企業孵化器 enterprise incubator

企業集團的松散層 loose level (of an enterprise group)

企業文化 corporate culture

起跑器 block

洽談會 fair, meeting

千禧嬰兒 millennium infant; millennium baby

強化班 intensive training program/class

搶跑 false start, beat the gun

敲竹杠make somebody pay through the nose; put the lug on; rob by a trick

切入點 point of penetration; breakthrough point

親民黨 People First Party

勤工儉學 part-work and part-study system; work-study program

輕軌火車 light rail train

清明節 Qingming Festival/ Pure Brightness Festival/ Tomb Sweeping Day

清算/結算 clearing /settlement

情感消費 emotional consumption

情有獨鐘 show special preference (favor) to …

區位商業 location-based commerce

屈體 jackknife, pike

圈外人士 people out of the loop

全方位外交 multi-faceted diplomacy

全國衛生城市 National Hygienic City

全景電影 cinepanoramic

全面實施以德育為核心、以創新精神和實踐能力為重點的素質教育 carry on the quality education centering on moral education and emphasizing creativity and practice

全民健身計劃綱要 outline of the nationwide body-building plan

全能冠軍 all-around winner

全球定位系統 global positioning system (GPS)

全球通 global system for mobile communications

全天候飛機 all-weather aircraft

全天候服務round-the-clock service

全優工程 all-round excellent project

權貴資本主義(又譯裙帶資本主義或親朋好友資本主義) crony capitalism

拳頭產品 flagship products; competitive products; knock-out products; blockbuster

裙帶風 nepotism; petticoat influence

裙帶關系 networking through petticoat influence

群言堂 allow everybody to air his view; let everyone have his say; speak one's mind freely

燃油附加稅 bunker surcharge

染指 reap undeserved profit from; encroach upon

繞圈子 beat around the bush

熱島效應 tropical island effect

人才流失brain drain

人浮于事 overstaffing

人工智能 artificial intelligence(AI)

人海戰術 huge-crowd strategy

人機交互 human-computer interaction

人際交往 human communication

人均住房 per-capita housing

人口負增長 negative population growth (NPG)

人類免疫缺陷病毒Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV)

人情債 debt of gratitude

認股權證 warrant

任意球 free kick

日本協力銀行 Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)

融資渠道 financing channels

入水時水花很少 clean entry

軟新聞 soft news

軟著陸 soft landing

塞翁失馬，焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing.

三八紅旗手 woman pace-setter

三步走戰略 the three-step development strategy

三大作風 the Party's three important styles of work (integrating theory with practice, forging close links with the masses and practicing self-criticism)

三個代表 "three represents" theory (The Party should always represent the development needs of China's advanced social productive forces, always represent the onward direction of China's advanced culture, and always represent the fundamental interests of the largest member of the Chinese people.)

三個有利于 "three favorables" (whether it promotes the growth of the productive forces in a socialist society, increases the overall strength of the socialist state and raises the people's living standards

三好學生 merit student; three good student (good in study, attitude and health)

三講教育（講學習、講政治、講正氣） "three emphases" education (to stress theoretical study, political awareness and good conduct)

三角戀愛 love triangle

三角債 chain debts

三來一補企業 the enterprises that process raw materials on clients' demands, assemble parts for the clients and process according to the clients' samples; or engage in compensation trade.

三連冠 three successive championships

三十而立 A man should be independent at the age of thirty. / At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.

三通 three direct links of trade, mail, and air and shipping services across the Taiwan Straits

三通一平 "three supplies and one leveling"; supply of water, electricity and road and leveled ground (conditions ready for further economic development)

三維電影 three-dimensional movie

三維動畫片 three-dimensional animation

三無企業 three-no-enterprises (It refers to enterprises with no capital, no plant, and no administrative structure.)

