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)
Wáng Nán
Wang Nan (1978-), female PRC table tennis player, Olympic medalist
Lǐ Kè qiáng
Li Keqiang (1955-), PRC politician, prime minister from 2013
Sū níng diàn qì
Suning Appliance (PRC electrical retailer)
Yáng Jié chí
Yang Jiechi (1950-), Chinese politician and diplomat, foreign minister of PRC 2007-2013
yī guó liǎng zhì
one country, two systems (PRC proposal regarding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan)
Yáng Shàng kūn
Yang Shangkun (1907-1998), former president of PRC and military leader
Wáng Lì qín
Wang Liqin (1978-), former PRC table tennis player, Olympic medalist
Xiǎo tiān é
Little Swan (PRC appliance brand)
zuì gāo rén mín jiǎn chá yuàn
PRC Supreme People's Procuratorate (prosecutor's office)
Zhào Běn shān
Zhao Benshan (1958-), universally known PRC TV comedian
Xīn wén Chū bǎn Zǒng shǔ
General Administration of Press and Publication (PRC state censorship organization)
Guó jiā Zhòng diǎn Shí yàn shì
State Key Laboratories (university laboratories in PRC supported by the central government)
Míng xuān
MaxSun, PRC company specializing in video and computer display
Dòu bàn wǎng
Douban, PRC social networking website
Fǎ zhì rì bào
Legal daily, newspaper published by PRC Ministry of Justice
róng rǔ guān
precepts regarding what is honorable and what is shameful (in particular, refers to the Socialist Concepts on Honors and Disgraces, PRC official moral principles promulgated from 2006)
abbr. for 社會主義榮辱觀|社会主义荣辱观
also known as the Eight Honors and Eight Shames 八榮八恥|八荣八耻[Ba1 Rong2 Ba1 Chi3]
guó jiā fā zhǎn hé gǎi gé wěi yuán huì
PRC National development and reform commission, set up in 2003 to replace previous State Planning Committee
Cáo Yú
Cao Yu (1910-1997), PRC dramatist
mín zhèng tīng
Civil affairs bureau
provincial office of PRC Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) 民政部
Zhōng guó yí dòng tōng xìn
China Mobile (PRC state telecommunications company)
Zhāng Zǐ yí
Zhang Ziyi (1979-), PRC actress
Bā Róng Bā Chǐ
Eight Honors and Eight Shames, PRC official moral guidelines
fā zhǎn yán jiū zhōng xīn
Development Research Center (PRC State Council institution)
Wēn Jiā Bǎo
Wen Jiabao (1942-), Premier of PRC from 2003
Huáng Guāng yù
Huang Guang'yu (1969-), PRC entrepreneur and millionaire, founder of Guo mei or Gome electronics 國美電器|国美电器[Guo2 mei3 dian4 qi4]
jiě fàng hòu
after liberation (i.e. after the Communist's victory)
after the establishment of PRC in 1949
guó jiā zhì liàng jiān dū jiǎn yàn jiǎn yì zǒng jú
AQSIQ
PRC State Administration of Quality Supervision and Quarantine
guǎng bō diàn yǐng diàn shì zǒng jú
state committee on films and broadcast media
PRC film censorship bureau
abbr. 廣電|广电
liù yī Ér tóng Jié
Children's Day (June 1st), PRC national holiday for children under 14
Guó jiā Fā zhǎn Gǎi gé Wěi
PRC National Development and Reform Commission
guó jiā guǎng bō diàn yǐng diàn shì zǒng jú
state committee on films and broadcast media
PRC film censorship bureau
abbr. 廣電|广电
Dèng Xiǎo píng lǐ lùn
Deng Xiaoping theory
the foundation of PRC economic development after the cultural revolution, building the capitalist economy within Chinese communist party control
lái tái
to visit Taiwan (esp. from PRC)
Fǎ lún Gōng
Falun Gong (Chinese spiritual movement founded in 1992, regarded as a cult by the PRC government)
guó jiā jì wěi
PRC State Planning Committee, abbr. for 國家計劃委員會 国家计划委员会
quán qiú nuǎn huà
global warming (Taiwan and Hong Kong usage)
written 全球變暖|全球变暖 in PRC
Guó jiā Zhòng diǎn Xué kē
National Key Disciplines (disciplines recognized as important and supported by PRC central government, including medicine, science, chemistry, engineering, commerce and law)
