1、China daily vocabulary list ( Chinese-English) 中国日报单词表（汉英）updated March 24, 2002Majorgu 第 1 页 2019/5/21China daily vocabulary list ( Chinese-English) 中国日报单词表（汉英）updated March 24, 2002A“爱国者“ 导弹 Patriot missileAA 制 Dutch treatment; go Dutch A 股市场 A share market 阿 Q 正传 The True Story of Ah Q 奥委会 Olympi
2、c Committee奥姆真理教 Japanese Aum Doomsday Cult 澳门大三巴牌坊 Ruins of St. Paul 矮子里拔将军 choose a general from among the dwarfs-pick the best out of a mediocre bunch艾滋病(获得性免疫缺陷综合征 ) AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) 爱丽舍宫 Elyse Palace爱心工程 Loving Care Project爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.爱鸟周 Bird-Loving Week
3、爱尔兰共和军 Irish Republic Army (IRA)爱国民主人士 patriotic democratic personages爱国统一战线 patriotic united front安理会 Security Council安乐死 euthanasia安全第一，预防为主 Safety first, precaution crucial.安全岛 safety strip安第斯集团峰会（拉美国家） Andean Summit安居工程 Comfortable Housing Project 按劳分配 distribution according to ones performance
4、按成本要素计算的国民经济总值 GNP at factor cost 按揭贷款 mortgage loan 按揭购房 to buy a house on mortgage; to mortgage a house 按资排辈 to assign priority according to seniority暗恋 unrequited love; fall in love with someone secretly 暗箱操作 black case workBB to B (B2B) business to business B to C (B2C) business to consumer BP 机
5、 beeper, pagerB 超 type-B ultrasonic北美自由贸易协定 NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) 本草纲目 Compendium of Materia Medica 伯尔尼公约 （有关保护文学和艺术作品版权的公约） Berne Convention 不见不散 Be there or be square. 搬迁户 a relocated unit or household半拉子工程 uncompleted project 半脱产 a partial sabbatical from work半边天 half the sk
6、y半成品 semi-manufactured goods; semi-finished products半决赛 semifinals巴黎证券交易所 Paris Bourse 巴勒斯坦民族解放运动，简称 FATEH帮倒忙 trying to help but causing more trouble in the process拔河(游戏) tug-of-war 巴解 the Palestinian Liberation Organization把握大局 grasp the overall situation 把关 guard a pass棒球运动记者 scribe 霸权主义 hegemonis
7、m摆脱贫困 shake off poverty; lift oneself from poverty百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.百慕大三角 Burmuda TriangleChina daily vocabulary list ( Chinese-English) 中国日报单词表（汉英）updated March 24, 2002Majorgu 第 2 页 2019/5/21摆谱儿 put on airs; show off; keep up appearances 摆花架子 a metaphor for presenting an attractive facade
8、 but in reality lacking substance摆架子 put on airs 包销人 underwriter拜年 pay New Year call 拜把兄弟 sworn brothers 包车 to charter a vehicle (bus, train car, etc.); a chartered vehicle包二奶 have a concubine (originally a Cantonese expression) 包房 to reserve rooms in a hotel or guest house for exclusive use包干制 over
9、all rationing system; scheme of payment partly in kind and partly in cash 包干到户 work contracted to households 包工包料 contract for labor and materials 包购包销 exclusive right to purchase and sell包机 to charter a plane; a chartered plane拜金主义 money worship版权法 copyright law版税率 royalty rate白马王子 Prince Charming
10、白领犯罪 white-collar crime白领工人 white-collar worker白手起家 starting from scratch 白色行情表 white sheet 白色污染 white pollution白色农业 “white agriculture (also called “white engineering agriculture“; It refers to microbiological agriculture and biological cell agriculture.)“ 白色农业 white agriculture白雪公主 Snow White 白金汉宫
11、 Buckingham Palace傍大款 (of a girl) find a sugar daddy; be a mistress for a rich man; lean on a moneybags 剥离不良资产 strip bad assets off剥夺冠军 strip the gold medal of somebody 斑马线 zebra stripes便携式电脑 portable computer; laptop; notebook computer 贬值 devalue, devaluate, depreciate (of a currency)便当 fast food 标
12、书 bidding documents 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“ 比基尼 bikini比较经济学 comparative economics表面文章 lip service; surface formality表演赛 demonstration match 毕业生分配制度 assignment of graduates表见代理 agency by estoppel闭门羹 given cold-shou
