C.
擦边球 "edge ball, touch ball"
擦网球 net ball
财产税 property tax; estate (or capital) duty
采购团 purchasing mission
采光 lighting
裁减冗员 cut down on overstaffing ; lay off redundant staff
采景 choose a location (for movie, TV drama, etc.)
裁军 disarmament
彩扩 color film processing
菜篮子工程 vegetable basket program; non-staple food project
财力明显增强 financial strength grew noticeably
菜鸟，新手 green hand
采暖 heating
彩票 lottery ticket
采取措施后 ex post
采取措施前 ex ante
采取高姿态 show high-profile; exercise forbearance; be tolerant
才疏学浅 be wanting in ability and shallow in knowledge
财务报表 financial statement
财务代理人 fiscal agent
财务公开 keep the public informed of the financial affairs
财政包干 fiscal responsibility system
财政赤字 financial deficit
财政纪律 financial and economic discipline
财政年度 fiscal year
财政收入 fiscal revenue
财政税收 revenue tax;fiscal levy;fiscal taxation;financial taxation
财政、信贷双紧方针 policy of tightening control over expenditure and

credit
才子佳人 gifted scholars and beautiful ladies
采煤沉陷区 sinkholes in coal mining areas
彩票；刮刮卡 scratchcard
财务丑闻 accounting scandal
彩信 multimedia message
财政性科技投入 government investment in science and technology
财政支持 financial support
参拜靖国神社 visit to the Yasukuni war shrine
惨淡经营 work hard and carefully to keep one's business going
参股公司 joint -stock company
参股者 equity participant
残疾人特奥会 The Special Olympic Games for the disabled
餐巾纸 napkin
掺水文凭 diploma obtained by using unfair or unlawful means
餐饮业 catering industry
参与国际分工 participate in the international division of labor
参与意识　 desire to participate; sense of participation
参政、议政 participate in the management of State affairs
参政党 parties participating in the management of state affairs;

parties participating in the government decision-making process
餐桌转盘 Lazy Susan
仓储式超市 stockroom-style supermarket
藏书票 book labels identifying a collector (or collection)
参照国际通行做法 follow standard international practices
操办 make arrangements
草根工业 grass root industry (refers to village and township

enterprises which take root among farmers and grow like wold grass)
草药 herbal medicine
操纵股票市场 manipulate the stock market
操作系统 operating system
侧记 sidelights
层层转包和违法分包 multi-level contracting and illegal sub-

contracting
茶道 sado
差额拨款 balance allocation
差额投票 differentail voting
差额选举 competitive election
查房 make/go the rounds of the wards
查封 close down
插杠子 poke one's nose into someone's businesses
茶话会 tea forum; tea party
插件 plug-in unit
茶艺 tea ceremony
插嘴 interrupt; chip in
拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul
差旅费 expenses for business trips
拆迁补偿费 compensation for demolition
拆迁费用 removal expense
拆迁户 households or units relocated due to building demolition
拆台 let someone down; cut the ground from under someone's feet
禅 dhyana
产假 maternity leave
产粮大省 granary province
产品更新换代 upgrade of products
产品构成 product composition
产品积压 overstocked products; accumulation of inventories; stock

pile; excessive inventory
产品结构 product mix
产品科技含量 technological element of a product
产品生命周期分析 LCA (Life Cycle Analysis)
产权划转和产权变动 the transfer of and changes in property rights of

enterprises
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 property relations; property order
产权转让 transference of title of property
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
产业的升级换代 upgrading of industies
产业结构升级 upgrading of an industrial structure
产业升级 upgrade industries
产业政策 industrial policy
掺杂兑假 mix in fake or inferior components
唱对台戏 put on a rival show
长二捆 LM-2E
偿付能力 solvency
唱高调 mouth high-sounding words
常规裁军 conventional disarmament
常规武器 conventional weapon
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.
长江三峡和黄河小浪底水利枢纽工程 the key water projects at the Three