Zhōu Yǒng kāng
Zhou Yongkang (1942-), PRC petroleum engineer and politician
Guó tái bàn
PRC state council office for Taiwan affairs, abbr. for 國務院台灣事務辦公室|国务院台湾事务办公室[Guo2 wu4 yuan4 Tai2 wan1 Shi4 wu4 Ban4 gong1 shi4]
Xí Jìn píng
Xi Jinping (1953-), PRC politician, General Secretary of the CPC from 2012, President of the PRC from 2013
mín zhèng bù
Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) of the PRC
Guó jiā wén wù jú
PRC State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH)
Bó Xī lái
Bo Xilai (1949-), PRC politician, Minister of Commerce from 2004, Politburo member from 2007
Guó qìng jié
PRC National Day (October 1st)
Zhōu Xiǎo chuān
Zhou Xiaochuan (1948-), PRC banker and politician, governor of People's Bank of China 中國人民銀行|中国人民银行[Zhong1 guo2 Ren2 min2 Yin2 hang2] from 2002
Lǐ Bīng bīng
Li Bingbing (1973-), PRC film actress and pop star
Qīng nián Jiè
Youth Day (May 4th), PRC national holiday for youths of 14 and upwards
Sī fǎ bù
Ministry of Justice (PRC etc)
Justice Department (USA etc)
Zuì gāo Rén mín Fǎ yuàn
Supreme People's Court (PRC)
cái zhèng bù zhǎng
minister of finance (e.g. of PRC)
Dì chǎn Dà hēng
Monopoly (game)
known as 大富翁[Da4 fu4 weng1] in PRC
quán qiú biàn nuǎn
global warming (PRC usage)
written 全球暖化 in Taiwan
tīng zhǎng
head of provincial PRC government department
Jiào shī jié
Teachers' Day (September 10th in PRC and Confucius's birthday, September 28th in Taiwan)
Hàn yǔ pīn yīn
Hanyu pinyin, the pinyin transliteration system used in PRC since the 1960s
wǔ xīng hóng qí
five-starred red flag (PRC national flag)
Lǐ cháng chūn
Li Changchun (1944-), PRC politician
kuà dì qū
inter-regional
spanning two or more PRC provinces
chū zū qì chē
taxi
cab (PRC)
hire car (Tw)
CL:輛|辆[liang4]
Sūn Yuè
Sun Yue (1973-), PRC female pop star
Sun Yue (1985-), PRC basketball star, plays for Los Angeles Lakers from 2007
Wáng Píng
Wang Ping (1962-2013), PRC crosstalk actor
Zhōng huá Tái běi
Chinese Taipei, name for Taiwan to which the PRC and Taiwan agreed for the purpose of participation in international events
Kǒng zǐ Xué yuàn
Confucius Institute, organization established internationally by the PRC, promoting Chinese language and culture
guó jiā hǎi yáng jú
State Oceanic Administration (PRC)
Lián xiǎng Jí tuán
Lenovo Group (PRC computer firm)
Tái wān shěng
Taiwan province (PRC term)
zhōng yāng diàn shì tái
China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network
Lǐ Péng
Li Peng (1928-), leading PRC politician, prime minister 1987-1998, reportedly leader of the conservative faction advocating the June 1989 Tiananmen clampdown
Zhāng Níng
Zhang Ning (1975-), PRC female badminton player and Olympic gold medalist
hǎi shì jú
PRC Maritime Safety Agency
Cān kǎo Xiāo xī
Reference News (PRC limited-distribution daily newspaper)
táo kè
talk (loanword)
chatline of PRC Internet company Taobao, taokshop.com
Qī xǐ
7 Up (soft drink)
Hedy Holding Co., PRC computer manufacturer
fǎ zhì bàn gōng shì
Legislative Affairs Office (PRC)
zhōng guó zhōng yāng diàn shì tái
China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network
dú nǎi fěn
poisoned milk powder
refers to 2008 PRC scandal involving milk powder adulterated with melamine 三聚氰胺[san1 ju4 qing2 an4]
liáng piào
coupons for food or grain used in a PRC economic program c. 1955-1993
sān fǎn
"Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951-52
Sū zhōu Dà xué
Suzhou or Soochow University (Suzhou, PRC since 1986)
Huí Liáng yù
Hui Liangyu (1944-) PRC Hui national career politician from Guilin, background in economics, politburo member from 2002, deputy chair of State Council from 2003