三下鄉 a program under which officials, doctors, scientist and college students go to the countryside to spread scientific and literacy knowledge and offer medical service to farmers

三資企業 foreign-invested enterprises: Sino-foreign joint ventures(中外合資企業), cooperative businesses （中外合作企業） and exclusively foreign-owned enterprises in China（外商獨資企業）

三字經 three-character scripture

散戶 retail / private investor

桑那浴 sauna

掃黃、打非eliminate pornography and illegal publications

掃尾工作 round-off work; wind-up work

殺手锏 sudden thrust of the mace--one's trump or master card

沙塵暴sand storm; dust storm

山不在高，有仙則名；No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy;

商檢局 Commodity Inspection Bureau

商品房空置的現象 the vacancy problem in commercial housing

商品條碼 bar code

上山下鄉 (of educated urban youth) go and work in the countryside or mountain areas

上市 to be listed

上網 to get on the Internet

上有天堂，下有蘇杭 Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth.

少數服從多數、下級服從上級、局部服從全體、全黨服從中央 the minority is subordinate to the majority, the lower level to the higher level, the part to the whole and the entire membership of the Party to the Central Committee

社會熱點問題 hot spots of society

社會治安情況 public security situation, law-and-order situation

涉外經濟 foreign-related business

申辦奧運會 bid for the Olympic Games

身體素質 physique; physical constitution

神州行電話卡 Shenzhou pre-paid card

審時度勢 size up the situation

滲透、顛覆和分裂活動 infiltrative, subversive and splittist activities

生態農業 environmental-friendly agriculture

失戀 be disappointed in love; be jilted

失學兒童 dropout

師兄弟 (senior and junior) fellow apprentice

時不我待 Time and tide wait for no man.

實話實說 speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade

實踐是檢驗真理的唯一標準 Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.

實體經濟 the real economy

實現零的突破 fulfill the zero (gold medal, medal, etc) breakthrough

實現小康目標 to achieve the goal of ensuring our people a relatively comfortable life, attain the goal of building a well-off society

實現中華民偉大復興 bring about a great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation

實行國民待遇 grant the national treatment to

實行計劃生育、控制人口數量、提高人口素質 promotion of family planning to control the population size and improve the health of the people

食品衛生法 Food Hygiene Law of People's Republic of China

史記 Shi Ji/ Historical Records

世界觀、人生觀、價值觀 world outlook; outlook on life; values

市場疲軟 sluggish market

市場準入 market access

市盈率p/e (price/earning) ratio

市值 market capitalization

事業單位 public institution

試用期 probationary period

適度從緊的財政政策 moderately tight financial policy

適銷對路的產品　 readily marketable products

適者生存survival of the fittest

收購兼并M&A (merger and acquisition)

收入 invisible income; off-payroll income; side money

收視率 audience ratings; television viewing

手機入網費 mobile access fee

首創精神 pioneering spirit

首航 maiden voyage (of an aircraft or ship)

首期按揭 down-payment

受災地區 disaster-affected are

售后服務 after-sale services

授信額度 line of credit

樹立企業良好形象 foster a good and healthy company image

刷卡, 劃卡 to punch the card; to stamp the card

甩賣 clearance sale; be on sale

涮羊肉 instant-boiled mutton

雙刃劍 double-edged sword

雙向選擇 two-way selection, referring to employer and employee choosing each other in a job market

水貨 smuggled goods

水墨畫 Chinese brush drawing; ink and wash painting

碩博聯讀 a continuous academic project that involves postgraduate and doctoral study

司儀 MC (master of ceremonies)

思鄉曲 Nostalgia

思想僵鐵 fossilized concept

死機 system halted

四大金剛 Four Heavenly Guardians at the entrance to a Buddhism temple; Four Devarajas

四個如何認識 (江澤民提出并闡述的如何認識社會主義發展的歷史進程、如何認識資本主義發展的歷史進程、如何認識我國社會主義改革實踐過程對人們思想的影響、如何認識當今的國際環境和國際政治斗爭帶來的影響等當前直接影響干部群眾思想活動的重大問題.) In his important address to the Central Ideological and Political Work Conference, Party General Secretary Jiang Zemin expounds on how to understand the historical process of socialist development; how to understand the historical process of capitalist development; how to understand the impact of China's socialist reform over the people's thinking; how to understand the impact of the current international environment and political struggle.

