危机 危機 wēi jī crisis / CL:個|个[ge4] 风暴 風暴 fēng bào storm / violent commotion / fig. crisis (e.g. revolution, uprising, financial crisis etc) syn 难关 難關 nán guān difficulty / crisis syn 缓解 緩解 huǎn jiě to bring relief / to alleviate (a crisis) / to dull (a pain) syn 束手无策 束手無策 shù shǒu wú cè lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom) / fig. helpless in the face of a crisis syn 危在旦夕 wēi zài dàn xī in imminent peril (idiom) / on the brink of crisis syn 酝酿 醞釀 yùn niàng (of alcohol) to ferment / (of a crisis) to be brewing / to mull over (an issue) / to hold exploratory discussions syn 岌岌可危 jí jí kě wēi imminent danger (idiom) / approaching a crisis syn 风波 風波 fēng bō disturbance / crisis / disputes / restlessness / CL:場|场[chang2] syn 力挽狂澜 力挽狂瀾 lì wǎn kuáng lán to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom) / fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis syn 经济基础 經濟基礎 jīng jì jī chǔ socio-economic base / economic foundation 急难 急難 jí nàn misfortune / crisis / grave danger / critical situation / disaster / emergency / to be zealous in helping others out of a predicament syn 朝不保夕 zhāo bù bǎo xī at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom) / precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth syn 金融危机 金融危機 jīn róng wēi jī financial crisis 间不容发 間不容髮 jiān bù róng fà (to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom) / in a critical state / on the brink of crisis / very close (to happening) / Taiwan pr. [jian4 bu4 rong2 fa3] syn 水危机 水危機 shuǐ wēi jī water crisis 谈笑自若 談笑自若 tán xiào zì ruò to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened / to remain cheerful (despite a crisis) syn 经济 經濟 jīng jì economy / economic syn 单位 單位 dān wèi unit (of measure) / unit (group of people as a whole) / work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 事务 事務 shì wù (political, economic etc) affairs / work / transaction (as in a computer database) syn 复苏 復蘇 fù sū variant of 復甦|复苏[fu4 su1] / to recover (health, economic) / to resuscitate / anabiosis syn 泡沫 pào mò foam / (soap) bubble / (economic) bubble syn 制裁 zhì cái to punish / punishment / sanctions (incl. economic) syn 板块 板塊 bǎn kuài slab / (geology) tectonic plate / (fig.) sector (of the stock market or of industry) / (economic) bloc 卡萨布兰卡 卡薩布蘭卡 kǎ sà bù lán kǎ Casablanca (Morocco's economic capital) 拉动 拉動 lā dòng to pull / (fig.) to stimulate (economic activity) / to motivate (people to do sth) syn 粮票 糧票 liáng piào coupons for food or grain used in a PRC economic program c. 1955-1993 重地 zhòng dì location of political, economic, military, or cultural importance (usu. not open to the general public) / sensitive area syn 经济体 經濟體 jīng jì tǐ an economy / a country (or region etc) viewed as an economic entity 经济效益 經濟效益 jīng jì xiào yì economic 经济特区 經濟特區 jīng jì tè qū special economic zone 外向型 wài xiàng xíng export-oriented (economic model) 大跃进 大躍進 dà yuè jìn Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt to modernize China's economy, which resulted in economic devastation, and millions of deaths from famine caused by misguided policies 经济界 經濟界 jīng jì jiè economic circles 经济发展 經濟發展 jīng jì fā zhǎn economic development 经济增长 經濟增長 jīng jì zēng zhǎng economic growth 邓小平理论 鄧小平理論 dèng xiǎo píng lǐ lùn Deng Xiaoping Theory / Dengism / the foundation of PRC economic development after the Cultural Revolution, building the capitalist economy within Chinese Communist Party control 社会经济 社會經濟 shè huì jīng jì socio-economic 经济合作 經濟合作 jīng jì hé zuò economic co-operation 经济体制 經濟體制 jīng jì tǐ zhì economic system 中国特色社会主义 中國特色社會主義 zhōng guó tè sè shè huì zhǔ yì socialism with Chinese characteristics, phrase introduced by the CCP in 1986 to refer to its ideological model, embracing the economic reforms of the post-Mao era 泰达 泰達 tài dá TEDA (Tianjin Economic Development Area) 信报 信報 xìn bào abbr. for 信報財經新聞|信报财经新闻, Hong Kong Economic Journal 经济状况 經濟狀況 jīng jì zhuàng kuàng economic situation 经济问题 經濟問題 jīng jì wèn tí economic problem 经济一体化 經濟一體化 jīng jì yī tǐ huà economic integration 淮海 huái hǎi Huaihai, economic hub around Xuzhou 徐州[Xu2 zhou1], including parts of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui provinces 生产关系 生產關係 shēng chǎn guān xì relations between levels of production / socio-economic relations 经合 經合 jīng hé Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) / abbr. for 經濟合作與發展組織|经济合作与发展组织 syn 负增长 負增長 fù zēng zhǎng negative growth / economic recession 经济论坛 jīng jì lùn tán Economic Forum 