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压水花技术 rip entry
压线(口令) Line!
压轴戏 grand finale; last and best item on a theatrical¹ program
亚健康 subhealthy
严打斗争Strike-Hard Operation, campaign to crack down relentlessly² on criminal activities
言情小说 romantic fiction; sentimental³ novel
研究成果 research results
研究生毕业证/学位证 graduate diploma/graudate degree's diploma
阳春（最经济方式） no-frills
羊肉串小摊 barbecue stall
养老金 pension
养路费 road toll⁴
摇钱树 cash cow
摇头丸 dancing outreach
药物检查 dope control, drug testing
业内人士 insider
液晶显示屏 liquid crystal display (LCD)
一次性筷子 throwaway chopsticks
一次性解决问题 solve the problem once and for all
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 rigidly⁵ uniform; impose uniformity in all cases; allow no flexibility
一国两制，One country, two systems
一级市场 primary market
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 ethical⁶ 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 corruption⁷.
一线员工 worker at the production line
医疗保险 medical insurance
移动电话双向收费 two-way charges for cellular⁸ phones
以公有制为主体，多种经济成分共同发展 the pattern with the public sector⁹ remaining dominant¹⁰ and diverse sectors¹¹ of the economy developing side by side
以经济建设为中心 focusing on the central task of economic construction
以谋略制胜 outmaneuver
以权谋私 abuse of power for personal gains
以人为本 people oriented; people foremost
以市场为导向 market-oriented
以质量求生存、求发展、求效益 strive for survival, development and efficiency on the basis of equality
以质量求发展 strategy of development through quality; win the market with quality products
义和团运动 Boxer¹² Uprising
义务兵役制 compulsory¹³ military service, conscription
义务教育 compulsory education
义演收入 proceeds from benefit performmance
薏米 seed of Job's tears
易拉罐 pop can
因材施教 teach students according to their aptitude¹⁴
隐形收入 invisible income; off-payroll income; side money
隐性就业 unregistered employment
硬道理 absolute principle, top priority
营业税 turnover¹⁵ tax; business tax
应试教育 examination-oriented education system
优化结构 optimize¹⁶ structure
优化组合 optimization¹⁷ grouping; optional regrouping
邮递协议 Post Office Protocol¹⁸ (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 strictly¹⁹ enforced, and law-breakers must be prosecuted²⁰.
有理想、有道德、有文化、有纪律 with lofty ideals, integrety, knowledge and a strong sense of discipline
有情人终成眷属 Jack²¹ shall have Jill, all shall be well.
有望夺金者 a gold medal hopeful
有勇无谋 use brawn²² rather than brain
与国际市场接轨 integrate with the world market; become integrated into the global market
(领导人）与民众的直接对话 town hall conference/meeting
舆论导向 direction of public opinion
舆论监督 supervision²³ by public opinion
欲穷千里目，更上一层楼 to ascend²⁴ 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.
冤假错案 cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
圆寂 Parinirvana
缘分 chemical, (as if by) predestination, be preordained to come together
远程教育 distance learning
远景计划 long-term development targets
晕菜 numbed²⁵; dumbfounded
运球 dribble²⁶

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宰（客） to swindle money out of our customers
'宰人' rip off
在孵（孵化器）企业 incubated enterprises (incubator)
在职博士生 on-job doctorate²⁷
再贷款 re-lending; subloan
再就业服务中心 re-employment service center
藏学 Tibetology
糟粕 dross²⁸
早恋 puppy love
造假帐 falsified accounts
斋月 Ramadan
债转股 debt-to-equity swap²⁹
沾光 benefit from one's association
站票 standing-room-only ticket
站台票 platform ticket
战略伙伴关系 strategic partnership³⁰
涨落线 advance balance line
掌上电脑 palm computer
朝阳产业 sunrise industry
招标投标制 the system of public bidding for project
招商引资 attract/bid for/invite investments (from overseas)
招生就业指导办公室 enrolment and vocation³¹ guidance office
真空包装 vacuum packing
真善美 the true, the good and the beautiful; truth, good and beauty
正式照会 formal note
政策性住房 policy-related house, policy-based house
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.
政府上网工程Government Online Project
政府职能转变 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
政企分开 separate government functions from enterprise management
政务公开 make government affairs public
政治迫害 political prosecution; witch hunt
证券营业部 stock exchange; security exchange
知识产权 intellectual property rights
知识经济 knowledge economy , knowledge-base economy
直播 live broadcast, live telecast
致命要害 Achilles' heel
智囊团、思想库 the brain trust；think tank
掷钱猜先 toss
中国经济景气监测中心 China Economic Monitoring Center
中国新经济峰会 China New Economy Summit
《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
中流砥柱 mainstay, chief corner stone
中美战略核武器互不瞄准对方 non-targeting strategic nuclear weapons against each other
中华世纪坛 China Millennium Monument
中央大型企业工委：Central Work Committee for Large Enterprises
中央经济工作会议 the Central Economic Working Conference
中央商务区 central business district (CBD)
中专生 secondary specialized or technical school student
重点发展 prioritize
主体经济 the mainstay of the economy
主体思想（DPRK） Juche Idea
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)
助跑 approach run, run-up
驻港部队People's Liberation Army garrison in Hong Kong
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
抓住机遇 seize the opportunity
专卖店 exclusive agency; franchised store
专升本 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
转化机制 (of State-owned enterprises) to shift to new management mechanisms
转基因食品 GM food (genetically modified food)
追平 produce the equalizer
转体 truck rotation, turn, twist
撞线 breast the tape
追赶型和跨越式发展 pursuant and leap-forward development
准博士all but dissertation (ABD)
资产保值增值 maintain and increase the value of assets; maintenance and appreciation of assets value
资产阶级自由化 bourgeois liberalization
资源配置 the distribution (allocation) of resources
《资治通鉴》 History as a Mirror
自动柜员机 automatic teller machine (ATM)
自律机制 the self-discipline system
自我保护意识 self-protection awareness
自营 self-run
自由港 free-trade port，free port
自助银行 self-help bank
综合国力 comprehensive national strength
综合业务数字网 integrated service digital network (ISDN)
综合治理 comprehensive treatment
总裁助理 assistant president
(各州推选组成的)总统选举团electoral college
遵纪守法、廉洁奉公 observe the relevant code of conduct and the law and honestly perform one's official duties