Phrases Most Often Used by China Daily

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首字母是 A的词组
  s. }: x* O- t8 a3 F# g. o( C, o1 y• AA制 Dutch treatment; go Dutch  
& j* a+ O+ C7 p. n• A股市场 A share market  
* g$ F' M& p, ^: a, a• 爱尔兰共和军 Irish Republic Army (IRA)
• 爱国民主人士 patriotic democratic personages
; r% J) v: D: D+ l• 爱国统一战线 patriotic united front
* S0 G; h2 r5 @& b( @+ G/ c% J; w' \• 爱国卫生运动 patriotic sanitation campaign  
2 e% Q  a' _4 `* H7 k+ N• “爱国者”导弹 Patriot missile
0 N  @3 n" C" E2 I9 E; b6 A• 爱丽舍宫 Elysée Palace
& k7 m3 h* P* j% w/ g, r• 爱鸟周 Bird-Loving Week
7 p. T* ?$ s' Y# O% u0 c• 爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.
• 爱心工程 Loving Care Project
• 艾滋病(获得性免疫缺陷综合征) AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)  
• 矮子里拔将军 choose a general from among the dwarfs--pick the best out of a mediocre bunch
• 安家费 settling-in allowance
• 按键式电话 push-botton phone; Touch-Tone; keyphone
5 `: P# d$ S. \• 安乐死 euthanasia
• 安理会 Security Council
• 安全岛 safety strip
• 安全第一，预防为主 Safety first, precaution crucial.
• 安全专项整治 carry out more special programs to address safty problems
• 按时足额发放基本养老金 pay the pensions of retirees on time and in full  
  p, S' B; H1 k+ q• 安慰奖 consolation prize  
$ _3 v" u  \' c• 暗箱操作 black case work
2 u/ q  P) B9 o/ l8 a• 按资排辈 to assign priority according to seniority
# K& s2 u, Q* D6 f0 Q9 ?• 按成本要素计算的国民经济总值 GNP at factor cost
, c  i& ~7 P/ L+ G8 R4 R$ J• 安第斯集团峰会（拉美国家） Andean Summit
• 按揭贷款 mortgage loan  
0 F% U' O! t: x# _  x  V• 按揭购房 to buy a house on mortgage; to mortgage a house  
6 P8 ]2 [, f. y  `3 C3 ~- Q3 c• 有计划按比例发展planned, proportionate development; develop proportionately; develop in a planned, proportionate way  
2 `$ X7 w7 Y+ G, Z• 安居工程 Comfortable Housing Project  
+ E" K0 G/ c2 }- c8 d* p• 按距离计费 vary the charge according to how far away the destination is
- s: d' o9 E. e0 z+ n, ]* @+ Y+ w• 按劳分配 distribution according to one's performance  
; r& P9 t+ l/ ?* o# @' _! J• 暗恋 unrequited love; fall in love with someone secretly  
. P. x: Q6 [* T* x" ]% `; h• 奥林匹克精神 the Olympic ideals; the Olympic spirit  
$ i' v' r- y$ P; ?• 澳门特别行政区 the Macao Special Administrative Region  
• 奥委会 Olympic Committee
• 澳门大三巴牌坊 Ruins of St. Paul  
• 奥姆真理教 Japanese Aum Doomsday Cult

