严以律己,宽以待人 be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
阳春（最经济方式） no-frills
养老保险 endowment insurance
养老金 pension
养路费 road toll
羊肉串小摊 barbecue stall
洋务运动 Westernization Movement
摇钱树 cash cow
摇头丸 dancing outreach
药物检查 "dope control, drug testing"
液晶显示屏 liquid crystal display (LCD)
野猫战斗机 Tomcat
业内人士 insider
野生动物园 wildlife park; safari park
业绩报表 earning report
议案 bill
易爆发战争的地区 war-prone areas
以产定人,减员增效 employ workers in accordance with production needs and increase efficiency while reducing the staff
遗传工程 genetic engineering
一次性解决问题 solve the problem once and for all
一次性筷子 throwaway chopsticks
一次性用品 disposable goods
一大二公 (concerning the people's commune) large in size and collective in nature
意大利粉 spaghetti
一刀切 cut it even at one stroke--make it rigidly uniform; impose uniformity in all cases; allow no flexibility
异地资金汇划 fund remittance between different places
移动办公 mobile officing
移动电话双向收费 two-way charges for cellular phones
移动通讯 mobile communication
以讹传讹 incorrectly relay an erroneous message
依法治国 manage state affairs according to law; run state affairs according to law
以法治国，以德治国 to govern the country with law and moral
一帆风顺 Wishing you every success
一方有难,八方支援 When disaster struck, help came from all sides.
一个中心,两个基本点 one central task, two basic points
以公有制为主体，多种经济成分共同发展 the pattern with the public sector remaining dominant and diverse sectors of the economy developing side by side
一国两制 "One country, two systems"
义和团运动 Boxer Uprising
一级戒备 highest alert
一级市场 primary market
溢价 premium
溢价发行债券(以超过票面金额价发行债券) issue of bonds at a premium
以经济建设为中心 focusing on the central task of economic construction
以空间换取时间 trade space for time
易拉罐 pop can
一揽子(计划) one-package (plan)
一揽子购买 lump-sum purchase; basket purchase
以理服人 persuade through reasoning
医疗保险 medical insurance
医疗改革 health care reform
医疗制度改革 reform of the medicare system
(祝愿…)一路平安，一路顺风 speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
薏米 seed of Job's tears
以谋略制胜 outmaneuver
一切向钱看 money-oriented
以权谋私 abuse of power for personal gains
以人为本 people oriented; people foremost
以上海浦东开发开放为龙头,进一步开放长江沿岸城市 open more cities along the Yangtze River, while concentrating on the development and opening of the Pudong Area of Shanghai
以身作则,廉洁奉公 set a good example and perform duties honestly
以市场为导向 market-oriented
一式两联 (receipt or invoice) in duplicate
一手抓物质文明，一手抓精神文明；一手抓经济建设，一手抓民主法制；一手抓改革开放，一手抓打击犯罪惩治腐败 We must always work for material progress and at the same time for cultural and ethical progress; We should develop the economy and at the same time strengthen democracy and the legal system; We should promote reform and opening to the outside world and at the same time fight crime and punish corruption.
伊斯兰抵抗运动，简称 Hamas
意外风险 emergency risk; unknown risk
以......为龙头 with...as the leading role
义务兵役制 "compulsory military service, conscription"
义务教育 compulsory education
一线员工 worker at the production line
意向书 letter of intent
隐性收入 invisible income; off-payroll income; side money
义演 benefit performance; charity performance
以眼还眼,以牙还牙 an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
一言既出，驷马难追 A real man never goes back on his words.
