?・ AA制 Dutch treatment; go Dutch ・ A股市场 A share market ・ 爱尔兰共和军 Irish Republic Army (IRA) ・ 爱国民主人士 patriotic democratic personages ・ 爱国统一战线 patriotic united front ・ 爱国卫生运动 patriotic sanitation campaign ・ “爱国者”导弹 Patriot missile ・ 爱丽舍宫 Elysée Palace ・ 爱鸟周 Bird-Loving Week ・ 爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog. ・ 爱心工程 Loving Care Project ・ 艾滋病(获得性免疫缺陷综合征) AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) ・ 矮子里拔将军 choose a general from among the dwarfs--pick the best out of a mediocre bunch ・ 安家费 settling-in allowance ・ 按键式电话 push-botton phone; Touch-Tone; keyphone ・ 安乐死 euthanasia ・ 安理会 Security Council ・ 安全岛 safety strip ・ 安全第一,预防为主 Safety first, precaution crucial. ・ 安全专项整治 carry out more special programs to address safty problems ・ 按时足额发放基本养老金 pay the pensions of retirees on time and in full ・ 安慰奖 consolation prize ・ 暗箱操作 black case work ・ 按资排辈 to assign priority according to seniority ・ 按成本要素计算的国民经济总值 GNP at factor cost ・ 安第斯集团峰会(拉美国家) Andean Summit ・ 按揭贷款 mortgage loan ・ 按揭购房 to buy a house on mortgage; to mortgage a house ・ 有计划按比例发展 planned, proportionate development; develop proportionately; develop in a planned, proportionate way ・ 安居工程 Comfortable Housing Project ・ 按距离计费 vary the charge according to how far away the destination is ・ 按劳分配 distribution according to one’s performance ・ 暗恋 unrequited love; fall in love with someone secretly ・ 奥林匹克精神 the Olympic ideals; the Olympic spirit ・ 澳门特别行政区 the Macao Special Administrative Region ・ 奥委会 Olympic Committee ・ 澳门大三巴牌坊 Ruins of St. Paul ・ 奥姆真理教 Japanese Aum Doomsday Cult ・ 《阿Q正传》 The True Story of Ah Q 首字母是 B 的词组共 259 个 ・ B超 type-B ultrasonic ・ 八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding(steamed glutinous rice with bean paste, lotus seeds, preserved fruit, etc.) ・ 把关 guard a pass; check on; maintain a strict standard ・ 拔尖人才 tip-top (or top-notch) talent ・ 巴解 the Palestinian Liberation Organization(PLO) ・ 《巴黎航空公约》(1919) The Paris Aviation Covenant ・ 巴黎证券交易所 Paris Bourse ・ 八面玲珑 be slick (in social intercourse); try to please everybody or offend nobody ・ 霸权主义 hegemonism ・ 吧台 bar counter ・ 把握大局 grasp the overall situation ・ 八字没一撇 Not even the first stroke of the character is in sight; Nothing tangible is yet in sight. ・ 八卦 Eight Diagrams; bagua ・ 拔河(游戏) tug-of-war ・ 摆花架子 a metaphor for presenting an attractive facade but in reality lacking substance, do for show ・ 白金汉宫 Buckingham Palace ・ 拜金主义 money worship ・ 白领犯罪 white-collar crime ・ 白领工人 white-collar worker ・ 白领工人 White collar (早在1928年,人们开始用white-collar来形容非体力劳动者,如老师、公务员等。“白领”顾名思义,表示其职业要求着装整齐、清洁。) ・ 百慕大三角 Burmuda Triangle ・ 百年老店 century-old shop ・ 白皮书 white paper ・ 白热化 white heat ・ 白色农业 white agriculture ・ 白色污染 white pollution ・ 摆脱贫困 shake off poverty; lift oneself from poverty ・ 百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing. ・ 百般拖延 do everything to postpone ・ 拜把兄弟 sworn brothers ・ 摆架子 put on airs ・ 白马王子 Prince Charming ・ 拜年 pay a New Year’s visit ・ 摆谱儿 put on airs; show off; keep up appearances ・ 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 ・ 半边天 half the sky ・ 班车 shuttle bus ・ 半成品 semi-manufactured goods; semi-finished products ・ 板儿寸 crew cut ・ 办公室设备 office equipment ・ 办公自动化 OA (Office