手抓打击犯罪惩治腐败 We must always work for material progress and at the same time for 

cultural and ethical progress; We should develop the economy and at the same time strengthen 

democracy and the legal system; We should promote reform and opening to the outside world 

and at the same time fight crime and punish corruption. 

一线员工 worker at the production line 

一言既出，驷马难追 A real man never goes back on his words. 

医疗保险 medical insurance 

移动电话双向收费 two-way charges for cellular phones 

以公有制为主体，多种经济成分共同发展 the pattern with the public sector remaining dominant 

and diverse sectors of the economy developing side by side 

以经济建设为中心 focusing on the central task of economic construction 

以谋略制胜 outmaneuver 

以权谋私 abuse of power for personal gains 

以人为本 people oriented; people foremost 

以市场为导向 market-oriented 

以质量求生存、求发展、求效益 strive for survival, development and efficiency on the basis of equality 

以质量求发展 strategy of development through quality; win the market with quality products 

义和团运动 Boxer Uprising 

义务兵役制 compulsory military service, conscription 

义务教育 compulsory education 

义演收入 proceeds from benefit performmance 

薏米 seed of Job's tears 

易拉罐 pop can 

因材施教 teach students according to their aptitude 

隐形收入 invisible income; off-payroll income; side money 

隐性就业 unregistered employment 

硬道理 absolute principle, top priority 

营业税 turnover tax; business tax 

应试教育 examination-oriented education system 

优化结构 optimize structure 

优化组合 optimization grouping; optional regrouping 

邮递协议 Post Office Protocol (POP) 

有法可依，有法必依，执法必严，违法必究 There must be laws to go by, the laws must be 

observed and strictly enforced, and law-breakers must be prosecuted. 

有理想、有道德、有文化、有纪律 with lofty ideals, integrety, knowledge and a strong sense of discipline 

有情人终成眷属 Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well. 

有望夺金者 a gold medal hopeful 

有勇无谋 use brawn rather than brain 

与国际市场接轨 integrate with the world market; become integrated into the global market 

(领导人）与民众的直接对话 town hall conference/meeting 

舆论导向 direction of public opinion 

舆论监督 supervision by public opinion 

欲穷千里目，更上一层楼 to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, 

were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight. 

冤假错案 cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, 

false or wrong cases 

圆寂 Parinirvana 

缘分 chemical, (as if by) predestination, be preordained to come together 

元宵节 Lantern Festival 

远程教育 distance learning 

远景计划 long-term development targets 

晕菜 numbed; dumbfounded 

运球 dribble 

Z. 

宰（客） to swindle money out of our customers 

"宰人" rip off 

在孵（孵化器）企业 incubated enterprises (incubator) 

在职博士生 on-job doctorate 

再贷款 re-lending; subloan 

再就业服务中心 re-employment service center 

藏学 Tibetology 

糟粕 dross 

早恋 puppy love 

造假帐 falsified accounts 

斋月 Ramadan 

债转股 debt-to-equity swap 

沾光 benefit from one's association 

站票 standing-room-only ticket 

站台票 platform ticket 

战略伙伴关系 strategic partnership 

涨落线 advance balance line 

掌上电脑 palm computer 

朝阳产业 sunrise industry 

招标投标制 the system of public bidding for project 

招商引资 attract/bid for/invite investments (from overseas) 

招生就业指导办公室 enrolment and vocation guidance office 

真空包装 vacuum packing 

真善美 the true, the good and the beautiful; truth, good and beauty 

正式照会 formal note 

政策性住房 policy-related house, policy-based house 

政府搭台，部门推动，企业唱戏 Governments set up the stage, various departments cooperate 

and enterprise put in the show. 

政府上网工程Government Online Project 

政府职能转变 transform/shift the government functions 

政企不分 without a clear line between the functions of the government and enterprises; the 

functions of the government and enterprises mixed up 

政企分开 separate government functions from enterprise management 

政务公开 make government affairs public 

政治迫害 political prosecution; witch hunt 

证券营业部 stock exchange; security exchange 

知识产权 intellectual property rights 

知识经济 knowledge economy , knowledge-base economy 

直播 live broadcast, live telecast 

职业经理人 professional manager 

致命要害 Achilles' heel 

智囊团、思想库 the brain trust；think tank 

掷钱猜先 toss 

中国经济景气监测中心 China Economic Monitoring Center 

中国新经济峰会 China New Economy Summit 

《中华人民共和国消费者权益保护法》 Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection 

of Consumers' Rights and Interests 

中流砥柱 mainstay, chief corner stone 

中美战略核武器互不瞄准对方 non-targeting strategic nuclear weapons against each other 

中华世纪坛 China Millennium Monument 

（美国）中下层南方共和党人 pickup-truck Republican 

中央大型企业工委：Central Work Committee for Large Enterprises 

中央经济工作会议 the Central Economic Working Conference 

中央商务区 central business district (CBD) 

中专生 secondary specialized or technical school student 

重点发展 prioritize 

主体经济 the mainstay of the economy 

主体思想（DPRK） Juche Idea 

主持人 anchorperson 

住房分配货币化进程 capitalization process of housing distribution/allocation 

住房零首付 zero-yuan first payment (for apartments) 

助跑 approach run, run-up 

驻港部队People's Liberation Army garrison in Hong Kong 

抓大放小 to invigorate large enterprises while relaxing control over small ones; focus on the 

restructuring of major enterprises and leave minor ones to fend for themselves 

抓住机遇 seize the opportunity 

专卖店 exclusive agency; franchised store 

(重要而难懂的）专门术语 buzzword ; jargon 

专升本 upgrade from junior college student to university student; students with the diploma of junior 

college try to obtain the undergraduate diplomat through self-taught study 

转化机制 (of State-owned enterprises) to shift to new management mechanisms 

转基因食品 GM food (genetically modified food) 

追平 produce the equalizer 

转体 truck rotation, turn, twist 

撞线 breast the tape 

追赶型和跨越式发展 pursuant and leap-forward development 

准博士all but dissertation (ABD) 

资产保值增值 maintain and increase the value of assets; maintenance and appreciation of assets 

value 

资产阶级自由化 bourgeois liberalization 

资源配置 the distribution (allocation) of resources 

《资治通鉴》 History as a Mirror 

自动柜员机 automatic teller machine (ATM) 

自律机制 the self-discipline system 

自然保护区natural reserve; nature preservation zone 

自我保护意识 self-protection awareness 

自营 self-run 

自由港 free-trade port，free port 

自助银行 self-help bank 

自作自受stew in one’s own juice 

综合国力 comprehensive national strength 

综合业务数字网 integrated service digital network (ISDN) 

综合治理 comprehensive treatment 

总裁助理 assistant president 

(各州推选组成的）总统选举团electoral college 

遵纪守法、廉洁奉公 observe the relevant code of conduct and the law and honestly perform 

one's official duties