guó jiā huán bǎo zǒng jú
PRC environmental protection agency
gōng kāi huà
to publicize
openness (of government, PRC equivalent of 'glasnost')
Dōng wú Dà xué
Soochow University (Suzhou, PRC from 1900-1952)
Soochow University (Taipei, Taiwan since 1954)
Luò yè guī gēn
Getting Home, 2007 PRC comedy-drama film directed by 張揚|张扬[Zhang1 Yang2], starring 趙本山|赵本山[Zhao4 Ben3 shan1]
Bǐ yà dí qì chē
BYD Auto, PRC car company
Běi fāng Gōng yè
Norinco, PRC state-run conglomerate
huán bǎo jú
environment protection office
PRC National bureau of environmental protection
Chén Yún lín
Chen Yunlin (1941-), Chairman of PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) 海峽兩岸關係協會|海峡两岸关系协会[hai3 xia2 liang3 an4 guan1 xi5 xie2 hui4]
rén mín bì yuán
Renminbi Yuan (RMB), PRC currency unit
hǎi xié huì
(abbr.) ARATS, PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits
Liú Yún shān
Liu Yunshan (1947-), PRC career politician, background in journalism in Inner Mongolia, from 2002 head of party Central Propaganda Section 中央宣传部
Zhōng Yuè zhàn zhēng
the Sino-Vietnamese War, fought between the PRC and Vietnam in 1979
also known as the Third Indochina War
lǐ zhào xīng
Li Zhaoxing (PRC foreign minister)
Wú Yí
Wu Yi (1938-), one of four vice-premiers of the PRC State Council
Lǐ Xiān niàn
Li Xiannian (1909-1992), PRC general and politician
ruì sà
Renesas technology (PRC microchip company affiliated with Hitachi and Mitsubishi)
yī jiǔ sì jiǔ
1949
year of the communist victory in China, the foundation of the PRC and of ROC in Taiwan
Hú Jiā
Hu Jia (1973-), PRC dissident human rights activist
Zēng Qìng hóng
Zeng Qinghong (1939-), vice-president of PRC 2003-2008
guó jiā lǚ yóu dù jià qū
National Resort District (PRC)
Zhào Zǐ yáng
Zhao Ziyang (1919-2005), PRC reforming politician, general secretary of Chinese Communist Party 1987-1989, held under house arrest from 1989 to his death, and non-person since then
Zhōng guó zuò xié
PRC writer's union
abbr. for 中國作家協會|中国作家协会
bái máo nǚ
The White Haired Girl (1950), one of the first PRC films
pǔ luó dà zhòng
proletariat
abbr. for 普羅列塔利亞|普罗列塔利亚[pu3 luo2 lie4 ta3 li4 ya4] plus masses
also written 無產階級|无产阶级[wu2 chan3 jie1 ji2] in PRC Marxist theory
qù Tái
to go to Taiwan
refers to those who left China for Taiwan before the founding of PRC in 1949
guó jiā biāo zhǔn huà guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì
Standardization administration of PRC SAC
guó jiā fā zhǎn jì huà wěi yuán huì
PRC State Development and Planning Committee, set up 1998 to replace State Planning Committee 國家計劃委員會|国家计划委员会, replaced in 2003 by National development and reform commission 國家發展和改革委員會|国家发展和改革委员会
Huò Yīng dōng
Henry Ying-tung Fok (1913-2006), Hong Kong tycoon with close PRC connections
dú nǎi
poisoned milk
contaminated milk
refers to 2008 PRC scandal involving milk products adulterated with melamine 三聚氰胺[san1 ju4 qing2 an4]
Xú Kuāng dí
Xu Kuangdi (1937-), PRC politician and former mayor of Shanghai
Lǐ Lán qīng
Li Lanqing (1932-), PRC politician
Bó Yī bō
Bo Yibo (1908-2007), ranking PRC politician, served on State Council from 1950s to 1980s as colleague of Deng Xiaoping
máng liú
(PRC) flow of people from the countryside into the cities
rural migrant without definite prospects
drifter
Zhū Guǎng hù
Zhu Guanghu (1949-), PRC soccer coach
yī jiǔ sì jiǔ nián
1949
year of the communist victory in China, the foundation of the PRC and of ROC in Taiwan
Tián Hàn
Tian Han (1898-1968), author of the words of the PRC national anthem March of the Volunteer Army 義勇軍進行曲|义勇军进行曲
líng bā xiàn zhāng
Charter 08, PRC pro-democracy petition of December 2008
