廉政、勤政、務實、高效政府 an honest, diligent, pragmatic and efficient government
廉政建設 construction of a clean and honest administration
練攤 to be a vendor
良性循環 virtuous circle
糧食收購部門 (government's) grain procurement (purchasing) agencies
糧油關係：grain and oil rationing registration
兩岸直航促進會 association for promotion of cross-straits direct transportation
兩彈一艇 a-bomb, h-bomb and nuclear-powered submarine
兩個對等的政治實體 "two equal political entities
兩個文明一起抓 place equal emphasis on material and ethical progress
兩手抓兩手都要硬 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.
兩思（致富思源，富而思進） to think of the source of getting rich and of making progress after becoming ffluence
兩院院士academicians of the chinese academy of sciences and chinese academy of engineering
劣等品shoddy goods; substandard goods
獵頭公司 head-hunting company
臨時主教練 caretaker coach
零配件 spare and accessory parts
領頭羊 bellwether
流動人口 transient population
流動圖書館 traveling library; bookmobile
留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒 where there is life, there is hope.
留學諮詢：consulting on the study abroad
留職停薪 retain the job but suspend the salary
龍頭老大 leading enterprise; flagship of the industry
路演road show
旅行結婚 have a honeymoon trip
綠地覆蓋率 forest coverage rate
綠化 afforestation
綠色急救通道 emergency green path
綠色食品 green food
亂集資、亂攤派、亂收費 unwarranted pooling of funds, arbitrary requisition of donations and exaction of fees from enterprises
亂收費、亂攤派、亂罰款 arbitrary charges, fund-raising quotas and fines
論文答辯 (thesis) oral defense
裸機bare mobile phone
馬拉松式競選活動 campaignathon
馬路菜場入室工程 the project to build indoor free market to accommodate street vegetable vendors
馬太效應 the matthew effect (a phenomenon in specific circles whereby one's accomplishments and reputation end to snowball, and those with meager accomplishments have greater difficulty achieving accomplishments. )
買一送一 two-for-one offer, buy one get one free
滿意度 degree of satisfaction
盲流和倒流人員 transient from the countryside
冒充包裝（銷售）[指將劣質商品包裝成外觀像名優產品出售的做法] copycat packaging
帽子戲法 hat trick
每逢佳節倍思親 on festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away./ it is on the estival occasions when one misses his dear most.
美聲唱法 bel canto
美食節 gourmet festival
入口網站 portals
門前三包 be responsible for general sanitation, green covering and keeping good social order in a esignated area outside the unit building
朦朧詩 misty poetry
蒙古包 (mongolian) yurt
蒙古大夫 quack
孟子 mencius
民辦教師 teachers in rural schools who do not receive the normal remuneration from the government
民工潮 farmers' frenzied hunt for work in cities
民進黨 democratic progressive party
民主黨派、工商聯與無黨派人士 non-communist parties, federations of industry and commerce, personages without party affiliation
民族國家 nation state
民族凝聚力 national cohesion
民族委員會 ethnic affairs commission
民族文化大省 a province with rich ethnic culture
明明白白消費（2000年保護消費者權益工作主題）transparent consumption
模擬測試 mock test; simulated exam
磨洋工 dawdle along
莫失良機 make hay while the sun shines
目標管理 management by objectives
內耗 in-fighting
內環路 inner ring road
內聯企業 enterprises with internal connections
納米 nanometer
耐用消費品 durable consumer items (goods)
男高音演唱家 tenorist
男權主義思想 male chauvinism
南水北調工程 divert water from the south to the north project
難得糊塗 where ignorance is bliss, it's folly to be wise.
囊括 complete a sweep
鬧情緒 be disgruntled; be in a fit of pique
能官能民 be ready to both serve as an official and be one of the common people
能進能出，能上能下competent to work both at the top and at the grass roots
能上網的手機 wap phone
泥菩薩過河 like a clay buddha fording the river-hardly able to save oneself; each one is looking out for is own survival
年同比 year-on-year; on an annual basis
年夜飯 family reunion dinner
扭轉局面 reverse the tide, turn the table
農村剩餘勞動力 surplus rural labor (laborers)
農工商聯合企業 agro-industrial-commercial combines
偶像 idol
派出所 local police station
跑龍套 utility man, play a bit role, general handyman
泡沫經濟 bubble economy
配股 allotment of shares
配套政策 supporting policies
棚戶 shacks; family that live in shacks
碰釘子 get snubbed
碰頭會 brief meeting ( a brief, small-scale, informal meeting with no fixed agenda, the main purpose of which is to exchange information.)
皮包公司 bogus company
疲軟股票 soft stock
啤酒肚 beer belly
騙匯、逃匯、套匯 obtain foreign currency and false pretenses, not turn over foreign currency owed to the government and illegal arbitrage
票販子 scalper, ticket tout
票房 box office
貧富懸殊 polarization of rich and poor
貧鈾彈 depleted uranium bomb
平均主義 equalitarianism
平面設計師 graphic designer
平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳 never burn incense when all is well, but clasp buddha's feet when in distress