帕金森症 parkinsonism
拍拖 being in love; having a love affair
排华政策 policy of discrimination against the Chinese
排外主义 exclusivism
派出所 local police station
潘多拉魔盒 Pandora's box
盘点 stock count; take stock of
盘活存量资产 liquidize remnant assets
抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
跑龙套"utility man, play a bit role, general handyman"
泡沫经济 bubble economy
泡妞 chase after the girls
培养高素质新型军事人才 train high-quality military personnel of a new type
培育新的经济增长点 Cultivate new economic growth points
赔了夫人又折兵, 花钱填无底洞 throw good money after bad
配股 allotment of shares；rationed shares
配件 accessories
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.) "
碰一鼻子灰 be sent off with a flea in one's ear; be snubbedd; get a rebuff
批发市场 wholesale market
皮包公司 bogus company
疲软股票 soft stock
啤酒肚 beer belly
片儿警 local regional policeman
片面追求升学率 place undue emphasis on the proportion of students entering schools of a higher level
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"
票贩子 ticket scalper
票房 box office
拼图 jigsaw
贫富悬殊 polarization of rich and poor
贫铀弹 depleted uranium bomb
品牌效应 brand effect
平等、互利、互相尊重主权和领土完整 equality，mutual benefit， mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity
平等互利、讲求实效、形式多样、共同发展的方针 pursuing practical results, adopting various waysand seeking common development/ the principle of equality, mutual benefit, efficiency, diversity andmutual development
平等互利原则 principle of equality and mutual benefit
平衡预算 balance a budget； a balanced budget
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"
平稳过渡 smooth transition
平抑（稳定）物价 stabilize commodity prices
评标 bidding evaluation
评头论足 nit-pick
凭证式国债 certificate T-bonds
瓶颈制约 “bottleneck”restrictions
泼冷水 pour cold water on the enthusiasm of； dampen the spirit of； throw a wet blanket over
泼水节 Water-Sprinkling Festival
迫降 emergency landing
破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat； burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end
扑网(体) "rush-up, rushing"
铺新摊子 launch new projects
普遍优惠制generalized preferential system;general system of preferences
普法教育活动 Program on education to popularize knowledge of laws.
普通高等教育 regular higher education
普选制 general election system
曝光 make public; expose
期初存货 opening stock
期房 forward delivery housing
期货对冲交易 offsetting futures transactions
期货交易 deal in futures; futures business/trading; forward business
期末存货 closing stock
欺行霸市价格 forced quotation
骑警 horseback police
旗袍 cheong-sam; Chi-pao
企业产权 property rights of enterprises
企业的自我约束机制 self-regulating mechanism of enterprises
企业孵化器 enterprise incubator
企业改制 restructuring of enterprise
企业集团 enterprise group
企业兼并重组 annexation and reorganization of enterprises
企业上市 listing of a company
企业文化 corporate culture
企业效益 performance of enterprises
企业形象 corporate image(CI)/ enterprise image
企业重组 reshuffle of the enterprises
企业转制 transformation of enterprise
启动基金 initial funding
启发式教学 heuristic education
起跑器 block
汽车维修方舱 shelters for vehicle maintenance
洽谈会 "fair, meeting"
千代田寿险公司（日本） Chiyoda Mutual Life Insurance Co.
千里之行始于足下 a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
千年问题、千年虫 millennium bug
千禧婴儿 millennium infant; millennium baby
牵头人 initiator
签约仪式 signing ceremony
前怕狼,后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
前人栽树,后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests./ One sows and another reaps.
前事不忘,后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
前瞻性 perspectiveness
钱袋子 fund sources
欠收(农业) crop failure
枪手 1. gun shooter; 2. ghostwriter
强化班 intensive training class
强力球(美国的全国性彩票) powerball
强龙难压地头蛇 Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.
强强联手 win-win co-operation
强权外交 power diplomacy
强硬派伊斯兰教徒 hard-line Islamist
抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities
抢购 panic buying
抢跑 "false start, beat the gun"
抢险救灾 emergency rescue and disaster relief
敲竹杠 make somebody pay through the nose; put the lug on; rob by a trick
侨胞 countrymen residing abroad
侨务 affairs concerning nationals residing abroad
巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you can't make a fist./ One can't make bricks without straw.
翘尾巴 be cocky; get stuck-up
切入点 point of penetration; breakthrough point
亲民党 People First Party
侵吞公款 embezzle public funds/ embezzlement of public funds
钦差大臣 imperial envoy; imperial commissioner
禽流感 bird flu
勤工俭学 part-work and part-study system; work-study program
勤政廉政建设 keep government functionaries honest and industrious
青藏高原 Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
青少年犯罪 juvenile deliquency
氢弹 hydrogen bomb
轻轨火车 light rail train
轻水反应堆 light water reactor( LWR)
倾销 dump; dumping
清产核资 asset and capital verification
清洁能源 clean energy
清明节 Pure Bright Festival; Tomb Sweeping Day
清算/结算 clearing /settlement
清算公司 clearing corporation; liquidation company
清算银行 clearing bank
情感消费 emotional consumption
情商 emotion quotient (EQ)
情有独钟 show special preference (favor) to …
求大同,存小异 seek common ground on major question while reserving differences on minor ones
区位商业 location-based commerce
区域保障与建制保障相结合、通用保障与专用保障相结合的方式。 It combines regional support with organic system support and general supply support with special supply support.
区域经济 regional economies
屈体 "jackknife, pike"
取消禁运 lifting of embargo
圈外人士 people out of the loop
全方位、多层次、宽领域的对外开放格局 all-dimensional, multitiered and wide-ranging opening pattern
全方位外交 multi-faceted diplomacy
全国人大代表 deputy to the National People's Congress
全国人口普查 nationwide census
全国人民代表大会 NPC (National People's Congress)
全国人民代表大会常务委员会 the NPC Standing Committee
全国人民代表大会主席团 the NPC Presidium
全国卫生城市 National Hygienic City
全国政协常委递补委员 by-elect members to the Standing Committee of the Ninth CPPCC National Committee
全景电影 cinepanoramic
全力以赴 all-out efforts
全面建设小康社会to build a well-off society in an all-round way
全面禁止和彻底销毁核武器 complete prohibition and thorough destruction nuclear weapons
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
全民健身和医疗卫生系统 nationwide fitness and medical and health system
全民健身活动 national fitness activities flourished
全民健身计划纲要 outline of the nationwide body-building plan
全民族的思想道德素质 the ideological and ethical standards
全能冠军 all-around winner
全球变暖 global warming
全球定位系统 global positioning system (GPS)
全球多边贸易体系 global system of multilateral trade
全球移动通信系统(全球通) global system for mobile communications (GSM)
全体会议 plenary meeting
全天候 24-hour (service)
全天候飞机 all-weather aircraft
全优工程 all-round excellent project
全资企业 exclusively-invested enterprises
权贵资本主义 crony capitalism
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
权力法案 Bill of Rights
权力下放 delegate power to the lower levels; shift of power to the grassroots
权益回报率 returns on equity (ROE)
拳头产品 competitive products; knock-out products; blockbuster
券商 securities trader
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
让利 surrender part of the profits
绕圈子 beat around the bush
热带风暴 Tropical Storm
热带雨林 tropical rain forest
热岛效应 tropical island effect
热核弹头 thermonuclear warhead
热污染 thermal pollution
人才高地 talent highland
人才交流 talents exchange
人才流失 brain drain
人才战 competition for talented people
人大代表 NPC member
人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man.
