分流 reposition of redundant personnel
分期付款 installment payment
分税制 system of tax distribution
分销 sub-underwriting, 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
封闭式基金 close-ended fund
封杀出局 force out
疯牛病 mad cow disease; bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
锋利扣杀 razor-sharp smash
扶贫 poverty alleviation
浮动工资 floating wages; fluctuating wages
福利彩票 welfare lotteries
福利分房 welfare-oriented public housing distribution system
复式住宅duplex apartment; compound apartment (a type of residential housing that maximizes usable space by increasing the number of the story building)
覆盖率 coverage rate
改制上市：An enterprise is re-organized according to modern corporate system so that it will get listed on the stock market.
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
尴尬，困境，糟糕 pretty pass
感谢款待的信 a bread and butter letter (a letter sent as thanks for being treated well as someone's guest)
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
高杠杆交易机构 highly-leveraged institutions(HLI)
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
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
各就各位On your marks!"
根本政治制度 fundamental political system
跟踪审计 follow-up auditing
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)
公积金public accumulation funds, public reserve funds
公检法 public security organs, procuratorial organs and people's courts
公开喊价市场 open outcry markets
公款吃喝 recreational activities using public funds
公路隔离带 median
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
功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.
恭喜发财 May you be prosperous!; Wish you all the best!
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
股本share capital
股本金 equity capital
骨干企业 key enterprise
挂靠 be attached or affiliated to; be subordinate to
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)
归口管理 put under centralized management by specialized departments
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
国际化战略 internationalization strategy
国际日期变更线 International Date Line (IDL)
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
国家控股公司 state-controlling company
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
国民生产总值 gross national product (GNP)
国内生产总值 gross domestic product (GDP)
国土局 Land and Resources Bureau
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
海市蜃楼, 镜花水月, 无稽之谈 a mare’s nest
海湾战争综合征 the Gulf War syndrome
函授大学 correspondence university
汉字处理软件 Chinese character processing software
旱地滑雪场 mock skiing park
航母 aircraft carrier
航向错误, 奉行错误方向 on the wrong tack
豪赌 unrestrained gambling
好出风头的运动员 exhibitionist, grandstander
好莱坞大片 Hollywood blockbuster
好球 "Strike"
好事不出门，恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
合理引导消费 guide rational consumption
合议庭 collegiate bench
和服 Kimono
核销 cancel after verification
黑店 gangster inn
黑客 hacker
黑社会 Mafia-style organizations; gangland
红包 （中）red paper containing money as a gift, (贬) bribe, kickback
红筹股red chips
红股 bonus share
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)
宏观调控 macro-control
后防空虚 leave the defense exposed
后台管理 back-stage management
呼啦圈 hula 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
环太平洋地区 Pacific Rim
换手率 turnover rate
黄、赌、毒 pornography, gambling and drug abuse and trafficking
黄金时段 prime time
灰色收入 income from moonlighting
挥棒 swing
挥棒不中 fan
汇丰银行 Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC)
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
机场建设费 airport construction fee
机构投资者 institutional investor
机构臃肿 overstaffing in organizations (government)
积压产品 overstocked commodities (inventories)
基本国情 fundamental realities of the country
基本路线要管一百年 The basic line must be followed unswervingly for a very long time to come.
基层民主 democracy at the grassroots level
基层组织 organizations at the grass-roots level
基础设施 infrastructure
基因工程 genetic engineering
基因突变 genetic mutation
绩优股 blue chip
缉毒队 narcotics squad
缉私力量 the forces engaged in the fight against smuggling
激烈竞争 cut-throat competition
吉尼斯世界记录 Guinness (Book of Records)
吉祥物 mascot
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
计算机辅助教学 computer-assisted instruction (CAI)
计算机中央处理器 central processing unit(CPU)
记者席 press box
技术产权交易所 technology equity market; technology property right exchange
技术交底 confide a technological secret to somebody
技术密集产品 technology-intensive product
技术下乡 spread technological knowledge to farmers
既成事实fait accompli (noun)
既往不咎, 忘掉旧嫌 let bygones be bygones
加班 work extra shifts
加密 encrypt
加强舆论监督 ensure that the correct orientation is maintained in public opinion
加权平均值 weighted average
家庭联产承包责任制 the household contract responsibility system
家族企业 family firm
嘉宾 distinguished guest, honored guest
甲骨文 inscriptions on animal bones or tortoise shells
假唱 lip-synch
假动作 deception, feint
假日经济 holiday economy
尖端产品 highly sophisticated products
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
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
剪彩 cut the ribbon
剪刀差 the scissors gap between the prices of ... and ...
