中国特色的词汇
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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

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

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*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

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)

J
· 基本国情 fundamental realities of the country
· 基本路线要管一百年 The basic line must be followed unswervingly for a very long time to come.
· 基地组织 al-Qaeda group
· 计划单列市 city specifically designated in the state plan
· 计划经济 planned economy
· 计划生育责任制 responsibility system of family planning
· 集体观念 groupism; collective spirit
· 集体婚礼 collective wedding ceremony; group wedding
· 集体经济 collective economy
· 吉祥如意 Everything goes well
· 继续深化国有企业改革、使企业真正成为市场竞争的主体 to deepen SOE reform to enable them to become main players in the market competition;
· 积压产品 overstocked commodities (inventories)
· 嘉宾 "distinguished guest, honored guest"
· 假唱 lip-synch
· 假动作 "deception, feint"
· 甲骨文 oracle bone inscriptions
· 假冒伪劣产品 counterfeit and shoddy products
· 假球;黑哨 soccer fraud; black whistle
· 假日经济 holiday economy
· 家庭联产承包责任制 the household contract responsibility system
· 减负 alleviate burdens on sb.
· 渐进式台独 gradual Taiwan independence
· 见面会 meet-and-greet
· 减员增效 downsizing for efficiency; cut payroll to improve efficiency
· 脚踩两只船 sit on the fence
· 假帐 accounting fraud
· 借调 temporarily transfer
· 借读生 transient student
· 解放生产力 emancipate the productive forces
· 解放思想、实事求是的思想路线 ideological line of emancipating the mind and seeking truth from facts
· 近水楼台先得月 "First come, first served; A water-front pavilion gets the moonlight first--the advantage of being in a favored position."
· 金无足赤,人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
· 靖国神社 Yasukuni Shrine
· 经济房 low-cost housing
· 经济林 cash tree
· 精品 competitive products
· 精神文明建设 promote cultural and ideological progress; develop socialist culture and ethics
· 竞争上岗 take up a job through competition
· 酒肉朋友 fair-weather friend
· 举报电话 informants' hot-line telephone
· 居委会 neighborhood committee; residents' committee
· 具有中国特色的 with Chinese characteristics
· 君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green