# Speaking Chinese About China 2 - Lesson 03 # Published by Sinolingua, 1990 - ISBN 7800521540 # Version 1.0 # Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) 商业 [shāngyè] /business, commerce, trade/ 见闻 [jiànwén] /knowledge, what one sees and hears/ 女士 [nǚshì] /lady, madam (polite term for a woman)/ …界 [...jiè] /circles, boundary/ 商业界 [shāngyèjiè] /commercial circles/ 科教界 [kējiàojiè] /scientific and educational circles/ 当前 [dāngqián] /present, current, now/ 所进行 [suǒjìnxíngde] /(sth that is) already in progress/ 强调 [qiángdiào] /to stress, to emphasize/ 重视 [zhòngshì] /to value, to take sth seriously, to attach importance to/ 供不应求 [gōngbuyìnqiú] /supply falls short of demand/ 大锅饭 [dàguōfàn] /a big communal pot of food/ 赔 [péi] /to lose (in business), to lose money (in business)/ 赚 [zhuàn] /to make money/ 职工 [zhígōng] /staff and workers/ 工资 [gōngzī] /wages, salary/ 态度 [tàidu] /manner, behavior/ 改善 [gǎishàn] /to improve; improvement/ 个体 [gètǐ] /individual/ 公私合营 [gōngsī héyíng] /joint state-private ownership/ 摊子 [tānzi] /vendor's stand, booth, stall/ 合并 [hébìng] /to merge/ 群众 [qúnzhòng] /masses, people/ 造成 [zàochéng] /to create, to cause, to bring about/ 总而言之 [zǒng’éryánzhī] /in short, in a word/ 总之 [zǒngzhī] /to make a long story short/ 非…不可 [fēi...bùkě] /(expression of resoluteness)/ 针对 [zhēnduì] /be directed against, be aimed at/ 试行 [shìxíng] /to try out/ 效果 [xiàoguǒ] /effect, result/ 经理 [jīnglǐ] /manager/ 票证 [piào zhèng] /ticket/ 分配 [fēnpèi] /to distribute, to allot/ 倍 [bèi] /-time, -fold/ 购买力 [gòumǎilì] /purchasing power/ 排队 [páiduì] /to form a line, line up/ 现象 [xiànxiàng] /phenomenon/ 一下子 [yíxiàzi] /all at once, in a short while/ 松绑 [sōngbǎng] /to untie someone/ 稳定 [wěndìng] /to be stabile, to stabilize/ 物价 [wùjià] /(commodity) prices/ 供应 [gōngyìng] /to provide, supply/ 上级 [shàngjí] /person of higher rank, one's superior/ 利润 [lìrùn] /profit/ 独立 [dúlì] /be independent/ 核算 [hésuàn] /to calculate/ 自负盈亏 [zì fù yíng kuī] /to assume sole responsibility for profit or loss/ 铁饭碗 [tiěfànwǎn] /iron rice bowl (a secure job)/ 白菜 [báicài] /cabbage/ 罗卜 [luóbo] /radish/ 程度 [chéngdù] /level, degree/ 满意 [mǎnyì] /be pleased, be satisfied/ 顾客 [gùkè] /customer/ 集体 [jítǐ] /collective/ 理发官 [lǐfàguǎn] /barber shop/ 理 [lǐ] /to put in order, to tidy up/ 理发 [lǐfà] /to have a hair cut/ 竞赛 [jìngsài] /to compete; competition/ 投票 [tóupiào] /to vote/ 逛 [guàng] /to stroll, to roam/ 农贸市场 [nóngmào shìchǎng] /agricultural trade market/ 青菜 [qīngcài] /(green) vegetables/ 新鲜 [xīnxian] /fresh/ 竹筐 [zhúkuāng] /bamboo basket/ 编 [biān] /to weave, to group, to edit, to compile/ 简直 [jiǎnzhí] /simply, absolutely, at all/ 艺术 [yìshù] /art/ 赠送 [zèngsòng] /to give as a present/ 因为…的关系 [yīnwèi...de guānxī] /on account of ..., because of .../ 里根经济 [Lǐgēn jīngjì] /Reaganomics/ 扭转 [niǔzhuǎn] /to turn round/ 经济衰退 [jīngjìshuāituì] /economic decline/ 减 [jiǎn] /to reduce, to decline/ 投资 [tóuzī] /to invest; investment/ 就业 [jiùyè] /to be employed, to hold a job; employment/ 控制 [kòngzhì] /to control/ 货币发行 [huòbì fāxíng] /to issue currency/ 支出 [zhīchū] /to expend; expenditure/ 通货膨胀 [tōnghuò péngzhàng] /inflation/ 平衡 [pínghéng] /balance, equilibrium/ 赤字 [chìzì] /deficit/ 体制 [tǐzhì] /system/ 竞争 [jìngzhēng] /to compete; competition/ 配合 [pèihé] /to coordinate; coordination/ 放任 [fàngrèn] /to let alone; laissez-faire, noninterference/ 浪费 [làngfèi] /waste/ 剧烈竞争 [jùliè jìngzhēng] /vicious competition/ 取消 [qǔxiāo] /to cancel, to call off/ 缺点 [quēdiǎn] /shortcoming, defect/ 反托拉斯法案 [Fǎn Tuōlāsī Fǎ’àn] /Anti-Trust Act/ 集团 [jítuán] /bloc/ 消费者 [xiāofèizhě] /consumer/ 价格 [jiàgé] /price/ 消除 [xiāochú] /to eliminate/ 弊病 [bìbìng] /evil, disadvantages, flaw/ 储藏量 [chǔcángliàng] /reserve (e.g. gold reserve)/ 运输 [yùnshū] /transportation/ 公用事业 [gōngyòngshìyè] /public utilities/ 三大支柱 [sāndà zhīzhù] /three mainstays/ 太空 [tàikōng] /space/ 勘探 [kāntàn] /to explore; exploration/ 跨国公司 [kuàguó gōngsī] /multinational corporation/ 业务 [yèwù] /business/ 阶层 [jiēcéng] /(social) stratum/ 妥协 [tuǒxié] /compromise/ 调节 [tiáojié] /to adjust; adjustment/ # end