OliveOil

首字母是 B 的词组共 259 个
• B超 type-B ultrasonic
. s6 h& b7 E6 G' s& I! y3 }• 八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding(steamed glutinous rice with bean paste, lotus seeds, preserved fruit, etc.)
• 把关 guard a pass; check on; maintain a strict standard
• 拔尖人才 tip-top (or top-notch) talent
( Q* G% A/ S: z; l# d• 巴解 the Palestinian Liberation Organization(PLO)
2 }. [- g( o& [4 P& O% O  J• 《巴黎航空公约》(1919) The Paris Aviation Covenant  
) R: R! w- D% K& N• 巴黎证券交易所 Paris Bourse  
• 八面玲珑 be slick (in social intercourse); try to please everybody or offend nobody
6 g( N8 Z( a* y+ O• 霸权主义 hegemonism
• 吧台 bar counter
• 把握大局 grasp the overall situation  
6 y6 J9 z! _% F, a" p7 W• 八字没一撇 Not even the first stroke of the character is in sight; Nothing tangible is yet in sight.
: w. B( M$ P. G: @0 P! z$ d• 八卦 Eight Diagrams; bagua
• 拔河(游戏) tug-of-war  
  I  D9 |6 H9 A+ \• 摆花架子 a metaphor for presenting an attractive facade but in reality lacking substance, do for show • 白金汉宫 Buckingham Palace
# S" z% n0 U. u. a• 拜金主义 money worship
• 白领犯罪 white-collar crime
  b" R' Y2 D2 X6 v% H/ a3 [• 白领工人 white-collar worker
% J% [  Q1 p% ?+ A0 K% s9 F• 白领工人 White collar (早在1928年，人们开始用whiteollar来形容非体力劳动者，如老师、公务员等。“白领”顾名思义，表示其职业要求着装整齐、清洁。)
! ]6 ]- [- w. v% _& `3 `• 百慕大三角 Burmuda Triangle
( o$ N( U+ K. d5 @/ Q• 百年老店 century-old shop
• 白皮书 white paper
• 白热化 white heat
6 r2 |- B4 [. R, e# F& S• 白色农业 white agriculture
• 白色污染 white pollution
• 摆脱贫困 shake off poverty; lift oneself from poverty
# ~0 e3 E1 H% o, Y9 p• 百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.
• 百般拖延 do everything to postpone
• 拜把兄弟 sworn brothers  
• 摆架子 put on airs  
• 白马王子 Prince Charming  
- t6 l$ S9 o3 U4 w0 k% e• 拜年 pay a New Year's visit  
• 摆谱儿 put on airs; show off; keep up appearances  
0 N5 s" g$ l2 E/ E4 b$ z; G• 白色行情表 white sheet  
• 白色农业 "white agriculture (also called ""white engineering agriculture""; It refers to microbiological agriculture and biological cell agriculture.)"  
/ w  \! h' Z3 E/ }9 B. M• 白手起家 starting from scratch  
. S, M1 E3 m2 i  n: d# t+ B• 白雪公主 Snow White  
• 半边天 half the sky
• 班车 shuttle bus
6 c. Q; Z0 ^( F, m• 半成品 semi-manufactured goods; semi-finished products
• 板儿寸 crew cut  
6 Q( I, j- k5 A• 办公室设备 office equipment
! h$ |$ U# S* |; i' E7 s; {5 ?5 ?4 g• 办公自动化 OA (Office Automation)  
• 半官方贸易 semi-official trade

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• 颁奖大会 award presentation ceremony
• 半决赛 semifinal
• 半决赛四强 four semifinalists
• 半拉子工程 uncompleted project  
• 板楼，板式楼 slab-type apartment building
. [7 Y8 l0 c1 S; p* a# g: D0 c• 斑马线 zebra crossing
. A8 F* b& x* A/ Z8 g7 X• 班门弄斧 teach one's grandma to suck eggs
' }/ R4 p4 c4 E- u5 ?7 C6 z• 办年货 do New Year's shopping  
4 m! G0 n0 R$ v; u2 q/ e0 n3 _3 @8 c• 搬迁户 a relocated unit or household
• 版权法 copyright law
( T0 B9 Z" n3 A4 i# A1 W• 版权贸易 copyright business
• 版权所有 copyright reserved; copyrighted
3 t$ a& v( ^+ v+ q• 伴生矿 associated minerals
• 版税率 royalty rate
) z/ O, |; s6 `% z. L• 半托 day care (for kids)  
4 R& b& N* f) f2 }: f/ N2 o• 半脱产 partly released from productive labor; partly released from one's regular work  
• 伴宴人员 escort  
- c! G4 K# N- L; t; r; x• 搬运工人 transport worker
• 帮倒忙 trying to help but causing more trouble in the process; kiss of death
. e8 Y% q7 I4 m& g* b• 傍大款 (of a girl) find a sugar daddy; be a mistress for a rich man; lean on a moneybag  
• 棒球运动记者 scribe  
8 _  I4 Z: w+ a; _• 包车 to charter a vehicle (bus, train car, etc.); a chartered vehicle
. H1 ^+ N& u" V( K$ N• 保持国民经济发展的良好势头 maintain a good momentum of growth in the national economy
• 保持清醒头脑，增强忧患意识和历史责任感 remain sober-minded, become more aware of potential problems and enhance our sense of historical responsibility
• 保兑银行 confirming bank
: k0 j, s0 Z! y# ?' @• 暴发户 new rich; upstart (persons or households who suddenly became rich through unscrupulous means or unexpected opportunities)
• 包房 to reserve rooms in a hotel or guest house (for exclusive use)
• 报复性关税 retaliatory duty
' v1 T; S4 I9 A, d• 包干到户 work contracted to household
6 X& i. g  G5 l: k' j6 i! h5 q6 ?• 包干制 overall rationing system; scheme of payment partly in kind and partly in cash
% O' ?5 N- U% N, {% |& y包购包销 exclusive right to purchase and sell
• 曝光 make public; expose
• 保护关税 protective duty/tariff
! k6 C) g8 w" V; Y* [• 保护价格 protective price
/ |1 ^& }! P; K, X• 保护伞 protective umbrella
• 保护生态环境 preserve the ecological environment
• 保护消费者合法权益 protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers
• 保护主义 protectionism
• 包机 charter a plane; a chartered plane
• 报价单 quotation of prices
• 保健按摩 therapeutic massage
7 a& {) B% W* _! |/ R2 Q• 保健操 health exercises
. O$ k* `) u2 k+ o* j/ u* b• 保监会 the China Insurance Regulatory Commission