四十不惑 Life begins at forty.

四項基本原則 the Four Cardinal Principles of adherence to the socialist road, the people's democratic dictatorship, the leadership of the Communist Party of China, and Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought

素質教育 education for all-around development, quality-oriented education

隨行就市 prices fluctuating in response to market conditions

臺獨 'independence of Taiwan'

臺灣當局 Taiwan authorities

臺灣是中國領土不可分割的一部分。Taiwan is an inalienable part of the Chinese territory.

臺灣同胞 Taiwan compatriots

抬杠 argue for the sake of arguing; bicker

太空步 moonwalk

攤牌put/lay one’s card on the table

談判的籌碼 bargain chip

逃票 to sneak through without a ticket

逃票者 ticket evader

陶冶情操 cultivate one's taste (temperament)

套利 arbitrage

特別提款權 special drawing rights (SDR; SDRs) ; paper gold

特技演員stunt man; stand-in

特色電話機 feature phone

特許稅franchise tax

提高農產品收購價格 the government's increase in its procurement prices (for farm products)

替身演員 stunt man/woman; stand-in

跳槽 job-hopping

跳槽者job-hopper

跳進黃河洗不清eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there's nothing one can do to clear one's name

跳蚤市場 flea market

鐵飯碗 iron rice bowl

鐵哥們 faithful pal；buddies；sworn friend

鐵血宰相 iron-and-blood prime minister

廳長 head of a department (under a provincial government)

通存通兌 the banking procedure where deposits and withdrawals are processed at any branch bank

通貨緊縮 deflation (of currency)

同等學力 have the same educational level (as the regular graduate or student of certain academic qualification)

同等學力申請碩士學位統考 general examination for applicants with education background equivalent to college graduates for master's degree

同鄉會 an association of fellow provincials or townsmen

統籌安排 comprehensive arrangement

統一市場 single market

統一稅 flat tax, consolidated tax

筒子樓 tube-shaped apartment

偷渡者stowaway

偷稅、騙稅、逃稅、抗稅 tax evasion, tax fraud, and refusal to pay taxes

偷稅漏稅 tax evasion

頭號種子選手 No.1 seed (player); top seed

投手 pitcher

透過現象看本質 see through the appearance to perceive the essence

土地沙化 desertification of land; desert encroachment

團身 bunch up the body

推廣科研成果 turning laboratory achievements into commercial/mass production; commercialization of laboratory achievements

退耕還林還草 grain for green

脫口秀 talk show

脫貧致富 cast (shake, throw) off poverty and set out on a road to prosperity

脫手 release grip

挖墻腳 undermine the foundation of sth.; cut the ground from under sb's feet

外匯管理局 Administration of Exchange Control

外匯管制 foreign exchange control

外賣 take-out

外賣店 take-out restaurant

外商獨資企業exclusively foreign-owned enterprises in China

外資企業 overseas-funded enterprises

汪辜會談 Wang Daohan-Koo Chen-fu Talks (Wang-Koo talks)

王儲，王太子 Crown Prince

網吧 Internet bar

網關 gateway

網戀 online love affairs

網絡出版 online publishing

網絡管理員 network administrator

網絡經濟 cybereconomy

網絡空間 cyberspace

網民 netizen; net citizen; cyber citizen

網上沖浪surf the Internet

網上購物 shopping online

網上交易平臺 online trading platform

網友 net friend

往事如風 The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past.

