北京 | [Běi jīng, ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ, 北 京] Beijing; capital of People's Republic of China; one of the four municipalities 直轄市|直辖市; fig. PRC government #209 [Add to Longdo] | 地区 | [dì qū, ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄩ, 地 区 / 地 區] region; area; prefecture (main subdivision of most PRC provinces) #497 [Add to Longdo] | 县 | [xiàn, ㄒㄧㄢˋ, 县 / 縣] county, PRC administrative division below province 省 and above district 區|区 #993 [Add to Longdo] | 人民币 | [rén mín bì, ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄧˋ, 人 民 币 / 人 民 幣] Renminbi (RMB), PRC currency; The unit is RMB Yuan 人民幣元|人民币元 or simply 元. #1,106 [Add to Longdo] | 国务院 | [guó wù yuàn, ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄨˋ ㄩㄢˋ, 国 务 院 / 國 務 院] State Council (PRC); State Department (USA) #1,772 [Add to Longdo] | 民警 | [mín jǐng, ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ, 民 警] civil police; PRC police; abbr. for 人民警察|人民警察 #1,831 [Add to Longdo] | 联想 | [lián xiǎng, ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ, 联 想 / 聯 想] associate; (abbr.) Lenovo (PRC computer company) #3,288 [Add to Longdo] | 胡锦涛 | [Hú Jǐn tāo, ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄊㄠ, 胡 锦 涛 / 胡 錦 濤] Hu Jintao (1942-), president of PRC from 2003 #4,010 [Add to Longdo] | 央视 | [yāng shì, ㄧㄤ ㄕˋ, 央 视 / 央 視] CCTV, the PRC state TV network, abbr. for 中央電視|中央电视 #4,424 [Add to Longdo] | 盛大 | [shèng dà, ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄚˋ, 盛 大] grand; majestic; magnificent; Shanda Entertainment (PRC computer game company) #5,590 [Add to Longdo] | 温家宝 | [Wēn Jiā bǎo, ㄨㄣ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄅㄠˇ, 温 家 宝 / 溫 家 寶] Wen Jiabao (1942-), Prime Minister of PRC from 2003 #5,811 [Add to Longdo] | 江泽民 | [Jiāng Zé mín, ㄐㄧㄤ ㄗㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ, 江 泽 民 / 江 澤 民] Jiang Zemin (1926-), politician, President of PRC 1993-2003 #5,814 [Add to Longdo] | 朱广沪 | [Zhū Guǎng hù, ㄓㄨ ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄏㄨˋ, 朱 广 沪 / 朱 廣 滬] Zhu Guanghu (1949-), PRC soccer coach #7,368 [Add to Longdo] | 广电 | [guǎng diàn, ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ, 广 电 / 廣 電] 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 #8,097 [Add to Longdo] | 华为 | [Huá wèi, ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄨㄟˋ, 华 为 / 華 為] Huawei Technologies, PRC electronics company #9,425 [Add to Longdo] | 长假 | [cháng jià, ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄚˋ, 长 假 / 長 假] long vacation; refers to one week national holiday in PRC starting 1st May and 1st Oct #9,580 [Add to Longdo] | 民国 | [Mín guó, ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ, 民 国 / 民 國] 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 #11,787 [Add to Longdo] | 最高人民法院 | [zuì gāo rén mín fǎ yuàn, ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄠ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄩㄢˋ, 最 高 人 民 法 院] PRC Supreme People's Court #12,343 [Add to Longdo] | 李鹏 | [Lǐ Péng, ㄌㄧˇ ㄆㄥˊ, 李 鹏 / 李 鵬] Li Peng (1928-), leading PRC politician, prime minister 1987-1998, reportedly leader of the conservative faction advocating the June 1989 Tian'anmen clampdown #13,459 [Add to Longdo] | 家乐福 | [Jiā lè fú, ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄜˋ ㄈㄨˊ, 家 乐 福 / 家 樂 福] Carrefour, one of the first European supermarket chains to operate in PRC and Taiwan #13,716 [Add to Longdo] | 民政部 | [mín zhèng bù, ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ, 民 政 部] Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) of the PRC #16,683 [Add to Longdo] | 特警 | [tè jǐng, ㄊㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ, 特 警] abbr. for 特種警察|特种警察, special police; PRC crack armed police dealing with hijacking, terrorism etc; US SWAT teams #16,695 [Add to Longdo] | 贾庆林 | [jiǎ qìng lín, ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ, 贾 庆 林 / 賈 慶 林] Jia Qinglin (member of PRC Poliburo) #16,811 [Add to Longdo] | 药监局 | [yào jiān jú, ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄩˊ, 药 监 局 / 藥 監 局] PRC State food and drug administration; abbr. for 國家食品藥品監督管理局|国家食品药品监督管理局 #17,061 [Add to Longdo] | 个体户 | [gè tǐ hù, ㄍㄜˋ ㄊㄧˇ ㄏㄨˋ, 个 体 户 / 個 體 戶] self-employed; a private firm (PRC usage) #18,209 [Add to Longdo] | 陈毅 | [Chén yì, ㄔㄣˊ ㄧˋ, 陈 毅 / 陳 毅] Chen Yi (1901-1972), communist general and politician, Marshal of PLA from 1955, Mayor of Shanghai in 1950s, PRC foreign minister 1958-1972 #18,735 [Add to Longdo] | 阿里巴巴 | [Ā lǐ bā