H.

海湾战争综合症 the complexities of the Gulf War
函授大学 correspondence university
旱地滑雪场 mock skiing park
汉字处理软件 Chinese character processing software
航母 aircraft carrier
豪赌 unrestrained gambling
好事不出门，恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
好出风头的运动员 exhibitionist, grandstander
好莱坞大片 Hollywood blockbuster
'好球' 'Strike'
和服 Kimono
合理引导消费 guide rational consumption
合议庭 collegiate bench
核销 cancel after verification
黑店 gangster inn
黑客 hacker
黑社会 Mafia-style organizations; gangland
宏观调控 macro-control
红包 （中）red paper containing money as a gift, (贬) bribe, kickback
《红楼梦》A Dream in Red Mansions (The Story of the Stone)
红帽子企业 red cap enterprise (refers to the reputation a private enterprise enjoys by becoming attached to a government department and doing business in the name of a state-run or collective-run enterprise)
红细胞生成素 Erythropoietin (EPO)
环太平洋地区 Pacific Rim
后防空虚 leave the defense exposed
呼啦圈 hu la hoop
胡子工程 long-drawn-out project (a project which takes so long that young workers become bearded)
虎父无犬子 A wise goose never lays a tame egg.
互动广告 interactive advertisement
户口管理制度 domicile system, residence registration system
户主 head of a household
护身法宝 amulet
华表 ornamental column/cloud pillar/stele
华盖 canopy
滑板车 scooter
'坏球' 'Ball'
还俗 resume secular life, unfrock
'黄、赌、毒' pornography, gambling and drug abuse and trafficking
黄金时段 prime time
(吃)'皇粮' public grainfunds, goods, etc provided by the government; salary paid by the state
挥棒 swing
挥棒不中 fan
灰色收入 income from moonlighting (来源：英语麦当劳－英语杂志 http://www.EnglishCN.com)
汇丰银行 Hong Kong and Shang Hai Banking Corporation
婚介所 matrimonial agency
婚外恋 extramarital love
活到老，学到老 One is never too old to learn.
火炬计划 Torch Program (a plan to develop new and high technology)
货币化 monetization
货币回笼 withdrawal of currency from circulation
货到付款 cash on delivery

J.

机场建设费 airport construction fee
机构臃肿　 overstaffing in organizations (government)
基本路线要管一百年 The basic line must be followed unswervingly for a very long time to come.
基本国情 fundamental realities of the country
基层民主 democracy at the grassroots level
基层组织 organizations at the grass-roots level
基因工程 genetic engineering
积压产品 overstocked commodities (inventories)
绩优股 blue chip
激烈竞争 cut-throat competition
吉尼斯世界记录 Guinness (Book of Records)
吉祥物 mascot
缉毒队 narcotics squad
缉私力量 the forces engaged in the fight against smuggling
集体婚礼 collective wedding ceremony
集中精力把经济建设搞上去 go all out for economic development
计划单列市 city specifically designated in the state plan
计划生育责任制 responsibility system of family planning
计算机中央处理器 central processing unit(CPU)
记者席 press box
'既成事实' fait accompli (noun)
技术产权交易所 technology equity market; technology property right exchange
技术下乡 spread technological knowledge to farmers
嘉宾 distinguished guest, honored guest