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• 保健品 health care products
* U+ N/ j, @* @0 a. Y# z• 保健食品 health-care food  
) H; \& J3 x6 h6 a  ?• 报界 the press
1 J' u" H( Q2 M, x) z7 L• 爆冷门 produce an unexpected winner; a dark horse bobbing up
2 h- g% h$ H/ B! y2 k0 U( e- a• 暴力片 splatter film
* P9 c  O8 H; i& s  |• 保龄球 bowling
% c1 f9 h  W  r% i1 l& w( q• 保龄球馆 bowling alley
. A* b+ I( r- y+ Y* T• 保释 on bail
. q5 P! s; }2 i; W• 保税仓库 bonded warehouse
• 保税区 the low-tax, tariff-free zone; bonded area; tax-protected zone
) }9 m( Q' B5 @0 f- m• 保外帮教 remain out of custody by receiving help from the family or work unit
) T$ G. [9 E; y/ y3 j• 报喜不报忧 report only the good but not the bad
$ c" o. S5 u, {7 h0 p4 m9 X• 保息股票 guaranteed stock
) g- X' P' z4 W3 v0 f5 u3 H( p• 报销 apply for reimbursement
• 包销人 underwriter
1 `. O6 ]/ w, z2 ~/ l% T' t• 包修、包换、包赔制度 system of thee guarantees for repair, replacement or compensation of faulty products
• 保障措施 supporting measures
# ]: j# l" ~) R/ a9 L! o' [% H7 B• 保证金账户 margin account
+ t& H, @4 t2 \. F/ K6 J' h1 M. m• 保证物流畅通 ensure unimpeded flow of goods and materials
1 E# Z+ R6 ~; A) `, X' p• 保值利率 index-linked interest rate; inflation-proof interest rate
• 保质期,保修期 shelf (storage) life; guarantee period
• 包装精美 delicately packed
• 包装业 package industry
• 保安员 security staff
• 包产到户 contract production quotas to individual households
• 保持国有股 keep the State-held shares  
• 保持资本金充足 secure capital funds
• 包二奶 have a concubine (originally a Cantonese expression)  
% k( ?! v+ x7 D• 包干到户 work contracted to households  
1 G6 O- }7 l" r) J• 包干制 overall rationing system; scheme of payment partly in kind and partly in cash  
• 包工包料 contract for labor and materials  
5 ^  Y8 V; Q! K/ ]( m5 y1 S% O• 报关员 declarant  
• 报国计划的实施 implementation of Dedicator's Project  
• 保健食品 health-care food  
• 暴利 excessive profit; windfall profit
• 保理业务 factoring business  
% ^+ ^. R5 P" f) f0 d& k• 保险费 insurance premium
: \) t$ q4 z# o- e• 保险赔付金额 compensation pay-outs
/ r" Y# H0 W% S% N! K& H• 保险索赔 insurance claim
• 保障合同和交易安全 guarantee contracts and safe dealings
$ H0 {1 B" R8 f+ X9 f• 保障民众和社会免受安全威胁 protect the citizens and societies against security threats  
, e) A( g6 F$ u' ~• 保证金 margins, collateral  
, `) t) \( z5 B. ~; U. T• 保证决策的科学化和民主化 ensure the decision-making more scientific and democratic
• 保证重点支出 ensure funding for priority areas  
$ u. H! E0 _& w3 r+ T; `, B$ O8 z4 P• 保值储蓄 inflation-proof bank savings