江南水乡 the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze 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
侥幸球 fluke
脚踩两只船 sit on the fence
脚踏实地 be down-to-earth
教书育人 impart knowledge and educate people
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
结售汇制度 the system of exchange, settlement and sales
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
戒毒所 drug rehabilitation center
戒急用忍 overcome impetuosity and exercise patience; no haste, be patient
金本位 gold standard
金边债券 gilt-edged bonds
金降落伞 golden parachute
金融电子化 computerize financial services
金融危机 financial crisis
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
劲射 power shot
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
京剧票友 Peking Opera fan
京剧人物脸谱 types of facial make-up in Beijing opera
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
景泰蓝 cloisonné
敬业精神 professional dedication; professional ethics
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
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, thesis proposal
开小灶 give special favor
开夜车 burn the midnight oil; work over night
看跌/看涨期权 put / call option
看守政府, 看守内阁，过渡政府 caretaker cabinet
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
可持续发展战略 strategy of sustainable development
可转换债券convertible bond
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
口蹄疫 foot-and-mouth disease
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
快速反应部队 rapid response force
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
扩大内需 to expand domestic demand
垃圾债券 junk bond
拉动经济增长 fuel economic growth
拉关系 try to curry favor with
拉拉队 cheering squad
拉拉队长 cheer-leader, rooter king
拉尼娜现象 La Nina phenomenon
来电显示电话机 caller ID telephone
来料加工 process materials supplied by clients; accept customers' materials for processing
蓝筹股 blue chips
劳动合同制 labor contract system
老少边穷地区 former revolutionary base areas, areas inhabited by minority nationalities, remote and border areas and poverty-stricken areas
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.
礼仪小姐 ritual girl
理货公司 tally company
立体农业 three-dimensional agriculture
利改税 substitution of tax payment for profit delivery
利好因素 wrinkle
利基 niche
连带责任 joint liability
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
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
廉洁奉公，以正治国 (of an official) clean and devoted, and govern the state with his own example of uprightness
廉政、勤政、务实、高效政府 an honest, diligent, pragmatic and efficient government
廉政建设 construction of a clean and honest administration
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
两院院士academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering
劣等品shoddy goods; substandard goods
猎头公司 head-hunting company
临时主教练 caretaker coach
零配件 spare and accessory parts
领头羊 bellwether
流动人口 transient population
流动图书馆 traveling library; bookmobile
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope.
留学咨询：consulting on the study abroad
留职停薪 retain the job but suspend the salary
龙头老大 leading enterprise; flagship of the industry
路演road show
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
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
论文答辩 (thesis) oral defense
裸机bare mobile phone
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. )
买一送一 two-for-one offer, buy one get one free
满意度 degree of satisfaction
盲流和倒流人员 transient from the countryside
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
帽子戏法 hat trick
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.
美声唱法 bel canto
美食节 gourmet festival
门户网站 portals
门前三包 be responsible for general sanitation, green covering and keeping good social order in a designated area outside the unit building
朦胧诗 misty poetry
蒙古包 (Mongolian) yurt
蒙古大夫 quack
孟子 Mencius
民办教师 teachers in rural 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
民族国家 nation state
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
模拟测试 mock test; simulated exam
磨洋工 dawdle along
莫失良机 make hay while the sun shines
目标管理 management by objectives
内耗 in-fighting
内环路 inner ring road
内联企业 enterprises with internal connections
纳米 nanometer
耐用消费品 durable consumer items (goods)
男高音演唱家 tenorist
男权主义思想 male chauvinism
南水北调工程 divert water from the south to the north project
难得糊涂 Where ignorance is bliss, it's folly to be wise.