Gorges on the Yangtze River and at Xiaolangdi on the Yellow River
长江三角洲 Yangtze River delta
长江中下游 the middle and lower reaches of Changjiang River
唱名表决 roll-call vote
场内交易人 floor trader
长跑 a long-distance running
敞蓬轿车 open-topped limousine
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 "
长期国债 long-term government bonds
常设国际法庭 permanent international tribunal
唱双簧 play a duet----collaborate; echo each other
畅通工程 Smooth Traffic Project
长途电话 long-distance calls
场外证券市场 over-the-counter market
常委会 standing committee
常务董事 managing director; excutive director
常务理事 executive member of the council
长线产品 product in excessive supply
倡议书 initial written proposal
长治久安 a long period of stability; prolonged political stability;

lasting political stability
常驻代表 permanent representative
常驻记者 resident correspondent
常驻联合国代表 permanent representative to the United Nation
常驻使节 permanent envoy
长期建设国债 long-term treasury bonds for construction
产权和资产出让 property right and asset transfer
产权界定 delimitation of property rights
产权收益 income from property
超编人员 exceed personnel
超导元素 superconducting elements
超短波 ultrashort wave
超负荷运转 overloaded operation
超高速巨型计算机 giant, ultra-high-speed computer
炒汇 speculate in foreign currency
超级巨型油轮 ultra large crude carrier
炒金热 stock-market fever
炒买炒卖 speculation
超期羁押 detention beyond the legally prescribed time limits
超前教育 superior education
超前精神 a surpassing spirit
超前消费 pre-mature consumption; overconsume; excessive consumption
超前意识 superior consciousness
超生游击队 (sarcastic) people who give more births than birth quota

allows
超文本传送协议 hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)
潮汐电站 tidal power stations
超现实主义 surrealism
超载过牧 overgraze
超支户 household (or family) living perpetually in debt
炒作 speculation (stock); sensationalization (news)
朝鲜半岛核问题 the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula
查票 ticket checking
扯后腿 hold (or pull) somebody back; be a drag on somebody
扯皮 shirk; pass the buck
彻头彻尾的反动政治势力 an out and out reactionary political force
撤销原案 rescind the case
撤销职务 annul one's position; dismiss ... from; be stripped of;

remove... from
车间主任 Workshop Manager
车辆购置税 vehicle purchase tax
晨练 morning exercise
沉没成本 sunk cost
趁热打铁 make hay while the sun shines; strike while the iron is hot
尘云 dust clouds
城镇居民人均可支配收入 urban per capita disposable income
城镇社会保障体系 urban social security system
惩办主义 doctrine of punishment
承包经营权 contract for the managerial right
承包经营权 contract for the managerial right
成本分摊 sharing costs
成本价` cost price
成本效益 cost-effectiveness
成本效益分析 cost-efficiency analysis
成分指数 component index
承购包销 underwrite
成活率 survival rate
城际列车 inter-city train
成吉思汗 Genghis Khan
承建 contract to build
程控电话 computerized telephone
程控交换台 program-controlled telephone switchboard
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
成人中等职业技术教育 adult secondary vocational and technical

education
成人中等专科学校 secondary specialized (technical) school for adults
城市规划 city's landscaping plan; urban planning
城市合作银行 urban cooperative bank
城市基础设施建设 the city's infrastructure construction
城市建设 urban construction
城市景观 townscape
城市经济学 urban economics
城市居民自治 self-governance by urban residents
城市居民最低生活保障 subsistence allowances for the urban poor
城市恐惧症 urbiphobia
城市垃圾 city refuse
城市绿地 urban open space; urban green land
城市绿化 urban landscaping
城市美容师 urban environmental worker
城市生活无着的流浪乞讨人员的救助管理办法 Measures for Assisting

Vagrants and Beggars with No Means of Support in Cities
城市运动会 municipal athletics meet
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
乘务员 vehicular attendant; conductor
城乡低收入居民 low-income residents in both town and country
城乡电网改造 projects for upgrading urban and rural power grids
城乡特殊困难群众 urban and rural residents with special difficulties
成药 patent medicine
成药 patent medicine
城镇职工医疗保险制度改革 medical insurance for urban workers
城镇职工基本医疗保险制度 basic medical insurance system for urban

working people
城镇住房公积金　 urban housing provident fund
承办单位 organizer
承包 contract with
成份指数 component index
成吉思汗 Genghis Khan
承前启后，继往开来 inherit the past and forge ahead into the future
成人高考 the national higher education exams for self-taught adults
成人中等专科学校 secondary specialized /technical school for adults
城市低保对象 urban residents entitled to basic living allowances
城市规划 city's landscaping plan; urban planning
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boutiqueification，攀比银行存款

