南非 nán fēi South Africa / Southern Africa 主动权 主動權 zhǔ dòng quán initiative (as in "seize the initiative") / advantageous position that allows one to call the shots 中非 zhōng fēi China-Africa (relations) / Central Africa / Central African Republic 掌握 zhǎng wò to grasp (often fig.) / to control / to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny) / to master / to know well / to understand sth well and know how to use it / fluency syn 主动 主動 zhǔ dòng to take the initiative / to do sth of one's own accord / spontaneous / active / opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4] / drive (of gears and shafts etc) syn 发起 發起 fā qǐ to originate / to initiate / to launch (an attack, an initiative etc) / to start / to propose sth (for the first time) syn 出头 出頭 chū tóu to get out of a predicament / to stick out / to take the initiative / remaining odd fraction after a division / a little more than syn 公私 gōng sī public and private (interests, initiative etc) syn 先发制人 先發制人 xiān fā zhì rén (idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first / to preempt syn 率先 shuài xiān to take the lead / to show initiative syn 进取 進取 jìn qǔ to show initiative / to be a go-getter / to push forward with one's agenda syn 守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom) / to wait idly for opportunities / to trust to chance rather than show initiative syn 无所作为 無所作為 wú suǒ zuò wéi attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom) / without any initiative or drive / feckless syn 进取心 進取心 jìn qǔ xīn enterprising spirit / initiative syn 倡议 倡議 chàng yì to suggest / to initiate / proposal / initiative syn 积极性 積極性 jī jí xìng zeal / initiative / enthusiasm / activity syn 倡议书 倡議書 chàng yì shū written proposal / document outlining an initiative 能动性 能動性 néng dòng xìng initiative / active role 非洲 fēi zhōu Africa / abbr. for 阿非利加洲[A1 fei1 li4 jia1 Zhou1] 曼德拉 màn dé lā Nelson Mandela (1918-2013), South African ANC politician, president of South Africa 1994-1999 北非 běi fēi North Africa 西非 xī fēi West Africa 开普敦 開普敦 kāi pǔ dūn Cape Town (city in South Africa) 东非 東非 dōng fēi East Africa 阿特拉斯 ā tè lā sī Atlas (Titan in Greek mythology) / Atlas mountains of north Africa 尼日尔 尼日爾 ní rì ěr Niger (African state) / Niger River, West Africa 中南 zhōng nán South Central China (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan) / abbr. for China-South Africa 金砖 金磚 jīn zhuān BRIC / BRICS economic bloc (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) 自作主张 自作主張 zì zuò zhǔ zhāng to think for oneself and act accordingly (idiom) / to act on one's own initiative syn 约翰内斯堡 約翰內斯堡 yuē hàn nèi sī bǎo Johannesburg, South Africa 比勒陀利亚 比勒陀利亞 bǐ lè tuó lì yà Pretoria, capital of South Africa 柏柏尔 柏柏爾 bò bò ěr Berber people of North Africa 科特迪瓦 kē tè dí wǎ Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast in West Africa 德班 dé bān Durban (city in South Africa) 黄金海岸 黃金海岸 huáng jīn hǎi àn name of various places including Gold Coast (Australian city), Gold Coast (former British colony in Africa) and Costa Daurada (area on the coast of Catalonia, Spain) 专擅 專擅 zhuān shàn without authorization / to act on one's own initiative 联合国全系统援助非洲特别倡议 聯合國全系統援助非洲特別倡議 United Nations System-wide Special Initiative for the Implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s / United Nations