Lǐ Sì guāng
Li Siguang (1889-1971), Mongol-born, Japanese trained geologist, prominent in early PRC oil exploration
Niè Ěr
Nie Er (1912-1935), musician and composer of the PRC national anthem March of the Volunteer Army 義勇軍進行曲|义勇军进行曲
Guó jiā Diàn lì Jiān guǎn Wěi yuán huì
State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PRC)
guó jiā tǐ wěi
PRC sports and physical culture commission
Guó jiā Hàn bàn
Office of Chinese Language Council International (known colloquially as "Hanban"), an organ of the PRC government which develops Chinese language and culture teaching resources worldwide, and has established Confucius Institutes 孔子學院|孔子学院[Kong3 zi3 Xue2 yuan4] internationally
abbr. to 漢辦|汉办[Han4 ban4]
yì zi bǎn
(PRC) fender (automotive)
Gāo shān zú
Gaoshan aborigines (Taiwan), "mountain tribes" (Tw)
Taiwanese aborigines (PRC)
Xiào Yáng
Xiao Yang (1938-), President of the PRC Supreme Court 1998-2008
yǐ yào yǎng yī
"drugs serving to nourish doctors", perceived problem in PRC medical practice
Yì yǒng jūn Jìn xíng qǔ
March of the Volunteer Army (PRC National Anthem)
hé píng gòng chǔ wǔ xiàng yuán zé
Zhou Enlai's Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence
1954 Panchsheel series of agreements between PRC and India
nà miǎo
nanosecond, ns, 10^-9 s (PRC)
Taiwan equivalent: 奈秒[nai4 miao3]
liè shǔ
family or dependents of martyr (in PRC, esp. revolutionary martyr)
chì jiǎo yī shēng
barefoot doctor
farmer with paramedical training (PRC)
Sān lù jí tuán
Sanlu or Three deer, major PRC dairy company involved in 2008 melamine poisoning scandal
Máo Dùn Wén xué jiǎng
Mao Dun Literature Prize, PRC prize for novel writing, awarded since 1982
guǎng yù shì
metropolitan city, South Korean analog of PRC municipality 直轄市|直辖市[zhi2 xia2 shi4]
Guó jiā ān quán bù
PRC Ministry of State Security
Fù Zuò yì
Fu Zuoyi (1895-1974), Guomindang general, subsequently PRC top general and politician
Qiáo Guān huà
Qiao Guanhua (1913-1973), PRC politician and diplomat
hǎi xiá liǎng àn guān xi xié huì
PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS)
wǔ hào diàn chí
AA battery (PRC)
Taiwan equivalent: 三號電池|三号电池
jiān jī
to annihilate
to attack and destroy
Jianji, PRC fighter plane based on Soviet MiG
usually 殲擊8型|歼击8型
Wáng Yì fū
Wang Yifu (1960-), male PRC pistol shooter and Olympic medalist
Yáng Wéi
Yang Wei (1979-), PRC badminton player, women's doubles specialist
Xǔ Hǎi fēng
Xu Haifeng (1957-), PRC sharpshooter, 50m pistol gold medalist at Los Angeles 1984 Olympics
Chén Lù
Lu Chen (1976-), PRC figure skater, 1995 world champion
guó jiā jì huà wěi yuán huì
PRC State Planning Committee, set up in 1952, replaced in 1998 by State Development and Planning Committee 國家發展計劃委員會|国家发展计划委员会 then in 2003 by National development and reform commission 國家發展和改革委員會|国家发展和改革委员会
Wáng Jiā ruì
Wang Jiarui (1949-), PRC politician and diplomat, from 2006 head of CPC central committee's external affairs department 對外聯絡部|对外联络部[dui4 wai4 lian2 luo4 bu4]
Hú Zǐ wēi
Hu Ziwei (1970-), PRC lady TV presenter
è gǎo wén huà
spoofing culture (web based genre in PRC acquiring cult status from 2005, involving humorous, satirical or fantastical videos, photo collections, texts, poems etc)
Guō Xiǎo chuān
Guo Xiaochuan (1919-1976), PRC communist poet, hero in the war with Japan, died after long persecution during Cultural Revolution
Róng Yì rén
Rong Yiren (1916-2005), PRC Vice President from 1993-1998, played an important role in opening Chinese economy to Western investors
Tán Zhèn lín
Tan Zhenlin (1902-1983), PRC revolutionary and military leader, played political role after the cultural revolution
dài biǎo
