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爱鸟周 Bird-Loving Week
爱心工程 Loving Care Project
矮子里拔将军 choose a general from among the dwarfs--pick the best out of a mediocre bunch
安家费 settling-in allowance
安全第一，预防为主 Safety first, precaution crucial.
按时足额发放基本养老金 pay the pensions of retirees on time and in full
按资排辈 to assign priority according to seniority
按成本要素计算的国民经济总值 GNP at factor cost
按键音 keypad tone
按揭购房 to buy a house on mortgage; to mortgage a house
有计划按比例发展　 planned, proportionate development; develop proportionately; develop in a planned, proportionate way
安居工程 Comfortable Housing Project
按劳分配 distribution according to one's performance
暗恋 unrequited love; fall in love with someone secretly
安全行车 safe driving
《阿Q正传》 The True Story of Ah Q

把关 guard a pass; check on; maintain a strict standard
拔尖人才 tip-top (or top-notch) talent
八面玲珑 be slick (in social intercourse); try to please everybody or offend nobody
把握大局 grasp the overall situation
摆花架子 a metaphor for presenting an attractive facade but in reality lacking substance, do for show
百年老店 century-old shop
摆脱贫困 shake off poverty; lift oneself from poverty
百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.
拜把兄弟 sworn brothers
摆架子 put on airs
拜年 pay a New Year's visit
摆平 straighten sth out; sort out
摆谱儿 put on airs; show off; keep up appearances
白手起家 starting from scratch
半边天 half the sky
班车 shuttle bus
半成品 semi-manufactured goods; semi-finished products
半拉子工程 uncompleted project
班门弄斧 teach one's grandma to suck eggs
办年货 do New Year's shopping
半托 day care (for kids)
帮倒忙 trying to help but causing more trouble in the process; kiss of death
傍大款 (of a girl) find a sugar daddy; be a mistress for a rich man; lean on a moneybag
办丧事 conduct a funeral
保持清醒头脑，增强忧患意识和历史责任感 remain sober-minded, become more aware of potential problems and enhance our sense of historical responsibility
报喜不报忧 report only the good but not the bad
保持共产党员先进性 keep CPC members progressive, innovative and forward-thinking
包二奶 have a concubine (originally a Cantonese expression)
八荣八耻 Eight Honors & Eight Disgraces (坚持以热爱祖国为荣、以危害祖国为耻，以服务人民为荣、以背离人民为耻，以崇尚科学为荣、以愚昧无知为耻，以辛勤劳动为荣、以好逸恶劳为耻，以团结互助为荣、以损人利己为耻，以诚实守信为荣、以见利忘义为耻，以遵纪守法为荣、以违法乱纪为耻，以艰苦奋斗为荣、以骄奢淫逸为耻。Love, do not harm the motherland. Serve, don't disserve the people. Uphold science; don't be ignorant and unenlightened. Work hard; don't be lazy and hate work. Be united and help each other; don't gain benefits at the expense of others. Be honest and trustworthy, not profit-mongering at the expense of your values. Be disciplined and law-abiding instead of chaotic and lawless. Know plain living and hard struggle, do not wallow in luxuries and pleasures.)
霸王条款 inequality / imparity clause
背黑锅 become a scapegoat
本命年 one's year of birth considered in relation to the 12 Terrestrial Branches
笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.

奔小康 strive for a relatively comfortable life
本本主义 bookishness; book worship
蹦迪 disco dancing
蹦极 bungee, bungee jumping
闭关政策 closed-door policy
闭卷 closed-book exam
闭路电视 close-circuit television
闭门羹 given a 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"
边远地区 remote and border areas
边远贫困地区 outlying poverty-stricken areas
表面文章 lip service; surface formality
标本兼治 address both the symptoms and root cause
薄利多销 small profit, large sale volume
薄利多销 small profit, large sales volume; small profits but quick returns; small profits and good sales
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.
不搞劳民伤财的“形象工程” refrain from building “vanity projects”that waste both money and manpower
不怀恶意的谎言 white lie　　　　　　
不记名投票 secret ballot
《不见不散》 Be there or be square.
不买账 not take it; not go for it
不眠之夜 white night　
不惹是非 Stay out of trouble.; Let sleeping dogs lie.
不惜一切代价 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
步行街 pedestrian street
步行天桥 pedestrian overpass
不夜城 "sleepless city, ever-bright city"
不以物喜，不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
不正之风 bad (harmful) practice; unhealthy tendency
不倒翁 tumbler; never-fall doll

擦边球 "edge ball, touch ball"
擦网球 net ball
裁减冗员 cut down on overstaffing ; lay off redundant staff
菜篮子工程 vegetable basket program; non-staple food project
菜鸟，新手 green hand
采取高姿态 show high-profile; exercise forbearance; be tolerant
才疏学浅 be wanting in ability and shallow in knowledge
掺水文凭 diploma obtained by using unfair or unlawful means
参照国际通行做法 follow standard international practices
操办 make arrangements
草药 herbal medicine
层层转包和违法分包 multi-level contracting and illegal sub-contracting
插杠子 poke one's nose into someone's businesses
茶话会 tea forum; tea party

