重蹈覆辙 重蹈覆轍 chóng dǎo fù zhé lit. to follow in the tracks of an overturned cart (idiom) / fig. to follow a path that led to failure in the past / to repeat a disastrous mistake syn 主动权 主動權 zhǔ dòng quán initiative (as in "seize the initiative") / advantageous position that allows one to call the shots 覆辙 覆轍 fù zhé the tracks of a cart that overturned / (fig.) a path that led to failure in the past syn 同党 同黨 tóng dǎng to belong to the same party or organization / member of the same party or organization / (derog.) confederate / accomplice syn 民间组织 民間組織 mín jiān zǔ zhī association / organization / humanitarian organization / NGO 发光二极管 發光二極管 fā guāng èr jí guǎn light-emitting diode / LED 人民团体 人民團體 rén mín tuán tǐ people's organization (e.g. labor unions, peasant associations, scholarly associations etc) / mass organization 林则徐 林則徐 lín zé xú Lin Zexu or Lin Tse-hsu "Commissioner Lin" (1785-1850), Qing official whose anti-opium activities led to first Opium war with Britain 1840-1842 截拳道 jié quán dào Jeet Kun Do or Way of the Intercepting Fist, a fusion of Eastern and Western martial arts led by Bruce Lee 李小龍|李小龙[Li3 Xiao3 long2] 李陵 lǐ líng Li Ling (-74 BC), Han dynasty general whose defeat by the Xiongnu 匈奴 in 104 BC led to a major scandal 施明德 shī míng dé Shih Ming-teh (1941-), Taiwanese politician, imprisoned 1962-1977 and 1980-1990 under the Guomindang, subsequently a leader of DPP 民進黨|民进党, in 2006 led protests against Chen Shui-Bian 陳水扁|陈水扁[Chen2 Shui3 bian3] 分 fēn to divide / to separate / to distribute / to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization) / sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money) syn 组织 組織 zǔ zhī to organize / organization / (biology) tissue / (textiles) weave / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 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 机构 機構 jī gòu mechanism / structure / organization / agency / institution / CL:所[suo3] syn 开除 開除 kāi chú to expel (a member of an organization) / to fire (an employee) 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 团体 團體 tuán tǐ group / organization / team / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 运作 運作 yùn zuò to operate / operations / workings / activities (usu. of an organization) / thread (computing) syn 公车 公車 gōng chē bus / abbr. for 公共汽車|公共汽车[gong1 gong4 qi4 che1] / car belonging to an organization and used by its members (government car, police car, company car etc) / abbr. for 公務用車|公务用车[gong1 wu4 yong4 che1] 官员 官員 guān yuán official (in an organization or government) / administrator syn 社 shè (bound form) society / organization / agency / (old) god of the land syn 机关 機關 jī guān mechanism / gear / machine-operated / office / agency / organ / organization / establishment / institution / body / stratagem / scheme / intrigue / plot / trick / CL:個|个[ge4] 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 严密 嚴密 yán mì strict / tight (organization, surveillance etc) syn 社团 社團 shè tuán association / society / group / union / club / organization 名称 名稱 míng chēng name (of a thing) / name (of an organization) syn 体制 體制 tǐ zhì system / organization syn 世贸 世貿 shì mào World Trade Organization (WTO) / abbr. for 世界貿易組織|世界贸易组织 所属 所屬 suǒ shǔ one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with) / subordinate (i.e. those subordinate to oneself) / belonging to / affiliated / under one's command syn 北约 北約 běi yuē NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) (abbr. for 北大西洋公約組織|北大西洋公约组织[Bei3 Da4xi1 Yang2 Gong1yue1 Zu3zhi1]) 塔利班 tǎ lì bān the Taliban, Islamist organization that emerged in the mid-1990s in Afghanistan 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 体质 體質 tǐ zhì (a person's) constitution / underlying physical condition / physical makeup / (of an organization, society etc) structural soundness 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 臃肿 臃腫 yōng zhǒng obese / bloated / swollen (style) / (fig.) (of an organization) oversized or overstaffed 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 老总 老總 lǎo zǒng boss / sir (person with a leading role in an organization) / (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA / (Qing dynasty) high ranking government official / (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer 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 社员 社員 shè yuán commune member (PRC, 1958-1985) / member of a society (or other organization) 世卫 世衛 shì wèi World Health Organization (WHO) (abbr. for 世界衛生組織|世界卫生组织[Shi4 jie4 Wei4 sheng1 Zu3 zhi1]) 轮岗 輪崗 lún gǎng to rotate jobs within an