人浮于事 overstaff
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
人口出生率 birth rate
人口负增长 negative population growth (NPG)
人口过剩 overpopulation
人口老龄化 an aging population
人口素质 quality of population
人口学 larithmics
人类基因图谱 human genome
人类免疫缺陷病毒 Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV)
人气 popularity
人情债 debt of gratitude
人身保护令（状） habeas corpus
人身攻击 personal attack
人身意外保险 personal accident insurance
人寿保险 life insurance
人头税 poll tax
人性化管理 human-based management
人之初,性本善 Man's nature at birth is good.
认股权证 warrant
任意球 free kick
日本广播协会 NHK
日本协力银行 Japan Bank For International Cooperation (JBIC)
日本右翼势力 right-wing forces in Japan
日经指数 Nikkei Index
荣誉权 right of fame
融资渠道 financing channels
入境问俗,入乡随俗 When in Rome do as the Romans do.
入水时水花很少 clean entry
入网许可证 network access license
软盘 floppy disk
软新闻 soft news
软着陆 soft landing
瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a good harvest.
弱肉强食法则 law of the jungle
弱势群体 disadvantageous groups
塞翁失马，焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
三八红旗手 woman pace-setter
三八线 38th Parallel
三步走战略 the three-step development strategy
三产 tertiary industry
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)
三废(废气、废水、废渣） “three wastes”(waste gas, waste water and waste residues)
三高农业 "three highs" agriculture (high yield, high quality and high efficiency agriculture)
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
三农问题 issues concerning agriculture, countryside and farmers
三陪 girls who provides illegal sexual services, esp. prostitute
三权分立 separation of the executive, legislative and judicial powers
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.)"
三峡工程 Three Gorges Project
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(中外合资企业,中外合作企业,外商独资企业) "three kinds of foreign-invested enterprises or ventures: Sino-foreign joint ventures, cooperative businesses and exclusively foreign-owned enterprises in China "
三字经 three-character scripture
三自原则 principles of self-administration, self-support and self-propagation
散户 retail / private investor
桑拿浴 sauna
扫黄,打非 eliminate pornography and illegal publications
扫盲 eliminate illiteracy
扫尾工作 round-off work; wind-up work
森林覆盖率 forest coverage; percentage of forest cover
杀鸡用牛刀 break a butterfly on the wheel
杀手锏 sudden thrust of the mace--one's trump or master card
沙尘暴 sand storm; dust storm
沙漠化 desertification
刹住大吃大喝、公费旅游、铺张浪费的奢侈之风 put a stop to extravagance and waste （wining and dining of official guests，touring the country at public expenses）
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; "
山姆大叔 Uncle Sam
闪电战 blitz; lightning war
闪客 flash
施政纲领 administrative program
实施科技强军战略 The strategy of building a strong military through science and technology
实物供应与货币分配相结合的办法 supply in kind with supply in money
实现第三步战略目标必经的承上启下的发展阶段 the two decades of development will serve as an inevitable connecting link for attaining the third-step strategic objectives for …
实现由传统练兵方式向科技练兵的转变 quicken its steps in transforming the training-from conventional training to one featuring new technology.
实行官兵一致、军民一致、瓦解敌军的原则 Adheres to the principle of seeking unity between officers and men and between the military and the people, and demoralizing and disintegrating the enemy
实行联勤保障 The introduction of the joint logistics system
实行政治民主、经济民主、军事民主的制度 operating a system featuring political democracy, economic democracy and military democracy
士官 noncommissioned officers
首长分工负责制 the system of leading cadres assuming separate responsibilities under the unified collective leadership of the Party committee.
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖 "Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
水警区 Maritime garrison command
水墨画 Chinese brush drawing; ink and wash painting
水土流失 soil erosion
水下导弹 submarine-based missiles
水涨船高 When the river rises, the boat floats high.
说曹操,曹操到 Talk of the devil and he comes.
硕博联读 a continuous academic project that involves postgraduate and doctoral study
司仪 MC (master of ceremonies)
私人企业 private enterprise
私人游资 mobile private capital
私营企业 privately-run enterprise
思乡曲 Nostalgia
思想僵铁 fossilized concept
死而后已 until my heart stops beating
死机 system halted
死亡率 mortality
死亡人数 death toll
死帐 uncollectible account, bad debt, bad loan
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."
四个现代化 four modernizations (the modernization of agriculture, industry, national defense, and science and technology)
四合院 courtyard dwellings; quadrangle dwellings
四十不惑 Life begins at forty.
四书(《大学》、《中庸》、《论语》、《孟子》） The Four Books (The Great Learning, The Doctrine of the Mean, The Analects of Confucius, The Mencius)
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"
四有新人 "new generation of people with lofty ideals, moral integrity, good education and a strong sense of discipline"
四总部 the four general headquarters/departments
送温暖工程 heart-warming project
搜索引擎(计算机) search engine
夙敌 "arch-rival
素质教育 education for all-around development
素质教育 quality education
酸雨 acid rain
随行就市 prices fluctuating in response to market conditions
岁岁平安 Peace all year round
所得税 income tax
所有权经营权分离 separate ownership from managerial authority
台湾、香港、澳门保持原有的资本主义制度和生活方式长期不变 Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao will retain the current capitalist system and way of life for a long time to come.
台湾当局 the Taiwan authorities
台湾是中国神圣领土不可分割的一部分 Taiwan is an inalienable part of the inviolable territory of China.
台湾同胞 Taiwan compatriots
抬杠 argue for the sake of arguing; bicker
跆拳道 tae kwon do
太空步 moonwalk
太空垃圾 space trash
太平洋舰队(美) Pacific Fleet
太阳浴 sun bath; insolation
贪污腐化 corruption and degeneration
摊薄每股收益 diluted earning per share
摊牌 put/lay one’s card on the table
谈判的筹码 bargain chip
炭疽 anthrax
探明储量 verified deposits; verified reserves
探亲外交 family-visit diplomacy; relative-visiting diplomacy
唐老鸭 Donald Duck
唐装 Tang suit
唐装 traditional Chinese garments (clothing)
糖衣炮弹 sugar-coated bullets
韬光养晦 hide one's capacities and bide one's time
逃票 to sneak through without a ticket
逃票者 ticket evader
逃税 tax evasion
陶冶情操 cultivate one's taste (temperament)
讨价还价 wheel and deal
讨债公司 debt-collection company
套瓷 cotton up to
套利 arbitrage
套期保值 hedge
特别提款权 special drawing rights (SDR; SDRs) ; paper gold
特别行政区 special administrative region
特技演员 stunt man; stand-in
特困行业和企业 industries and enterprises in dire straits
特洛伊木马 Trojan horse
特色电话机 feature phone
特许税 franchise tax
特种债券 special bonds
踢皮球 pass the buck
提高国防科技工业自主创新能力和持续发展能力 Enhance the capability of self-reliance and innovation and sustained development capability in defense-related science, technology and industry.