加班 work extra shifts
加密 encrypt
加强舆论监督 ensure that the correct orientation is maintained in public opinion
家庭联产承包责任制 the household contract responsibility system
家族企业 family firm
假唱 lip-synch
假动作 deception, feint
甲骨文 inscriptions on oracle bones
假日经济 holiday economy
坚持统一，反对分裂，增加了解，化解歧见 persist in reunification, oppose separation, increase understanding and iron out differences
监督部门 watchdog
尖端产品 highly sophisticated products
剪彩 cut the ribbon
剪刀差 the scissors gap between the prices of ... and ...
减负 alleviate burdens on sb.
减速玻璃(汽车）decelerating glass
减员增效 downsizing for efficiency; cut payroll to improve efficiency
江南水乡 the south of the lower reaches of the Yangze River
讲诚信，反欺诈： honor credibility and oppose cheating
脚踩两只船 sit on the fence
脚踏实地 be down-to-earth
侥幸球 fluke
教学法 pedagogy; teaching method
教育部社政司 Social Science Research and Ideological Work Department of the Ministry of Education
接口 interface
街道企业 neighborhood enterprise
街心花园 park at an intersection; garden in the city center
节奏布鲁斯音乐（RMB音乐） rhythm blues
解放生产力 emancipate the productive forces
解放思想、实事求是的思想路线 ideological line of emancipating the mind and seeking truth from facts
解困基金 anti-poverty funds
结售汇制度 the system of exchange, settlement and sales
戒毒所 drug rehabilitation center
戒急用忍 overcome impetuosity and exercise patience
金本位 gold standard
金边债券 gilt-edged bonds
金刚经 Vajracchedika-sutra
金降落伞 golden parachute
金融电子化 computerize financial services
金税工程 Golden Tax Project
紧箍咒 inhibiting magic phrase
紧密型企业集团 tightly-knit groups of enterprises
紧追 cling to, shadow, thunder on one's trail
近海渔业 offshore fishery
近水楼台先得月 First come, first served; A water-front pavilion gets the moonlight first--the advantage of being in a favored position.
进出口商会 chamber of import and export trade
进口渗透 import penetration
禁渔期 closed fishing seasons
禁止在任何地方、任何环境进行一切方式的释放核能的核武器试验保爆炸 prohibit any nuclear weapon test explosion which releases nuclear energy at any place and in any environment
经常项目顺差favorable balance of current account, surplus of current account
经常性贷款 commercial lending
经常性支出 running expenses
经济林 cash tree
经济全球化 economic globalization; economic integration
经济失调指数 misery index
经济头脑 commercially minded people; people with business sense
经营管理高度科学化的现代化大企业 modern big enterprise with highly scientific management system
精简机构 streamline government organs
精品 competitive products
京剧票友 Peking Opera fan
京剧人物脸谱 types of facial make-up in Beijing opera
景泰蓝 cloisonné
敬业精神 professional dedication; professional ethics
劲射 power shot
九五攻关 State Key Task 95
居委会 neighborhood committee; residents' committee
局域网 local area network (LAN)
举报电话 informants' hot-line telephone
拒载 refuse to take passengers
君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
竣工式 completion ceremony