organization syn 主将 主將 zhǔ jiàng commander-in-chief (military) / star player (sports) / key figure (in an organization) syn 栋梁 棟梁 dòng liáng ridgepole / ridgepole and beams / person able to bear heavy responsibility / mainstay (of organization) / pillar (of state) syn 世贸组织 世貿組織 shì mào zǔ zhī WTO (World Trade Organization) 会友 會友 huì yǒu to make friends / to meet friends / member of the same organization syn 欧佩克 歐佩克 ōu pèi kè OPEC / Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries 分社 fēn shè subdivision or branch of an organization / news bureau 抚恤 撫恤 fǔ xù (of an organization that has a duty of care) to give financial support to relatives of sb who has died or suffered serious injury 倡议书 倡議書 chàng yì shū written proposal / document outlining an initiative 世界贸易组织 世界貿易組織 shì jiè mào yì zǔ zhī World Trade Organization (WTO) 能动性 能動性 néng dòng xìng initiative / active role 常设 常設 cháng shè (of an organization etc) standing or permanent syn 自负盈亏 自負盈虧 zì fù yíng kuī responsible for its profit and losses (of organization) / financially autonomous / personal financial responsibility 副总裁 副總裁 fù zǒng cái vice-chairman (of an organization) / vice president (of a company) / deputy governor (of a bank) 一员 一員 yī yuán a member (of an organization) 新编 新編 xīn biān to compile anew / new (version) / newly set up (part of an organization) 文号 文號 wén hào document identifier code (typically including an abbreviation for the name of the issuing organization, the date and a serial number) 研究机构 研究機構 yán jiū jī gòu research organization 社会团体 社會團體 shè huì tuán tǐ social group / community organization 基层组织 基層組織 jī céng zǔ zhī grass-roots organization 政府机构 政府機構 zhèng fǔ jī gòu government organization 政府机关 政府機關 zhèng fǔ jī guān government (viewed as an organization) / institutions of government / government office 贸易组织 貿易組織 mào yì zǔ zhī trade organization 世界卫生组织 世界衛生組織 shì jiè wèi shēng zǔ zhī World Health Organization (WHO) 恐怖组织 恐怖組織 kǒng bù zǔ zhī terrorist organization 学习型组织 學習型組織 xué xí xíng zǔ zhī learning organization 教科文组织 教科文組織 jiào kē wén zǔ zhī UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 形象大使 xíng xiàng dà shǐ person who represents an organization and enhances its image / an ambassador 联合国教科文组织 聯合國教科文組織 lián hé guó jiào kē wén zǔ zhī UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 中纪委 中紀委 zhōng jì wěi Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), organization within the CCP which investigates corruption and other wrongdoing among Party cadres / abbr. for 中共中央紀律檢查委員會|中共中央纪律检查委员会 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 四分五裂 sì fēn wǔ liè all split up and in pieces (idiom) / disunity (in an organization) / complete lack of unity / to disintegrate / falling apart / to be at sixes and sevens syn 赛马会 賽馬會 sài mǎ huì the Jockey Club, Hong Kong philanthropic organization (and former gentleman's club) 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 华诞 華誕 huá dàn (formal) birthday / anniversary of the founding of an organization syn 天地会 天地會 tiān dì huì Tiandihui (Chinese fraternal organization) 八旗 bā qí Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty 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 中组部 中組部 zhōng zǔ bù (CCP) Organization Department (abbr. for 中共中央組織部|中共中央组织部[Zhong1gong4 Zhong1yang1 Zu3zhi1bu4]) 新闻出版总署 新聞出版總署 xīn wén chū bǎn zǒng shǔ General Administration of Press and Publication (PRC state censorship organization) 东突 東突 dōng tū East Turkestan Liberation Organization (ETLO), Chinese dissident group / abbr. for 東突厥斯坦解放組織|东突厥斯坦解放组织 中国银联 中國銀聯 zhōng guó yín lián China UnionPay (CUP), China's only domestic bank card organization 内耗 內耗 nèi hào internal friction / internal dissipation of energy (in mechanics) / fig. waste or discord within an organization 商业机构 商業機構 shāng yè jī gòu commercial organization 群众组织 群眾組織 qún zhòng zǔ zhī communal organization 石油输出国组织 石油輸出國組織 shí yóu shū chū guó zǔ zhī Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) 海基会 海基會 hǎi jī huì Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), semi-official organization established by the ROC government in Taiwan 国际标准化组织 國際標準化組織 guó jì biāo zhǔn huà zǔ zhī International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 国际劳工组织 國際勞工組織 guó jì láo gōng zǔ zhī International Labor Organization 巴解 bā jiě Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) (abbr. for 巴勒斯坦解放組織|巴勒斯坦解放组织[Ba1le4si1tan3 Jie3fang4 Zu3zhi1]) 站 zhàn station / to stand / to halt / to stop / branch of a company or organization / website syn 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 