义演收入 proceeds from benefit performance
一支接一支不停地抽烟 chain smoke
以质量求生存、求发展、求效益 "strive for survival, development and efficiency on the basis of quality"
以质量求发展 strategy of development through quality; win the market with quality products
以资证明 in witness whereof; in testimony thereof
因材施教 teach students according to their aptitude
银弹外交 money diplomacy; dollar diplomacy; "silver bullet" diplomacy
因地制宜,合理分工,各展所长,优势互补,共同发展的原则 proceed in the light of local conditions and in accordance with a rational division of labor, with all the regions exploiting their own parricular advantages for mutual benefit and development
因地制宜,因时制宜,因事制宜,因人制宜 suit our measures to differing conditions in terms of locality, time, issue and persons involved
引渡 extradite
因果报应 karma
银行代收费 deposit payment at bank
银行网点 bank outlets
印花税 stamp duty / tax
引进技术 introduction of foreign talents; import of foreign talents
音频点播 AOD (audio-on-demand)
因特网服务提供者 Internet service provider (ISP)
隐形飞机 stealth aircraft
隐形轰炸机 stealth bomber
隐性就业 unregistered employment
隐形就业 hidden employment
隐形牧人 invisible income; off-payroll income
隐性失业 recessive unemployment
硬道理 "absolute principle, top priority"
婴儿死亡率 infant mortality rate
英国文化委员会 British Council of Culture
应届毕业生 this year's graduates
赢利能力 profitability
应试教育 examination-oriented education system
硬通货 hard currency
营销管理 marketing management
英雄所见略同 Great minds think alike.
营养不良 malnutrition
营业税 turnover tax; business tax
营业厅 business lobby
影子内阁 shadow cabinet
永久正常贸易关系 permanent normal trading relations (PNTR)
邮递协议 Post Office Protocol (POP)
有法可依,有法必依,执法必严,违法必究 There must be laws to go by, the laws must be observed and strictly enforced, and lawbreakers must be prosecuted.
有个奔头 have something to look forward to; have somehthing to expect
友好城市 sister cities
友好大使 the Goodwill Ambassador
优化结构 optimize structure
优化经济结构 optimize the economic structure
忧患意识 awareness of unexpected development; being prepared for unexpected development; being prepared for any eventualities
优化资源配置 optimize the allocation of resources
优化组合 optimization grouping; optional regrouping
优惠贷款 loans on favorable terms
有机农业 organic agriculture
游乐场过山车 roller coaster
有理想、有道德、有文化、有纪律 "with lofty ideals, integrety, knowledge and a strong sense of discipline"
有理,有利,有节 on just grounds, to one's advantage and with restraint； with good reason, with advantage and with restraint
有钱能使鬼推磨 Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
有情人终成眷属 "Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
优胜劣汰 survival of the fittest
优势互补 (of two countries or companies) have complementary advantages
有识之士 people of vision
犹太人定居点 Jewish settlement
有望夺金者 a gold medal hopeful
有线通 cable modem
有勇无谋 use brawn rather than brain
有缘千里来相会 Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
有战斗力、有说服力、有吸引力的思想工作队伍 a contingent of militant ideological workers able to persuade and act as a magnet for others
幼稚工业 infant industry
优质名牌商品 famous-brand, quality products
有中国特色的社会主义道路 road of socialism with Chinese characteristics
有中国特色的社会主义民主政治 a socilalist democracy with Chinese characteristics
游资 idle money / fund; floating capital
鹬蚌相争，渔人得利 "when the snip and the calm grapple, it is the fisherman who stands to benefit; two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it"
预防为主,谁污染谁治理和强化环境管理三大政策 three major principles for environment control: to put prevention first, to hold those who cause pollution responsible for cleaning up and to improve environmental protection and management
与国际惯例接轨 become compatible with internationally accepted practices
与国际市场接轨 integrate with the world market; become integrated into the global market
瑜迦 Yoga
育龄妇女 women of child-bearing age
舆论导向 direction of public opinion
舆论导向 direction of public opinion
舆论监督 supervision by public opinion
鱼米之乡 a land of milk and honey
(领导人）与民众的直接对话 town hall conference/meeting
域名(计算机) domain name (DN)
预期寿命 life expectancy
欲穷千里目，更上一层楼 "to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight."
与时俱进 advance with the times
欲速则不达 Haste does not bring success.
预算外收入 extra-budgetary revenue
预算外支出 off-budget expenditure
语音识别 speech recognition
原产地保护 protection of place of origin
远程办公的员工 telecommuting workers
远程教育 distance learning
缘分 chemical, (as if by) predestination, be preordained to come together
圆寂 Parinirvana
冤假错案 "cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
冤家宜解不宜结 Better make friends than make enemies.