提高拒腐防变和抵御风险的能力 Increase its capacity of fighting corruption and guarding against degeneration
提高快速反应能力 Capability in rapid-reaction
提高农产品收购价格 the government's increase in its procurement prices (for farm products)
提价 price hike
题外话 digression; mention in passing
体改委 commission for economic restructuring
体育彩票 sports lotteries
替身演员 stunt man/woman; stand-in
天赋人权 natural rights
天时，地利，人和 good timing, geographical convenience and good human relations
天时、地利、人和 favorable climatic, geographical and human comditions; favorable objective and subjective factors for success
天有不测风云 Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
填鸭式教学 cramming method of teaching
条令\条例 Orders and regulations
跳槽 job-hopping
跳槽 job-hopping
跳槽者 job-hopper
跳棋 Chinese chequers; Chinese draughts; halma
跳蚤市场 flea market
贴水 agio
贴现公司 discount house
贴现率 discount market
铁饭碗 iron rice bowl
铁哥们 faithful pal；buddies；sworn friend
铁腕人物 strongman; iron-handed person
铁血宰相 iron-and-blood prime minister
厅长 head of a department (under a provincial government)
庭院经济 courtyard economy
停薪留职 retain one's position with one's salary suspended; obtain an indefinite leave of absence from one's work unit
通存通兑 the banking procedure where deposits and withdrawals are processed at any branch bank
通关 be cleared by the customs
通货回笼 withdrawal of currency in circulation
通货混合,鸡尾酒式货币 currency cocktail
通货紧缩 deflation (of currency)
通货升值 currency revaluation
通票 through ticket
通商口岸 treaty port, trading port
通用汽车公司 General Motors Corporation (GM)
同步卫星 geostationary satellilte
同等学力 have the same educational level (as the regular graduate or student of certain academic qualification)
同等学力申请硕士学位统考 general examination for applicants with education background equivalent to college graduates for master's degree
同类产品 like product
同声传译 simultaneous interpretation
同乡会 an association of fellow provincials or townsmen
同业拆借 inter-bank borrowing
统筹安排 comprehensive arrangement
统筹兼顾 make overall plans adn take all factors into consideration; overall planning and all-round consideration
统一市场 single market
统一税 "flat tax, consolidated tax"
统一战线 united front
筒子楼 tube-shaped apartment
偷渡者 stowaway
偷工减料 use inferior materials and turn out sub-standered products
偷税、骗税、逃税、抗税 "tax evasion, tax fraud, and refusal to pay taxes
偷税漏税 tax evasion
头寸紧 credit crunch; fund shortage
头寸松 credit ease
头号种子选手 No.1 seed (player); top seed
投标 bid for; tender for
投机商号 bucket shop
投手 pitcher
投诉中心 complaint center
投资风险 investment risk
投资环境 investment environment
投资主体 the investment subject
透过现象看本质 see through the appearance to perceive the essence
透明度 transparency
土地承包期 land contract period
土地沙化 desertification of land; desert encroachment
土地使用权 land-use right
土地酸化 acidification
团队精神 team spirit; esprit de corps
团结就是力量 Unity is strength.
团身 bunch up the body
推广科研成果 turning laboratory achievements into commercial/mass production; commercialization of laboratory achievements
推进军工企事业单位战略性重组 Strategic reorganization of military industrial enterprises and institutions
推进政府机构改革 press ahead with the government institutional reform
推进政治体制改革 to advance political restructuring
退耕还林还草 grain for green
退耕还林还牧 convert the land for forestry and pasture
退市 delist (a listed company)
托福考试 Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
拖拉作风 dilatory style of work
拖欠工资 arrears of wage
脱产 be disengaged from work; divorce oneself from one's work
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
脱销 out of stock
脱氧核糖核酸 deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
脱中国化 de-Sinification
鸵鸟政策 ostrich policy; ostrichism
挖墙脚 undermine the foundation of sth.; cut the ground from under sb's feet
歪风邪气 unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
外层空间 outer space
外汇储备 foreign exchange reserve (forex reserve)
外汇管理局 Administration of Exchange Control
外汇管制 foreign exchange control
外交庇护 diplomatic asylum
外交豁免权 diplomatic immunity
外交斡旋 diplomatic offices
外联网(计算机) extranet
外卖 take-out
外卖店 take-out restaurant
外贸单证员 vouching clerk
外贸自营权 power to engage in foreign trade
外企 foreign company
外税局 foreign-related tax bureau
外滩(上海) The Bund
外逃资本 flight capital
外向型经济 Outward-looking economy
外星人 extraterrestrial being (ET)
外需 overseas market demand
外债 foreign debt; external debt
完善军人社会保障制度 Gradual improvement of social security system for servicemen
顽固分子 die-hard
万维网(计算机) World Wide Web(WWW)
汪辜会谈 Wang Daohan-Koo Chen-fu Talks (Wang-Koo talks)
王储，王太子 Crown Prince
王水 aqua regia
网吧 Internet bar
网虫 netter; Internet geek
网关 gateway
网恋 online love affair
网络出版 online publishing
网络管理员 network administrator
网络化 networking
网络经济 cybereconomy
网络恐怖主义 Cyberterrorism
网络恐怖主义 cyberterrorism
网络摄象机 web cam
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
往返机票 return ticket; round-trip ticket
往事如风 "The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
望子成龙 hold high hopes for one's child
危房 dilapidated building
威武之师,文明之师 mighty force and civilized force
微软公司 Micorsoft Corporation
微软移动构想 Microsoft Vision for Mobility; Microsoft Mobility Initiatives
为保持人民军队的性质、本色和作风提供可靠的政治保证 Furnishing a reliable political guarantee for maintaining the nature, charcter and work style of the people’s army.
围垦造田 enclose tideland for cultivation; reclaim land from marshes
违反合同 breach of contract
唯利是图 draw water to one's mill
唯一致命的弱点 Achilles' heel
维护人权和不断改善人权状况 safeguard human rights and steadily improve the human rights situation
伪君子 hypocrite; a wolf in sheep's clothing
伪劣商品赔还法 lemon law
卫冕冠军 defending champion
卫冕世界冠军 reigning world champion
卫星城 satellite town
卫星导航 satellilte navigation
慰安妇 comfort woman
温饱工程 Adequate Food and Clothing Program
温饱工程 bring-warmth fill-bellies project
温室气体 greenhouse gases
文化产业 culture industry
文化底蕴 cultural deposits
文化旅游 culture-oriented travel
文科 liberal arts
文联 literary federation
文明街道 model community
文韬武略 military expertise; military strategy
纹身 tattoo
稳定物价 stabilize prices
稳定压倒一切 Maintaining stability is of top priority
问讯处 information office; inquiry desk
我们在国际上说话是算数的 We always live up to our international commitments.
