Běi jīng
Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China
Peking
PRC government
shí · yī
first of October
PRC National day
same as 國慶|国庆[gúo qìng]
dān wèi
unit (of measure)
unit (group of people as a whole)
work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform)
CL:個|个[ge4]
sì dà
the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism)
the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放[da4 ming2 da4 fang4], 大辯論|大辩论[da4 bian4 lun4], 大字報|大字报[da4 zi4 bao4] (PRC)
fā gǎi wěi
abbr. for 國家發展和改革委員會|国家发展和改革委员会, PRC National development and reform commission (from 2003)
táo bǎo wǎng
Taobao, a PRC internet portal
Ā lǐ bā bā
Alibaba, PRC e-commerce company
Zhuàng zú
Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group
Zhuang: Bouxcuengh
xiāng
country or countryside
native place
home village or town
township (PRC administrative unit)
Dèng Xiǎo píng
Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997), Chinese communist leader, de facto leader of PRC 1978-1990 and creator of "socialism with Chinese characteristics"
sǐ huǎn
deferred death sentence
commuted death sentence with forced labor and judicial review after two years (PRC) (legal)
Jiāng Zé mín
Jiang Zemin (1926-), politician, President of PRC 1993-2003
Zhāng Jìng chū
Zhang Jingchu (1980-), PRC actress
Hā sà kè
Kazakhstan
Kazakh ethnic group in PRC
Guó Wù Yuàn
State Council (PRC)
State Department (USA)
Zhāng Yí níng
Zhang Yining (1981-), PRC female table tennis player and Olympic gold medalist
gōng shì huà
to formalize
formalism in art (esp. as proscribed in USSR and PRC)
Zhū Róng jī
Zhu Rongji (1928-), PRC politician, premier 1998-2003
gè tǐ hù
self-employed
a private firm (PRC usage)
shèng dà
grand
majestic
magnificent
Shanda Entertainment (PRC computer game company)
Lǐ Yàn hóng
Robin Li (1968-), founder and CEO of Baidu 百度, a PRC Internet company
jiàn guó
to found a country
nation-building
the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949
cháng é
the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology)
PRC moon probe
Lǐ Yà péng
Li Yapeng (1971-), PRC actor
cháng jià
long vacation
refers to one week national holiday in PRC starting 1st May and 1st Oct
Hú Jǐn tāo
Hu Jintao (1942-), General Secretary of the CPC 2002-2012, President of the PRC 2003-2013
Gǒng Lì
Gong Li (1965-), PRC female film star
Zhāng Yì móu
Zhang Yimou (1950-), PRC film director
Miáo Pǔ
Miao Pu (1977-), PRC actress
guó biāo
Guo Biao or GB, the standard PRC encoding, abbr. for 國家標準碼|国家标准码
Dà shān
Dashan, stage name of Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell (1965-), actor and well-known TV personality in PRC
Chén yì
Chen Yi (1901-1972), communist general and politician, Marshal of PLA from 1955, Mayor of Shanghai in 1950s, PRC foreign minister 1958-1972
Zhāng Yáng
Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter
jiǎ qìng lín
Jia Qinglin (member of PRC Poliburo)
Shāng kē
Shangke corporation, PRC IT company (since 1994)
Dòu bàn
Douban, PRC social networking website
Jiǎng Wén lì
Jiang Wenli (1969-), award-winning PRC film actress
è gǎo
spoof (web-based genre in PRC, acquiring cult status from 2005, involving humorous, satirical or fantastical videos, photo collections, texts, poems etc)
Wàn Lǐ
Wan Li (1916-), PRC politician
Zhuàng
Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group
Zhuang: Bouxcuengh
Wú Bāng guó
Wu Bangguo (1941-), PRC electrical engineer and politician, polituro member from 2002
ài ren
spouse (PRC)
lover (non-PRC)
CL:個|个[ge4]
Jīn mén
Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast, administered by Taiwan
Jinmen county in Quanzhou 泉州[Quan2 zhou1], Fujian, PRC
shè yuán
commune member (PRC, 1958-1985)
member of a society (or other organization)
Mín guó
Republic of China (1912-1949)
used instead of reign name by the nationalist government, then by Taiwan
used in PRC as reign name of a former dynasty
Lǐ Níng
Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games
mín jǐng
civil police
PRC police
abbr. for 人民警察
guǎng diàn zǒng jú
state committee on films and broadcast media
PRC film censorship bureau
abbr. for 廣播電影電視總局|广播电影电视总局
Hǎi ěr
Haier (PRC household appliance brand)
Hale (name)