K.

卡丁车 kart
开发一代，储存一带，预研一代 (产品） to develop this generation of products while researching on the next generation of products
开放式基金 open-ended fund
开工不足 enterprises running under their production capacity
开工典礼 commencement ceremony
开题报告 opening speech; opening report
看守政府, 看守内阁，过渡政府 caretaker cabinet
坎儿井 karez
抗美援朝战争 War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea
抗震棚 quake-proof shelter
考研 take part in the entrance exams for postgraduate schools
科技成果转化为生产力 transfer of scientific and technological achievements
科技含量 technology content
科技是第一生产力 Science and technology constitute a primary productive force.
科教兴国 rely on science and education to rejuvenate the nation
科研攻关 scientific research and tackle the key research project
可持续发展 sustainable development
刻录机 CD writer; disc-carving machine
空头支票 accommodation note, lip service
空中小姐 air hostess; air stewardess
控股公司 holding company
扣帽子 put a label on
跨世纪工程 a trans-century project
跨越式发展 great-leap-forward development
快讯 news flash; flash
宽带接入 broadband access
宽带网 broadband networks
宽限期 grace period
亏损企业 enterprises running in the red/under deficit
困难职工 the needy

L.

垃圾债券 junk bond
拉动经济增长 fuel economic growth
拉拉队 cheering squad
拉拉队长 cheer-leader, rooter king
拉关系 try to curry favor with
来电显示电话机 caller ID telephone
来料加工 process materials supplied by clients; accept customers' materials for processing
劳动合同制 labor contract system
老字号 an old and famous shop or enterprise
'篱笆墙' barriers/ blockage to inter-regional trading
礼仪小姐 ritual girl
利改税　 substitution of tax payment for profit delivery
利好因素 wrinkle
利基 niche
立体农业 three-dimensional agriculture
联合联络小组 joint liaison group
廉政建设 construction of a clean and honest administration
廉政、勤政、务实、高效政府 an honest, diligent, pragmatic and efficient government
廉洁奉公，以正治国 (of an official) clean and devoted, and govern the state with his own example of uprightness
联产承包责任制 system of contracted responsibility linking remuneration to output; contract system with remuneration linked to output
联合国会费 the UN membership dues (fee)
联合兼并 conglomeration and merger of enterprises
联合投标 syndicated tender
联想集团 Legend Group
练摊 to be a vendor
良性循环 virtuous circle
粮食收购部门 (government's) grain procurement (purchasing) agencies
粮油关系：grain and oil rationing registration
两岸直航促进会 Association for Promotion of Cross-Straits Direct Transportation
两弹一艇 A-bomb, H-bomb and nuclear-powered submarine
'两个对等的政治实体' 'two equal political entities
两个文明一起抓 place equal emphasis on material and ethical progress
两手抓两手都要硬 We must address ourselves to the problem of both material and spiritual civilization(both material as well as culture and ideological progress) without any letup.
'两思'（致富思源，富而思进） to think of the source of getting rich and of making progress after becoming affluence
老少边穷地区 former revolutionary base areas, areas inhabited by minority nationalities, remote and border areas and poverty-stricken areas
《聊斋志异》 Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio
猎头公司 head-hunting company
临时主教练 caretaker coach
领头羊 bellwether
留职停薪 retain the job but suspend the salary
留学咨询：consulting on the study abroad
流动人口 transient population
(行业中的)龙头老大 leading enterprise; flagship of the industry
乱集资、乱摊派、乱收费 unwarranted pooling of funds, arbitrary requisition of donations and exaction of fees from enterprises
乱收费、乱摊派、乱罚款 arbitrary charges, fund-raising quotas and fines
《论语》 Analects of Confucius
论文答辩 (thesis) oral defense
裸机：bare mobile phone
绿地覆盖率 forest coverage rate
绿化 afforestation
绿色急救通道 emergency green path
绿色食品 green food

M.

马拉松式竞选活动 campaignathon
马路菜场入室工程 the project to build indoor free market to accommodate street vegetable vendors
马太效应 the Matthew effect (A phenomenon in specific circles whereby one's accomplishments and reputation tend to snowball, and those with meager accomplishments have greater difficulty achieving accomplishments. )
满意度 degree of satisfaction
盲流和倒流人员 transient from the countryside
帽子戏法 hat trick
冒充包装（销售）[指将劣质商品包装成外观像名优产品出售的做法] copycat packaging
买一送一 two-for-one offer, buy one get one free
美声唱法 bel canto
美食节 gourmet festival
门前三包 be responsible for general sanitation, green covering and keeping good social order in a designated area outside the unit building
蒙古包 (Mongolian) yurt
蒙古大夫 quack
朦胧诗 misty poetry
民办教师 citizen-managed teachers (teachers in rural citizen-managed or state-managed schools who do not receive the normal remuneration from the government)
民工潮 farmers' frenzied hunt for work in cities
民进党 Democratic Progressive Party
民主党派、工商联与无党派人士 non-Communist parties, federations of industry and commerce, personages without party affiliation
民族凝聚力 national cohesion
民族委员会 ethnic affairs commission
民族文化大省 a province with rich ethnic culture
明明白白消费（2000年保护消费者权益工作主题）transparent consumption
磨洋工 dawdle along
目标管理 management by objectives

N.

NASDAQ National Association of Securities Deal Automated Quotations
纳米 nanometer
难得糊涂 Where ignorance is bliss, it's folly to be wise.
南水北调 South-to-North water diversion
南水北调工程 divert water from the south to the north project
男权主义思想 male chauvinism
囊括 complete a sweep
耐用消费品 durable consumer items (goods)
闹情绪 be disgruntled; be in a fit of pique
内环路 inner ring road
内联企业 enterprises with internal connections
能官能民 be ready to both serve as an offical and be one of the common people
能进能出，能上能下competent to work both at the top and at the grass roots
能进能出，能上能下,方谓好汉 He who knows how to fight and how to retreat deserves to be called a brave man.
能上网的手机 WAP phone
内耗 in-fighting
泥菩萨 like a clay Buddha fording the river-hardly able to save oneself; each one is looking out for his own survival
年同比 year-on-year; on an annual basis
年夜饭 family reunion dinner
扭转局面 reverse the tide, turn the table
农村剩余劳动力 surplus rural labour (labourers)

P.