乌拉圭回合 Uruguay Round
乌龙球 own goal
污染指数 pollution index
污水处理 sewage treatment/ disposal
屋顶花园 broof garden
屋漏又逢连阴雨 Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
无风不起浪 There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
无氟冰箱 Freon-free refrigerator　
无公害蔬菜 "green" vegetable
无力偿付的公司 insolvent corporation
无人售票 self-service ticketing
无绳来电显示电话 ordless telephone with caller ID
无土栽培 soil-less cultivation
无为而治 govern by doing nothing that is against nature; govern by non-interference
无息贷款 interest-free loan
无线应用协议 WAP（wireless application protocol）
无形资产 intangible assets
无形资产 intangible assets; immaterial property
无源雷达 passive radar
无源之水,无本之木 water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
无中生有 make/create something out of nothing
五保户 household enjoying the five guarantees (childless and infirm old persons who are guarateed food, clothing, medical care, housing and burial expenses)
五讲四美三热爱 the movement of "five stresses, four points of beauty and three loves"(The five stresses are: stress on decorum, manners, hygiene, discipline and morals. The four points of beauty are: beauty of the mind, language, behavior adn the enviornment. The three loves are: love of the motherland, socialism and the Communist Party.)
五金化工 metals and chemicals
五项国家科学技术奖励 national engineering research centers
武侠小说 tales of roving knights; martial arts novel; kung fu novel
武装力量 The Armed Forces
物价局 Price Bureau
物流 logistics; the interflow of goods and materials
物业公司 property management company
物业公司 property management company
物业管理 estate management, property management
物以类聚，人以群分 Birds of a feather flock together.
物质文明 material progress
物质文明建设和精神文明建设一起抓 pay attention to ethical as well as material progress
物种起源 origin of species
夕阳产业 sunset industry
西部大开发 Western Development
西电东送 transmission of electricity from the western to the eastern region
西电东送 transmit the electricity from the western areas to East China; West-East electricity transmission project
西气东输 transmit the natural gas from the western areas to East China; West-East natural gas transmission project
吸取世界文明成果 assimilate the achievements of civilzations the world over
吸收存款 deposit taking
吸收游资 absorb idle fund
希望工程 Hope Project
息事宁人 pour oil on troubled waters
稀缺经济 scarcity economy
洗礼 baptism
洗钱 money laundering
喜忧参半 mingled hope and fear
细菌战 germ war
下放权力给 delegating the management of ... (to ...)
下岗职工 laid-off workers
下岗职工基本生活费 subsistence allowances for laid-off workers
下海 plunge into the commercial sea
下网 off line
下游行业 downstream industry
下载(计算机) downloading
夏至 Summer Solstice
先入为主 First impressions are firmly entrenched.
先下手为强 catch the ball before the bound
闲散资金 scattered funds
嫌贫爱富 despise the poor and curry favor with the rich
险胜 "cliff-hanging win, narrow victory, nose out"
县改市 county upgraded to city
县级市 county-level city
现场直播 live broadcast
现代企业制度 modern enterprise system; modern corporate system
现货交易 cash market transactions; spot transactions
现金流量 cash flow
现身说法 warn people by taking oneself as an example
现役部队 Forces in active service
线下商贸运作 offline business operation
限制战略武器会谈 strategic arms limitation talks( SALT)
宪法修正案 amendments to the Constitution
乡统筹,村提留 fees paid by farmers for overall township planning and village reserve
乡镇企业 township enterprises
香波 shampoo
香港明天更好基金会 Better Hong Kong Foundation
香港特别行政区 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region(HKSAR)
香格里拉 Shangri-la
香榭里舍大街 avenue des champs-elyses
享乐主义 hedonism
向钱看 "mammonism, put money above all"
向三军一体、军民兼容、平战结合的方向发展 The system will be further developed into one that integrates the three armed services, unites the army with the people, and combines peacetime and wartime footing.
项目立项 approve and initiate a project
项目申报 project application
项目预算 project budget
项目支持 project support
像热锅上的蚂蚁 like an ant on a hot pan
削减战略核武器会谈 strategic arms reduction talks (START)
宵夜 a stoke of midnight
消费结构 pattern of consumption
消费税 consumption tax
消费信贷 consumer credit services
消费者权益日 International Day for Consumers' Rights and Interests
消费者物价指数 consumer price index
消费者协会 consumers' association
销售景气指数 sales index
销项税 output tax
小巴 minibus
小道消息 hearsay
小而全 small and all-inclusive
小金库 a private coffer
小康 a comfortable level of living; a better-off life; moderate prosperity
小康之家 well-off family; comfortably-off family
小农经济 small-scale peasant economy; autarkical small-scale farming
小时工 hourly worker
小型核武器 Mini-nukes
小组讨论 panel discussions/group discussions
效率优先,兼顾公平 give priority to efficiency with due consideration to fairness
效益工资 achievements-related wages; wages based on benefits
效益农业 profitable agriculture
校训 school motto
校园数字化 campus digitalization
校园文化 campus culture
协调世界时 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
邪恶轴心 axis of evil
邪教 heathendom
斜拉索桥 stayed-cable bridge
写真集 photo album
心理素质 psychological quality
心想事成 May all your wish come true
心心相印, 精神感应 telesthesia
心照不宣 have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
新宠 new favorite
新的经济增长点 new point for/ sources of economic growth
新干线 "the Shinkansen, bullet train"
新官上任三把火 a new broom sweeps clean
新婚市场(指买卖兴旺的市场) bridal market
新石器时代 the Neolithic Age; New Stone Age'
新网通 new Netcom
新闻出版 the press and publishing
新新人类 New Human Being；X Generation
新兴市场 emerging market
新秀 "up-and-coming star, rising star"
信贷支持 credit aid
信得过产品 trustworthy product
信息产业部电信管理局 Telecommunication Management Bureau of Ministry of Information Industry
信息港 inforport; cyber port
信息高地 information highland
信息高速公路 information superhighway
信息革命 information revolution
信息含量 information content
信息化 informationize
信息化带动工业化，工业化促进信息化 use IT to propel industrialization, which will, in turn, stimulate IT application
信息检索 information retrieval
信用紧缩 credit crunch
信用危机 credit crisis
信用文化 credit culture
星火计划 Spark Program
星期日泰晤士报 the Sunday Times
星球大战计划 Star Wars Program
刑法 penal code; criminal law
行使否决权 exercise the veto
行头 theatrical costumes (and paraphernalia)
行政审批制度 administrative approval system
行政诉讼 administrative proceedings
形成全方位、多层次、宽领域的开放格局 form an all-directional, multi-layered and wide-ranging opening pattern
形而上学 metaphysics
形式主义 formalism
形势逼人，不进则退 Given this pressing situation, we must move forward ,or we will fall behind.