to wear a watch
a homophone for 代表 used to avoid Internet censorship in the PRC
Guó wù yuàn Gǎng Ào Shì wù Bàn gōng shì
Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office (State Council, of PRC)
dà zào
large kitchen stove made from bricks or earth
(PRC) ordinary mess hall (lowest dining standard, ranked below 中灶[zhong1 zao4] for mid-level cadres and 小灶[xiao3 zao4] for the most privileged)
Wū lán fū
Ulanhu (1906-1988), Soviet trained Mongolian communist who became important PRC military leader
Cáo Gāng chuān
Cao Gangchuan (1935-), former artillery officer, senior PRC politician and army leader
Yáo Xuě yín
Yao Xueyin (1910-1999), PRC novelist, author of historical novel Li Zicheng 李自成
Shēn zhèn hé
Shenzhen or Shamchun river Guangdong, the border between Hong Kong new territories and PRC
Zhōng guó hǎi shì jú
PRC Maritime Safety Agency
bǎi dù
variant or erroneous form of 百度, PRC internet portal
Zhōng huá Rén mín Gòng hé guó Zhōng yāng Jūn shì Wěi yuán huì
PRC Central Military Commission
fǎn fēn liè fǎ
anti-secession law of 2005 (whereby PRC claims the right to invade Taiwan)
Qiáo Hóng
Qiao Hong (1968-), former PRC female table tennis player
Hú Zǐ wēi
Hu Ziwei (1970-), PRC lady TV presenter
Guó ān bù
PRC Ministry of State Security
abbr. for 國家安全部|国家安全部[Guo2 jia1 an1 quan2 bu4]
hù kǒu zhì dù
PRC system of compulsory registration
sān hào diàn chí
C size battery (PRC)
AA battery (Taiwan)
see 二號電池|二号电池 (C battery in Taiwan) and 五號電池|五号电池 (AA battery in PRC)
Zhū Róng jī
common erroneous form of 朱鎔基|朱镕基, Zhu Rongji (1928-), PRC politician, premier 1998-2003
Ā bù lái tí · Ā bù dū rè xī tí
Abdulahat Abdurixit (1942-), PRC engineer and politician, chairman of Xinjiang autonomous region 1994-2003, in 2003 vice-chair of 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
lǎo sān piān
Lao San Pian, three short essays written by Mao Zedong before the PRC was established
guó biāo mǎ
Guo Biao or GB, the standard PRC encoding, abbr. for 國家標準碼|国家标准码
Wú Tiān míng
Wu Tianming (1939-), PRC film director
zhù dà lù
stationed on the continent (i.e. PRC)
ruǎn xí
soft seat (= first class in PRC trains)
qī hào diàn chí
AAA battery (PRC)
Taiwan equivalent: 四號電池|四号电池
Luó Chéng jiào
Luo Chengjiao (1931-1952), PRC hero of the volunteer army in Korea
Zhū Róng jī
common erroneous form of 朱鎔基|朱镕基, Zhu Rongji (1928-), PRC politician, premier 1998-2003
ruǎn zuò
soft seat (= first class in PRC trains)
ruì sà kē jì
Renesas technology (PRC microchip company affiliated with Hitachi and Mitsubishi)
sān fǎn yùn dòng
"Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951-52
Yáo Bīn
Yao Bin (1957-), PRC champion ice skater during early 1980s and more recently national skating coach
sì hào diàn chí
AAA battery (Tw)
PRC equivalent: 七號電池|七号电池[qi1 hao4 dian4 chi2]
lǜ lún
polyvinyl chloride fiber
PRC brand name for PVC fiber
Xī zàng Bǎi wàn Nóng nú Jiě Fàng Jì niàn rì
Serf Liberation Day (PRC)
shǎo shù mín zú xiāng
ethnic township (formal village level subdivision of PRC county)
nóng cūn jiā tíng lián chǎn chéng bāo zé rèn zhì
rural household contract responsibility system, PRC government policy linking rural income to productivity
Lè huá Méi lán
Leroy Merlin (PRC DIY chain)
yóu zhèng qū mǎ
PRC postcode, e.g. 361000 for Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门[Xia4 men2], Fujian
guó wù yuàn fǎ zhì jú
State Council Legislative Affairs Bureau (PRC)
yī yào fēn lí
separating medical consultation from dispensing drugs, proposed policy to counteract perceived PRC problem of "drugs serving to nourish doctors" 以藥養醫|以药养医[yi3 yao4 yang3 yi1]
bā èr sān pào zhàn
bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called second Taiwan strait crisis
Yáng Shǒu rén
Yang Shouren (1912-2005), PRC agricultural scientist
Yang Shouren (16th century), Ming dynasty scholar
jiù zāi jiù jì sī
emergency aid committee (of PRC Ministry of Civil Affairs 民政部)
èr hào diàn chí
C size battery (Tw)
PRC equivalent: 三號電池|三号电池
sān zì jiào huì
Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949
qù Tái rén yuán
those who left China for Taiwan before the founding of PRC in 1949
Liú Guì jīn
Liu Guijin (1945-), PRC diplomat, special representative to Africa from 2007, Chinese specialist on Sudan and the Darfur issue
sì yī èr shì biàn
the coup of 12th Mar 1927, an attempt by Chiang Kai-shek to suppress the communists
called 反革命政变|反革命政變 or 慘案|惨案 in PRC literature
zhōng guó guó jiā huán jìng bǎo hù zǒng jú
PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)
nài miǎo
nanosecond, ns, 10^-9 s (Taiwan)
PRC equivalent: 納秒|纳秒[na4 miao3]
Zhōng guó rén quán zǔ zhī
Human rights in China (New York based expatriate PRC organization)
Nóng nú Jiě fàng Rì
Serf Liberation Day (PRC)
sān zì ài guó jiào huì
Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949
Kǎo kè sī Bào gào
Cox Report
Report of the Select Committee on US National Security and Military-Commercial Concerns with the PRC (1999); Committee Chairman Republican Rep. Chris Cox
Shāng kē jí tuán
Shangke corporation, PRC IT company (since 1994)
hù kǒu zhì
PRC system of compulsory registration of households
zhōng guó guó jiā huán bǎo jú
PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)
bǎi dù shí dà shén shòu
The Baidu 10 Mythical Creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC internet censorship)
guó jiā biāo zhǔn mǎ
Guo Biao or GB, the standard PRC encoding, abbr. 國標碼|国标码
zhōng guó gòng chǎn dǎng zhōng yāng wěi yuán huì xuān chuán bù
Propaganda Department of the PRC communist party central committee
tōng yòng Hàn zì biāo zhǔn jiāo huàn mǎ
UCS, Chinese character coding adopted in PRC 1986
abbr. to 通用碼|通用码[tong1 yong4 ma3]
pèng cí r
a currently widespread fraud in PRC involving deliberately crashing cars then demanding compensation
yáng jiàn lì
Yang JianLi, PRC human rights activist
sān qī kāi dìng lùn
thirty percent failure, seventy percent success, the official PRC verdict on Mao Zedong
pèng cí rén
person involved in a currently widespread fraud in PRC called 碰磁, consisting of crashing cars then demanding compensation
pàn biàn de shěng fèn
renegade province (term PRC uses for Taiwan)
fǎn kù xíng zhé mó gōng yuē
UN convention against torture and cruel treatment (ratified by PRC in 1988)
Zhōng Yuè Zhàn zhēng
the Sino-Vietnamese War, fought between the PRC and Vietnam in 1979
also known as the Third Indochina War
Guó wù yuàn
State Council (PRC)
State Department (USA)
Mín zhèng bù
Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) of the PRC
Xiāo Yáng
Xiao Yang (1938-), President of the PRC Supreme Court 1998-2008
Guó wù yuàn Fǎ zhì jú
State Council Legislative Affairs Bureau (PRC)
Qiáo Guàn huá
Qiao Guanhua (1913-1973), PRC politician and diplomat
qǔ bǎo hòu shěn
release from custody, subject to provision of a surety, pending investigation (PRC)
Chéng shì Guǎn lǐ Xíng zhèng Zhí fǎ jú
City Urban Administrative and Law Enforcement Bureau (PRC)
Guó jiā Wén wù jú
PRC State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH)
guó jiā lǚ yóu dù jià qū
National Resort District (PRC)
Guó jiā Biāo zhǔn huà Guǎn lǐ Wěi yuán huì
Standardization Administration of PRC (SAC)
Guó jiā Hǎi yáng jú
State Oceanic Administration (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
Guó jiā Huán bǎo Zǒng jú
