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) |