大案要案　　major cases
打白条　　issue IOU
大包大揽　　take on all things
打包贷款　　packing credit
打包儿　　use doggy bags to take food home
大包干　　all-round responsibility system
打保票　　vouch for somebody; guarantee something

达标活动　　target hitting activities
大病统筹　　comprehensive arrangement for serious disease
大撤把　　totally laissez-faire
大包大揽　　belly-worship
大酬宾　　give a large discount to one’s customers or guests
打出王牌　　play one’s trump card
大出血　　make a big markdown
搭错车　　follow a wrong train; join in a wrong group; follow a wrong example; wrong act because of wrong judgement or rash imitation
大而全　　large and comprehensive; large and all-inclusive
打翻身战　　fight to change for the better
打工　　do work for others
大规模杀伤性武器　　weapons of mass destruction
大锅饭　　egalitarian practice of everyone taking food from the same big pot
打黑　　crack down on evil forces
大轰动　　blockbuster
大环境　　the social, political and economic environment; the overall situation
大换血　　an overall renewal of the membership of an organization
打击报复　　conduct reprisals; retaliate
打击非法投机活动　　strike out at speculation; crack down on speculation
打假　　crack down on fake products
打假办　　Office of Cracking down on Fake Products
大检察官　　principal public procurator
大减价　　markdown sales
大贱卖　　big offering
大奖赛　　prize-giving competition
打卡机　　punch machine
打开天窗说亮话　　put all cards on the table; speak frankly; let’s not mince matters
大开眼界　　open one’s eyes; broaden one’s horizons; be an eye-opener
打口碟　　cracked CD
大款　　tycoon
大力扣杀　　hammer
大龄青年　　single youngsters who have exveeded the lawful marriage age (In China the age atatus of this group of people is around thirty in age. To be a short term, it is also called overage youth)
大路货　　1.cheap goods; 2. popular goods of fine quality
大满贯　　grand slam
大排档　　large stall; sidewalk snack booth
打破僵局　　break the deadlock
打破垄断　　breakup of monopoly
打破“三铁”　　break the Three Irons: iron armchairs(life-time posts), iron rice bowl(life-time employment) and iron wages (guaranteed pay)
大气候　　state policies and priciples; overall atmosphere
大人物　　great man; big potato; very important person (VIP)
大撒把　　totally laissez-faire
大胜　　white wash
大事化小，小事化了　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
搭售　　conditional sale; tie-in sale
打顺手　　”find one’s touch, get into gear, settle into a groove”
打私　　combat smuggling
搭送 额外奉送　　throw in
大腕　　top notch, big shot
大碗茶　　stall tea
大卫教　　ranch Davidian
打问号　　have some question or doubt
打小报告　　secretly report on a colleague; rat on a fellow worker
打小报告的人　　squealer
答谢宴会　　return banquet
大型电视系列片,长篇电视连续剧　　maxi-series
大型廉价商店　　warehouse store
大学生创业　　university students’ innovative undertaking
大要案　　major and serious criminal cases
打游击　　work in unfixed places; work as a seasonal laborer
大藏经　　Tripitaka
大昭寺　　Jokhang Temple.