插嘴 interrupt; chip in
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 "
搀水股票 water-down stocks -- ordinary stocks that can be bought by persons inside a stock company or a business at a cost lower than their face value
产销两旺 both production and marketing thrive
产销直接挂钩 directly link production with marketing
产业不景气 industrial depression
唱高调 mouth high-sounding words
长江后浪推前浪, 一代更比一代强 As in the Yangtze River, the waves behind ride on the ones before: The new generation excels the old.
唱名表决 roll-call vote
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 "
唱双簧 play a duet----collaborate; echo each other

炒汇 speculate in foreign currency
炒金热 stock-market fever
炒买炒卖 speculation
扯后腿 hold (or pull) somebody back; be a drag on somebody
扯皮 shirk; pass the buck
趁热打铁 make hay while the sun shines; strike while the iron is hot
惩前毖后，治病救人 learn from past mistakes and avoid future ones, and to cure the sickness to save the patient
城市规划 city's landscaping plan; urban planning
成事在天，谋事在人 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven; Man proposes, God disposes
成套引进 package import
成为国际共识 become a consensus of the international community城市和国有企业厂办大集体 collectively owned factories operated by state-owned enterprises and cities
城市户口 permanent urban residence certificate
城市流浪乞讨人员 urban vagrants and beggars
城乡结合部 rural-urban fringe zone
诚信企业 high-integrity enterprise; enterprise of integrity
吃饱穿暖 eat their fill and dress warmly; have enough to eat and wear; have adequate food and clothing

吃饭财政 payroll finance; mouth-feeding budget-----a large proportion of the budget has been earmarked for paying salaries of government functionaries
吃干醋 be jealous ; be green with envy
吃劳保 live on labor insurance allowance
吃老本 live on one's own fat; bask in one's past glory; rest on one's laurels, eat on one's own principals, live off one's past gains or achievements
痴迷者 addict
吃偏饭 enjoy special privilege
赤贫人口 people living in absolute poverty; destitute population
吃香 be very popular; be most welcome; be in great demand
吃小亏占大便宜 lose a little but gain much; take small losses for the sake of big gains
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"" "
充电 recharge one's batteries; update one's knowledge; brush up (on)
充电电池 rechargeable batteries
冲动性购买 impulse buying; impulse shopping
充分调动积极性和创造性 give full play to the initiative and creativity
充分利用两个市场，两种资源 fully utilize both domestic and international markets and resources
崇洋媚外 worship things foreign and fawn on foreign countries
冲账 strike a balance; counter-balance accounts; reverse an entry
充值卡 rechargeable card
充值卡 prepaid phone card
抽调 transfer a portion
筹划指导委员会 steering committee
抽检 spot check
抽奖 lucky draw
出风头 show off;in the limelight
出国热 craze for going abroad
出家 pravrajana; cloister