System-wide Special Initiative on Africa / United Nations Special Initiative for Africa 联合国非洲特别倡议 聯合國非洲特別倡議 United Nations System-wide Special Initiative for the Implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s / United Nations System-wide Special Initiative on Africa / United Nations Special Initiative for Africa 非洲宽带倡议 非洲寬帶倡議 fēi zhōu kuān dài chàng yì Better Connectivity with Broadband to Africa Initiative / Better Connectivity with Broadband to Africa 叁五计划 三五計劃 3 by 5 Initiative / Treat 3 Million by 2005 Initiative 加强优惠的重债穷国倡议 enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Debt Initiative / enhanced HIPC Initiative 公民动议 gōng mín dòng yì citizen initiative / initiative 追回被盗资产倡议 zhuī huí bèi dào zī chǎn chàng yì Stolen Assets Recovery Initiative / StAR Initiative 亚佩克区域安全贸易倡议 yà pèi kè qū yù ān quán mào yì chàng yì Secure Trade in the APEC Region initiative / STAR initiative 重债穷国债务倡议 Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative / HIPC Initiative 区域佛教带头倡议 Regional Buddhist Leadership Initiative / Buddhist Leadership Initiative 困难低收入国家倡议 困難低收入國家倡議 Low-Income Countries Under Stress Initiative / LICUS Initiative 反恐综合援助倡议 反恐綜合援助倡議 fǎn kǒng zōng hé yuán zhù chàng yì Integrated Assistance for Countering Terrorism Initiative / I-ACT Initiative 土壤生物多样性倡议 tǔ rǎng shēng wù duō yàng xìng chàng yì International Initiative on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Soil Biodiversity / Soil Biodiversity Initiative 养护和可持续利用授粉媒介国际倡议 International Initiative for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Pollinators / International Pollinator Initiative 授粉媒介国际倡议 shòu fěn méi jiè guó jì chàng yì International Initiative for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Pollinators / International Pollinator Initiative 温室气体核算标准倡议 wēn shì qì tǐ hé suàn biāo zhǔn chàng yì Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative / GHG Protocol Initiative 爱幼城倡议 愛幼城倡議 ài yòu chéng chàng yì Child-Friendly Cities Initiative / Child-Friendly Community Initiative 爱幼社区倡议 愛幼社區倡議 ài yòu shè qū chàng yì Child-Friendly Cities Initiative / Child-Friendly Community Initiative 绿色倡议 綠色倡議 green initiative / ecologically friendly initiative 生态友好倡议 生態友好倡議 green initiative / ecologically friendly initiative 可持续农业和农村发展倡议 可持續農業和農村發展倡議 Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development Initiative / SARD Initiative 波茨坦倡议-生物多样性2010 波茨坦倡議-生物多樣性2010 Potsdam Initiative – Biological Diversity 2010 / Potsdam Initiative on Biodiversity 波茨坦生物多样性倡议 波茨坦生物多樣性倡議 bō cí tǎn shēng wù duō yàng xìng chàng yì Potsdam Initiative – Biological Diversity 2010 / Potsdam Initiative on Biodiversity 布隆迪问题区域和平倡议首脑会议 布隆迪問題區域和平倡議首腦會議 Summit of the Great Lakes Regional Peace Initiative on Burundi / Summit of the Regional Initiative on Burundi CORE倡议 CORE倡議 corechàng yì Communities Responding to the HIV / AIDS Epidemic Initiative / CORE Initiative 伦理全球化倡议 倫理全球化倡議 lún lǐ quán qiú huà chàng yì Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative / Ethical Globalization Initiative 消除贫穷和壮大社区行动 消除貧窮和壯大社區行動 Poverty Eradication and Community Empowerment Initiative / PEACE Initiative 保障健康倡议 保障健康倡議 Providing for Health initiative / P4H initiative 联合国环境规划署金融倡议 聯合國環境規劃署金融倡議 United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative / UNEP Finance Initiative 