Automation) ・ 半官方贸易 semi-official trade ・ 颁奖大会 award presentation ceremony ・ 半决赛 semifinal ・ 半决赛四强 four semifinalists ・ 半拉子工程 uncompleted project ・ 板楼,板式楼 slab-type apartment building ・ 斑马线 zebra crossing ・ 班门弄斧 teach one’s grandma to suck eggs ・ 办年货 do New Year’s shopping ・ 搬迁户 a relocated unit or household ・ 版权法 copyright law ・ 版权贸易 copyright business ・ 版权所有 copyright reserved; copyrighted ・ 伴生矿 associated minerals ・ 版税率 royalty rate ・ 半托 day care (for kids) ・ 半脱产 partly released from productive labor; partly released from one’s regular work ・ 伴宴人员 escort ・ 搬运工人 transport worker ・ 帮倒忙 trying to help but causing more trouble in the process; kiss of death ・ 傍大款 (of a girl) find a sugar daddy; be a mistress for a rich man; lean on a moneybag ・ 棒球运动记者 scribe ・ 包车 to charter a vehicle (bus, train car, etc.); a chartered vehicle ・ 保持国民经济发展的良好势头 maintain a good momentum of growth in the national economy ・ 保持清醒头脑,增强忧患意识和历史责任感 remain sober-minded, become more aware of potential problems and enhance our sense of historical responsibility ・ 保兑银行 confirming bank ・ 暴发户 new rich; upstart (persons or households who suddenly became rich through unscrupulous means or unexpected opportunities) ・ 包房 to reserve rooms in a hotel or guest house (for exclusive use) ・ 报复性关税 retaliatory duty ・ 包干到户 work contracted to household ・ 包干制 overall rationing system; scheme of payment partly in kind and partly in cash ・ 包购包销 exclusive right to purchase and sell ・ 曝光 make public; expose ・ 保护关税 protective duty/tariff ・ 保护价格 protective price ・ 保护伞 protective umbrella ・ 保护生态环境 preserve the ecological environment ・ 保护消费者合法权益 protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers ・ 保护主义 protectionism ・ 包机 charter a plane; a chartered plane ・ 报价单 quotation of prices ・ 保健按摩 therapeutic massage ・ 保健操 health exercises ・ 保监会 the China Insurance Regulatory Commission ・ 保健品 health care products ・ 保健食品 health-care food ・ 报界 the press ・ 爆冷门 produce an unexpected winner; a dark horse bobbing up ・ 暴力片 splatter film ・ 保龄球 bowling ・ 保龄球馆 bowling alley ・ 保释 on bail ・ 保税仓库 bonded warehouse ・ 保税区 the low-tax, tariff-free zone; bonded area; tax-protected zone ・ 保外帮教 remain out of custody by receiving help from the family or work unit ・ 报喜不报忧 report only the good but not the bad ・ 保息股票 guaranteed stock ・ 报销 apply for reimbursement ・ 包销人 underwriter ・ 包修、包换、包赔制度 system of thee guarantees for repair, replacement or compensation of faulty products ・ 保障措施 supporting measures ・ 保证金账户 margin account ・ 保证物流畅通 ensure unimpeded flow of goods and materials ・ 保值利率 index-linked interest rate; inflation-proof interest rate ・ 保质期,保修期 shelf (storage) life; guarantee period ・ 包装精美 delicately packed ・ 包装业 package industry ・ 保安员 security staff ・ 包产到户 contract production quotas to individual households ・ 保持国有股 keep the State-held shares ・ 保持资本金充足 secure capital funds ・ 包二奶 have a concubine (originally a Cantonese expression) ・ 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 ・ 报关员 declarant ・ 报国计划的实施 implementation of Dedicator’s Project ・ 保健食品 health-care food ・ 暴利 excessive profit; windfall profit ・ 保理业务 factoring business ・ 保险费 insurance premium ・ 保险赔付金额 compensation pay-outs ・ 保险索赔 insurance claim ・ 保障合同和交易安全 guarantee