(PRC) State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), former incarnation (until 2008) of 環境保護部|环境保护部[Huan2 jing4 Bao3 hu4 bu4]
Guó jiā Fā zhǎn hé Gǎi gé Wěi yuán huì
PRC National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), formed in 2003
Guó jiā Fā zhǎn Jì huà Wěi yuán huì
PRC State Development and Planning Committee, set up 1998 to replace State Planning Committee 國家計劃委員會|国家计划委员会, replaced in 2003 by National Development and Reform Commission 國家發展和改革委員會|国家发展和改革委员会
pèng cí
a currently widespread fraud in PRC involving deliberately crashing cars then demanding compensation
Jiě fàng jūn
People's Liberation Army (PRC armed forces)
Dà lù
mainland China (reference to the PRC)
Jiǎ Qìng lín
Jia Qinglin (1940-), member of PRC Poliburo
Guó jiā Jì huà Wěi yuán huì
PRC State Planning Committee, set up in 1952, replaced in 1998 by State Development and Planning Committee 國家發展計劃委員會|国家发展计划委员会[Guo2 jia1 Fa1 zhan3 Ji4 hua4 Wei3 yuan2 hui4] then in 2003 by National Development and Reform Commission 國家發展和改革委員會|国家发展和改革委员会[Guo2 jia1 Fa1 zhan3 he2 Gai3 ge2 Wei3 yuan2 hui4]
Kěn yà
Kenya (Tw) (written as 肯尼亞|肯尼亚 in PRC)
Guó jiā Jì Wěi
PRC State Planning Committee, abbr. for 國家計劃委員會|国家计划委员会[Guo2 jia1 Ji4 hua4 Wei3 yuan2 hui4]
sān gōng jīng fèi
"three public expenditures" of the PRC government, i.e. air travel, food and entertainment, and public vehicles
Zhāng Dé jiāng
Zhang Dejiang (1946-), PRC politician
gōng fēn
work point (measure of work completed in a rural commune in the PRC during the planned economy era)
dà míng dà fàng
free airing of views (PRC)
Jiāo tōng Yùn shū bù
PRC Ministry of Transport (MOT)
zhèng jiào chǔ
political education office (within a school) (PRC)
Zhāng Gāo lì
Zhang Gaoli (1946-), PRC politician
xún xìn zī shì zuì
disorderly behavior (PRC law)
lǜ lún
polyvinyl chloride fiber
PRC brand name for PVC fiber
Fǎ zhì Rì bào
Legal Daily, newspaper published by PRC Ministry of Justice
Fǎ zhì Bàn gōng shì
Legislative Affairs Office, LAO (PRC)
Zhù Jiàn bù
Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the PRC (MOHURD)
abbr. for 住房和城鄉建設部|住房和城乡建设部[Zhu4 fang2 he2 Cheng2 xiang1 Jian4 she4 bu4]
Zhù fáng hé Chéng xiāng Jiàn shè bù
Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the PRC (MOHURD)
abbr. to 住建部[Zhu4 Jian4 bu4]
Wáng Qí shān
Wang Qishan (1948-), PRC politician
Qīng nián jié
Youth Day (May 4th), PRC national holiday for youths of 14 and upwards
Sān zì Ài guó Jiào huì
Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949
Sān zì Jiào huì
Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949
Hǎi xiá Liǎng àn Guān xi Xié huì
PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS)
Wàn Lǐ
Wan Li (1916-2015), PRC politician
Tiě dá ní Hào
RMS Titanic, British passenger liner that sank in 1912 (Taiwan)
PRC equivalent: 泰坦尼克號|泰坦尼克号[Tai4 tan3 ni2 ke4 Hao4]
Bǎi huā Yùn dòng
Hundred Flowers Campaign (PRC, 1956-57), in which Mao called for the taboo on discussing mistakes of the CCP to be lifted
Dòu bàn Wǎng
Douban, PRC social networking website
Cháng é
Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology)
one of the Chang'e series of PRC lunar spacecraft
Kuài lè Dà běn yíng
Happy Camp (PRC TV series)
Rén mín Rì bào
People's Daily (PRC newspaper)
Péng Lì yuán
Peng Liyuan (1962-), PRC folk music singer, wife of Xi Jinping 習近平|习近平[Xi2 Jin4 ping2]
Nèi dì
mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan)
Japan (used in Taiwan during Japanese colonization)
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 (NDRC), formed in 2003
Rén shè bù
Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (PRC)
abbr. for 人力資源和社會保障部|人力资源和社会保障部
Wēn Jiā bǎo
Wen Jiabao (1942-), Premier of PRC from 2003-2013