形象小姐 / 先生 image representative of a product or a brand
形象小姐/先生 image representative of a product or a brand
幸存者 survivors
性别歧视 sexual/gender discrimination
性价比 cost performance
虚开增值税发票 write false value added tax invoices
虚拟存款 window-dressing deposits
虚拟网 virtual net
虚拟银行 virtual bank
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后 Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
许可证制度 license granting mechanisms
序列 Order of battle
蓄势而发 accumulate strength for a take-off
悬而未决的问题 outstanding question
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
选美 beauty contest
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
学分 credit points
学历教育 education with record of formal schooling
学生处 students' affairs division
学生减负 alleviate the burden on students
学时 credit hours
学位授权体系 the academic degree authorization system
熏青鱼,转移注意力的话,证券说明书,证券销售书 a red herring
寻呼台 paging centers
寻呼小姐 operators who work with paging centers
巡航导弹 cruise missile
巡回医疗 medical tour
巡回招聘 milk round
循序渐进 step by step
徇私枉法 bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
徇私舞弊 bend the law for personal gain and engage in fraud
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
鸦片战争 Opium War
亚健康 subhealthy
亚太经合组织部长级会议 AMM (APEC MinisteriaI Meeting)
亚太经合组织工商咨询理事会会议 ABAC Meeting (APEC Business Advisory Council Meeting)
亚太经合组织经济领导人会议 AELM (APEC Economic Leaders Meeting)
亚太经合组织领导人非正式会议 IAELM (Informal APEC Economic Leaders' Meetings)
亚太经济合作组织 APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation)
亚洲金融危机 financial crisis in Asia
亚洲开发银行 ADB(Asian Development Bank )
严打措施 "Strike-Hard"" drive "
严打斗争 "Strike-Hard Operation, campaign to crack down relentlessly on criminal activities"
严以律己,宽以待人 be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
言情小说 romantic fiction; sentimental novel
沿海经济开发区 open coastal economic area
研究成果 research results
研究生毕业证/学位证 graduate diploma/graduate degree's diploma
研究生成绩考试(美) Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
眼前利益服从长远利益,局部利益服从整体利益,个人和集体利益服从国家利益 subordinate immediate interests to long-term interests, partial interests to overall interests and the interests of individuals and collectives to those of the state
演绎版 demo
羊肉串小摊 barbecue stall
阳春（最经济方式） no-frills
洋务运动 Westernization Movement
养老保险 endowment insurance
养老保险制度/医疗保险制度/失业保险制度/城市居民最低生活保险制度 Basic old-age pension system/medical insurance system/unemployment insurance system/subsistence allowances for urban residents
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"
野猫战斗机 Tomcat
野生动物园 wildlife park; safari park
野战食品 combat rations
野战站台车 Mobile Platform
业内人士 insider
业主 home owner
液晶显示屏 liquid crystal display (LCD)
一次性解决问题 solve the problem once and for all
一次性筷子 throwaway chopsticks
一次性用品 disposable goods
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
一帆风顺 Wishing you every success
一方有难,八方支援 When disaster struck, help came from all sides.
一个中心,两个基本点 one central task, two basic points
一国两制 "One country, two systems"
一级戒备 highest alert
一级市场 primary market
一揽子(计划) one-package (plan)
一揽子购买 lump-sum purchase; basket purchase
一切向钱看 money-oriented
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.
一支接一支不停地抽烟 chain smoke
伊斯兰抵抗运动，简称 Hamas
医疗保险 medical insurance
医疗改革 health care reform
医疗制度改革 reform of the medicare system
依法治国 manage state affairs according to law; run state affairs according to law
依法治国，以德治国 Run the country by combining the rule of law with the rule of virtue
移动电话双向收费 two-way charges for cellular phones
移动通讯 mobile communication
遗传工程 genetic engineering
以......为龙头 with...as the leading role
以产定人,减员增效 employ workers in accordance with production needs and increase efficiency while reducing the staff
以讹传讹 incorrectly relay an erroneous message
以法治国，以德治国 to govern the country with law and moral
以高新技术产业为先导 to bring about an industrial pattern with high and new technology industries as the leader.
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
以空间换取时间 trade space for time
以理服人 persuade through reasoning
以谋略制胜 outmaneuver
以权谋私 abuse of power for personal gains
以人为本 Put people and their prosperity at the forefront
people oriented
以上海浦东开发开放为龙头,进一步开放长江沿岸城市 open more cities along the Yangtze River, while concentrating on the development and opening of the Pudong Area of Shanghai
以身作则,廉洁奉公 set a good example and perform duties honestly
以市场为导向 market-oriented
以眼还眼,以牙还牙 an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
以质量求发展 strategy of development through quality; win the market with quality products
以质量求生存、求发展、求效益 "strive for survival, development and efficiency on the basis of quality"
以资证明 in witness whereof; in testimony thereof
以自力更生、自主创新为主，并积极借鉴国外先进技术发展武器装备 The PLA persists in stressing self-reliance and independent innovation, and actively develops military equipment with advanced foreign technology.
义和团运动 Boxer Uprising
义务兵役制 "compulsory military service, conscription"
义务教育 compulsory education
义演 benefit performance; charity performance
义演收入 proceeds from benefit performance
议案 bill
异地资金汇划 fund remittance between different places
易爆发战争的地区 war-prone areas
易拉罐 pop can
意大利粉 spaghetti
意外风险 emergency risk; unknown risk
意向书 letter of intent
溢价 premium
溢价发行债券(以超过票面金额价发行债券) issue of bonds at a premium
薏米 seed of Job's tears
因材施教 teach students according to their aptitude
因地制宜,合理分工,各展所长,优势互补,共同发展的原则 proceed in the light of local conditions and in accordance with a rational division of labor, with all the regions exploiting their own parricular advantages for mutual benefit and development
因地制宜,因时制宜,因事制宜,因人制宜 suit our measures to differing conditions in terms of locality, time, issue and persons involved
因果报应 karma
因特网服务提供者 Internet service provider (ISP)
音频点播 AOD (audio-on-demand)
银弹外交 money diplomacy; dollar diplomacy; "silver bullet" diplomacy
银行网点 bank outlets
引渡 extradite
引进技术 introduction of foreign talents; import of foreign talents
饮食装备 feeding equipment
隐形飞机 stealth aircraft
隐形轰炸机 stealth bomber
隐形就业 hidden employment
隐形牧人 invisible income; off-payroll income
隐性就业 unregistered employment
隐性失业 recessive unemployment
隐性收入 invisible income; off-payroll income; side money
印花税 stamp duty / tax
应急救援能力和自我发展能力 Emergency rescue and self-improvement.
应届毕业生 this year's graduates
应试教育 examination-oriented education system
英国文化委员会 British Council of Culture
英雄所见略同 Great minds think alike.
婴儿死亡率 infant mortality rate
营销管理 marketing management
营养不良 malnutrition
营业税 turnover tax; business tax
赢利能力 profitability
影子内阁 shadow cabinet
硬道理 "absolute principle, top priority"
硬通货 hard currency
永久正常贸易关系 permanent normal trading relations (PNTR)
用发展的办法来解决前进中的问题 solve problems cropping up on our way forward through development.