contracts and safe dealings ・ 保障民众和社会免受安全威胁 protect the citizens and societies against security threats ・ 保证金 margins, collateral ・ 保证决策的科学化和民主化 ensure the decision-making more scientific and democratic ・ 保证重点支出 ensure funding for priority areas ・ 保值储蓄 inflation-proof bank savings ・ 被动吸烟 passive smoking; second-hand smoking ・ 背黑锅 become a scapegoat ・ 备件 spare parts ・ 被叫方付费电话 reverse charge call/ collect telephone call ・ 北京奥申委 Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bidding Committee (BOBICO) ・ 北京四环路 the fourth ring road in Beijing ・ 《北美自由贸易协定》 NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) ・ 背投屏幕 rear projection screen ・ 备用资金 reserve fund ・ 北约 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)-- established in April 1949--it has 15 member states and a headquarters in Brussels, the capital of Belgium. ・ 北京航天指控中心 Beijing Aerospace Control Centre ・ 北欧投资银行 Nordic Investment Bank ・ 被摘牌的公司 delisted company ・ 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 ・ 笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start. ・ 本票 cashier’s cheque ・ 本土化 localilzation ・ 奔小康 strive for a relatively comfortable life ・ 本本主义 bookishness; book worship ・ 《本草纲目》 Compendium of Materia Medica ・ 蹦迪 disco dancing ・ 蹦极 bungee, bungee jumping ・ 闭关政策 closed-door policy ・ 比基尼 bikini ・ 比较文学 comparative literature ・ 比较经济学 comparative economics ・ 闭卷 closed-book exam ・ 闭路电视 close-circuit television ・ 闭门羹 given a cold shoulder ・ 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“ ・ 逼上梁山 be driven to do something ・ 避税 tax avoidance ・ 避嫌 avoid doing anything that may arouse suspicion ・ 毕业设计 graduation design ・ 毕业生分配制度 assignment system for graduates ・ 便当 brown bag ・ 边防证 fronter pass ・ 边际效益 marginal benefit ・ 便民服务 service for the convenience of the customers ・ 变相涨价 disguised inflation ・ 便携式电脑 portable computer; laptop; notebook computer ・ 便衣警察 police in plain clothes ・ 边远地区 remote and border areas ・ 边缘科学 borderline (boundary) science; fringe (border) discipline ・ 边远贫困地区 outlying poverty-stricken areas ・ 边缘知识人 Marginal intellectuals ・ 贬值 devalue, devaluate, depreciate (of a currency) ・ 变废为宝 make waste profitable ・ 边际报酬 marginal return ・ 边际薪酬 marginal salaries ・ 便携式电脑 portable computer; laptop; notebook computer ・ 表面文章 lip service; surface formality ・ 标准普通话 standard mandarin ・ 表见代理 agency by estoppel ・ 标书 bidding documents ・ 表演赛 demonstration match ・ 冰雕 ice sculpture ・ 病毒性感染 viral infection ・ 兵工企业 munitions factory; arsenal ・ 兵马俑 terra-cotta figures; soldier and horse figures ・ 并网发电 combined to the grid ・ 冰毒 “ice, popular name for methamphetamine hydrochloride, a deadly addictive stimulant drug“ ・ 病毒性感冒 viral influenza ・ 秉公办案 handle cases impartially ・ 秉公执法 enforce laws impartially ・ 鼻烟壶 snuff bottle ・ 博鳌亚洲经济论坛 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) ・ 博导 Ph.D. supervisor; doctoral advisor ・ 剥离不良资产 strip bad assets off ・ 《伯尔尼公约》(有关保护文学和艺术作品版权的公约) Berne Convention ・ 伯乐 good judge of talent (the name of a legendary person in the state of Qin during the Spring and Autumn Period who excelled in evaluating horses) ・ 薄利多销 small profit, large sale volume ・ 博士后 post-doctoral ・ 博士生导师 tutor of a Ph.D. student ・ 博彩(业) lottery industry ・ 剥夺冠军 strip the gold