China daily vocabulary list ( Chinese-English)

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严打斗争 "Strike-Hard Operation, campaign to crack down relentlessly on criminal activities" / 言情小说 romantic fiction; sentimental novel / 羊肉串小摊 barbecue stall / 洋务运动 Westernization Movement/ 阳春（最经济方式） no-frills / 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/ 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/ 养老保险 endowment insurance / 养老金 pension / 养路费 road toll / 沿海经济开发区 open coastal economic area/ 鱼米之乡 a land of milk and honey/ 伊斯兰抵抗运动，简称 Hamas/ 意外风险 emergency risk; unknown risk/ 意向书 letter of intent/ 意大利粉 spaghetti/ 依法治国 manage state affairs according to law; run state affairs according to law/ 永久正常贸易关系 permanent normal trading relations (PNTR) / 忧患意识 awareness of unexpected development; being prepared for unexpected development; being prepared for any eventualities/ 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/ 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" / 有情人终成眷属 "Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." / 有钱能使鬼推磨 Money makes the mare go. Money talks./ 有识之士 people of vision/ 有望夺金者 a gold medal hopeful / 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民主政治 a socilalist democracy with Chinese characteristics/ 有中国特色的社会主义道路 road of socialism with Chinese characteristics/ 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/

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有机农业 organic agriculture/ 运球 dribble / 与时俱进 advance with times/ 运载火箭 carrier rocket/ 议案 bill/ 邮递协议 Post Office Protocol (POP) / 与国际市场接轨 integrate with the world market; become integrated into the global market / 与国际惯例接轨 become compatible with internationally accepted practices/ 游乐场过山车 roller coaster/ 犹太人定居点 Jewish settlement/ 语音识别 speech recognition/ 晕菜 numbed; dumbfounded / 异地资金汇划 fund remittance between different places / 游资 idle money / fund; floating capital/ 友好城市 sister cities / 以......为龙头 with...as the leading role/ 以理服人 persuade through reasoning/ 域名(计算机) domain name (DN)/ 以市场为导向 market-oriented / 以人为本 people oriented; people foremost / 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/ 以权谋私 abuse of power for personal gains / 因特网服务提供者 Internet service provider (ISP)/ 以眼还眼,以牙还牙 an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth/ 以谋略制胜 outmaneuver / 音频点播 AOD (audio-on-demand) / 以质量求生存、求发展、求效益 "strive for survival, development and efficiency on the basis of quality" / 以质量求发展 strategy of development through quality; win the market with quality products / 以产定人,减员增效 employ workers in accordance with production needs and increase efficiency while reducing the staff/ 因材施教 teach students according to their aptitude / 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/ 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/ 因果报应 karma/ 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/ 以资证明 in witness whereof; in testimony thereof/ 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. / 育龄妇女 women of child-bearing age/ 引渡 extradite/ 引进技术 introduction of foreign talents; import of foreign talents/ 优势互补 (of two countries or companies) have complementary advantages / 优胜劣汰 survival of the fittest / 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 / 优质名牌商品 famous-brand, quality products/ 遗传工程 genetic engineering/ 义和团运动 Boxer Uprising / 优惠贷款 loans on favorable terms/ 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 / 移动通讯 mobile communication/ 移动电话双向收费 two-way charges for cellular phones / 摇钱树 cash cow / 摇头丸 dancing outreach / 印花税 stamp duty / tax/ 英雄所见略同 Great minds think alike./

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英国文化委员会 British Council of Culture / 预算外收入 extra-budgetary revenue/ 预算外支出 off-budget expenditure/ 预期寿命 life expectancy/ 婴儿死亡率 infant mortality rate/ 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/ 应试教育 examination-oriented education system / 应届毕业生 this year's graduates / 药物检查 "dope control, drug testing" / 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" / 营销管理 marketing management/ 元宵节 Lantern Festival / 营养不良 malnutrition/ 营业税 turnover tax; business tax / 原始资本 original capital/ 原油 crude oil/ 原产地保护 protection of place of origin/ 赢利能力 profitability/ 援藏干部 cadres sent to support/aid Tibet / 野生动物园 wildlife park; safari park / 影子内阁 shadow cabinet/ 硬通货 hard currency/ 硬道理 "absolute principle, top priority" / 圆寂 Parinirvana / 圆桌会议 round-table conference/ 业内人士 insider / 缘分 chemical, (as if by) predestination, be preordained to come together / 远期合同 forward contract / 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 / 液晶显示屏 liquid crystal display (LCD) / 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. / 一式两联 (receipt or invoice) in duplicate / 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. /