囊括 complete a sweep
闹情绪 be disgruntled; be in a fit of pique
能官能民 be ready to both serve as an official 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
能上网的手机 WAP phone
泥菩萨过河 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 labor (laborers)
农工商联合企业 agro-industrial-commercial combines
偶像 idol
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.)
皮包公司 bogus company
疲软股票 soft stock
啤酒肚 beer belly
骗汇、逃汇、套汇 obtain foreign currency and false pretenses, not turn over foreign currency owed to the government and illegal arbitrage
票贩子 scalper, ticket tout
票房 box office
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
平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚 never burn incense when all is well, but clasp Buddha's feet when in distress
评头论足 nit-pick
瓶颈制约 “bottleneck” restrictions
扑网(体） rush-up, rushing
普选制 general election system
期房 forward delivery housing
骑警 horseback police
旗袍 cheong-sam; Chi-pao
企业孵化器 enterprise incubator
企业集团的松散层 loose level (of an enterprise group)
企业文化 corporate culture
起跑器 block
洽谈会 fair, meeting
千禧婴儿 millennium infant; millennium baby
强化班 intensive training program/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
清明节 Qingming Festival/ Pure Brightness Festival/ Tomb Sweeping Day
清算/结算 clearing /settlement
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
全面实施以德育为核心、以创新精神和实践能力为重点的素质教育 carry on the quality education centering on moral education and emphasizing creativity and practice
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-weather aircraft
全天候服务round-the-clock service
全优工程 all-round excellent project
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
拳头产品 flagship products; 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
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
人均住房 per-capita housing
人口负增长 negative population growth (NPG)
人类免疫缺陷病毒Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV)
人情债 debt of gratitude
认股权证 warrant
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
软着陆 soft landing
塞翁失马，焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
三八红旗手 woman pace-setter
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 strength of the socialist state and raises the people's living standards
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 debts
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 foreign-invested enterprises: 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）
分期付款 installment payment
分税制 system of tax distribution
分销 sub-underwriting, 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
封闭式基金 close-ended fund
封杀出局 force out
疯牛病 mad cow disease; bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
锋利扣杀 razor-sharp smash
扶贫 poverty alleviation
浮动工资 floating wages; fluctuating wages
福利彩票 welfare lotteries
福利分房 welfare-oriented public housing distribution system
复式住宅duplex apartment; compound apartment (a type of residential housing that maximizes usable space by increasing the number of the story building)
覆盖率 coverage rate
改制上市：An enterprise is re-organized according to modern corporate system so that it will get listed on the stock market.
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
尴尬，困境，糟糕 pretty pass
感谢款待的信 a bread and butter letter (a letter sent as thanks for being treated well as someone's guest)
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
高杠杆交易机构 highly-leveraged institutions(HLI)
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
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
各就各位On your marks!"
根本政治制度 fundamental political system
跟踪审计 follow-up auditing
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)
公积金public accumulation funds, public reserve funds
公检法 public security organs, procuratorial organs and people's courts
公开喊价市场 open outcry markets
公款吃喝 recreational activities using public funds
公路隔离带 median
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
功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.
恭喜发财 May you be prosperous!; Wish you all the best!