远景规划 perspective long-term plan
远景计划 long-term development targets
远期合同 forward contract
原始股 original issue stock
原始资本 original capital
元宵节 Lantern Festival
原油 crude oil
援藏干部 cadres sent to support/aid Tibet
圆桌会议 round-table conference
越境污染 trans-frontier pollution
跃居世界前列(产量) (output) leap into the front ranks of the world
晕菜 numbed; dumbfounded
运球 dribble
运输机 cargo planes
运载火箭 carrier rocket
Z
再贷款 re-lending; subloan
在孵（孵化器）企业 incubated enterprises (incubator)
再就业服务中心 re-employment service center
再就业工程 re-employment project / program
宰（客） to swindle money out of our customers
灾民 flood victims; flood-stricken people
宰人 rip off
载人卫星 manned satellite
再生纸 recycled writing paper
在途资金 fund in float
在线(计算机) on-line
在线网上书店 online bookstore
在职博士生 on-job doctorate
在职研究生 on-job postgraduates
在字面上兜圈子 festoons of words
脏弹 dirty bomb
赃款赃物 proceeds of crime
藏学 Tibetology
造假帐 falsified accounts
早恋 puppy love
造林运动 afforestation drive (campaign)
糟粕 dross
噪声治理 noise abatement
早市 morning session
责任编辑 editor in charge
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
增强人民体质 build up people's health
增强型短信服务 EMS (Enhanced Message Service)
增值税 value added tax(VAT)
渣打银行 The Chartered Bank
债台高筑 become debt-ridden
斋月(伊斯兰教) Ramadan/ month of fast
债转股 debt-to-equity swap
债权转股权 debt-for-equity swap
债务人持有资产 debtor-in-possession (DIP)
站得住脚 hold water
战俘 prisoner of war (POW)
战斧式巡航导弹 Tomahawk cruise missile
战俘营 prisoner-of-war (POW) camp
沾光 benefit from one's association
战略防御计划 Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
战略伙伴关系 strategic partnership
占便宜 profit at others' expense
站票 standing-room-only ticket
站台票 platform ticket
占着茅坑不拉屎 be a dog in the manger
涨落线 advance balance line
掌上电脑 palm pilot
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
招牌菜 signature dishes
招商局 China Merchants Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. (China Merchants)
招商引资 attract/bid for/invite investments (from overseas)
招生就业指导办公室 enrolment and vocation guidance office
朝阳产业 sunrise industry
折旧费 depreciation charge
折衷方案 a compromise proposal
珍爱之人或物 apple of one's eyes
侦察飞机 surveillance plane
震感 seismaesthesia, feel of the earthquake(tremor)
震级 earthquake magnitude
真空包装 vacuum packing
震区 seismic zone
真善美 the true, the good and the beautiful; truth, good and beauty
珍稀濒危植物 rare or endangered species
振兴经济 revitalize the economy
振兴中华 make China powerful and strong; revitalize the Chinese nation
震源 focus (of an earthquake), seismic origin
震中 epicenter
震中烈度 epicentral intensity
震中区 epicentral area
政策倾斜 policy 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
争端解决机构 dispute settlement body
政法委 politics and law committee
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
政府工作报告 government work report
政府廉洁高效 a clean and efficient government
政府上网工程 Government Online Project
政府特殊津贴获得者 winner of special government allowance
政府贴息贷款 discount government loans
政府职能转变 transform/shift the government functions
政改方案(英国对香港) constitutional package
正气 uprightness; integrity; probity; rectitude
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
证券化 securitisation
证券监督管理委员会 securities supervision commission
证券营业部 stock exchange; security exchange
正式会计师 Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
正式照会 formal note
政务公开 make government affairs public
争议地区 disputed area
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"
政治迫害 political persecution; witch hunt
政治体制改革 political restructuring
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
证券交易委员会 Securities and Exchange Commission
纸包不住火 Truth will come to light sooner or later.
直播 "live broadcast, live telecast"
职称 professional title
只读存储器 read-only-memory (ROM)
执法人员 law enforcement officials; law-executor; law enforcer
支付能力 payment capacity
职工股 staff share
制海权 command of the sea
滞后影响 lagged effect
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.