优化结构 optimize structure
优化经济结构 optimize the economic structure
优化资源配置 optimize the allocation of resources
优化组合 optimization grouping; optional regrouping
优惠贷款 loans on favorable terms
优胜劣汰 survival of the fittest
优势互补 (of two countries or companies) have complementary advantages
优质名牌商品 famous-brand, quality products
忧患意识 awareness of unexpected development; being prepared for unexpected development; being prepared for any eventualities
由传统练兵方式向科技练兵转变 from conventional training to one featuring new technology
犹太人定居点 Jewish settlement
邮递协议 Post Office Protocol (POP)
游乐场过山车 roller coaster
游资 idle money / fund; floating capital
友好城市 sister cities
友好大使 the Goodwill Ambassador
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 lawbreakers must be prosecuted.
有个奔头 have something to look forward to; have somehthing to expect
有机农业 organic agriculture
有理,有利,有节 on just grounds, to one's advantage and with restraint； with good reason, with advantage and with restraint
有理想、有道德、有文化、有纪律 "with lofty ideals, integrety, knowledge and a strong sense of discipline"
有钱能使鬼推磨 Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
有情人终成眷属 "Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
有识之士 people of vision
有望夺金者 a gold medal hopeful
有线通 cable modem
有勇无谋 use brawn rather than brain
有缘千里来相会 Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
有战斗力、有说服力、有吸引力的思想工作队伍 a contingent of militant ideological workers able to persuade and act as a magnet for others
有中国特色的社会主义道路 road of socialism with Chinese characteristics
有中国特色的社会主义民主政治 a socilalist democracy with Chinese characteristics
幼稚工业 infant industry
鱼米之乡 a land of milk and honey
瑜迦 Yoga
舆论导向 direction of public opinion
舆论导向 direction of public opinion
舆论监督 supervision by public opinion
与国际惯例接轨 become compatible with internationally accepted practices
与国际市场接轨 integrate with the world market; become integrated into the global market
与时俱进 advance with the times
与时俱进、开拓创新，适应国际局势和军事领域的深刻变化 The PLA persists in advancing with the times, breaking new ground and making innovations, keeping pace with profound changes in the international situation and the military field
语音识别 speech recognition
育龄妇女 women of child-bearing age
预备役 Reserve forces
预防为主,谁污染谁治理和强化环境管理三大政策 three major principles for environment control: to put prevention first, to hold those who cause pollution responsible for cleaning up and to improve environmental protection and management
预期寿命 life expectancy
预算外收入 extra-budgetary revenue
预算外支出 off-budget expenditure
域名(计算机) domain name (DN)
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."
欲速则不达 Haste does not bring success.
鹬蚌相争，渔人得利 "when the snip and the calm grapple, it is the fisherman who stands to benefit; two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it"
冤家宜解不宜结 Better make friends than make enemies.
冤假错案 "cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
元宵节 Lantern Festival
原产地保护 protection of place of origin
原始股 original issue stock
原始性创新初见成效 Efforts to promote original innovations have paid off
原始性创新能力 Original innovation capacity
原始资本 original capital
原油 crude oil
圆寂 Parinirvana
圆桌会议 round-table conference
援藏干部 cadres sent to support/aid Tibet
缘分 chemical, (as if by) predestination, be preordained to come together
远程办公的员工 telecommuting workers
远程教育 distance learning
远景规划 perspective long-term plan
远景计划 long-term development targets
远期合同 forward contract
跃居世界前列(产量) (output) leap into the front ranks of the world
越境污染 trans-frontier pollution
运球 dribble
运输机 cargo planes
运载火箭 carrier rocket
晕菜 numbed; dumbfounded
灾民 flood victims; flood-stricken people
宰（客） to swindle money out of our customers
宰人 rip off
载人航天 Manned spaceship
载人卫星 manned satellite
再贷款 re-lending; subloan
再就业服务中心 re-employment service center
再就业工程 re-employment project / program
再生纸 recycled writing paper
在孵（孵化器）企业 incubated enterprises (incubator)
在途资金 fund in float
在线(计算机) on-line
在线网上书店 online bookstore
在职博士生 on-job doctorate
在职研究生 on-job postgraduates
在字面上兜圈子 festoons of words
赃款赃物 proceeds of crime
脏弹 dirty bomb
糟粕 dross
早恋 puppy love
早市 morning session
造假帐 falsified accounts
造就一支适应国防科技工业发展需要的专业配套、结构合理、素质精良的人才队伍 to bring up talented people and create a well-structured contingent of high-caliber people in a whole array of disciplines needed for the development of defense-related science, technology and industry.
造林运动 afforestation drive (campaign)
噪声治理 noise abatement
责任编辑 editor in charge
增发股票 increase issues in stocks
增加信任,减少麻烦,发展合作,不搞对抗 enhance trust, reduce trouble, develop cooperation and avoid confrontation
增强全民国防观念 Enhance the popular awareness of national defense
增强人民体质 build up people's health
增强忧患意识,居安思危 Must be mindful of the potential danger and stay prepared against adversities in times of peace.
增强忧患意识和使命感 a sense of urgency and duty
增收节支 increase revenue and reduce expenditure
增值税 value added tax(VAT)
渣打银行 The Chartered Bank
斋月(伊斯兰教) Ramadan/ month of fast
债台高筑 become debt-ridden
债转股 debt-to-equity swap
沾光 benefit from one's association
占便宜 profit at others' expense
占着茅坑不拉屎 be a dog in the manger
战场向陆、海、空、天、电多维空间发展 It has stretched the battlefield into multidimensional space which includes the land, sea, air, outer space and electron.
战斗勤务保障 Undertakes the tasks of performing combat readiness support
战俘 prisoner of war (POW)
战俘营 prisoner-of-war (POW) camp
战斧式巡航导弹 Tomahawk cruise missile
战略防御计划 Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
战略核导弹部队 The strategic nuclear missile force
战略伙伴关系 strategic partnership
战勤作业车 Combat Service Vehicle
战争形态正向信息化方向发展 The form of war is becoming increasingly information-oriented.
站得住脚 hold water
站票 standing-room-only ticket
站台票 platform ticket
涨落线 advance balance line
掌上电脑 palm computer
招标 invite a bid
招标投标制 the system of public bidding for project
招财进宝 Money and treasures will be plentiful
招股说明书 prospectus
招牌菜 signature dishes
招商局 China Merchants Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. (China Merchants)
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
召之即来 Be always ready to respond to the call.
