能源 néng yuán energy sources / energy 决策 決策 jué cè strategic decision / decision-making / policy decision / to determine policy syn 寄托 寄託 jì tuō to entrust (to sb) / to place (one's hope, energy etc) in / a thing in which one invests (one's hope, energy etc) syn 节能 節能 jié néng to conserve energy / to minimize energy consumption syn 新政 xīn zhèng new policy / New Deal (Roosevelt's 1933 policy to deal with the Great Depression) syn 邪气 邪氣 xié qì evil influence / unhealthy trend / (a person's) evil air / aura of wickedness / (TCM) pathogenic energy (opposite: 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4], vital energy) syn 能 néng can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy syn 气 氣 qì gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi syn 神 shén god / deity / supernatural / magical / mysterious / spirit / mind / energy / lively / expressive / look / expression / (coll.) awesome / amazing syn 付出 fù chū to pay / to expend / to invest (energy or time) syn 能量 néng liàng energy / capabilities syn 精力 jīng lì energy syn 活力 huó lì energy / vitality / vigor / vital force syn 环节 環節 huán jié (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc) / (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process) etc syn 政策 zhèng cè policy / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 白费 白費 bái fèi to waste (one's energy etc) syn 献身 獻身 xiàn shēn to commit one's energy to / to devote oneself to / to sacrifice one's life for / (coll.) (of a woman) to give one's virginity to syn 定律 dìng lǜ scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy) / (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts") syn 太阳能 太陽能 tài yáng néng solar energy 核能 hé néng nuclear energy syn 透支 tòu zhī (banking) to overdraw / to take out an overdraft / an overdraft / to overspend (i.e. expenditure in excess of revenue) / (old) to draw one's wage in advance / (fig.) to exhaust (one's enthusiasm, energy etc) / to damage a natural resource through overuse syn 红牛 紅牛 hóng niú Red Bull (energy drink) 方针 方針 fāng zhēn policy / guidelines / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 倒转 倒轉 dào zhuǎn to make an about-turn / to reverse one's direction, policy, sequence etc / to turn things on their head syn 保险单 保險單 bǎo xiǎn dān insurance policy (document) 热能 熱能 rè néng heat energy syn 高能 gāo néng high energy 原子能 yuán zǐ néng atomic energy 出台 出臺 chū tái to officially launch (a policy, program etc) / to appear on stage / to appear publicly / (of a bar girl) to leave with a client syn 奉行 fèng xíng to pursue (a course, a policy) syn 大棒 dà bàng big stick (policy etc) syn 气力 氣力 qì lì strength / energy / vigor / talent syn 电能 電能 diàn néng electrical energy 后劲 後勁 hòu jìn energy to continue after the initial phase of an activity / delayed effect syn 扰民 擾民 rǎo mín (of government policy, noise pollution, crime etc) to make people's lives difficult syn 一鼓作气 一鼓作氣 yī gǔ zuò qì in a spurt of energy syn 超生 chāo shēng (Buddhism) to be reincarnated / (fig.) to be lenient / to spare sb / to have more children than allowed under family planning policy syn 光能 guāng néng light energy (e.g. solar) 余力 餘力 yú lì energy left over (to do sth else) syn 透明度 tòu míng dù transparency / (policy of) openness 正气 正氣 zhèng qì healthy atmosphere / moral spirit / unyielding integrity / probity / (TCM) vital energy (resistance to diseases) 气功 氣功 qì gōng qigong, a traditional Chinese system of cultivating vital energy 氣|气[qi4] through coordinated breathing, movement and meditation 朝气蓬勃 朝氣蓬勃 zhāo qì péng bó full of youthful energy (idiom) / vigorous / energetic / a bright spark syn 下工夫 xià gōng fu to put in time and