微軟移動構想 Microsoft Vision for Mobility; Microsoft Mobility Initiatives

唯利是圖 draw water to one's mill

維護人權和不斷改善人權狀況 safeguard human rights and steadily improve the human rights situation

偽君子hypocrite; a wolf in sheep's clothing

偽劣商品賠還法 lemon law

衛冕世界冠軍 reigning world champion

溫飽工程 bring-warmth fill-bellies project

文科 liberal arts

文明街道 model community

文韜武略 military expertise; military strategy

穩定壓倒一切 Maintaining stability is of top priority

問訊處 information office; inquiry desk

屋頂花園 roof garden

無氟冰箱　 freon-free refrigerator　

無人售票 self-service ticketing

無繩來電顯示電話 cordless telephone with caller ID

無為而治 govern by doing nothing that is against nature; govern by non-interference

無線應用協議 WAP- wireless application protocol

無形資產intangible assets

無中生有 make/create something out of nothing

武俠小說 tales of roving knights; martial arts novel; kung fu novel

物價局 Price Bureau

物業管理 estate management, property management

西部大開發 Development of the West Regions of China

西氣東輸 transport the natural gas from the West to the East

吸收游資 absorb idle fund

希望工程 Project Hope

息事寧人 pour oil on troubled waters

洗錢 money laundering

喜憂參半 mingled hope and fear

下放權力給 delegating the management of ... (to ...)

下崗職工 laid-off workers

下海 plunge into the commercial sea

下網 off line

下游行業 downstream industry

險勝 cliff-hanging win, narrow victory, nose out

縣改市county upgraded to city

縣級市county-level city

現代企業制度 modern enterprise system; modern corporate system

線下商貿運作 offline business operation

香格里拉 Shangri-la

向錢看 mammonism, put money above all

項目立項 approve and initiate a project

項目申報 project application

項目預算 project budget

項目支持 project support

削減戰略核武器會談 strategic arms reduction talks (START)

消費信貸 consumer credit services

消費者權益日/International Day for Consumers' Rights and Interests

消費者協會 consumers' association

小康 a comfortable level of living; a better-off life; moderate prosperity

小康之家 well-off family

小農經濟 small-scale peasant economy; autarkical small-scale farming

效益工資achievements-related wages; wages based on benefits

效益農業 profitable agriculture

寫真集 special album of photos for kids, women or weddings

心理素質 psychological quality

新寵 new favorite

新干線 the Shinkansen, bullet train

新官上任三把火 a new broom sweeps clean

新新人類 New Human Being；X Generation

新秀 up-and-coming star, rising star

信、達、雅（嚴復：翻譯標準） faithfulness, expressiveness and elegance

信貸支持 credit aid

信息港 infoport; cyber port

信息化 information-based; informationization

信用緊縮 credit crunch

信用危機credit crisis

星期日泰晤士報 the Sunday Times

形式主義 formalism

形象小姐/先生 image representative of a product or a brand

虛擬網 virtual net

虛擬現實 virtual reality

選舉權和被選舉權 the right to vote and the right to be elected

選舉人票 electoral vote

選舉人制 electoral system

學而優則仕 (a Confucian slogan for education) a good scholar can become an official; he who excels in study can follow an official career

學生處 students’ affairs division

學生減負 to reduce study load, alleviate the burden on students

尋呼小姐 operators who work with paging centers

巡回招聘 milk round

徇私枉法 bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends

壓水花技術 rip entry

壓線(口令) Line!

壓軸戲 grand finale; last and best item on a theatrical program

亞健康 subhealthy

嚴打斗爭Strike-Hard Operation, campaign to crack down relentlessly on criminal activities

言情小說 romantic fiction; sentimental novel

研究成果 research results

研究生畢業證/學位證 graduate diploma/graduate degree's diploma

羊肉串小攤 barbecue stall

陽春（最經濟方式） no-frills

養老金 pension

養路費 road toll

搖錢樹 cash cow

搖頭丸 dancing outreach

藥物檢查 dope control, drug testing

野生動物園 wildlife park; safari park

業內人士 insider

液晶顯示屏 liquid crystal display (LCD)

一次性解決問題 solve the problem once and for all

一次性筷子 throwaway chopsticks

一大二公 (concerning the people's commune) large in size and collective in nature

一刀切 cut it even at one stroke--make it rigidly uniform; impose uniformity in all cases; allow no flexibility

一國兩制，One country, two systems

一級市場 primary market

一攬子(計劃) one-package (plan)

一式兩聯 (receipt or invoice) in duplicate

一手抓物質文明，一手抓精神文明；一手抓經濟建設，一手抓民主法制；一手抓改革開放，一手抓打擊犯罪懲治腐敗 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.