折旧费 depreciation charge
折衷方案 a compromise proposal
侦察飞机 surveillance plane
侦察航空兵 reconnaissance units
珍爱之人或物 apple of one's eyes
珍稀濒危植物 rare or endangered species
真空包装 vacuum packing
真善美 the true, the good and the beautiful; truth, good and beauty
振兴经济 revitalize the economy
振兴中华 make China powerful and strong; revitalize the Chinese nation
震感 seismaesthesia, feel of the earthquake(tremor)
震级 earthquake magnitude
震区 seismic zone
震源 focus (of an earthquake), seismic origin
震中 epicenter
震中烈度 epicentral intensity
震中区 epicentral area
争端解决机构 dispute settlement body
争议地区 disputed area
正气 uprightness; integrity; probity; rectitude
正式会计师 Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
正式照会 formal note
证券化 securitisation
证券监督管理委员会 securities supervision commission
证券营业部 stock exchange; security exchange
政策倾斜 policy support
政策性贷款 policy-based lending; policy-related loan
政策性亏损 policy-related losses; losses incurred due to policy decisions
政策性住房 "policy-related house, policy-based house"
政策银行 policy banks
政策组合 policy mix
政法委 politics and law committee
政府采购 government procurement
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. "
政府干预 government intervention
政府工作报告 government work report
政府廉洁高效 a clean and efficient government
政府上网工程 Government Online Project
政府特殊津贴获得者 winner of special government allowance
政府贴息贷款 discount government loans
政府职能转变 transform/shift the government functions
政改方案(英国对香港) constitutional package
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
政治合格，军事过硬，作风优良， 纪律严明，保障有力 "be qualified politically and competent militarily, have a fine style of work, maintain strict discipline and be assured of adequate logistical support"
政治合格、军事过硬、作风优良、纪律严明、保障有力的总要求 in compliance with the general requirements of being qualified politically and competent militarily and having a fine style of work, strict discipline and adequate logistic support.
政治迫害 political persecution; witch hunt
政治体制改革 political restructuring
政治协商、民主监督、参政议政 exercise political consultation and democratic supervision and participate in deliberating and administration of state affairs
支付能力 payment capacity
支原体 mycoplasma
支柱产业 pillar / cornerstone industry
知己知彼,百战不殆 Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.
知识产权 intellectual property
知识创新工程 Knowledge Innovation Program (KIP)
知识经济 knowledge economy , knowledge-base economy
知识经济 knowledge-based economy
知识就是力量 Knowledge is power.
知识密集 knowledge-intensive
知识转让 transfer of knowledge
知识资本 knowledge capital
执法人员 law enforcement officials; law-executor; law enforcer
执勤 Perform guard duty
直播 "live broadcast, live telecast"
直接道歉 a straight-out apology
直接三通与双向交流 three direct links (mail, air and shipping services and trade) and bilateral exchanges
直接选举 direct election
直辖市 municipality directly under the Central Government
直销 direct marketing; door-to-door sale
职称 professional title
职能转换 transformation of functions
职务犯罪 crime by taking advantage of duty
职业高中（职高） vocational high school
职业介绍所 career service center; job center
职业经理人 professional manager
职业培训 job training
植物群落 plant community
植物人 human vegetable; vegetable
只读存储器 read-only-memory (ROM)
纸包不住火 Truth will come to light sooner or later.
纸上谈兵 be an armchair strategist
制海权 command of the sea
制空权 air space control; air supremacy; command of the air; air mastery; air domination
制止外汇流失 prevent foreign exchange flight
治国必先治党，治党务必从严 to run the state well, we must run the Party well first.
治理整顿 improve the environment and rectify the order; improvement and rectification
质量管理 quality control
质量认证体系认证证书 certificate of the system of quality certification
质量守恒定律 law of conservation of mass
致命要害 Achilles' heel
掷钱猜先 toss
智力引进 recruit / introduce (foreign) talents
智力支持 intellectual support
智囊团、思想库 the brain trust；think tank
智商 intelligence quotient (IQ)
滞后影响 lagged effect
滞销商品 unmarketable goods
中程导弹 intermediate-range missile; medium-range missile
中东和平进程 the Middle East peace process
中关村科技园区 Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park
中国长征系列运载火箭 The “Long March” series of carrier rockets.
中国出口商品交易会(广交会) China Export Commodities Fair (Guangzhou Fair)
中国工程院 the Chinese Academy of Engineering
中国坚持与邻为善、与邻为伴，不断加强区域合作 China persists in building a good-neighborly relationship and partnership with its neighbors and strengthens regional cooperation constantly.
中国结 Chinese knot
中国经济景气监测中心 China Economic Monitoring Center
中国人民解放军 The Chinese People’s Liberation Army
中国人民解放军后勤装备条例 The Regulations on the Logistic Equipment of the PLA
中国人民解放军军事训练条例 the Regulations on Military Training o the PLA
中国人民解放军文职干部条例 The Regulations on Non-Ranking Officers of the PLA
中国人民解放军战役装备保障纲要 the Outline of Operational Equipment Support of the PLA
中国人民解放军政治工作条例 the Regulations on the Political Work of the PLA
中国人民解放军驻香港部队干部轮换暂行规定 the Interim Provisions on the Rotation of Cadres of the PLA Garrison in Hong Kong.
中国人民解放军装备条例 The Regulations on Armaments of the PLA
中国人民解放军装备维修工作条例 The Regulations on Armaments Maintenance Work of the PLA
中国人民政治协商会议全国委员会 （简称 全国政协） National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)
中国实行积极防御军事战略，在战略上坚持防御、自卫和后发制人的原则 China implements a military strategy of active defense. Strategically, China pursues a principle featuring defense operations, self-defense and attack only after being attacked.
中国始终奉行防御性的国防政策 China has consistently pursued a national defense policy that is defensive in nature.
中国新经济峰会 China New Economy Summit
中国新闻出版报社 China Press and Publication News
中国沿海专属经济区 China's exclusive economic waters
中国预防医学科学院 the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine
中国证监会 China's Securities Regulatory Commission
中国政协委员 member of the National Committee of CPPCC
中华人民共和国兵役法 The Military Service Law of the PRC
中华人民共和国国防教育法 The National Defense Education Law of the PRC
中华人民共和国国防科学技术工业委员会 The Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense of the PRC
中华人民共和国纪律条令 Discipline Regulations of the PLA
中华人民共和国军事设施保护法实施办法 Measures for the Law of the PRC on Protecting Military Facilities
中华人民共和国内务条令 Routine Service Regulations of the PLA
中华人民共和国人民防空法 the Civil Air Defense Law
中华人民共和国渔政渔港监督管理局 Administration of Fishery and Fishing Harbor Supervision of the PRC
中华人民共和国预算法 The Budget Law of the PRC
中华世纪坛 China Millennium Monument
中华医学会 Chinese Medical Association
中介 intermediary agent
中立国 neutralized state
中流砥柱 mainstay; chief cornerstone
中美战略核武器互不瞄准对方 non-targeting strategic nuclear weapons against each other
中日友好四项原则: 和平友好,平等互利,互相信赖,长期稳定 The four principles of Sino-Japanese friendship: peace and friendship, equality and mutual benefit, mutual trust, and long-term stability
中山装 Chinese tunic suit
中式快餐 Chinese fast food
中文信息处理系统 Chinese information processing system
中心环节 key link
中型商用飞机 mid-size G200 business jets
中央大型企业工委 Central Work Committee for Large Enterprises
中央国家机关 China's State organs
中央纪律检查委员会 Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the CPC
中央经济工作会议 the Central Economic Working Conference
中央军委 The Central Military Commission (CMC)
中央领导集体 central collective leadership
中央商务区 central business district (CBD)
中央统战部 United Front Work Department of CPC Central Committee
中央综治委“严打”整治斗争检查组 Strike-hard Campaign Inspection Group of Central Committee for Comprehensive Management of Public Security.