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一支接一支不停地抽烟 chain smoke / 一次性解决问题 solve the problem once and for all / 一次性筷子 throwaway chopsticks / 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" / 一级市场 primary market / 医疗制度改革 reform of the medicare system / 医疗保险 medical insurance / 越境污染 trans-frontier pollution/ 跃居世界前列(产量) (output) leap into the front ranks of the world/ 易拉罐 pop can / 幼稚产业 infant industries/ 幼稚工业 infant industry/ 易爆发战争的地区 war-prone areas/ 银行网点 bank outlets / 银弹外交 money diplomacy; dollar diplomacy; "silver bullet" diplomacy/ 隐形牧人 invisible income; off-payroll income/ 隐形飞机 stealth aircraft / 隐形轰炸机 stealth bomber/ 隐性收入 invisible income; off-payroll income; side money / 隐性失业 recessive unemployment/ 隐性就业 unregistered employment / 舆论导向 direction of public opinion / 舆论监督 supervision by public opinion / 薏米 seed of Job's tears / (重要而难懂的)专门术语 buzzword ; jargon Z/ (争端解决)专家组 panel / (各州推选组成的）总统选举团 electoral college / (股票的）中签 win the lot for IPO/ (股票的）中签率 lot winning rate / 糟粕 dross / 涨落线 advance balance line / 早恋 puppy love / 早市 morning session / 招商引资 attract/bid for/invite investments (from overseas) / 责任编辑 editor in charge/ 招商局 China Merchants Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. (China Merchants) / 招生就业指导办公室 enrolment and vocation guidance office / 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/

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招股说明书 prospectus / 噪声治理 noise abatement/ 造林运动 afforestation drive (campaign)/ 造假帐 falsified accounts / 振兴中华 make China powerful and strong; revitalize the Chinese nation/ 振兴经济 revitalize the economy/ 在途资金 fund in float/ 在线(计算机) on-line/ 在线网上书店 online bookstore/ 争议地区 disputed area/ 折衷方案 a compromise proposal/ 在职研究生 on-job postgraduates/ 在职博士生 on-job doctorate / 再贷款 re-lending; subloan / 争端解决机构 dispute settlement body / 在孵（孵化器）企业 incubated enterprises (incubator) / 折旧费 depreciation charge/ 再就业服务中心 re-employment service center / 再就业工程 re-employment project / program/ 在字面上兜圈子 festoons of words/ 正式照会 formal note / 正气 uprightness; integrity; probity; rectitude/ 渣打银行 The Chartered Bank/ 掌上电脑 palm computer / 真善美 the true, the good and the beautiful; truth, good and beauty / 珍稀濒危植物 rare or endangered species/ 珍爱之人或物 apple of one's eyes / 真空包装 vacuum packing / 灾民 flood victims; flood-stricken people/ 增强人民体质 build up people's health/ 增值税 value added tax(VAT)/ 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/ 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/ 战略防御计划 Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)/ 战略伙伴关系 strategic partnership / 战俘 prisoner of war (POW)/ 战俘营 prisoner-of-war (POW) camp/ 战斧式巡航导弹 Tomahawk cruise missile/ 站台票 platform ticket / 站票 standing-room-only ticket / 站得住脚 hold water/ 宰人 rip off / 宰（客） to swindle money out of our customers / 载人卫星 manned satellite/ 政务公开 make government affairs public / 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 /

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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 / 政治体制改革 political restructuring/ 政治迫害 political prosecution; witch hunt / 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 / 政改方案(英国对香港) constitutional package/ 政府廉洁高效 a clean and efficient government/ 政府上网工程 Government Online Project / 政府贴息贷款 discount government loans/ 政府特殊津贴获得者 winner of special government allowance/ 政府职能转变 transform/shift the government functions / 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/ 赃款赃物 proceeds of crime/ 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/ 智商 intelligence quotient (IQ)/ 智囊团、思想库 the brain trust；think tank / 中美战略核武器互不瞄准对方 non-targeting strategic nuclear weapons against each other/ 中立国 neutralized state/ 中流砥柱 mainstay; chief cornerstone/ 中型商用飞机 mid-size G200 business jets / 中心环节 key link/ 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/ 中式快餐 Chinese fast food/ 中山装 Chinese tunic suit/ 中文信息处理系统 Chinese information processing system/ 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/ 中程导弹 intermediate-range missile; medium-range missile/ 中东和平进程 the Middle East peace process/ 中国新闻出版报社 China Press and Publication News / 中国新经济峰会 China New Economy Summit / 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/ 中国结 Chinese knot/