一線員工 worker at the production line

一言既出，駟馬難追 A real man never goes back on his words.

醫療保險 medical insurance

移動電話雙（單）向收費 two/one-way charges for mobile/ cellular phones

以公有制為主體，多種經濟成分共同發展 the pattern with the public sector remaining dominant and diverse sectors of the economy developing side by side

以經濟建設為中心 focusing on the central task of economic construction

以謀略制勝 outmaneuver

以權謀私 abuse of power for personal gains

以人為本 people oriented; people foremost

以市場為導向 market-oriented

以質量求發展 strategy of development through quality; win the market with quality products

以質量求生存、求發展、求效益 strive for survival, development and efficiency on the basis of equality

義和團運動 Boxer Uprising

義務兵役制 compulsory military service, conscription

義務教育 compulsory education

義演收入 proceeds from benefit performance

易拉罐 pop can

溢價premium

因材施教 teach students according to their aptitude

銀行網點 bank outlets

隱性就業 unregistered employment

應屆畢業生 this year's graduates

應試教育 exam-oriented education, examination-oriented education system

營業稅 turnover tax; business tax

硬道理 absolute principle, top priority

永久正常貿易關系 permanent normal trading relations (PNTR)

優化結構 optimize structure

優化組合 optimization grouping; optional regrouping

優勝劣汰 survival of the fittest

優勢互補 (of two countries or companies) have complementary advantages

郵遞協議 Post Office Protocol (POP)

有法可依，有法必依，執法必嚴，違法必究 There must be laws to go by, the laws must be observed and strictly enforced, and law-breakers must be prosecuted.

有理想、有道德、有文化、有紀律 with lofty ideals, integrity, knowledge and a strong sense of discipline

有情人終成眷屬 Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.

有望奪金者 a gold medal hopeful

有勇無謀 use brawn rather than brain

輿論導向 direction of public opinion

輿論監督 supervision by public opinion

與國際市場接軌 integrate with the world market; become integrated into the global market

與民眾的直接對話 town hall conference/meeting

欲窮千里目，更上一層樓 to ascend another story to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight.

欲速則不達 Haste does not bring success.

冤假錯案 cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

元宵節 Lantern Festival

緣分 (as if by) predestination, be preordained to come together

遠程教育 distance learning

遠景計劃 long-term development targets

運球 dribble

宰（客） to swindle money out of our customers

再貸款 re-lending; subloan

再就業服務中心 re-employment service center

在孵（孵化器）企業 incubated enterprises (incubator)

在職博士生 on-job Ph.D candidate

糟粕 dross

早戀 puppy love

造假帳 falsified accounts

齋月 Ramadan

債轉股 debt-to-equity swap

沾光 benefit from one's association

戰略伙伴關系 strategic partnership

站票 standing-room-only ticket

站臺票 platform ticket

漲落線 advance balance line

掌上電腦 palm computer

招標投標制 the system of public bidding for project

招股說明書prospectus

招商引資 attract/bid for/invite investments (from overseas)

招生就業指導辦公室 enrolment and vocation guidance office

真空包裝 vacuum packing

真善美 the true, the good and the beautiful; truth, good and beauty

正式照會 formal note

證券營業部 stock exchange; security exchange

政策性住房 policy-related house, policy-based house

政府搭臺，部門推動，企業唱戲 Governments set up the stage, various departments cooperate and enterprise put in the show.