bankification等摆阔作风，由middle-aged urban yuppie缩合而成）
城乡结合部 rural-urban fringe zone
城乡信用社 credit cooperatives in both urban and rural areas
承销商 underwriter
诚信企业 high-integrity enterprise; enterprise of integrity
成组技术 group technology
车牌号 license plate number
车险 auto insurance
吃饱穿暖 eat their fill and dress warmly; have enough to eat and

wear; have adequate food and clothing
持币待购 wait to buy with cash in hand
赤潮 red tide (which appear on the ocean)
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
吃皇粮 receive salaries, subsidies, or other supported from the

government
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
持平 hold the line
吃闲饭 stay idle
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"" "
吃豆腐 take advantage of
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
重复建设 redundant project; duplication of similar projects
重复生产 duplication of production
重复引进 inroduction of redundant technical facilities; importation

of redundant technical facilities
冲剂 dissolved medicines; instant herbal medicines
冲击波（电脑病毒） Blaster
冲浪艇 surfboat
宠物医院 pet clinic
冲销账目 write off accounts
崇洋媚外 worship things foreign and fawn on foreign countries
冲帐 strike a balance; counter-balance accounts; reverse an entry
充值卡 rechargeable card
筹备委员会 preparatory committee
抽调 transfer a portion
筹划指导委员会 steering committee
抽检 spot check
抽奖 lucky draw
臭老九 stinking ninth category (of class enemies next to landlords,

reactionaries and even spies, etc. , a term of abuse by ultra-

Leftists for teachers and other educated people in the 1966-1976

Cultural Revolution)
抽杀成功 hit through
抽样调查 sample survey
筹资 raised capital/proceeds
筹资渠道 fundraising channels
储备基金 reserve funds
储币待购 save for purchases
初步候选人 preliminary candidate
除草剂 weed killer
出风头 show off;in the limelight
出国热 craze for going abroad
出家 pravrajana; cloister
出境签证 exit visa
出境游 outbound tourism; outbound travel
出口创汇型产业 export-oriented industry
出口创汇型企业 foreign exchange-earning enterprise
出口创汇能力 capacity to earn foreign exchange through exports
出口加工区 export processing zone; area for processing export

products
出口卖方信贷 seller's credit on exports
出口退税机制 export tax rebate system
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 documentary bill
出口转内销 domestic sales of commodities orginally produced for

exports
处理存货 sell-off
处理价格 bargain price; reduced price
处理品 items for disposal
出笼 release a bad publication, plan, etc.
触摸屏 touchscreen
出难题偏题 raise out-of-the-way and catchy questions
出气筒 punching bag
出勤率 attendance rate
出入平安 Safe trip wherever you go
除"四害" eliminate the four pests---rats, bedbugs, flies and

mosquitoes
出台 unveil fresh policy
除烟叶外，取消农业特产税 all taxes on special agricultrual products

will be repealed except for tobacco
储运 storage and transport
出租业务 leasing
传媒 media
传染病防治法 law on the prevention and control of infectious

diseases
传染性疾病 communicable disease
穿梭外交 shuttle diplomacy
传统产业 conventional industries
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
传染病 communicable disease; infectious disease
垂直管理 vertical management
垂直贸易 vertical trade
吹风会 (advanced) briefing
出境游客 outbound tourist
纯净水 purified water
春运 (passenger ) transport during the Spring Festival
春蕾计划 Spring Buds Program
《春秋》 Spring and Autumn Annals
春运 (passenger) transport during the Spring Festival
处世之道 philosophy of life
初为人母 first-time mother; new mother
次大陆 subcontinent
磁卡电话 magnetic card telephone
此地无银三百两 A guilty person gives himself away by consciously

protesting his innocence.
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
次级债券 subordinated bond
次区域合作 sub-regional cooperation
次新股 sub-new stock
磁悬浮列车 Maglev train (magnetically levitated train), magnetic

suspension train
从零开始 start from scratch
从群众中来，到群众中去 from the masses, to the masses
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
凑份子 club together
粗放经营 extensive management
粗放型 extensive form
粗加工产品 rough-wrought product
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
促销 promote sales; promotion
粗放经营 extensive operation
粗放式管理 extensive management
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
存储能力 storage capacity
“村村通广播电视”工程 project “extend radio and TV coverage to

every village”
存量资本 stock of capital
村办企业 village-run enterprise
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
存款准备金率 ratio of deposits, deposit-reserve ratio
村民委员会 villagers committee