带薪分流 assign redundant civil servants to other jobs while allowing them to retain their original rank and benefits

　　待岗 await job assignment, post-waiting

　　待业 job-waiting

　　代职 function in an acting capacity

　　党群关系 Party-masses relationship

　　党政机关 Party and government organizations

　　盗版VCD pirated VCD

　　盗打（电话） free call on somebody else's expense through illegal means

　　盗用公款 embezzlement

　　倒票 speculative reselling of tickets

　　倒爷 profiteer

　　倒计时 countdown

　　等外品 off-grade goods, rejects

　　邓小平外交思想 Deng Xiaoping's diplomatic thoughts

　　低调 low keyed (a metaphor for taking a cautious and slow approach)

　　第二产业 secondary industry

　　第三产业 tertiary industry; service sector

　　第三代移动电话(3G手机) third generation mobile; 3G mobile

　　地方保护主义 regional protectionism

　　地方财政包干制 system whereby local authorities take full responsibility for their finances

　　地球村 global village

　　地区差异 regional disparity

　　地热资源 geothermal resources

　　地市级城市 prefecture-level city

　　抵抗全球经济衰退 to combat the global economic slump

　　点子公司 consultancy company

　　电话号码升位 upgrade telephone number

　　电话会议 teleconference

　　电视直销 TV home shopping

　　电子商务认证 e-business certification

　　吊销执照 revoke license

　　钉子户 person or household who refuses to move and bargains for unreasonably high compensation when the land is requisitioned for a construction project

　　定向培训 training for specific posts

　　豆腐渣"工程 jerry-built project

　　东亚金融危机 the southeast Asian Financial crisis (turmoil)

　　独立核算工业企业 independent accounting unit(enterprise)

　　短期债务 floating debt

　　对大中型国营企业进行公司制改革 to corporatize large and medium-sized State-owned enterprises

　　对冲基金 hedge fund

　　对外招商 attract foreign investment

　　多党合作制 multi-party co-operation in exercising State power