跑龙套 utility man, play a bit role, general handyman
泡沫经济 bubble economy
配股 allotment of shares
配套政策 supporting policies
棚户 shacks; family that live in shacks
碰钉子 get snubbed
碰头会 brief meeting ( A brief, small-scale, informal meeting with no fixed agenda, the main purpose of which is to exchange information.)
疲软股票 soft stock
皮包公司 bogus company
啤酒肚 beer belly
票贩子 scalper, ticket tout
骗汇、逃汇、套汇 obtain foreign currency and false pretenses, not turn over foreign currency owed to the government and illegal arbitrage
贫富悬殊 polarization of rich and poor
贫铀弹 depleted uranium bomb
平面设计师 graphic designer
瓶颈制约 “bottleneck”restrictions
扑网(体） rush-up, rushing
普选制 general election system

Q.

期房 forward delivery housing
企业孵化器 enterprise incubator
企业文化 corporate culture
起跑器 block
洽谈会 fair, meeting
千代田寿险公司（日本） Chiyoda Mutual Life Insurance Co.
千禧婴儿 millennium infant; millennium baby
强化班 intensive training class
抢跑 false start, beat the gun
亲民党 People First Party
勤工俭学 part-work and part-study system; work-study program
轻轨火车 light rail train
情感消费 emotional consumption
情有独钟 show special preference (favor) to …
区位商业 location-based commerce
屈体 jackknife, pike
圈外人士 people out of the loop
全方位外交 multi-faceted diplomacy
全国卫生城市 National Hygienic City
全民健身计划纲要 outline of the nationwide body-building plan
全能冠军 all-around winner
全球定位系统 global positioning system (GPS)
全球通 global system for mobile communications
全天候飞机 all-weatehr aircraft
拳头产品 competitive products; knock-out products; blockbuster
裙带风 nepotism; petticoat influence
裙带关系 networking through petticoat influence
群言堂 allow everybody to air his view; let everyone have his say; speak one's mind freely

R.

燃油附加税 bunker surcharge
染指 reap undeserved profit from; encroach upon
绕圈子 beat around the bush
热岛效应 tropical island effect
人才流失brain drain
人浮于事 overstaffing
人工智能 artificial intelligence(AI)
人海战术 huge-crowd strategy
人机交互 human-computer interaction
人际交往 human communication
人口负增长 negative population growth (NPG)
人均住房 per-capita housing
人类免疫缺陷病毒Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV)
人情债 debt of gratitude
任意球 free kick
日本协力银行 Japan Bank For International Cooperation (JBIC)
融资渠道 financing channels
入水时水花很少 clean entry
软新闻 soft news

S.