medal of somebody ・ 薄利多销 small profit, large sales volume; small profits but quick returns; small profits and good sales ・ 博士生 Ph.D candidate ・ BP 机 beeper, pager ・ B to B (B2B) business to business ・ B to C (B2C) business to consumer ・ 不安全性行为 unprotected sex ・ 不败记录 clean record, spotless record ・ 步步高升 Promoting to a higher position ・ 补偿贸易 compensatory trade ・ 不承诺放弃使用武器 not undertake to renounce the use of force ・ 不承诺放弃使用武力 will not commit ourselves to rule out the use of force ・ 不打不成交 “No discord, no concord. “ ・ 布达拉宫 the Potala Palace ・ 不到长城非好汉 He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man. ・ 不得转让 not negotiable ・ 不分上下的总统选举结果 the neck-and-neck presidential election result ・ 不感冒 have no interest ・ 不搞劳民伤财的“形象工程” refrain from building “vanity projects”that waste both money and manpower ・ 不管部部长 minister without portfolio ・ 不怀恶意的谎言 white lie ・ 不记名投票 secret ballot ・ 《不见不散》 Be there or be square. ・ 不结盟运动 non-aligned movement ・ 不可抗力 force majeure ・ 不可推卸的责任 compelling obligation ・ 不可再生资源 non-renewable resources ・ 布雷顿森林体系 Bretton Woods System ・ 不良贷款 non-performing loan ・ 不买帐 not take it; not go for it ・ 不眠之夜 white night ・ 不明飞行物 unidentified flying object (UFO) ・ 不拿原则换人情 refrain from seeking personal favor at the expense of principle ・ 补缺选举 by-election ・ 不惹是非 Stay out of trouble.; Let sleeping dogs lie. ・ 不速之客 gate-crasher ・ 不惜一切代价 spare no effort; go all out; do one’s best ・ 不信任投票 vote of non-confidence ・ 步行街 pedestrian street ・ 步行天桥 pedestrian overpass ・ 不夜城 “sleepless city, ever-bright city“ ・ 不以物喜,不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses ・ 不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one’s best ・ 部长级会议 ministerial meeting ・ 不正当竞争 unfair competition ・ 不正当竞选 illicit competition ・ 不正之风 bad (harmful) practice; unhealthy tendency ・ 步兵师 infantry division ・ 不倒翁 tumbler; never-fall doll ・ 不扩散核武器条约 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons; NPT 首字母是 C 的词组共 359 个 ・ 擦边球 “edge ball, touch ball“ ・ 擦网球 net ball ・ 财产税 property tax; estate (or capital) duty ・ 采购团 purchasing mission ・ 采光 lighting ・ 裁减冗员 cut down on overstaffing ; lay off redundant staff ・ 采景 choose a location (for movie, TV drama, etc.) ・ 裁军 disarmament ・ 彩扩 color film processing ・ 菜篮子工程 vegetable basket program; non-staple food project ・ 财力明显增强 financial strength grew noticeably ・ 菜鸟,新手 green hand ・ 采暖 heating ・ 彩票 lottery ticket ・ 采取措施后 ex post ・ 采取措施前 ex ante ・ 采取高姿态 show high-profile; exercise forbearance; be tolerant ・ 才疏学浅 be wanting in ability and shallow in knowledge ・ 财务报表 financial statement ・ 财务代理人 fiscal agent ・ 财务公开 keep the public informed of the financial affairs ・ 财政包干 fiscal responsibility system ・ 财政赤字 financial deficit ・ 财政纪律 financial and economic discipline ・ 财政年度 fiscal year ・ 财政收入 fiscal revenue ・ 财政税收 revenue tax;fiscal levy;fiscal taxation;financial taxation ・ 财政、信贷双紧方针 policy of tightening control over expenditure and credit ・ 才子佳人 gifted scholars and beautiful ladies ・ 财务丑闻 accounting scandal ・ 彩信 multimedia message ・ 财政支持 financial support ・ 参拜靖国神社 visit to the Yasukuni war shrine ・ 惨淡经营 work hard and carefully to keep one’s business going ・ 参股公司 joint -stock company ・ 参股者 equity participant ・ 残疾人特奥会 The Special Olympic Games