Zhōng guó Zhōng yāng Diàn shì tái
China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network
Zhōng guó Rén quán Zǔ zhī
Human Rights in China (New York based expatriate PRC organization)
Zhōng guó Guó jiā Huán bǎo jú
PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)
Chū rù Jìng Guǎn lǐ jú
Exit and Entry Administration Bureau (PRC)
Zhōng guó Guó jiā Huán jìng Bǎo hù Zǒng jú
PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)
tài zǐ dǎng
princelings, descendants of senior communist officials (PRC)
jī jīng
chicken bouillon powder (PRC)
essence of chicken, concentrated chicken stock sold as a tonic (Tw)
jù zhòng yín luàn zuì
group licentiousness (offense punishable by up to five years in prison in the PRC)
Dèng Xiǎo píng Lǐ lùn
Deng Xiaoping Theory
Dengism
the foundation of PRC economic development after the cultural revolution, building the capitalist economy within Chinese communist party control
Zhōng guó Hǎo Shēng yīn
The Voice of China, PRC reality talent show
lái Tái
to visit Taiwan (esp. from PRC)
Yáng Jiàn lì
Yang JianLi, PRC human rights activist
Zhōng guó Yí dòng Tōng xìn
China Mobile (PRC state telecommunications company)
Shāng kē Jí tuán
Shangke Corporation, PRC IT company (since 1994)
qún tǐ xìng shì jiàn
mass incident (PRC term for incidents of social unrest, including rioting, melees and petition campaigns)
Zhōu Yǒu guāng
Zhou Youguang (1906-), PRC linguist, considered the father of Hanyu Pinyin 漢語拼音|汉语拼音[Han4 yu3 Pin1 yin1]
yǎng lǎo jīn shuāng guǐ zhì
dual pension scheme (PRC)
bái máo nǚ
The White Haired Girl (1950), one of the first PRC films
Ruì sà
Renesas Technology (PRC microchip company affiliated with Hitachi and Mitsubishi)
Hán Hán
Han Han (1982-), PRC blogger, singer and professional rally driver
Ruì sà Kē jì
Renesas Technology (PRC microchip company affiliated with Hitachi and Mitsubishi)
Zhōng yāng Jūn shì Wěi yuán huì
(PRC) Central Military Commission
shí · yī
first of October
PRC National Day
same as 國慶|国庆[Guo2 qing4]
Zhōng yāng Diàn shì tái
China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network
Lǐ Zhào xīng
Li Zhaoxing (1940-), former PRC foreign minister
Xié chéng Lǚ xíng Wǎng
Ctrip.com, PRC travel agency
Shěn Guó fàng
Shen Guofang (1952-), PRC assistant minister of foreign affairs (2003-2005)
shí dà shén shòu
the Baidu 10 mythical creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC Internet censorship)
Lǐ Cháng chūn
Li Changchun (1944-), PRC politician
fēn zào chī fàn
"meals prepared at separate stoves", slogan of the program of fiscal decentralization that began in the 1980s in the PRC
Huán jìng Bǎo hù bù
(PRC) Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP)
bǎo bā
to maintain an 8% annual growth rate of the GDP (PRC policy)
Yǒu yì Shāng diàn
Friendship Store, PRC state-run store originally intended for foreigners, diplomats etc, specializing in selling imported Western goods and quality Chinese crafts
Zhōng huá Quán guó Fù nǚ Lián hé huì
All-China Women's Federation (PRC, established 1949)
Hàn yǔ Pīn yīn
Hanyu Pinyin, the pinyin transliteration system used in PRC since the 1960s
tǒng dú
standard (unified) pronunciation of a character with multiple readings, as stipulated by the PRC Ministry of Education in 1985
Zuì gāo Rén mín Jiǎn chá yuàn
PRC Supreme People's Procuratorate (prosecutor's office)
Nóng nú Jiě fàng rì
Serf Liberation Day (PRC)
Yú Zhèng shēng
Yu Zhengsheng (1945-), PRC politician
Liù Yī Ér tóng jié
Children's Day (June 1st), PRC national holiday for children under 14
lǎo sān sè
the three plain colors used for clothing in the PRC in the 1960s: black, gray and blue