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• 被动吸烟 passive smoking; second-hand smoking
• 背黑锅 become a scapegoat
7 @, v1 O3 N; e6 H• 备件 spare parts  
• 被叫方付费电话 reverse charge call/ collect telephone call  
• 北京奥申委 Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bidding Committee (BOBICO)  
+ h2 O$ c! t" K( v$ w8 \• 北京四环路 the fourth ring road in Beijing  
• 《北美自由贸易协定》 NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)  
• 背投屏幕 rear projection screen  
• 备用资金 reserve fund
# n+ u4 D2 A, I; D/ f. p% d  j/ `• 北约 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)-- established in April 1949--it has 15 member states and a headquarters in Brussels, the capital of Belgium.  
• 北京航天指控中心 Beijing Aerospace Control Centre
• 北欧投资银行 Nordic Investment Bank  
% Q- {( L3 h2 e• 被摘牌的公司 delisted company  
• 本垒打 circuit clout, four-master, round trip  
4 `' P  s. j/ p• 本命年 one's year of birth considered in relation to the 12 Terrestrial Branches  
  x, v* c: B- ]• 笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.  
& k, x# X2 Y( I3 {  \• 本票 cashier's cheque
4 n5 K( t1 n. {$ c• 本土化 localilzation
. o( }* ~: a! u. p( k• 奔小康 strive for a relatively comfortable life  
6 ^- d6 l. t1 x& y7 [/ z' z/ @• 本本主义 bookishness; book worship  
( q& `9 n4 w2 G# _' @, g( ^' Z• 《本草纲目》 Compendium of Materia Medica  
% R; J, _$ o( E4 u& P2 \4 z6 V1 h• 蹦迪 disco dancing
. \7 S6 \" f5 R5 X5 J• 蹦极 bungee, bungee jumping  
• 闭关政策 closed-door policy
) V$ ?5 @6 ~6 ~• 比基尼 bikini
• 比较文学 comparative literature
• 比较经济学 comparative economics
• 闭卷 closed-book exam
! N# C% [1 B3 c2 M0 k1 `• 闭路电视 close-circuit television  
• 闭门羹 given a cold shoulder  
6 Y& l+ h4 ~" o% p! R8 S8 A• 比上不足比下有余 "worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst”
• 逼上梁山 be driven to do something  
• 避税 tax avoidance
• 避嫌 avoid doing anything that may arouse suspicion
- ^2 s$ a( i, H. c8 m1 ^. U% J% W• 毕业设计 graduation design
• 毕业生分配制度 assignment system for graduates
9 a# }! g" _$ Q( v7 {. y3 v• 便当 brown bag
: I+ u2 d; G8 f' I5 ^• 边防证 fronter pass
• 边际效益 marginal benefit
• 便民服务 service for the convenience of the customers
• 变相涨价 disguised inflation
* r* u+ K/ f0 t9 d5 y/ s( h• 便携式电脑 portable computer; laptop; notebook computer
9 S: j2 _' @4 o% J3 H* B• 便衣警察 police in plain clothes
  w* \3 _. Y( B2 O. e• 边远地区 remote and border areas
" r/ @5 g5 o5 w# n5 S9 C• 边缘科学 borderline (boundary) science; fringe (border) discipline