bā, ㄚ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄚ ㄅㄚ, 阿 里 巴 巴] Alibaba, name of character in the Arabian Nights; name of PRC e-commerce company #18,754 [Add to Longdo] | 李肇星 | [lǐ zhào xīng, ㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄥ, 李 肇 星] Li Zhaoxing (PRC foreign minister) #19,746 [Add to Longdo] | 歼 | [jiān, ㄐㄧㄢ, 歼 / 殲] annihilate; abbr. for 殲擊機|歼击机, fighter plane; Jianji, PRC fighter plane based on Soviet MiG; usually 殲擊8型| 歼击8型 #20,192 [Add to Longdo] | 张学良 | [Zhāng Xué liáng, ㄓㄤ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ, 张 学 良 / 張 學 良] Zhang Xueliang (1901-2001) son of Fengtian clique warlord, then senior general for the Nationalist and subsequently for PRC People's liberation army #20,515 [Add to Longdo] | 国家计委 | [guó jiā jì wěi, ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄟˇ, 国 家 计 委 / 國 家 計 委] PRC State Planning Committee, abbr. for 國家計劃委員會 国家计划委员会 #21,198 [Add to Longdo] | 最高人民检察院 | [zuì gāo rén mín jiǎn chá yuàn, ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄠ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄚˊ ㄩㄢˋ, 最 高 人 民 检 察 院 / 最 高 人 民 檢 察 院] PRC Supreme People's Procuratorate (prosecutor's office) #21,507 [Add to Longdo] | 万里 | [Wàn Lǐ, ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ, 万 里 / 萬 裡] Wan Li (1916-), PRC politician #21,746 [Add to Longdo] | 联想集团 | [lián xiǎng jí tuán, ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄢˊ, 联 想 集 团 / 聯 想 集 團] Lenovo group (PRC computer firm) #21,970 [Add to Longdo] | 吴仪 | [Wú Yí, ㄨˊ ㄧˊ, 吴 仪 / 吳 儀] Wu Yi (vice-premiers of the PRC State Council) #22,597 [Add to Longdo] | 朱镕基 | [Zhū Róng jī, ㄓㄨ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧ, 朱 镕 基 / 朱 鎔 基] Zhu Ronji (1928-), PRC politician, premier 1998-2003 #22,778 [Add to Longdo] | 周小川 | [Zhōu Xiǎo chuān, ㄓㄡ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄨㄢ, 周 小 川] Zhou Xiaochuan (1948-), PRC banker and politician #22,925 [Add to Longdo] | 曾庆红 | [Zēng Qìng hóng, ㄗㄥ ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ, 曾 庆 红 / 曾 慶 紅] Zeng Qinghong (1939-), politician, vice-president of PRC since 2003 and party secretary-general from 2007 #22,978 [Add to Longdo] | 嫦娥 | [Cháng é, ㄔㄤˊ ㄜˊ, 嫦 娥] legendary Moon goddess; PRC spacecraft moon probe #23,490 [Add to Longdo] | 李先念 | [Lǐ Xiān niàn, ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄋㄧㄢˋ, 李 先 念] Li Xiannian (1909-1992), PRC general and politician #23,672 [Add to Longdo] | 薄熙来 | [Bó Xī lái, ㄅㄛˊ ㄒㄧ ㄌㄞˊ, 薄 熙 来 / 薄 熙 來] Bo Xilai (1949-), PRC politician, Minister of Commerce from 2004, Politburo member from 2007 #23,691 [Add to Longdo] | 赵紫阳 | [zhào zǐ yáng, ㄓㄠˋ ㄗˇ ㄧㄤˊ, 赵 紫 阳 / 趙 紫 陽] Zhao Ziyang (1919-2005), PRC politician, party general secretary from 1987, sacked after the 4th Jun 1989 Tiananmen incident and kept under house arrest for the rest of his life #23,960 [Add to Longdo] | 李长春 | [Lǐ cháng chūn, ㄌㄧˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄔㄨㄣ, 李 长 春 / 李 長 春] Li Changchun (1944-), PRC politician #26,308 [Add to Longdo] | 霍英东 | [Huò Yīng dōng, ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄥ ㄉㄨㄥ, 霍 英 东 / 霍 英 東] Henry Ying-tung Fok (1913-2006), Hong Kong tycoon with close PRC connections #28,406 [Add to Longdo] | 民政厅 | [mín zhèng tīng, ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄥ, 民 政 厅 / 民 政 廳] Civil affairs bureau; provincial office of PRC Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) 民政部 #34,005 [Add to Longdo] | 薄一波 | [Bó Yī bō, ㄅㄛˊ ㄧ ㄅㄛ, 薄 一 波] Bo Yibo (1908-2007), ranking PRC politician, served on State Council from 1950s to 1980s as colleague of Deng Xiaoping #34,761 [Add to Longdo] | 公开化 | [gōng kāi huà, ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄞ ㄏㄨㄚˋ, 公 开 化 / 公 開 化] to publicize; openness (of government, PRC equivalent of 'glasnost') #35,954 [Add to Longdo] | 回良玉 | [Huí Liáng yù, ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄩˋ, 回 良 玉] Hui Liangyu (1944-) PRC Hui national career politician from Guilin, background in economics, politburo member from 2002, deputy chair of State Council from 2003 #37,019 [Add to Longdo] | 粮票 | [liáng piào, ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄆㄧㄠˋ, 粮 票 / 糧 票] coupons for food or grain used in a PRC economic program c. 1955-1993 #37,537 [Add to Longdo] | 汉语拼音 | [Hàn yǔ pīn yīn, ㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇ ㄆㄧㄣ ㄧㄣ, 汉 语 拼 音 / 漢 語 拼 音] Hanyu pinyin, the pinyin transliteration system using in PRC since the 1960s #37,925 [Add to Longdo] |
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