环境署金融倡议 環境署金融倡議 United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative / UNEP Finance Initiative 杜绝结核病倡议 杜絕結核病倡議 Stop Tuberculosis Initiative / Stop TB Initiative 数据标准倡议 數據標準倡議 Data Standards Initiative / Standards Initiative 全民教育快车道倡议 全民教育快車道倡議 Education for All Fast Track Initiative / EFA Fast Track Initiative 2005-2015年扫盲增能倡议 2005-2015年掃盲增能倡議 Literacy Initiative for Empowerment 2005-2015 / Literacy Initiative for Empowerment 美国律师公会中欧和东欧法律倡议 美國律師公會中歐和東歐法律倡議 American Bar Association Central and Eastern European Law Initiative / Central and Eastern European Law Initiative 南部非洲开放社会倡议 Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa 非洲预算改革合作倡议 fēi zhōu yù suàn gǎi gé hé zuò chàng yì Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative 新伙伴关系-经合组织非洲投资倡议 NEPAD-OECD Africa Investment Initiative 南部非洲能力建设倡议 nán bù fēi zhōu néng lì jiàn shè chàng yì Southern Africa Capacity Initiative 非洲治理特别倡议 Special Initiative for Governance in Africa 电子非洲倡议 e-Africa initiative 撒哈拉以南非洲干旱地区倡议 Dry-Zone Sub-Saharan Africa initiative 瑞士中东和北非贸易倡议 瑞士中東和北非貿易倡議 Swiss Trade Initiative for the Middle East and Northern Africa 非洲2000年饮水供应和卫生倡议 非洲2000年飲水供應和衛生倡議 Africa 2000 Initiative for Water Supply and Sanitation 关于非洲疟疾的多边倡议 關於非洲瘧疾的多邊倡議 Multilateral Initiative on Malaria in Africa 连通非洲倡议 連通非洲倡議 lián tòng fēi zhōu chàng yì Connect Africa Initiative 非洲控制麻疹举措 非洲控制麻疹舉措 Measles Initiative in Africa 西非海岸倡议 西非海岸倡議 West Africa Coast Initiative 非洲发展新伙伴关系环境倡议行动计划 非洲發展新夥伴關系環境倡議行動計劃 Action Plan of the Environment Initiative of New Partnership for Africa's Development 联合国全系统援助非洲特别倡议宣言 聯合國全系統援助非洲特別倡議宣言 Declaration on the United Nations System-wide Special Initiative for Africa 加强非洲资源调动和交付 加強非洲資源調動和交付 Augmented Resource Mobilization and Delivery in Africa / Armada initiative ARMADA倡议 ARMADA倡議 Augmented Resource Mobilization and Delivery in Africa / Armada initiative 秘书长非洲特别倡议 秘書長非洲特別倡議 Secretary-General's Special Initiative on Africa 联合国非洲特别倡议股 聯合國非洲特別倡議股 United Nations Special Initiative for Africa Unit 一带一路 一帶一路 yī dài yī lù Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese government plan to provide finance and engineering expertise to build infrastructure across Eurasia and northeast Africa, unveiled in 2013 亚非合作亚非论坛 yà fēi hé zuò yà fēi lùn tán Asia-Africa Forum for Asia-Africa Cooperation 联合国对南非武器禁运国际讨论会 International Seminar on the United Nations Arms Embargo against South Africa / Seminar on Arms Embargo against South Africa 中东和北非区域 中東和北非區域 Middle East and North Africa Region / Middle East and North Africa 非洲森林治理与权力下放国际讲习班 非洲森林治理與權力下放國際講習班 International Workshop on Forest Governance and Decentralization in Africa / Workshop on Forest Governance and Decentralization in Africa 联合国对南非武器禁运国际讨论会宣言 聯合國對南非武器禁運國際討論會宣言 Final Declaration of the International Seminar on the United Nations Arms Embargo against South Africa / Declaration of the International Seminar on the United Nations Arms Embargo against South Africa 非洲沿海生态系统研究和训练区域项目 Regional Project for Research and Training on Coastal Ecosystems in Africa / Marine Co-operation Project in Africa 非洲海事合作项目 fēi zhōu hǎi shì hé zuò xiàng mù Regional Project for Research and Training on Coastal Ecosystems in Africa / Marine Co-operation Project in Africa 英联邦青年方桉非洲中心 英聯邦青年方案非洲中心 Commonwealth Youth Programme Africa / CYP Africa 