出境游 outbound tourism; outbound travel
出笼 release a bad publication, plan, etc.
出难题偏题 raise out-of-the-way and catchy questions
出气筒 punching bag
穿梭外交 shuttle diplomacy
船务公司 shipping service company
传销 pyramid-selling; multi-level marketing
穿小鞋 make it hot for; make trouble for
穿新鞋走老路 wearing new shoes to walk on the old path; change in form but not in content; put old wine in new wineskins
穿针引线 act as go-between
创建卫生城市 build an advanced clean city
窗口行业 service trade
创利 generate profit
创业精神 enterprising spirit; pioneering spirit
创业者 start-up
创业园 high-tech business incubator; pioneer park
创意 new idea or concept
创新型国家 innovation-oriented country
创作型歌手 singer-composer
吹风会 (advanced) briefing
处世之道 philosophy of life
初为人母 first-time mother; new mother
次级抵押贷款 subprime mortgage
辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
从众心理 group psychology
从众行为 the behavior of blindly conforming to the norm
从粗放经济转变为集约经济 shift from extensive economy to intensive economy
促进对外贸易多元化 diversify our trading partners; promote the diversification of foreign trade
促进经济发展和社会全面进步 promote economic development and social progress in an all-around way
促进区域协调发展 promoting the coordinated development of all regions
催泪弹 tear gas
促进全球经济一体化 foster integration with the global economy
促进文化市场健康发展 facilitate the sound development of the markets for cultural products
粗口 four-letter word
“村村通广播电视”工程 project “extend radio and TV coverage to every village”
村办企业 village-run enterprise
村民委员会 villagers committee
打包儿 use doggy bags to take food home
大包干 all-round responsibility system
大病统筹 comprehensive arrangement for serious disease
大包大揽 belly-worship
大酬宾 give a large discount to one's customers or guests
搭错车 follow a wrong train; join in a wrong group; follow a wrong example; wrong act because of wrong judgement or rash imitation打翻身战 fight to change for the better
打工 do work for others
大规模杀伤性武器 weapons of mass destruction
大锅饭 egalitarian practice of everyone taking food from the same big pot
打黑 crack down on evil forces
大环境 the social, political and economic environment; the overall situation
大换血 an overall renewal of the membership of an organization
打击非法投机活动 strike out at speculation; crack down on speculation
打假办 Office of Cracking down on Fake Products
大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizons; be an eye-opener
大款 tycoon
大龄青年 single youngsters who have exceeded the lawful marriage age (In China the age status of this group of people is around thirty in age. To be a short term, it is also called overage youth)
大路货 1.cheap goods; 2. popular goods of fine quality
大满贯 grand slam
大排档 large stall; sidewalk snack booth
大气候 state policies and principles; overall atmosphere
大人物 great man; big potato; very important person (VIP)
大胜 white wash
大事化小，小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
打小报告 secretly report on a colleague; rat on a fellow worker
打小报告的人 squealer
大要案 major and serious criminal cases
打游击 work in unfixed places; work as a seasonal laborer
大专生 junior college student
打拐 cracking down on the abduction of women and children
代培 train on contract; train special personnel for other work units in return for payment guaranteed by a contract
代销 market on commission
带薪产假 paid maternity leave
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
呆帐 dead account
代职 function in an acting capacity
单刀赴会 start a solo run
单亲 single parent
单身贵族 the single
单亲家庭 single-parent family
单挑；单干 do something by oneself; work on one's own党代会 congress of party representatives
挡箭牌 excuse; pretext
党群关系 Party-masses relationship
党外人士 non-Party personage; public figure outside the Party
党政机关 Party and government organizations
当作耳旁风 turn a deaf ear to something
党的三代中央领导集体 three generations of central collective leadership of the CPC
淡妆 light makeup
导播 instructor in broadcasting
倒春寒 unusually cold spell in an otherwise warm early spring
盗打 （电话) free call on somebody else's expense through illegal means
德才兼备 have both political integrity and ability; people who possess both political integrity and professional ability
德高望重 be of high integrity and prestige; enjoy high prestige and command universal respect; be of noble character and enjoys high prestige
德智体美劳 "all around development of moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetics and labour education "
邓小平理论 Deng Xiaoping Theory
邓小平外交思想 Deng Xiaoping's diplomatic thoughts

低谷 all-time low; at a low ebb
地勤人员 ground crew
低水平重复建设 low-level redundant development
地下钱庄 illegal private bank
电大 college courses broadcast on television
电话留言机 answering machine
掉价 fall in price; degrade oneself
调动一切积极因素 mobilize all positive factors
定调子 set the tone
定向培训 target training; job-oriented training
定向招生 enroll students who are pre-assigned to specific posts or areas
独生子女 the only child in one's family
毒枭 drug trafficker
断交信 Dear John letter (from woman to man)
对内搞活，对外开放 revitalize domestic economy, open up to the outside world
对种粮农民实行直接补贴 directly subsidize grain producers
对中西部地区适当倾斜 appropriately directed to the central and western areas of the country
蹲点 (of cadres) stay at a selected grass-roots spot (for investigation and study)
蹲点跑面 gain experience in selected spots and then spread it over the whole area
多年积累的深层次问题 long-standing and deep-seated problems多退少补 refund for any overpayment or a supplemental payment for any deficiency
多予少取放活政策 the policy of giving more, taking less and loosening control
多种所有制经济共同发展 allow diverse forms of ownership to develop side by side
二把手 second in command
二进宫 "to enter the palace a second time (people with a past criminal record again commits a crime, and is convicted and put into a correctional institution)"
法律硕士 Master of Law
发展不平衡 disparate development
发展是硬道理 Development is of overriding importance. / Development is the absolute need.
发挥自身优势 give full play to one’s advantages
发卡行 issuing bank
法轮功分子 Falun Gong practitioner
放眼全球 expand one's horizons to include the whole world
防范和化解金融风险 take precautions against and reduce financial risks
房屋空置率 housing vacancy rate
废除领导干部终身制 abolish de facto life-long tenure of leading cadres
非法贸易 illicit trading
费改税 tax-for-fee
非公有制经济 the non-public sectors of the economy
非婚生子女 love child; illegitimate child; child born out of wedlock
废物的循环使用 recycling of waste
奉公守法 abide by the law and social discipline
扶贫攻坚计划 poverty-relief program
赶超先进 surpass the advanced

搞花架子 do something superficial
高举邓小平理论伟大旗帜，全面贯彻“三个代表”重要思想 hold high the banner of Deng Xiaoping Theory and carry out the important thoughts of "Three Represents"
高校扩招后首批毕业生 college graduates who were the first to be enrolled under the college expansion of 1999
高校扩招计划 college expansion plan

个体经济 private economy
更加注重搞好宏观调控，更加注重统筹兼顾，更加注重以人为本 pay more attention to exercising macro-control, balancing the interests of all parties, putting people