for the disabled ・ 餐巾纸 napkin ・ 掺水文凭 diploma obtained by using unfair or unlawful means ・ 餐饮业 catering industry ・ 参与国际分工 participate in the international division of labor ・ 参与意识 desire to participate; sense of participation ・ 参政、议政 participate in the management of State affairs ・ 参政党 parties participating in the management of state affairs; parties participating in the government decision-making process ・ 餐桌转盘 Lazy Susan ・ 仓储式超市 stockroom-style supermarket ・ 藏书票 book labels identifying a collector (or collection) ・ 操办 make arrangements ・ 草根工业 grass root industry (refers to village and township enterprises which take root among farmers and grow like wold grass) ・ 草药 herbal medicine ・ 操纵股票市场 manipulate the stock market ・ 操作系统 operating system ・ 侧记 sidelights ・ 层层转包和违法分包 multi-level contracting and illegal sub-contracting ・ 茶道 sado ・ 差额拨款 balance allocation ・ 差额投票 differentail voting ・ 差额选举 competitive election ・ 查房 make/go the rounds of the wards ・ 查封 close down ・ 插杠子 poke one’s nose into someone’s businesses ・ 茶话会 tea forum; tea party ・ 插件 plug-in unit ・ 茶艺 tea ceremony ・ 插嘴 interrupt; chip in ・ 拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul ・ 差旅费 expenses for business trips ・ 拆迁补偿费 compensation for demolition ・ 拆迁费用 removal expense ・ 拆迁户 households or units relocated due to building demolition ・ 拆台 let someone down; cut the ground from under someone’s feet ・ 禅 dhyana ・ 产假 maternity leave ・ 产粮大省 granary province ・ 产品更新换代 upgrade of products ・ 产品构成 product composition ・ 产品积压 overstocked products; accumulation of inventories; stock pile; excessive inventory ・ 产品结构 product mix ・ 产品科技含量 technological element of a product ・ 产品生命周期分析 LCA (Life Cycle Analysis) ・ 产权划转和产权变动 the transfer of and changes in property rights of enterprises ・ 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 ・ 产权转让 transference of title of property ・ 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 than their face value ・ 产销两旺 both production and marketing thrive ・ 产销直接挂钩 directly link production with marketing ・ 产业不景气 industrial depression ・ 产业的升级换代 upgrading of industies ・ 产业结构升级 upgrading of an industrial structure ・ 产业升级 upgrade industries ・ 产业政策 industrial policy ・ 掺杂兑假 mix in fake or inferior components ・ 唱对台戏 put on a rival show ・ 长二捆 LM-2E ・ 偿付能力 solvency ・ 唱高调 mouth high-sounding words ・ 常规裁军 conventional disarmament ・ 常规武器 conventional weapon ・ 长江后浪推前浪, 一代更比一代强 As in the Yangtze River, the waves behind ride on the ones before: The new generation excels the old. ・ 长江三峡和黄河小浪底水利枢纽工程 the key water projects at the Three Gorges on the Yangtze River and at Xiaolangdi on the Yellow River ・ 长江三角洲 Yangtze River delta ・ 长江中下游 the middle and lower reaches of Changjiang River ・ 唱名表决 roll-call vote ・ 场内交易人 floor trader ・ 长跑 a long-distance running ・ 敞蓬轿车 open-topped limousine ・ 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 “ ・ 长期国债 long-term government bonds ・ 常设国际法庭 permanent international tribunal ・ 唱双簧 play a duet----collaborate; echo each other ・ 畅通工程 Smooth Traffic Project ・ 长途电话 long-distance calls ・ 场外证券市场 over-the-counter market ・ 常委会 standing committee ・ 常务董事 managing director; excutive director ・ 常务理事 executive member of the council ・ 长线产品 product in