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 |