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• 边远贫困地区 outlying poverty-stricken areas
• 边缘知识人 Marginal intellectuals
6 i# w. G& L& x; U• 贬值 devalue, devaluate, depreciate (of a currency)
  i' L* k" q4 v9 @, [# f; R• 变废为宝 make waste profitable
• 边际报酬 marginal return  
+ Z0 y8 Z; z6 c/ k, s$ N• 边际薪酬 marginal salaries
• 便携式电脑 portable computer; laptop; notebook computer  
• 表面文章 lip service; surface formality
- K# V$ G, K! P' R( Y. E• 标准普通话 standard mandarin
• 表见代理 agency by estoppel
! Y4 p  f4 V2 G. h# e" O• 标书 bidding documents  
• 表演赛 demonstration match  
9 k7 Q' C7 L( D" ^* T• 冰雕 ice sculpture
- R- N! Y  ~- A• 病毒性感染 viral infection
7 m1 L5 r. g6 z: D9 Q2 R* }• 兵工企业 munitions factory; arsenal
6 r. U; }  s+ B) j! \- q, a2 Z• 兵马俑 terra-cotta figures; soldier and horse figures
• 并网发电 combined to the grid
" F( d/ D# e  D$ G) H+ L0 T• 冰毒 "ice, popular name for methamphetamine hydrochloride, a deadly addictive stimulant drug"  
! H+ g& \" A$ c• 病毒性感冒 viral influenza
7 {" ^* H0 S$ r. v0 V, I3 k* i# `4 j• 秉公办案 handle cases impartially
' X4 t1 e, Q, n" M# N' |. I8 t• 秉公执法 enforce laws impartially
6 K6 |" O$ ]/ Y9 T9 s2 a& Q9 |• 鼻烟壶 snuff bottle
; q9 v- r8 I8 t2 F( x• 博鳌亚洲经济论坛 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA)
• 博导 Ph.D. supervisor; doctoral advisor
• 剥离不良资产 strip bad assets off
* c& F8 P/ {/ Q' I" s• 《伯尔尼公约》（有关保护文学和艺术作品版权的公约） Berne Convention  
) \5 S  c8 ?8 @; E% `( n$ s! i• 伯乐 good judge of talent (the name of a legendary person in the state of Qin during the Spring and Autumn Period who excelled in evaluating horses)
• 薄利多销 small profit, large sale volume
$ s4 M* d9 z" X5 R4 `) V• 博士后 post-doctoral
  k, m/ `" X$ p& f( X% J• 博士生导师 tutor of a Ph.D. student
0 w$ y* |1 t% x9 E0 i9 t• 博彩（业） lottery industry  
; Z) b% G9 l2 J  N2 N2 B3 `+ {2 [• 剥夺冠军 strip the gold medal of somebody  
* T( Y0 i8 m5 L• 薄利多销 small profit, large sales volume; small profits but quick returns; small profits and good sales
• 博士生 Ph.D candidate  
0 {" @3 J5 P) c3 R5 [• BP 机 beeper, pager
• B to B (B2B) business to business  
& o9 w! r; @% Z/ V& P$ e- V• B to C (B2C) business to consumer  
• 不安全性行为 unprotected sex
• 不败记录 clean record, spotless record  
& ]: s* f# s" n1 _1 \• 步步高升 Promoting to a higher position
• 补偿贸易 compensatory trade
• 不承诺放弃使用武器 not undertake to renounce the use of force  
) }3 T" W$ _' p( _8 d1 }& _1 o• 不承诺放弃使用武力 will not commit ourselves to rule out the use of force
$ N" E7 n* ^9 A$ F4 M• 不打不成交 "No discord, no concord. "  
• 布达拉宫 the Potala Palace  
4 N5 @+ n; W2 J4 b1 q# s; N( D. w• 不到长城非好汉 He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.  
/ L7 `3 V( O3 w  W$ ~• 不得转让 not negotiable
( {2 i' N' N1 p1 b• 不分上下的总统选举结果 the neck-and-neck presidential election result  
• 不感冒 have no interest
• 不搞劳民伤财的“形象工程” refrain from building “vanity projects”that waste both money and manpower
• 不管部部长 minister without portfolio
3 R; L* a& Q+ ^2 u• 不怀恶意的谎言 white lie　　　　　　
• 不记名投票 secret ballot
• 《不见不散》 Be there or be square.  
• 不结盟运动 non-aligned movement
7 F9 I, j% k& @+ z; l• 不可抗力 force majeure  
3 Z; M( ]/ h# Z: R% s/ T. ?• 不可推卸的责任 compelling obligation
• 不可再生资源 non-renewable resources  
• 布雷顿森林体系 Bretton Woods System  
3 Q- e' k1 ?! ]' F3 v/ p7 I/ R. k• 不良贷款 non-performing loan  
, ]/ B) a. I* B• 不买帐 not take it; not go for it
5 ^  g3 l0 ~8 d1 E% b) e• 不眠之夜 white night　
• 不明飞行物 unidentified flying object (UFO)
8 R4 J' s# |. |  [& B* M. _9 v• 不拿原则换人情 refrain from seeking personal favor at the expense of principle
7 Q. u! H% n+ S; \2 m- s+ I! n- l• 补缺选举 by-election  
. ?% u0 _# ?1 B  \7 y• 不惹是非 Stay out of trouble.; Let sleeping dogs lie.  
• 不速之客 gate-crasher
• 不惜一切代价 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best  
6 W9 ]7 V0 E: T3 s) d5 w• 不信任投票 vote of non-confidence
$ c2 \- u7 z) f7 r  \1 w/ w* x  P• 步行街 pedestrian street  
# G; y+ Z1 k' t/ ]( k& y" X• 步行天桥 pedestrian overpass
• 不夜城 "sleepless city, ever-bright city"

spark

You are great to write so many. thank you very much. I like.:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

SlimPig

这些词在国内很流行，这里用的比较少了。