excessive supply ・ 倡议书 initial written proposal ・ 长治久安 a long period of stability; prolonged political stability; lasting political stability ・ 常驻代表 permanent representative ・ 常驻记者 resident correspondent ・ 常驻联合国代表 permanent representative to the United Nation ・ 常驻使节 permanent envoy ・ 长期建设国债 long-term treasury bonds for construction ・ 产权和资产出让 property right and asset transfer ・ 产权界定 delimitation of property rights ・ 产权收益 income from property ・ 超编人员 exceed personnel ・ 超导元素 superconducting elements ・ 超短波 ultrashort wave ・ 超负荷运转 overloaded operation ・ 超高速巨型计算机 giant, ultra-high-speed computer ・ 炒汇 speculate in foreign currency ・ 超级巨型油轮 ultra large crude carrier ・ 炒金热 stock-market fever ・ 炒买炒卖 speculation ・ 超期羁押 detention beyond the legally prescribed time limits ・ 超前教育 superior education ・ 超前精神 a surpassing spirit ・ 超前消费 pre-mature consumption; overconsume; excessive consumption ・ 超前意识 superior consciousness ・ 超生游击队 (sarcastic) people who give more births than birth quota allows ・ 超文本传送协议 hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) ・ 潮汐电站 tidal power stations ・ 超现实主义 surrealism ・ 超载过牧 overgraze ・ 超支户 household (or family) living perpetually in debt ・ 炒作 speculation (stock); sensationalization (news) ・ 朝鲜半岛核问题 the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula ・ 扯后腿 hold (or pull) somebody back; be a drag on somebody ・ 扯皮 shirk; pass the buck ・ 彻头彻尾的反动政治势力 an out and out reactionary political force ・ 撤销原案 rescind the case ・ 撤销职务 annul one’s position; dismiss ... from; be stripped of; remove... from ・ 车辆购置税 vehicle purchase tax ・ 晨练 morning exercise ・ 沉没成本 sunk cost ・ 趁热打铁 make hay while the sun shines; strike while the iron is hot ・ 尘云 dust clouds ・ 城镇居民人均可支配收入 urban per capita disposable income ・ 城镇社会保障体系 urban social security system ・ 惩办主义 doctrine of punishment ・ 承包经营权 contract for the managerial right ・ 承包经营权 contract for the managerial right ・ 成本分摊 sharing costs ・ 成本价` cost price ・ 成本效益 cost-effectiveness ・ 成本效益分析 cost-efficiency analysis ・ 成分指数 component index ・ 承购包销 underwrite ・ 成活率 survival rate ・ 城际列车 inter-city train ・ 成吉思汗 Genghis Khan ・ 承建 contract to build ・ 程控电话 computerized telephone ・ 程控交换台 program-controlled telephone switchboard ・ 惩前毖后,治病救人 learn from past mistakes and avoid future ones, and to cure the sickness to save the patient ・ 成人中等职业技术教育 adult secondary vocational and technical education ・ 成人中等专科学校 secondary specialized (technical) school for adults ・ 城市规划 city’s landscaping plan; urban planning ・ 城市合作银行 urban cooperative bank ・ 城市基础设施建设 the city’s infrastructure construction ・ 城市建设 urban construction ・ 城市景观 townscape ・ 城市经济学 urban economics ・ 城市居民自治 self-governance by urban residents ・ 城市居民最低生活保障 subsistence allowances for the urban poor ・ 城市恐惧症 urbiphobia ・ 城市垃圾 city refuse ・ 城市绿地 urban open space; urban green land ・ 城市绿化 urban landscaping ・ 城市美容师 urban environmental worker ・ 城市生活无着的流浪乞讨人员的救助管理办法 Measures for Assisting Vagrants and Beggars with No Means of Support in Cities ・ 城市运动会 municipal athletics meet ・ 成事在天,谋事在人 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven; Man proposes, God disposes ・ 成套引进 package import ・ 成为国际共识 become a consensus of the international community ・ 乘务员 vehicular attendant; conductor ・ 城乡低收入居民 low-income residents in both town and country ・ 城乡电网改造 projects for upgrading urban and rural power grids ・ 城乡特殊困难群众 urban and rural residents with special difficulties ・ 成药 patent medicine ・ 成药 patent medicine ・ 城镇职工医疗保险制度改革 medical insurance for urban workers ・ 城镇职工基本医疗保险制度 basic medical insurance system for urban working people ・ 城镇住房公积金 urban housing provident fund ・ 承办单位 organizer ・ 承包 contract with ・ 成份指数 component index ・ 成吉思汗 Genghis Khan ・ 承前启后,继往开来 inherit the past and forge ahead into the future ・ 成人高考 the national higher education exams for self-taught adults ・ 成人中等专科学校 secondary specialized /technical school for adults ・ 城市规划 city’s landscaping plan; urban planning ・ 城市户口 permanent urban residence certificate ・ 城市流浪乞讨人员 urban vagrants and beggars ・ 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 cooperatives in both urban and rural areas ・ 承销商 underwriter ・ 成组技术 group technology ・ 车牌号 license plate number ・ 车险 auto insurance ・ 吃饱穿暖 eat their fill and dress warmly; have enough to eat and wear; have adequate food and clothing ・ 持币待购 wait to buy with cash in hand ・ 赤潮 red tide (which appear on the ocean) ・ 吃饭财政 payroll finance; mouth-feeding budget-----a large proportion of the budget has been earmarked for paying salaries of government functionaries ・ 吃干醋 be jealous ; be green with envy ・ 吃皇粮 receive salaries, subsidies, or other supported from the government ・ 吃劳保 live on labor insurance allowance ・ 吃老本 live on one’s own fat; bask in one’s past glory; rest on one’s laurels, eat on one’s own principals, live off one’s past gains or achievements ・ 痴迷者 addict ・ 吃偏饭 enjoy special privilege ・ 赤贫人口 people living in absolute poverty; destitute population ・ 持平 hold the line ・ 吃闲饭 stay idle ・ 吃香 be very popular; be most welcome; be in great demand ・ 吃小亏占大便宜 lose a little but gain much; take small losses for the sake of big gains ・ 持续、稳定、协调发展 sustained, stable and coordinated development ・ 吃大锅饭 “egalitarian practice of ““everybody eating from the same big pot““ “ ・ 充电 recharge one’s batteries; update one’s knowledge; brush up (on) ・ 充电电池 rechargeable batteries ・ 冲动性购买 impulse buying; impulse shopping ・ 充分调动积极性和创造性 give full play to the initiative and creativity ・ 充分利用两个市场,两种资源 fully utilize both domestic and international markets and resources ・ 重复建设 redundant project; duplication of similar projects ・ 重复生产 duplication of production ・ 重复引进 inroduction of redundant technical facilities; importation of redundant technical facilities ・ 冲剂 dissolved medicines; instant herbal medicines ・ 冲击波(电脑病毒) Blaster ・ 冲浪艇 surfboat ・ 宠物医院 pet clinic ・ 冲销账目 write off accounts ・ 崇洋媚外 worship things foreign and fawn on foreign countries ・ 冲帐 strike a balance; counter-balance accounts; reverse an entry ・ 充值卡 rechargeable card ・ 筹备委员会 preparatory committee ・ 抽调 transfer a portion ・ 筹划指导委员会 steering committee ・ 抽检 spot check ・ 抽奖 lucky draw ・ 臭老九 stinking ninth category (of class enemies next to landlords, reactionaries and even spies, etc. , a term of abuse by ultra-Leftists for teachers and other educated people in the 1966-1976 Cultural Revolution) ・ 抽杀成功 hit through ・ 抽样调查 sample survey ・ 筹资 raised capital/proceeds ・ 筹资渠道 fundraising channels ・ 储备基金 reserve