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中国经济景气监测中心 China Economic Monitoring Center / 中关村科技园区 Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park / 中华世纪坛 China Millennium Monument / 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 / 中华医学会 Chinese Medical Association / 中介 intermediary agent / 中专生 secondary specialized or technical school student / 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/ 质量管理 quality control/ 珠穆朗玛峰 Mount Qomolangma/ 治理整顿 improve the environment and rectify the order; improvement and rectification/ 滞销商品 unmarketable goods/ 滞后影响 lagged effect/ 终身职务制 life-long tenure/ 终审权 right of adjudication; right of giving final approval/ 终点控制区 terminal control area/ 终端服务器 terminal server/ 众矢之的 target of public criticism/ 助跑 "approach run, run-up" / 众口难调 It is difficult to cater to all tastes.; One man's meat is another man's poison. / 制止外汇流失 prevent foreign exchange flight/ 制海权 command of the sea/ 制空权 air space control; air supremacy; command of the air; air mastery; air domination/ 种植业 crop farming/ 证券营业部 stock exchange; security exchange / 证券化 securitisation / 证券监督管理委员会 securities supervision commission/ 支原体 mycoplasma / 支柱产业 pillar / cornerstone industry/ 支付能力 payment capacity/ 知识密集 knowledge-intensive/ 知识产权 intellectual property / 知识就是力量 Knowledge is power./ 知识经济 knowledge-based economy/ 知识经济 knowledge economy , knowledge-base economy / 知识转让 transfer of knowledge/ 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./ 职务犯罪 crime by taking advantage of duty / 职业培训 job training/ 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 / 职能转换 transformation of functions/ 职称 professional title / 直销 direct marketing; door-to-door sale/ 直辖市 municipality directly under the Central Government / 直播 "live broadcast, live telecast" / 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/ 植物人 human vegetable; vegetable / 植物群落 plant community/ 执法人员 law enforcement officials; law-executor; law enforcer/ 只读存储器 read-only-memory (ROM)/ 纸上谈兵 be an armchair strategist/ 纸包不住火 Truth will come to light sooner or later./ 重点发展 prioritize / 重合同,守信用 abide by contracts and keep one's words/ 重合同、守信用的原则 the principle of equality and mutual benefit and “honoring contracts adn standing by reputation“/ 洲际弹道导弹 intercontinental ballistic missiles / 主渠道 main channel/ 主体思想 （DPRK） Juche Idea / 主体经济 the mainstay of the economy / 主页 home page/ 主板市场 main board of the stock market / 主持人 anchorperson / 《中美三个联合公报》 The Three Sino-US Joint Communiqué / 《中华人民共和国消费者权益保护法》 Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Consumers' Rights and Interests / 《资治通鉴》 History as a Mirror / （美国）中下层南方共和党人 pickup-truck Republican / （农产品）综合支持量 AMS (Aggregate Measurement of Support) / 藏学 Tibetology / 朝阳产业 sunrise industry / 组委会 organizing committee/ 资源优化配置 most optimum distribution of resources/ 资源配置 the distribution (allocation) of resources / 资本利润率 rate of return on capital / 资本外逃 capital flight/

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资本额过多 overcapalisation / 资产重组 reorganized assets; assets reorganization/ 资产剥离 peel off (bad) assets of a company / 资产保值增值 maintain and increase the value of assets; maintenance and appreciation of assets value / 资产调控 assets control / 资产负债表 balance sheet / 资产阶级自由化 bourgeois liberalization / 资不抵债 insolvency/ 资金到位 fully funded (project)/ 资金汇划 fund remittance and transfer / 资金划拨 capital allocation / 最终用户 end user/ 最不发达国家 LDCs (Least-developed countries) / 最初谈判权(初谈权) INRs (Initial Negotiating Rights) / 最低生活保证制度 system for ensuring a minimum standard of living/ 最低工资保障制度 minimum wage guarantee system/ 最惠国待遇 most-favored-nation status/ 遵纪守法、廉洁奉公 observe the relevant code of conduct and the law and honestly perform one's official duties / 自律机制 the self-discipline system / 左倾 pinko / 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 / 自由贸易区 free-trade zone/ 自由流通 free flow/ 自由职业者 professionals/ 自由港 free-trade port，free port / 自由竞争 free competition/ 左右为难 between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place/ 自营 self-run / 自营性存款 self-operating deposit / 自治权 right ti autonomy; autonomy/ 自助银行 self-help bank / 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/ 自动柜员机 automatic teller machine (ATM) / 自费留学 go to study abroad at one's own expense / 自发罢工,野猫式罢工（未经工会批准的罢工） wildcat strikes / 自足经济 self-sufficient economy/ 自作自受 stew in one’s own juice / 综合授信 comprehensive credit line / 综合整治 comprehensive improvement/ 综合业务数字网 integrated service digital network (ISDN) /

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综合治理 comprehensive treatment / 综合指数 composite index / 综合国力 comprehensive national strength / 综合经济效益 overall economic efficiency; composite economic results/ 总裁助理 assistant president / 总经理负责制 general manager responsibility system / 祖传 handed down from one's ancestors/ 祖国和平统一大业 peaceful reunification of the motherland/ 住宅小区 residence community / 住房零首付 zero-yuan first payment (for apartments) / 住房分配货币化进程 capitalization process of housing distribution/allocation / 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/ 专卖店 exclusive agency; franchised store / 专门人才 professional personnel; special talents/

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专门的营销机构 market boards / 专属经济区 exclusive economic zone/ 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/ 专访 exclusive interview/ 转世灵童 reincarnated soul boy/ 转体 truck rotation, turn, twist / 转业 transferred to civilian work/ 转轨 transfer to a different track; retracking/ 转轨经济 economies in transition; transition economy/ 转基因生物 GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) / 转基因食品 GM food (genetically modified food) / 转化机制 (of State-owned enterprises) to shift to new management mechanisms / 撞线 breast the tape / 追星族 star fan; groupie/ 追平 produce the equalizer / 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 / 准上市公司 pro-listed companies / 准备金 reserve fund; capital reserves/ 准博士 all but dissertation (ABD) / 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 " / 走过场 go through the motions/ 走后门 get in by the back door