360度环幕电影 Circamara
三八红旗手 woman pace-setter
三八线 38th Parallel
三步走战略 the three-step development strategy
三大作风 the Party's three important styles of work (integrating theory with practice, forging close links with the masses and practicing self-criticism)
'三个代表' '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.)
三个有利于 'three favorables' (whether it promotes the growth of the productive forces in a socialist society, increases the overall strenth of the socialist state and raises the people's living standards
《三国演义》The Romance of the Three Kingdoms
三好学生 merit student; three good student(good in study, attitude and health)
'三讲'教育（讲学习、讲政治、讲正气） 'three emphases' education (to stress theoretical study, political awareness and good conduct)
三角恋爱 love triangle
三角债 chain debt
三来一补企业 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.
三连冠 three successive championships
三民主义 the Three People's Principles (Nationalism, Democracy and the People's Livelihood) put forward by Dr. Sun Yat-sen
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)
三维电影 three-dimensional movie
三 维 动 画 片 three-dimensional animation
三无企业 three-no-enterprises (It refers to enterprises with no capital, no plant, and no administrative structure.)
三下乡 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
三资企业 three kinds of foreign-invested enterprises or ventures: Sino-foreign joint ventures(中外合资企业), cooperative businesses （中外合作企业） and exclusively foreign-owned enterprises in China（外商独资企业）
三字经 three-character scripture
'扫黄'、'打非' eliminate pornography and illegal publications
扫尾工作 round-off work; wind-up work
杀手锏 sudden thrust of the mace--one's trump or master card
《山海经》the Classic of Mountains and Rivers
商检局 Commodity Inspection Bureau
商品房空置的现象 the vacancy problem in commercial housing
商品条码 bar code
上山下乡 (of educated urban youth) go and work in the countryside or mountain areas
上市 to be listed
上网 to get on the Internet
上有天堂，下有苏杭 Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzou on earth.
少数服从多数、下级服从上级、局部服从全体、全党服从中央 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
社会热点问题 hot spots of society
社会治安情况 public security situation
涉外经济 foreign-related business
申办奥运会 bid for the Olympic Games
身体素质 physique; physical constitution
神州行电话卡 Shenzhou pre-paid card
审时度势 size up the situation
渗透、颠覆和分裂活动 infiltrative, subversive and splittist activities
《生死抉择》 'Live or Die'
生态农业 environmental-friendly agriculture
失恋 be disappointed in love; be jilted
失学儿童 dropout
实践是检验真理的唯一标准 Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
食品卫生法 Food Hygiene Law of People's Republic of China
实体经济 the real economy
实现零的突破 fulfil the zero (gold medal, medal, etc) breakthrough
实现中华民伟大复兴 bring about a great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation
实行国民待遇 grant the national treatment to
实行计划生育、控制人口数量、提高人口素质 promotion of family planning to control the population size and improve the health of the people
实现小康目标 to achieve the goal of ensuring our people a relative comfortable life
时不我待 Time and tide wait for no man.
<<史记>> Shi Ji/ Historical Records
市场疲软 sluggish market
市场准入 market access
试用期 probationary period
适度从紧的财政政策 moderately tight financial policy
适销对路的产品　 readily marketable products
适者生存survival of the fittest
手机入网费 mobile access fee
首创精神 pioneering spirit
首航 maiden voyage (of an aircraft or ship)
授信额度 line of credit
受灾地区 disaster-affected are
售后服务 after-sale services
树立企业良好形象 foster a good and healthy company image
刷卡, 划卡 to punch the card; to stamp the card
甩卖 clearance sale; be on sale
涮羊肉 instant-boiled mutton
双刃剑 double-edged sword
双向选择 two-way selection, referring to employer and employee choosing each other in a job market
《水浒传》 Heroes of the Marshes; Water Margins
水货 smuggled goods
水墨画 Chinese brush drawing; ink and wash painting
硕博联读 a continuous academic project that involves postgraduate and doctoral study
司仪 MC (master of ceremonies)
思乡曲 Nostalgia
思想僵铁 fossilized concept
死机 system halted
四大金刚 Four Heavenly Guardians at the entrance to a Buddhism temple; Four Devarajas
四个如何认识 (江泽民总书记在今年6月28日中央思想政治工作会议上发表的重要讲话中，提出并精辟阐述了如何认识社会主义发展的历史进程、如何认识资本主义发展的历史进程、如何认识我国社会主义改革实践过程对人们思想的影响、如何认识当今的国际环境和国际政治斗争带来的影响等当前直接影响干部群众思想活动的重大问题.)
In his important address to the Central Ideological and Political Work Conference on June 28 this year, 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.
四项基本原则 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
(企业集团的）松散层 loose level (of an enterprise group)
素质教育 education for all-around development
随行就市 prices fluctuating in response to market conditions

T.

抬杠 argue for the sake of arguing; bicker
太空步 moonwalk
弹性工资 flexible pay
弹性外交 elastic diplomacy
逃票 to sneak through without a ticket
逃票者 ticket evader
套利 arbitrage
特别提款权 special drawing rights (SDR; SDRs) ; paper gold
特色电话机 feature phone
提高农产品收购价格 the government's increase in its procurement prices (for farm products)
铁饭碗 iron rice bowl
铁哥们 faithful pal；buddies；sworn friend
铁血宰相 iron-and-blood prime minister
通存通兑 the banking procedure where deposits and withdrawals are processed at any branch bank
通货紧缩 deflation (of currency)
统筹安排 comprehensive arrangement
统一市场 single market
统一税 flat tax, consolidated tax
同等学力 have the same educational level (as the regular graduate or student of certain academic qualification)
同乡会 an association of fellow provincials or townsmen
筒子楼：tube-shaped apartment
偷税漏税 tax evasion
偷税、骗税、逃税、抗税 tax evasion, tax fraud, and refusal to pay taxes
头号种子选手 No.1 seed (player); top seed
投手 pitcher
透过现象看本质 see through the appearance to perceive the essence
土地沙化 desertification of land; desert encroachment
团身 bunch up the body
推广科研成果 turning laboratory achievements into commercial/mass production; commercialization of laboratory achievements
退耕还林还草 grain for green
脱口秀 talk show
脱贫致富 cast (shake, throw) off poverty and set out on a road to prosperity
脱手 release grip