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
股本share capital
股本金 equity capital
骨干企业 key enterprise
挂靠 be attached or affiliated to; be subordinate to
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)
归口管理 put under centralized management by specialized departments
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
国际化战略 internationalization strategy
国际日期变更线 International Date Line (IDL)
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
国家控股公司 state-controlling company
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
国民生产总值 gross national product (GNP)
国内生产总值 gross domestic product (GDP)
国土局 Land and Resources Bureau
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
海市蜃楼, 镜花水月, 无稽之谈 a mare’s nest
海湾战争综合征 the Gulf War syndrome
函授大学 correspondence university
汉字处理软件 Chinese character processing software
旱地滑雪场 mock skiing park
航母 aircraft carrier
航向错误, 奉行错误方向 on the wrong tack
豪赌 unrestrained gambling
好出风头的运动员 exhibitionist, grandstander
好莱坞大片 Hollywood blockbuster
好球 "Strike"
好事不出门，恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
合理引导消费 guide rational consumption
合议庭 collegiate bench
和服 Kimono
核销 cancel after verification
黑店 gangster inn
黑客 hacker
黑社会 Mafia-style organizations; gangland
红包 （中）red paper containing money as a gift, (贬) bribe, kickback
红筹股red chips
红股 bonus share
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)
宏观调控 macro-control
后防空虚 leave the defense exposed
后台管理 back-stage management
呼啦圈 hula 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
环太平洋地区 Pacific Rim
换手率 turnover rate
黄、赌、毒 pornography, gambling and drug abuse and trafficking
黄金时段 prime time
灰色收入 income from moonlighting
挥棒 swing
挥棒不中 fan
汇丰银行 Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC)
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
机场建设费 airport construction fee
机构投资者 institutional investor
机构臃肿 overstaffing in organizations (government)
积压产品 overstocked commodities (inventories)
基本国情 fundamental realities of the country
基本路线要管一百年 The basic line must be followed unswervingly for a very long time to come.
基层民主 democracy at the grassroots level
基层组织 organizations at the grass-roots level
基础设施 infrastructure
基因工程 genetic engineering
基因突变 genetic mutation
绩优股 blue chip
缉毒队 narcotics squad
缉私力量 the forces engaged in the fight against smuggling
激烈竞争 cut-throat competition
吉尼斯世界记录 Guinness (Book of Records)
吉祥物 mascot
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
计算机辅助教学 computer-assisted instruction (CAI)
计算机中央处理器 central processing unit(CPU)
记者席 press box
技术产权交易所 technology equity market; technology property right exchange
技术交底 confide a technological secret to somebody
技术密集产品 technology-intensive product
技术下乡 spread technological knowledge to farmers
既成事实fait accompli (noun)
既往不咎, 忘掉旧嫌 let bygones be bygones
加班 work extra shifts
加密 encrypt
加强舆论监督 ensure that the correct orientation is maintained in public opinion
加权平均值 weighted average
家庭联产承包责任制 the household contract responsibility system
家族企业 family firm
嘉宾 distinguished guest, honored guest
甲骨文 inscriptions on animal bones or tortoise shells
假唱 lip-synch
假动作 deception, feint
假日经济 holiday economy
尖端产品 highly sophisticated products
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
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
剪彩 cut the ribbon
剪刀差 the scissors gap between the prices of ... and ...
江南水乡 the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze 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
侥幸球 fluke
脚踩两只船 sit on the fence
脚踏实地 be down-to-earth
教书育人 impart knowledge and educate people
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
结售汇制度 the system of exchange, settlement and sales
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
戒毒所 drug rehabilitation center
戒急用忍 overcome impetuosity and exercise patience; no haste, be patient
金本位 gold standard
金边债券 gilt-edged bonds
金降落伞 golden parachute
金融电子化 computerize financial services
金融危机 financial crisis
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
劲射 power shot
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
京剧票友 Peking Opera fan
京剧人物脸谱 types of facial make-up in Beijing opera
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
景泰蓝 cloisonné
敬业精神 professional dedication; professional ethics
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
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, thesis proposal
开小灶 give special favor
开夜车 burn the midnight oil; work over night
看跌/看涨期权 put / call option
看守政府, 看守内阁，过渡政府 caretaker cabinet
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
可持续发展战略 strategy of sustainable development
可转换债券convertible bond
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
口蹄疫 foot-and-mouth disease
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
快速反应部队 rapid response force
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
扩大内需 to expand domestic demand
垃圾债券 junk bond
拉动经济增长 fuel economic growth
拉关系 try to curry favor with
拉拉队 cheering squad
拉拉队长 cheer-leader, rooter king
拉尼娜现象 La Nina phenomenon
来电显示电话机 caller ID telephone
来料加工 process materials supplied by clients; accept customers' materials for processing
蓝筹股 blue chips
劳动合同制 labor contract system
老少边穷地区 former revolutionary base areas, areas inhabited by minority nationalities, remote and border areas and poverty-stricken areas
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.