13、lder 闭关政策 closed-door policy闭卷 closed-book exam冰雕 ice sculpture冰毒 “ice, popular name for methamphetamine hydrochloride, a deadly addictive stimulant drug“ 避税 evade tax逼上梁山 be driven to drastic alternatives 变相涨价 disguised inflation 变相涨价 disguised inflation蹦迪 disco dancing蹦极 bungee, bungee jumping 薄利多
14、销 small profits but quick returns; small profits and good sales 薄利多销 small profit, large sale volume保理业务 factoring business 保龄球 bowling保释 on bail保税区 the low-tax, tariff-free zone; bonded areaChina daily vocabulary list ( Chinese-English) 中国日报单词表（汉英）updated March 24, 2002Majorgu 第 3 页 2019/5/21保税区 ta
15、x-protected zone保税仓库 bonded warehouse保质期 guarantee period保证重点支出 ensure funding for priority areas 保证金 margins, collateral 保证金帐户 margin account保值利率 index-linked interest rate; inflation-proof interest rate保值储蓄 inflation-proof bank savings 保持国民经济发展的良好势头 maintain a good momentum of growth in the nation
16、al economy 保持国民经济发展的良好势头 maintain a good momentum of growth in the national economy保持国有股 keep the State-held shares 保兑银行 confirming bank保护生态环境 preserve the ecological environment保护伞 protective umbrella保护主义 protectionism保护关税 protective duty/tariff保护价格 protective price保健食品 health-care food 保健按摩 therap
17、eutic massage报销 apply for reimbursement报复性关税 retaliatory duty报国计划的实施 implementation of Dedicators Project 报关员 declarant 暴发户 new rich; upstart (persons or households who suddenly became rich through unscrupulous means or unexpected opportunities)爆冷门 produce an unexpected winner; a dark horse bobbing
18、up北约 NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)北欧投资银行 Nordic Investment Bank 背投屏幕 rear projection screen 背黑锅 to become a scapegoat备件 spare parts 被动吸烟 passive smoking; second-hand smoking奔小康 strive for a relatively comfortable life 本命年 ones year of birth considered in relation to the 12 Terrestria
19、l Branches 本垒打 circuit clout, four-master, round trip 本票 cashiers cheque本本主义 bookishness 笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start. 兵马俑 terra-cotta figures; soldier and horse figures边缘知识人 Marginal intellectuals边缘科学 boundary science 边缘科学 borderline science边远贫困地区 outlying poverty-stricken areas边际
20、效益 marginal benefit边际薪酬 marginal salaries边际报酬 marginal return 并网发电 combined to the grid博士生 Ph.D candidate 博士后 post-doctoral博彩（业） lottery industry 博导 tutor of a Ph.D. student伯乐 a good judge of talent (a name of a legendary person in the state of Qin during the Spring and Autumn Period who excelled in
21、 evaluating horses)补缺选举 by-election 补偿贸易 compensatory trade不买帐 not take it; not go for it不良贷款 non-performing loan 不眠之夜 white night 不明飞行物 unidentified flying object (UFO)不惹是非 Stay out of trouble.; Let sleeping dogs lie. 不以物喜，不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal lossesChina da
22、ily vocabulary list ( Chinese-English) 中国日报单词表（汉英）updated March 24, 2002Majorgu 第 4 页 2019/5/21不正之风 bad (harmful) practice; unhealthy tendency 不正当竞争 unfair competition不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do ones best不夜城 “sleepless city, ever-bright city“ 不败记录 clean record, spotless record 不承诺放弃使用武器 not
23、 undertake to renounce the use of force 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. 不分上下的总统选举结果 the neck-and-neck presidential election result 不管部部长 minister without portfolio不怀恶意的谎言 white lie 不记名投票 secret ballot不结盟运动 non-aligned movement不可再生资源
24、 non-renewable resources 不可抗力 force majeure 布雷顿森林体系 Bretton Woods system 布达拉宫 Potala Palace 步行天桥 pedestrian overpass步行街 pedestrian street 步步高升 Promoting to a higher position部长级会议 ministerial meeting C禅 dhyana 重复建设 building redundant project; duplication of similar projects 春秋 Spring and Autumn Annal