中药 traditional Chinese medicine
中专生 secondary specialized or technical school student
终点控制区 terminal control area
终端服务器 terminal server
终身学习 life-long education
终身职务制 life-long tenure
终审权 right of adjudication; right of giving final approval
种植业 crop farming
众口难调 It is difficult to cater to all tastes.; One man's meat is another man's poison.
众矢之的 target of public criticism
重大科研项目 Major scientific projects
重点发展 prioritize
重合同,守信用 abide by contracts and keep one's words; honor credit and promise
重合同、守信用的原则 the principle of equality and mutual benefit and “honoring contracts adn standing by reputation“
重视和平利用军工技术 Stress the peaceful use of military industrial technology
重要战略机遇期 Period of important strategic opportunities
重要作战样式 an important pattern of operations
重灾区 the harder-hit area
重中之重 should be given primary importance among priorities
洲际弹道导弹 intercontinental ballistic missiles
珠穆朗玛峰 Mount Qomolangma
诸边协议 plurilateral agreement
主板市场 main board of the stock market
主办2008年奥运会 host the 2008 Olympic Games
主持人 anchorperson
主渠道 main channel
主权豁免 sovereign immunity
主体经济 the mainstay of the economy
主体思想 （DPRK） Juche Idea
主页 home page
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)
住宅小区 residence community
助跑 "approach run, run-up"
助学行动 activity to assist the impoverished students
注册会计师 certificated public accountant (CPA)
注册资本 registered capital
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
抓大放小,三改一加强 (Efforts were focused on) the reform, reorganization, upgrading and better management of enterprises, aiming at well managing large enterprises while adopting more flexible policies toward small ones
抓住机遇 seize the opportunity
抓住机遇,深化改革,扩大开放,促进发展,保持稳定 seize the current opportunity, deepen the reform, open China wider to the outside world, promote development and maintain stability
专访 exclusive interview
专卖店 exclusive agency; franchised store
专门的营销机构 market boards
专门人才 professional personnel; special talents
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
专题报道 special coverage
专业化分工 division of labor based on specialization
专业化经营 specialized operation
专用物资供应和专用勤务保障由军兵种按建制系统组织实施special material supply and service support are provided by the services and arms through their organic channels.
专属经济区 exclusive economic zone
转轨 transfer to a different track; retracking
转轨经济 economies in transition; transition economy
转化机制 (of State-owned enterprises) to shift to new management mechanisms
转基因生物 GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms)
转基因食品 GM food (genetically modified food)
转配股 transferred allotted shares
转世灵童 reincarnated soul boy
转体 truck rotation, turn, twist
转业 transferred to civilian work
转业复员干部 Demobilized officers
转移支付 transfer payment
撞线 breast the tape
追潮族 fashion follower
追车族 auto fan
追赶型和跨越式发展 pursuant and leap-forward development
追究责任 call to account; ascertain where the responsibility lies
追平 produce the equalizer
追星族 star fan; groupie
坠落的残骸、碎片 falling debris
准备金 reserve fund; capital reserves
准博士 all but dissertation (ABD)
准上市公司 pro-listed companies
资本额过多 overcapalisation
资本利润率 rate of return on capital
资本外逃 capital flight
资不抵债 insolvency
资产保值增值 maintain and increase the value of assets; maintenance and appreciation of assets value
资产剥离 peel off (bad) assets of a company
资产调控 assets control
资产负债表 balance sheet
资产阶级自由化 bourgeois liberalization
资产重组 reorganized assets; assets reorganization
资金到位 fully funded (project)
资金划拨 capital allocation
资金汇划 fund remittance and transfer
资源配置 allocation of resources
资源优化配置 most optimum distribution of resources
姊妹楼, 又称双子座, 美国世贸中心的主要建筑 twin towers
自动柜员机 automatic teller machine (ATM)
自发罢工,野猫式罢工（未经工会批准的罢工） wildcat strikes
自费留学 go to study abroad at one's own expense
自律机制 the self-discipline system
自谋职业/自主创业 Find jobs on one's own/to become self-employed
自然保护区 natural reserve; nature preservation zone
自然耗损 natural wearing
自然资源保护区 natural resource protection areas
自我保护意识 self-protection awareness
自学成才 become well-educated through self-study
自学考试 self-taught examination
自营 self-run
自营性存款 self-operating deposit
自由港 free-trade port，free port
自由竞争 free competition
自由流通 free flow
自由贸易区 free-trade zone
自由职业者 professionals
自治权 right ti autonomy; autonomy
自主经营,自负盈亏 make one's own management decisions and take full responsibility for one's own profits and losses
自助银行 self-help bank
自足经济 self-sufficient economy
自作自受 stew in one’s own juice
综合国力 Overall national strength
综合经济效益 overall economic efficiency; composite economic results
综合授信 comprehensive credit line
综合素质 comprehensive quality
综合业务数字网 integrated service digital network (ISDN)
综合业务数字网 integrated service digital network (ISDN)
综合整治 comprehensive improvement
综合指数 composite index
综合治理 comprehensive treatment
总裁助理 assistant president
总参谋部 The General Staff Heaequarters
总后勤部关于实行军队后勤保障社会若干问题的意见 the General Logistics Department’s Opinions on Some Issues Concerning the Socialization of Military Logistic Support
总经理负责制 general manager responsibility system
总政治部 The General Political Department
总装备部 The General Armaments Department
走出一条科技含量高、经济效益好、资源消耗低、环境污染少、人力资源优势得到充分发挥的新型工业化路子 to blaze a new trail to industrialization featuring high scientific and technological content, good economic returns, low resources consumption, little environmental pollution and a full display of advantages in human resources.
走过场 go through the motions
走后门 get in by the back door
走上良性发展的轨道 going on the track of sound progress
走穴 "(actors, singers, etc.) perform for outside salary income without approval by the unit they belong to "
走中国特色的精兵之路 The Chinese military persists in taking the road of fewer but better troops with Chinese characteristics.
组委会 organizing committee
祖传 handed down from one's ancestors
祖国和平统一大业 peaceful reunification of the motherland
最不发达国家 LDCs (Least-developed countries)
最初谈判权(初谈权) INRs (Initial Negotiating Rights)
最低工资保障制度 minimum wage guarantee system
最低生活保证制度 system for ensuring a minimum standard of living
最后的投票 make the final vote
最惠国待遇 most-favored-nation status
最终用户 end user
尊重世界多样性，促进国际关系民主化 we need to respect the diversity of the world, promote democracy in international relations.
遵纪守法、廉洁奉公 observe the relevant code of conduct and the law and honestly perform one's official duties
左倾 pinko
左右为难 between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place
作训鞋 training shoes
坐视不管 sit idle