礼仪小姐 ritual girl
理货公司 tally company
立体农业 three-dimensional agriculture
利改税 substitution of tax payment for profit delivery
利好因素 wrinkle
利基 niche
连带责任 joint liability
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
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
廉洁奉公，以正治国 (of an official) clean and devoted, and govern the state with his own example of uprightness
廉政、勤政、务实、高效政府 an honest, diligent, pragmatic and efficient government
廉政建设 construction of a clean and honest administration
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
两院院士academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering
劣等品shoddy goods; substandard goods
猎头公司 head-hunting company
临时主教练 caretaker coach
零配件 spare and accessory parts
领头羊 bellwether
流动人口 transient population
流动图书馆 traveling library; bookmobile
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope.
留学咨询：consulting on the study abroad
留职停薪 retain the job but suspend the salary
龙头老大 leading enterprise; flagship of the industry
路演road show
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
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
论文答辩 (thesis) oral defense
裸机bare mobile phone
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. )
买一送一 two-for-one offer, buy one get one free
满意度 degree of satisfaction
盲流和倒流人员 transient from the countryside
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
帽子戏法 hat trick
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.
美声唱法 bel canto
美食节 gourmet festival
门户网站 portals
门前三包 be responsible for general sanitation, green covering and keeping good social order in a designated area outside the unit building
朦胧诗 misty poetry
蒙古包 (Mongolian) yurt
蒙古大夫 quack
孟子 Mencius
民办教师 teachers in rural 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
民族国家 nation state
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
模拟测试 mock test; simulated exam
磨洋工 dawdle along
莫失良机 make hay while the sun shines
目标管理 management by objectives
内耗 in-fighting
内环路 inner ring road
内联企业 enterprises with internal connections
纳米 nanometer
耐用消费品 durable consumer items (goods)
男高音演唱家 tenorist
男权主义思想 male chauvinism
南水北调工程 divert water from the south to the north project
难得糊涂 Where ignorance is bliss, it's folly to be wise.
囊括 complete a sweep
闹情绪 be disgruntled; be in a fit of pique
能官能民 be ready to both serve as an official 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
能上网的手机 WAP phone
泥菩萨过河 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 labor (laborers)
农工商联合企业 agro-industrial-commercial combines
偶像 idol
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.)
皮包公司 bogus company
疲软股票 soft stock
啤酒肚 beer belly
骗汇、逃汇、套汇 obtain foreign currency and false pretenses, not turn over foreign currency owed to the government and illegal arbitrage
票贩子 scalper, ticket tout
票房 box office
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
平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚 never burn incense when all is well, but clasp Buddha's feet when in distress
评头论足 nit-pick
瓶颈制约 “bottleneck” restrictions
扑网(体） rush-up, rushing
普选制 general election system
期房 forward delivery housing
骑警 horseback police
旗袍 cheong-sam; Chi-pao
企业孵化器 enterprise incubator
企业集团的松散层 loose level (of an enterprise group)
企业文化 corporate culture
起跑器 block
洽谈会 fair, meeting
千禧婴儿 millennium infant; millennium baby
强化班 intensive training program/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
清明节 Qingming Festival/ Pure Brightness Festival/ Tomb Sweeping Day
清算/结算 clearing /settlement
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
全面实施以德育为核心、以创新精神和实践能力为重点的素质教育 carry on the quality education centering on moral education and emphasizing creativity and practice
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-weather aircraft
全天候服务round-the-clock service
全优工程 all-round excellent project
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
拳头产品 flagship products; 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
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
人均住房 per-capita housing
人口负增长 negative population growth (NPG)
人类免疫缺陷病毒Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV)
人情债 debt of gratitude
认股权证 warrant
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
软着陆 soft landing
塞翁失马，焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
三八红旗手 woman pace-setter
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 strength of the socialist state and raises the people's living standards
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 debts
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 foreign-invested enterprises: 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）