energy / to concentrate one's efforts syn 阶段性 階段性 jiē duàn xìng specific to a particular stage (of a project etc) / interim (policy etc) / occurring in stages / phased 动能 動能 dòng néng kinetic energy 精神抖擞 精神抖擻 jīng shén dǒu sǒu spirit trembling with excitement (idiom) / in high spirits / lively and full of enthusiasm / full of energy / con brio syn 守恒 守恆 shǒu héng conservation (e.g. of energy, momentum or heat in physics) / to remain constant (of a number) 势能 勢能 shì néng potential energy syn 对内 對內 duì nèi internal / national / domestic (policy) 经络 經絡 jīng luò energy channels / meridian (TCM) / (dialect) trick / tactic syn 能耗 néng hào energy consumption 国策 國策 guó cè a national policy syn 反贪 反貪 fǎn tān anti-corruption (policy) 能级 能級 néng jí energy level 一轮 一輪 yī lún first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc) 总能 總能 zǒng néng total energy 对华 對華 duì huá (policy etc) towards China 反腐败 反腐敗 fǎn fǔ bài to oppose corruption / anti-graft (measures, policy etc) 政策措施 zhèng cè cuò shī policy measure 对美 對美 duì měi (policy etc) towards America 对日 對日 duì rì (policy etc) towards Japan 投保人 tóu bǎo rén policy holder / insured person syn 财政政策 財政政策 cái zhèng zhèng cè fiscal policy 正邪 zhèng xié opposition between vital energy 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4] and pathogeny 邪氣|邪气[xie2 qi4] (TCM) 对台 對臺 duì tái (policy etc) towards Taiwan 可再生能源 kě zài shēng néng yuán renewable energy 能效 néng xiào energy efficiency 外交政策 wài jiāo zhèng cè foreign policy 能源网 néng yuán wǎng Network on Energy 公共政策 gōng gòng zhèng cè public policy 枉费 枉費 wǎng fèi to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc) / to try in vain syn 耗能 hào néng to consume energy 群众路线 群衆路線 qún zhòng lù xiàn the mass line, CCP term for Party policy aimed at broadening and cultivating contacts with the masses 内能 內能 nèi néng internal energy 就业政策 就業政策 employment policy 能源安全 néng yuán ān quán energy security 能源消费 能源消費 néng yuán xiāo fèi energy consumption 内耗 內耗 nèi hào internal friction / internal dissipation of energy (in mechanics) / fig. waste or discord within an organization 保户 保戶 bǎo hù insurance policy holder syn 能源需求 néng yuán xū qiú energy requirements 储能 儲能 chǔ néng energy storage 机械能 機械能 jī xiè néng mechanical energy 仁政 rén zhèng benevolent policy / humane government syn 低耗 dī hào low consumption (energy, fuel etc) 朝令夕改 zhāo lìng xī gǎi to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom) syn 劲 勁 jìn strength / energy / enthusiasm / spirit / mood / expression / interest / CL:把[ba3] / Taiwan pr. [jing4] syn 精 jīng essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected / elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine) / selected rice (archaic) syn 辐射能 輻射能 fú shè néng radiation energy (e.g. solar) 化学能 化學能 huà xué néng chemical energy 鸵鸟政策 鴕鳥政策 tuó niǎo zhèng cè ostrich policy (sticking one's head in the sand, failing to acknowledge danger) 坚壁清野 堅壁清野 jiān bì qīng yě to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom) / to leave nothing for the invader / scorched earth policy syn 反走私 fǎn zǒu sī to oppose smuggling / anti-contraband (measures, policy etc) 总方针 總方針 zǒng fāng zhēn general policy / overall guidelines 能量守恒定律 能量守恆定律 néng liàng shǒu héng dìng lǜ the law of conservation of energy 以夷制夷 yǐ yí zhì yí to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom) / let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties) / Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan) 筴 cè policy / scheme 同化作用 tóng huà zuò yòng assimilation / anabolism (biology) / constructive metabolism (using energy to make proteins etc) 一次能源 yī cì néng yuán primary energy 