大众传媒　　mass media (of communications)
大专生　　junior college student
大专文凭　　associate degree
大做文章　　make a big fuss about something
打补丁（电脑） patch installing
达成共识　　reach a consensus
大法官　　chief justice
大会特邀代表　　specially-invited delegate to the congress
待岗　　”await job assignment, post-waiting”
代沟　　generation gap
代理服务　　agency service
代码　　code
代培　　train on contract; train special personnel for other work units in return for payment guaranteed by a contract
代销　　market on commission
代销店　　commission agent
带薪产假　　paid maternity leave
带薪分流　　assign redundant civil servants to other jobs while allowing them to retain their original rank and benefits
带薪假期　　paid holiday
贷学金（助学贷款）　　student loan
待业　　job-waiting
待业人员　　job-waiting people
呆帐　　dead account
代职　　function in an acting capacity
逮捕证　　arrest warrant
蛋白质工程　　protein engineering
单边主义　　unilateralism
弹道导弹　　ballistic missile
单刀赴会　　start a solo run
单方面撕毁协定　　unilaterally tear up an agreement or a treaty
淡季　　dead or slack season
单亲　　single parent
单身贵族　　the single
单亲家庭　　single-parent family
淡水恶化　　freshwater degradation
单挑；单干　　do something by oneself; work on one’s own
单向收费　　One-way charge system
单循环制　　single round-robin system
单一经济　　one sided economy; single product economy
单一种植　　single cropping
党代会　　congress of party representatives
党风　　Party style
党风建设　　construction of the Party conduct
挡箭牌　　excuse; pretext
当前用户　　active user
党群关系　　Party-masses relationship
党外人士　　non-Party personage; public figure outside the Party
党性　　Party spirit
党政机关　　Party and government organizations
党总支　　Party general branch
当作耳旁风　　turn a deaf ear to something
盗版　　VCD pirated VCD
导播　　instructor in broadcasting
倒春寒　　unusually cold spell in an otherwise warm early spring
盗打 （电话）　　free call on somebody else’s expense through illegal means
导弹发射场　　missile launching site; missile site
导弹护卫舰　　(guided) missile destroyer
道德法庭　　court of ethics
倒挂销售 　　sell at a price lower than the purchasing price
倒汇　　speculate in foreign currency
倒计时　　countdown
捣浆糊　　give the runaround; run wild; act restlessly
倒买倒卖　　profiteering
倒票　　speculative reselling of tickets
倒爷　　profiteer
盗用公款　　embezzlement
道路交通安全法　　the law on road traffic safety
德才兼备　　have both political integrity and ability; people who possess both political integrity and professional ability
德高望重　　be of high integrity and prestige; enjoy high prestige and command universal respect; be of noble character and enjoys high prestige
德智体美劳　　”all around development of moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetics and labour education ”
等额选举　　single-candidate election
登革热　　Dengue Fever
等价交换　　equal-value exchange
等距离外交　　equidistant diplomacy
等外品　　”off-grade goods, rejects”
邓小平理论　　Deng Xiaoping Theory
邓小平外交思想　　Deng Xiaoping’s diplomatic thoughts
登月舱　　lunar module
登记失业率　　registered jobless rate
地磁暴　　geomagnetic storm (caused by the activities of the sunspot)
低调　　low keyed (a metaphor for taking a cautious and slow approach)
地对地导弹　　surface-to-surface ballistic missile
地对空导弹　　surface-to-air ballistic missile
敌对势力　　hostile forces
第二产业　　secondary industry
第二课堂　　the second classroom; practical training besides lecturing in the classroom
第二上市　　secondary listing
第二学位　　second Bachelor’s degree
地方保护主义　　regional protectionism
地方财政包干制　　system where local authorities take full responsibility for their finances
地方财政　　finance of local administration; local public finance; local finance
低谷　　all-time low; at a low ebb
低级市　　prefecture-level city
地级市　　prefecture-level city
低价住房　　low-cost housing
抵抗全球经济衰退　　combat the global economic slump
低空飞行　　low-altitude flying
底夸克　　bottom quark
第六感觉　　the sixth sence
抵免　　offset
地勤人员　　ground crew
地球村　　global village
地球末日　　geocide
地球日　　Earth Day (April 22)
地球资源卫星　　earth resources satellite
地区霸权主义　　regional hegemonism
地区差异　　regional disparity
地热资源　　geothermal resources
滴入式经济　　trickle-down economy
第三产业　　tertiary industry; service sector
第三代移动电话（3G手机）　　third-generation mobile; 3G mobile
地市级城市　　prefecture-level city
低水平重复建设　　low-level redundant development
第四产业　　the fourth industry
迪斯尼乐园　　Disney Land
地下出版物　　underground publications
地下核试验　　underground nuclear test
地下经济　　underground economy
地下钱庄　　illegal private bank
地效飞机　　land-effect plane
第一发球权　　first inning
第一发球员　　first server
第一轮投票　　first round of voting
第一生产力　　primary productive force
第一手材料　　material at first hand; first-hand material
第一双打　　first pair
地震　　earthquak, quake
地震棚　　earthquake shelter-tents (used as emergency shelter after an earthquake)
点播　　request the broadcasting (or telecasting)
点播节目　　phone-in program
电大　　college courses broadcast on television
垫付　　”advancement, payment on account”
电话号码升位　　upgrade telephone number