25、s 擦网球 net ball 擦边球 “edge ball, touch ball“ 层层转包和违法分保 multi-level contracting and illegal sub-contracting 拆迁户 households or units relocated due to building demolition 拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul 菜篮子工程 shopping basket program 采取措施前 ex ante 采取措施后 ex post 采取高姿态 show magnanimity 菜鸟，新手 green hand 茶道 sado
26、 查房 make/go the rounds of the wards 参政、议政 participate in the management of State affairs 参拜靖国神社 visit to the Yasukuni war shrine差额投票 differentail voting 差额选举 competitive election 差额拨款 balance allocation 参股者 equity participant 参股公司 joint stock company 搀水股票 water-down stocks (ordinary stocks that can
27、be bought by persons inside a stock company or a business at a cost lower that their face value) 产粮大省 granary province 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 proper
28、ty relations; property order 产销直接挂钩 directly link production with marketing 产业的升级换代 upgrading of industies 产业结构升级 upgrading of an industrial structure 产品生命周期分析 LCA (Life Cycle Analysis) 产品结构 product mix 产品科技含量 technological element of a product 草根工业 grass root industry (refers to village and townshi
29、p enterprises which take root among farmers and grow like wold grass) 财政收入 fiscal revenue China daily vocabulary list ( Chinese-English) 中国日报单词表（汉英）updated March 24, 2002Majorgu 第 5 页 2019/5/21仓储式超市 stockroom-style supermarket 沉没成本 sunk cost城市中年雅皮士 muppie （一批中年专业人士，附庸风雅，矫揉造作 cutesification，崇尚竟品至上bou
30、tiqueification，攀比银行存款 bankification 等摆阔作风，由 middle-aged urban yuppie 缩合而成） 城市规划 citys landscaping plan; urban planning 城乡信用社 credit corroborative in both urban and rural areas 承销商 underwriter 承包 contract with 成人中等专科学校 secondary specialized/ technical school for adults 抽杀成功 hit through 成本分摊 sharing c
31、osts成份指数 component index 成吉思汗 Genghis Khan 成组技术 group technology 筹备委员会 preparatory committee 筹划指导委员会 steering committee 筹资 raised capital/proceeds 痴迷者 addict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 governme
32、nt“ 充值卡 rechargeable card 出入平安 Safe trip wherever you go出气筒 punching bag 出风头 show off;in the limelight 出家 pravrajana; cloister 出口卖方信贷 sellers credit on exports 出口退税率 export rebate rate出口退税制度 the system of refunding taxes on exported goods; export (tax) rebate 出口押汇 bill purchased (B/P); outward docum
33、entary bill 出口创汇型产业 export-oriented industry 出口创汇能力 capacity to earn foreign exchange through exports 出口加工区 export processing zones 出口转内销 domestic sales of commodities orginally produced for exports 常务理事 executive member of the council长途电话 distant calls长线产品 product in excessive supply 长期共存、互相监督、肝胆相照
34、、荣辱与共 “long-term coexistence, mutual supervision, sincere treatment with each other and the sharing of weal or woe “ 长二捆 LM-2E 长江三角洲 Yangtze River delta 长江中下游 the middle and lower reaches of Changjiang River敞蓬轿车 open-topped limousine 畅通工程 Smooth Traffic Project 唱高调 mouth high-sounding words 超前消费 “pr
35、e-mature consumption, overconsuming, excessive consumption “ 超高速巨型计算机 giant ultra-high-speed computer 炒作 speculation (stock); sensationalization (news) 彻头彻尾的反动政治势力 an out and out reactionary political force 尘云 dust clouds 辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and r
36、ing in the new 此地无银三百两 A guilty person gives himself away by consciously protesting his innocence. 次新股 sub-new stock 从粗放经济转变为集约经济 shift from extensive economy to intensive economy 促进全球经济一体化 foster integration with the global economy 磁悬浮列车 “Maglev train (magnetically levitated train), magnetic suspen
37、sion train “ 存款保证金 guaranty money for deposits 存款单 Certificates of Deposits 存款准备金制度 reserve against deposit system 粗放式管理 extensive management 粗放经营 extensive operation 传销 pyramid sales; multi-level marketing China daily vocabulary list ( Chinese-English) 中国日报单词表（汉英）updated March 24, 2002Majorgu 第 6 页
