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(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. (
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
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
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
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
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)
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
专卖店 exclusive agency; franchised store
专门人才 professional personnel; special talents
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