D
打白条 issue IOU
打包儿 use doggy bags to take food home
大包干 all-round responsibility system
大而全 large and comprehensive; large and all-inclusive
大规模杀伤性武器 mass destruction weapon
打黑 crack down on speculation and profiteering
打假 crack down on counterfeit goods
打假办 Office of Cracking down on Fake Products
大减价 markdown sales
大贱卖 big offering
大款 tycoon
大腕 top notch, big shot
大型电视系列片,长篇电视连续剧 maxi-series
大学生创业 university students' innovative undertaking
大要案 major and serious criminal cases
大专生 junior college student
大专文凭 associate degree
待岗 "await job assignment, post-waiting"
代培 train on contract; be commissioned to train; directional training
代销店 commission agent
带薪分流 assign redundant civil servants to other jobs while allowing them to retain their original rank and benefits
带薪假期 paid holiday
待业 job-waiting
待业人员 job-waiting people
呆帐 dead account
代职 function in an acting capacity
单边主义 unilateralism
党风建设 construction of the Party conduct
党群关系 Party-masses relationship
党政机关 Party and government organizations
盗版VCD pirated VCD
德智体美劳 "all around development of moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetics and labour education "
邓小平外交思想 Deng Xiaoping's diplomatic thoughts
低调 low keyed (a metaphor for taking a cautious and slow approach)
地方保护主义 regional protectionism
地方财政包干制 system whereby local authorities take full responsibility for their finances
第三代移动电话(3G手机) third generation mobile; 3G mobile
电脑盲 computer illiterate
电脑迷 mouse potato
点球 penalty kick
电视直销 TV home shopping
点子公司 consultancy company
吊销执照 revoke license
丁克一族 DINK (Double Income No Kids)
钉子户 person or household who refuses to move and bargains for unreasonably high compensation when the land is
requisitioned for a construction project
"东突"恐怖分子 East Turkistan terrorist
"豆腐渣"工程 jerry-built project
渡假外交 holiday-making diplomacy
独生子女 the only child in one's family
对外招商 attract foreign investment
多媒体短信服务 MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)
多元化 pluralism
多种经营 diversified economy
F
法人代表 legal representative
发烧友 fancier; zealot; enthusiastic fan
发展不平衡 disparate development
发展是硬道理 Development is of overriding importance. / Development is the absolute need.
法治国家 a country under the rule of law
法制国家 a state with an adequate legal system
反败为胜 "bring about a complete turnabout, pull out of the fire"
翻版 reprint; reproduction; mirror image
反腐倡廉 combat corruption and build a clean government
翻两番 quadruple
翻牌公司 government-body-turned company
反倾销措施 anti-dumping measures against …
防抱死系统 ABS (anti-lock braking system)
放下架子 to relinguish haughty airs; to get off one's high horse; throw off one's airs
放心店 trustworthy shop
放心肉 quality-assured meat
放行单 release permit
费改税 transform administrative fees into taxes
费改税改革 tax-for-fees reform
分流 reposition of redundant personnel
分期付款 installment payment
疯牛病 mad cow disease; bovine spongiform enceohalopathy (BSE)
风险基金 VC funds
风险投资 venture capital; risk investment
浮动工资 floating wages; fluctuating wages
复读机 repeater
覆盖率 coverage rate
富贵病 rich man's disease (which calls for a long period of rest and expensive diet)
复合型人才 inter-disciplinary talent
福利彩票 welfare lotteries
福利分房 welfare-oriented public housing distribution system
扶贫 poverty alleviation
扶贫办公室 Poverty Relief Office
复式住宅 duplex apartment; compound apartment (a type of residential housing that maximizes usable space by
increasing the number of the storey building)
服务行业 catering industry
G
改制上市 An enterprise is re-organized according to modern corporate system so that it will get listed on the stock market.
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 "
岗位培训 on-the-job training
高分低能 high scores and low abilities
高峰 peak time
高峰论坛 summit (forum)
高考 (university) entrance examination
高难度动作 stunner, stunt
高清晰度 high definition
高手 master hand, expert
(精通电脑和网络的)高手 geek
高新技术产业开发区 high and new technology industrial development zone
高原反应,高山反应 altitude stress; altitude sickness
个人数字助理 PDA (personal digital assistant)
个人演唱会 solo concert
个人自扫门前雪， 莫管他人瓦上霜 hoe one's own potatoes
功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.
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"
公务员 civil servants; governmental employee
恭喜发财 May you be prosperous!; Wish you prosperity.
个体经济 private economy
跟屁虫 1.one's shadow; to tag along; 2. flatterer, boot licker, ass-kisser, brown-noser
广告词 jingle
广告电话直销 direct response advertising
广告妙语 attention-getter
光谷 optical valley
光机电一体化 "optical, mechanical and electronic integration"
归口管理 put under centralized management by specialized departments
规模经济 scale economy
规模效益 scale merit
国产化率 import substitution rate; localization rate of parts and components
国家重点科技攻关项目 national key scientific and technological project
国脚 player of the national football team; footballer of the national team
国库券 treasury bonds
国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace
国家重点科技攻关项目 national key scientific and technological project
国脚 player of the national football team; footballer of the national team
国库券 treasury bonds
H
海量存储 mass memory
海市蜃楼,镜花水月,无稽之谈 a mare's nest
海峡交流基金会(海基会) Strait Exchange Foundation of (Taiwan, China)(SEF)
海峡两岸关系协会 the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits
海峡两岸交流基金会 the Straits Exchange Foundation
海协会 （ARATS) Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait
寒带 frigid zone
好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more
好事不出门，恶事传千里 "Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. "
盒饭 packed meal; box lunch
和服 Kimono
和平共处五项原则： 互相尊重领土完整和主权、互不侵犯、互不干涉内政、平等互利、和平共处 Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence: mutual respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty, mutual non-aggression, non-interference in each other's internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit, and peaceful coexistence
和平演变 peaceful evolution
和气生财 Harmony brings wealth
贺岁片 New Year's Film
黑店 gangster inn
黑客 hacker
黑社会 Mafia-style organizations; gangland
黑心棉 shoddy cotton
鸿门宴 Hongmen banquet--a feast or meeting set up as a trap for the invited
红旗单位 advanced (model) establishment
虎父无犬子 A wise goose never lays a tame egg.
户口簿 residence booklet
户口管理制度 "domicile system, residence registration system "
呼啦圈 hu la hoop
胡子工程 long-drawn-out project (a project which takes so long that young workers become bearded)
滑板车 scooter
画中画 picture-in-picture (PIP)
坏帐 bad account
会考 unified examination; general examination
回扣 kickback
灰色经济 grey economy
婚前同居 premarital cohabit
婚前协议 prenup
婚纱摄影 bride photo
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)