38、 2019/5/21船务公司 shipping service company窗口行业 various service trades 创业园 high-tech business incubator; pioneer park 创建卫生城市 build a nationally advanced clean city 吹风会 (advanced) briefing 春蕾计划 Spring Buds Program 春运 (passenger) transport during the Spring Festival 春运 passenger transport around the Chine
39、se lunar new year D“东突 “恐怖分子 East Turkistan terrorist“豆腐渣“ 工程 jerry-built project （解决争端）调查结果 findings 答谢宴会 return banquet达标活动 target hitting activities 大满贯 grand slam 大力扣杀 hammer 大路货 staple goods 大型电视系列片,长篇电视连续剧 maxi-series 大事化小，小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to red
40、uce it to nothing at all 大胜 white wash 打顺手 “find ones touch, get into gear, settle into a groove“ 大卫教 ranch Davidian 大腕 top notch 大学生创业 university students innovative undertaking 呆帐 dead account大昭寺 Jokhang Temple. 大要案 major and serious criminal cases 大排档 sidewalk snack booth; large stall 打破僵局 break
41、the deadlock 打包贷款 packing credit (loan) 打包儿 use doggy bags to take food home大包干 all-round responsibility system 打白条 issue IOU 大病统筹 comprehensive arrangement for serious disease 大藏经 Tripitaka 打黑 crack down on speculation and profiteering 大轰动 blockbuster 打假 crack down on counterfeit goods 打假办 Office o
42、f Cracking down on Fake Products 大款 tycoon 打口碟 cracked CD大开眼界 open ones eyes; broaden ones horizon; be an eye-opener 大专生 junior college student 大专文凭 associate degree 代职 function in an acting capacity 待业 job-waiting 待岗 “await job assignment, post-waiting“ 带薪分流 assign redundant civil servants to other
43、 jobs while allowing them to retain their original rank and benefits 带薪假期 paid holiday点球 penalty kick 盗用公款 embezzlement 德智体美劳 “all around development of moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetics and labour education “ 盗版 VCD pirated VCD 盗打 （电话) free call on somebody elses expense through illegal mea
44、ns 点子公司 consultancy company 电信运营商 telecom operators 电视直销 TV home shopping 电视会议 video conference 电脑迷 mouse potato China daily vocabulary list ( Chinese-English) 中国日报单词表（汉英）updated March 24, 2002Majorgu 第 7 页 2019/5/21电脑盲 computer illiterate电话号码升位 upgrade telephone number 电话会议 teleconference 电子商务认证 e-
45、business certification 邓小平外交思想 Deng Xiaopings diplomatic thoughts 等外品 “off-grade goods, rejects“ 低调 low keyed (a metaphor for taking a cautious and slow approach) 吊球 drop shot 吊销执照 revoke license 吊带衫 sun-top第三产业 tertiary industry; service sector 第三代移动电话(3G 手机) third generation mobile; 3G mobile 第一双打
46、 first pair 第一发球权 first inning 第一发球员 first server 第二上市 secondary listing 第二产业 secondary industry 垫付 “advancement, payment on account“ 抵免 offset 单循环制 single round-robin system 单边主义 unilateralism 单刀赴会 start a solo run 党群关系 Party-masses relationship 党政机关 Party and government organizations 捣浆糊 give the
47、runaround 倒爷 profiteer 倒票 speculative reselling of tickets 倒春寒 unusually cold spell in an otherwise warm early spring 倒计时 countdown 地球村 global village 地区差异 regional disparity 地市级城市 prefecture-level city 地热资源 geothermal resources 地方保护主义 regional protectionism 地方财政包干制 system whereby local authorities
48、take full responsibility for their finances 独立董事 independent director独立核算工业企业 independent accounting unit(enterprise) 多媒体 multimedia 多任务小卫星 small multi-mission satellite (SMMS) 独生子女 the only child in ones family 多头账户 long account多种经营 diversified economy多党合作制 multi-party co-operation in exercising St
49、ate power 夺冠 take the crown 多功能性(农业) multifunctionality 端午节 the Dragon Boat Festival 渡假外交 holiday-making diplomacy 短期债务 floating debt 短期放款 money at call and short notice 断交信 Dear John letter (from woman to man) 对. 毫无顾忌 make no bones about . 对外招商 attract foreign investment 对冲基金 hedge fund 队长袖标(足球） skippers armband 对讲机 talkie and walkie 杜鲁门主义 Truman Doctrine钉子户 person or household who refuses to move and bargains for unreasonably high compensati