政府上網工程Government Online Project

政府職能轉變 transform/shift the government functions

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

政企分開 separate government functions from enterprise management

政務公開 make government affairs public

政治迫害 political prosecution; witch hunt

政治協商、民主監督、參政議政 exercise political consultation and democratic supervision and participate in deliberating and administration of state affairs

支原體 mycoplasma

知識產權 intellectual property rights

知識經濟 knowledge economy , knowledge-base economy

直播 live broadcast, live telecast

職務犯罪 crime by taking advantage of duty

職業經理人 professional manager

致命要害 Achilles' heel

智力密集型 concentration of brain power; knowledge-intensive

智囊團、思想庫 the brain trust；think tank

中關村科技園區 Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park

中國經濟景氣監測中心 China Economic Monitoring Center

中國新經濟峰會 China New Economy Summit

中國新聞出版報社 China Press and Publication News

中華人民共和國消費者權益保護法 Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Consumers' Rights and Interests

中華世紀壇 China Millennium Monument

中華醫學會 Chinese Medical Association

中介 intermediary agent

中流砥柱 mainstay, chief corner stone

中美戰略核武器互不瞄準對方 non-targeting strategic nuclear weapons against each other

中外合資企業Sino-foreign joint ventures

中外合作企業（項目）cooperative businesses (projects)

中下層南方共和黨人（美國） pickup-truck Republican

中央大型企業工委：Central Work Committee for Large Enterprises

中央國家機關 China's State organs

中央經濟工作會議 the Central Economic Working Conference

中央商務區 central business district (CBD)

中專生 secondary specialized or technical school student

眾口難調 It is difficult to cater to all tastes.; One man's meat is another man's poison.

重點發展 prioritize

重復建設 building redundant project; duplication of similar projects

主板市場 main board of the stock market

主持人 anchorperson

主體經濟 the mainstay of the economy

住房分配貨幣化進程 capitalization process of housing distribution/allocation

住房零首付 zero-yuan first payment (for apartments)

助跑 approach run, run-up

駐港部隊People's Liberation Army garrison in Hong Kong

祝愿…一路平安，一路順風 speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest

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

抓住機遇 seize the opportunity

專賣店 exclusive agency; franchised store

專門術語 buzzword ; jargon

專升本 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

轉化機制 (of State-owned enterprises) to shift to new management mechanisms

轉基因食品 GM food (genetically modified food)

追趕型和跨越式發展 pursuant and leap-forward development

準博士all but dissertation (ABD)

資產保值增值 maintain and increase the value of assets; maintenance and appreciation of assets value

資產剝離 peel off (bad) assets of a company

資產負債表 balance sheet

資產階級自由化 bourgeois liberalization

資金匯劃 fund remittance and transfer

資源配置 the distribution (allocation) of resources

自動柜員機 automatic teller machine (ATM)

自律機制 the self-discipline system

自然保護區natural reserve; nature preservation zone

自然耗損 natural wearing

自我保護意識 self-protection awareness

自營 self-run

自由港 free-trade port，free port

自助銀行 self-help bank

自作自受stew in one’s own juice

綜合國力 comprehensive national strength

綜合業務數字網 integrated service digital network (ISDN)

綜合指數composite index

綜合治理 comprehensive treatment

總裁助理 assistant president

總經理負責制 general manager responsibility system

總統選舉團electoral college

遵紀守法、廉潔奉公 observe the relevant code of conduct and the law and honestly perform one's official duties

《本草綱目》 Compendium of Materia Medica

《紅樓夢》A Dream in Red Mansions (The Story of the Stone)

《聊齋志異》 Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio

《論語》 Analects of Confucius

《三國演義》The Romance of the Three Kingdoms

《山海經》the Classic of Mountains and Rivers

《圍城》 A Surrounded City

《西廂記》 The Romance of West Chamber

《西游記》Pilgrimage to the West; Journey to the West

《資治通鑒》 History as a Mirror

《水滸傳》 Heroes of the Marshes; Water Margins