funds ・ 储币待购 save for purchases ・ 初步候选人 preliminary candidate ・ 除草剂 weed killer ・ 出风头 show off;in the limelight ・ 出国热 craze for going abroad ・ 出家 pravrajana; cloister ・ 出境签证 exit visa ・ 出境游 outbound tourism ・ 出口创汇型产业 export-oriented industry ・ 出口创汇型企业 foreign exchange-earning enterprise ・ 出口创汇能力 capacity to earn foreign exchange through exports ・ 出口加工区 export processing zone; area for processing export products ・ 出口卖方信贷 seller’s credit on exports ・ 出口退税机制 export tax rebate system ・ 出口退税率 export rebate rate ・ 出口退税制度 the system of refunding taxes on exported goods; export (tax) rebate ・ 出口押汇 bill purchased (B/P); outward documentary bill ・ 出口转内销 domestic sales of commodities orginally produced for exports ・ 处理存货 sell-off ・ 处理价格 bargain price; reduced price ・ 处理品 items for disposal ・ 出笼 release a bad publication, plan, etc. ・ 触摸屏 touchscreen ・ 出难题偏题 raise out-of-the-way and catchy questions ・ 出气筒 punching bag ・ 出勤率 attendance rate ・ 出入平安 Safe trip wherever you go ・ 除“四害“ eliminate the four pests---rats, bedbugs, flies and mosquitoes ・ 出台 unveil fresh policy ・ 除烟叶外,取消农业特产税 all taxes on special agricultrual products will be repealed except for tobacco ・ 储运 storage and transport ・ 出租业务 leasing ・ 传媒 media ・ 传染病防治法 law on the prevention and control of infectious diseases ・ 传染性疾病 communicable disease ・ 穿梭外交 shuttle diplomacy ・ 传统产业 conventional industries ・ 船务公司 shipping service company ・ 传销 pyramid-selling; multi-level marketing ・ 穿小鞋 make it hot for; make trouble for ・ 穿新鞋走老路 wearing new shoes to walk on the old path; change in form but not in content; put old wine in new wineskins ・ 穿针引线 act as go-between ・ 创建卫生城市 build an advanced clean city ・ 窗口行业 service trade ・ 创利 generate profit ・ 创业精神 enterprising spirit; pioneering spirit ・ 创业者 start-up ・ 创业园 high-tech business incubator; pioneer park ・ 创意 new idea or concept ・ 传染病 communicable disease; infectious disease ・ 垂直管理 vertical management ・ 垂直贸易 vertical trade ・ 吹风会 (advanced) briefing ・ 纯净水 purified water ・ 春运 (passenger ) transport during the Spring Festival ・ 春蕾计划 Spring Buds Program ・ 《春秋》 Spring and Autumn Annals ・ 春运 (passenger) transport during the Spring Festival ・ 次大陆 subcontinent ・ 磁卡电话 magnetic card telephone ・ 此地无银三百两 A guilty person gives himself away by consciously protesting his innocence. ・ 辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ・ 次级债券 subordinated bonds ・ 次区域合作 sub-regional cooperation ・ 次新股 sub-new stock ・ 磁悬浮列车 Maglev train (magnetically levitated train), magnetic suspension train ・ 从零开始 start from scratch ・ 从群众中来,到群众中去 from the masses, to the masses ・ 从众心理 group psychology ・ 从众行为 the behavior of blindly conforming to the norm ・ 从粗放经济转变为集约经济 shift from extensive economy to intensive economy ・ 凑份子 club together ・ 粗放经营 extensive management ・ 粗放型 extensive form ・ 粗加工产品 rough-wrought product ・ 促进对外贸易多元化 diversify our trading partners; promote the diversification of foreign trade ・ 促进经济发展和社会全面进步 promote economic development and social progress in an all-around way ・ 促进区域协调发展 promoting the coordinated development of all regions ・ 促销 promote sales; promotion ・ 粗放经营 extensive operation ・ 粗放式管理 extensive management ・ 催泪弹 tear gas ・ 促进全球经济一体化 foster integration with the global economy