直接道歉 a straight-out apology
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
制空权 air space control; air supremacy; command of the air; air mastery; air domination
智力引进 recruit / introduce (foreign) talents
治理整顿 improve the environment and rectify the order; improvement and rectification
智力支持 intellectual support
质量管理 quality control
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
致命要害 Achilles' heel
智囊团、思想库 the brain trust；think tank
职能转换 transformation of functions
掷钱猜先 toss
智商 intelligence quotient (IQ)
纸上谈兵 be an armchair strategist
知识产权 intellectual property
知识经济 knowledge-based economy
知识经济 knowledge economy , knowledge-base economy
知识就是力量 Knowledge is power.
知识密集 knowledge-intensive
知识转让 transfer of knowledge
知识资本 knowledge capital
职务发明 on-duty invention
职务犯罪 crime by taking advantage of duty
植物群落 plant community
植物人 human vegetable; vegetable
直辖市 municipality directly under the Central Government
直销 direct marketing; door-to-door sale
滞销商品 unmarketable goods
置业 house purchasing
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
职业培训 job training
支原体 mycoplasma
制止外汇流失 prevent foreign exchange flight
支柱产业 pillar / cornerstone industry
中程导弹 intermediate-range missile; medium-range missile
重点发展 prioritize
终点控制区 terminal control area
中东和平进程 the Middle East peace process
终端服务器 terminal server
中关村科技园区 Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park
中国出口商品交易会(广交会) China Export Commodities Fair (Guangzhou Fair)
中国电信 China Telecom
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
中国联通公司 China Unicom
中国人民政治协商会议全国委员会 （简称 全国政协） National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)
中国新经济峰会 China New Economy Summit
中国新闻出版报社 China Press and Publication News
中国沿海专属经济区 China's exclusive economic waters
中国移动通信公司 China Mobile
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
中国证券监督管理委员会 China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC)
中国政协委员 member of the National Committee of CPPCC
重合同、守信用的原则 the principle of equality and mutual benefit and "honoring contracts adn standing by reputation"
重合同,守信用 abide by contracts and keep one's words; honor credit and promise
《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
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
《中华人民共和国领海及毗连区法》 The Law on China's Territorial Waters and Their Contiguous Areas
中华世纪坛 China Millennium Monument
中华医学会 Chinese Medical Association
中介 intermediary agent
众口难调 It is difficult to cater to all tastes.; One man's meat is another man's poison.
中立国 neutralized state
中流砥柱 mainstay; chief cornerstone
《中美三个联合公报》 The Three Sino-US Joint Communiqué
中美战略核武器互不瞄准对方 non-targeting strategic nuclear weapons against each other
(股票的）中签 win the lot for IPO
(股票的）中签率 lot winning rate
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
中山装 Chinese tunic suit
终审权 right of adjudication; right of giving final approval
终身职务制 life-long tenure
中式快餐 Chinese fast food
众矢之的 target of public criticism
中文信息处理系统 Chinese information processing system
（美国）中下层南方共和党人 pickup-truck Republican
中心环节 key link
中型商用飞机 mid-size G200 business jets
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
种植业 crop farming
中专生 secondary specialized or technical school student
重灾区 the harder-hit area
洲际弹道导弹 intercontinental ballistic missiles
主办2008年奥运会 host the 2008 Olympic Games
主板市场 main board of the stock market
诸边协议 plurilateral agreement
注册会计师 certificated public accountant (CPA)
注册资本 registered capital
主持人 anchorperson
住房分配货币化进程 capitalization process of housing distribution/allocation
住房零首付 zero-yuan first payment (for apartments)
驻港部队 People's Liberation Army garrison in Hong Kong
珠穆朗玛峰 Mount Qomolangma
助跑 "approach run, run-up"
主渠道 main channel
主权豁免 sovereign immunity
主体经济 the mainstay of the economy
主体思想 （DPRK） Juche Idea
助学行动 activity to assist the impoverished students
主页 home page
住宅小区 residence community
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,深化改革,扩大开放,促进发展,保持稳定 seize the current opportunity, deepen the reform, open China wider to the outside world, promote development and maintain stability
抓住机遇 seize the opportunity