A · 爱心工程 Loving Care Project · 安家费 settling-in allowance · 安慰奖 consolation prize · 暗箱操作 black case work · 按资排辈 to assign priority according to seniority · 按揭贷款 mortgage loan · 按揭购房 to buy a house on mortgage; to mortgage a house B · 把关 guard a pass · 霸权主义 hegemonism · 吧台 bar counter · 把握大局 grasp the overall situation · 拔河(游戏) tug-of-war · 摆花架子 a metaphor for presenting an attractive facade but in reality lacking substance · 拜金主义 money worship · 百年老店 century-old shop · 白热化 be white-hot · 摆脱贫困 shake off poverty; lift oneself from poverty · 拜把兄弟 sworn brothers · 摆架子 put on airs · 白马王子 Prince Charming · 拜年 pay New Year call · 摆谱儿 put on airs; show off; keep up appearances · 班车 shuttle bus · 半拉子工程 uncompleted project · 板楼,板式楼 slab-type apartment building · 斑马线 zebra stripes · 班门弄斧 teach one's grandma to suck eggs · 搬迁户 a relocated unit or household · 半脱产 a partial sabbatical from work · 帮倒忙 trying to help but causing more trouble in the process · 傍大款 (of a girl) find a sugar daddy; be a mistress for a rich man; lean on a moneybags · 包产到户 fixing of farm output quotas for each household; production contracted to each household · 包产到户 fixing of farm output quotas for each household; production contracted to each household · 包车 to charter a vehicle (bus, train car, etc.); a chartered vehicle · 保持国民经济发展的良好势头 maintain a good momentum of growth in the national economy · 保兑银行 confirming bank · 暴发户 new rich; upstart (persons or households who suddenly became rich through unscrupulous means or unexpected opportunities) · 曝光 make public; expose · 保护伞 protective umbrella · 保健按摩 therapeutic massage · 保健品 health care products · 爆冷门 produce an unexpected winner; a dark horse bobbing up · 暴力片 splatter film · 背投屏幕 rear projection screen · 被摘牌的公司 delisted company · 本命年 one's year of birth considered in relation to the 12 Terrestrial Branches · 奔小康 strive for a relatively comfortable life · 本本主义 bookishness · 蹦迪 disco dancing · 蹦极 bungee, bungee jumping · 闭关政策 closed-door policy · 闭门羹 given cold-shoulder · 比上不足,比下有余 "worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst" · 逼上梁山 be driven to drastic alternatives · 变相涨价 disguised inflation · 边远贫困地区 outlying poverty-stricken areas · 边缘知识人 Marginal intellectuals · 贬值 devalue, devaluate, depreciate (of a currency) · 表面文章 lip service; surface formality · 表演赛 demonstration match · 并网发电 combined to the grid · 伯乐 a good judge of talent (a name of a legendary person in the state of Qin during the Spring and Autumn Period who excelled in evaluating horses) · 剥离不良资产 strip bad assets off · 薄利多销 small profit, large sale volume · 博彩(业) lottery industry · 剥夺冠军 strip the gold medal of somebody · 薄利多销 small profits but quick returns; small profits and good sales · BP 机 beeper, pager · B to B (B2B) business to business · B to C (B2C) business to consumer · 不打不成交 "No discord, no concord. " · 不到长城非好汉 He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man. · 不分上下的总统选举结果 the neck-and-neck presidential election result · 不感冒 have no interest · 不管部部长 minister without portfolio · 不良贷款 non-performing loan · 不买帐 not take it; not go for it · 步行街 pedestrian street · 步行天桥 pedestrian overpass · 不以物喜,不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses · 不正之风 bad (harmful) practice; unhealthy tendency#p# C · 擦边球 "edge ball, touch ball" · 菜篮子工程 shopping basket program · 菜鸟,新手 green hand · 采取高姿态 show magnanimity · 财务报表 financial statement · 参拜靖国神社 visit to the Yasukuni war shrine · 参政、议政 participate in the management of State affairs · 仓储式超市 stockroom-style supermarket · 层层转包和违法分保 multi-level contracting and illegal sub-contracting · 茶道 sado · 差额选举 competitive election · 查房 make/go the rounds of the wards · 拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul · 拆迁户 households or units relocated due to building demolition · 禅 dhyana · 产粮大省 granary province · 产品积压 overstocked products · 产品结构 product mix · 产品科技含量 technological element of a product · 产品生命周期分析 LCA (Life Cycle Analysis) · 产权明晰、权责明确、政企分开、科学管理 "clearly established ownership, well defined power and responsibility, separation of enterprise from administration, and scientific management " · 产权制度、产权关系 property relations; property order · 唱高调 mouth high-sounding words · 长江三角洲 Yangtze River delta · 长江中下游 the middle and lower reaches of Changjiang River · 长期共存、互相监督、肝胆相照、荣辱与共 "long-term coexistence, mutual supervision, sincere treatment with each other and the sharing of weal or woe " · 畅通工程 Smooth Traffic Project · 常务理事 executive member of the council · 超前消费 pre-mature consumption; overconsuming; excessive consumption; spend beyond one's means · 超前意识 superior consciousness · 超载过牧 overgraze · 炒作 speculation (stock); sensationalization (news) · 扯皮 shirk; pass the buck · 城镇社会保障体系 urban social security system · 承包 contract with · 城乡信用社 credit corroborative in both urban and rural areas · 吃老本 live on one's own fat; bask in one's past glory; rest on one's laurels · 持续、稳定、协调发展 sustained, stable and coordinated development · 吃大锅饭 "egalitarian practice of ""everybody eating from the same big pot"" " · 吃皇粮 "receive salaries, subsidies, or other supported from the government" · 充电 recharge one's batteries; update one's knowledge; brush up · 冲帐 strike a balance; counter-balance accounts; reverse an entry · 重复建设 building redundant project; duplication of similar projects · 充值卡 rechargeable card · 筹备委员会 preparatory committee · 筹划指导委员会 steering committee · 臭老九 stinking ninth category (of class enemies next to landlords, reactionaries and even spies, etc. , a term of abuse by ultra-Leftists for teachers and other educated people in the 1966-1976 Cultural Revolution) · 出风头 show off;in the limelight · 出家 pravrajana; cloister · 出口转内销 domestic sales of commodities orginally produced for exports · 触摸屏 touchscreen · 出气筒 punching bag · 传销 pyramid sales; multi-level marketing · 穿小鞋 make it hot for; make trouble for · 春运 (passenger) transport during the Spring Festival · 此地无银三百两 A guilty person gives himself away by consciously protesting his innocence. · 辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new · 从粗放经济转变为集约经济 shift from extensive economy to intensive economy · 粗放经营 extensive operation · 粗放式管理 extensive management · 促进全球经济一体化 foster integration with the global economy #p# 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 |