社会经济发展 socio-economic development 经济增长率 經濟增長率 jīng jì zēng zhǎng lǜ economic growth rate 经济犯罪 經濟犯罪 jīng jì fàn zuì economic crime 新疆生产建设兵团 新疆生產建設兵糰 xīn jiāng shēng chǎn jiàn shè bīng tuán Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, also known as XPCC or Bingtuan ("the Corps"), a state-owned economic and paramilitary organization in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 金砖 金磚 jīn zhuān BRIC / BRICS economic bloc (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) 经济委员会 經濟委員會 Economic Committee 经合组织 經合組織 jīng hé zǔ zhī Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD / abbr. for 經濟合作與發展組織|经济合作与发展组织 经济分析 經濟分析 economic analysis 开城 開城 kāi chéng Kaesong or Gaeseong city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies 经济周期 經濟週期 jīng jì zhōu qī economic cycle 国家经济贸易委员会 國家經濟貿易委員會 guó jiā jīng jì mào yì wěi yuán huì State Economic and Trade Commission (SETC) 四小龙 四小龍 sì xiǎo lóng Four Asian Tigers / East Asian Tigers / Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong) 专属经济区 專屬經濟區 zhuān shǔ jīng jì qū exclusive economic zone 浑水摸鱼 渾水摸魚 hún shuǐ mō yú to fish in troubled water (idiom) / to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain syn 混水摸鱼 混水摸魚 hún shuǐ mō yú to fish in troubled water (idiom) / to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain / also written 渾水摸魚|浑水摸鱼 syn 家计 家計 jiā jì family livelihood / a household's economic situation / family property 达沃斯 達沃斯 dá wò sī Davos (Swiss ski resort) / Davos world economic forum (WEF) 经济部 經濟部 jīng jì bù Economic Department 经济地理学 經濟地理學 jīng jì dì lǐ xué economic 病急乱投医 病急亂投醫 bìng jí luàn tóu yī lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom) / fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis 倒悬之急 倒懸之急 dào xuán zhī jí lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom) / fig. extremely critical situation / dire straits 挖肉补疮 挖肉補瘡 wā ròu bǔ chuāng to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom) / faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient syn 朝不虑夕 朝不慮夕 zhāo bù lǜ xī at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom) / precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth 生死关头 生死關頭 shēng sǐ guān tóu the critical moment / life and death crisis 疾风劲草 疾風勁草 jí fēng jìng cǎo lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis syn 疾风知劲草 疾風知勁草 jí fēng zhī jìng cǎo lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis 临危授命 臨危授命 lín wēi shòu mìng to sacrifice one's life in a crisis 云散风流 雲散風流 yún sàn fēng liú lit. clouds scatter, wind flows (idiom) / the crisis settles down / people disperse home / things return to normal 金融风波 金融風波 jīn róng fēng bō financial crisis / banking crisis 这次危机 這次危機 zhè cì wēi jī present crisis / current crisis 联合国系统应对危机的共同措施 聯合國系統應對危機的共同措施 United Nations system joint crisis initiatives / joint crisis initiatives 全球粮食危机 全球糧食危機 global food crisis / world food crisis 世界粮食危机 世界糧食危機 global food crisis / world food crisis 风波不断 風波不斷 fēng bō bù duàn constantly in turmoil / crisis after crisis 联合国妇女与经济危机问题区域间讨论会 聯合國婦女與經濟危機問題區域間討論會 United Nations Interregional Seminar on Women and the Economic Crisis 内罗毕非洲经济危机办公室 內羅畢非洲經濟危機辦公室 Nairobi Office on the African economic crisis 全球经济危机对人的影响问题太平洋会议 全球經濟危機對人的影響問題太平洋會議 Pacific Conference on the Human Face of the Global Economic Crisis 非洲经济和社会危机特别备忘录 非洲經濟和社會危機特別備忘錄 Special Memorandum on Africa's Economic and Social Crisis 经济前途 經濟前途 jīng jì qián tú economic future / economic outlook 环渤海湾地区 環渤海灣地區 huán bó hǎi wān dì qū Bohai Economic Rim (economic region including Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning and Shandong) 经济情况 經濟情況 jīng jì qíng kuàng economic situation / one's socio-economic status 长三角经济区 長三角經濟區 cháng sān jiǎo jīng jì qū Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu) 长江三角洲经济区 長江三角洲經濟區 cháng jiāng sān jiǎo zhōu jīng jì qū Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu) 2003年综合环境和经济核算制度 2003年綜合環境和經濟核算制度 System of Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting 2003 / Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting 2003 巴勒斯坦-以色列联合经济委员会 Palestinian-Israeli Joint Economic Committee / Joint Economic Committee 民族和解与社会经济恢复方桉 民族和解與社會經濟恢複方案 Programme of National Reconciliation and Socio-Economic Rehabilitation and Recovery / Programme for National Reconciliation and Socio-Economic Rehabilitation 社会和经济安全理事会 Social and Economic Security Council / Economic Security Council 经济安全理事会 Social and Economic Security Council / Economic Security Council 