邦交 bāng jiāo relations between two countries / diplomatic relations syn 生产关系 生產關係 shēng chǎn guān xì relations between levels of production / socio-economic relations 政纪 政紀 zhèng jì rules for political staff / political discipline 外交关系 外交關係 wài jiāo guān xì foreign relations / diplomatic relations 政审 政審 zhèng shěn examine sb's political record / political investigation 事业 事業 shì yè undertaking / project / activity / (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause / publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation / career / occupation / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 政治 zhèng zhì politics / political syn 大事 dà shì major event / major political event (war or change of regime) / major social event (wedding or funeral) / (do sth) in a big way / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn 路线 路線 lù xiàn itinerary / route / political line (e.g. right revisionist road) / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 修好 xiū hǎo to repair (sth broken) / to restore (sth damaged) / to establish friendly relations with / (literary) to do meritorious deeds syn 事务 事務 shì wù (political, economic etc) affairs / work / transaction (as in a computer database) syn 制度 zhì dù system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc) / institution / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 势力 勢力 shì li power / influence / a force (military, political etc) syn 性关系 性關係 xìng guān xi sexual relations / sexual contact / intercourse 公关 公關 gōng guān public relations 政权 政權 zhèng quán regime / political power syn 融洽 róng qià harmonious / friendly relations / on good terms with one another syn 层面 層面 céng miàn aspect / facet / level (political, psychological, spiritual etc) / (geology) bedding plane syn 掌权 掌權 zhǎng quán to wield (political etc) power / be in power syn 交情 jiāo qing friendship / friendly relations syn 过往 過往 guò wǎng to come and go / to have friendly relations with / in the past / previous syn 新任 xīn rèn newly-appointed / newly elected / new (in a political office) syn 游说 遊說 yóu shuì to lobby / to campaign / to promote (an idea, a product) / (old) to visit various rulers and promote one's political ideas (in the Warring States period) syn 和睦 hé mù peaceful relations / harmonious syn 党派 黨派 dǎng pài political party / faction 政 zhèng political / politics / government syn 连任 連任 lián rèn to continue in (a political) office / to serve for another term of office syn 阵线 陣線 zhèn xiàn a front (militant group) / line of battle / alignment (towards a political party etc) syn 说客 說客 shuì kè (old) itinerant political adviser / (fig.) lobbyist / go-between / mouthpiece / also pr. [shuo1 ke4] 左翼 zuǒ yì left-wing (political) syn 交接 jiāo jiē (of two things) to come into contact / to meet / to hand over to / to take over from / to associate with / to have friendly relations with / to have sexual intercourse syn 人缘 人緣 rén yuán relations with other people syn 政党 政黨 zhèng dǎng political party / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 政界 zhèng jiè political and government circles syn 动荡 動蕩 dòng dàng unrest (social or political) / turmoil / upheaval / commotion syn 政治犯 zhèng zhì fàn political prisoner 捉奸 捉姦 zhuō jiān to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations) 政见 政見 zhèng jiàn political views 决裂 決裂 jué liè to rupture / to burst open / to break / to break off relations with / a rupture 分析家 fēn xī jiā (political) analyst 政坛 政壇 zhèng tán political circles 政治学 政治學 zhèng zhì xué politics / political science 指导员 指導員 zhǐ dǎo yuán instructor / coach / political instructor (in the PLA) 绝迹 絕跡 jué jì to be eradicated / to vanish / extinct / to break off relations syn 保守党 保守黨 bǎo shǒu dǎng conservative political parties 匪帮 匪幫 fěi bāng gang of bandits / criminal gang (formerly often used of political opponents) syn 绝交 絕交 jué jiāo to break off relations / to break with sb syn 左派 zuǒ pài (political) left / left wing / leftist syn 政局 zhèng jú political situation syn 在野 zài yě to be out of (political) office / to be out of power syn 政委 zhèng wěi political commissar (within the army) 时局 時局 shí jú current political situation syn 政要 zhèng yào important political leader / government dignitary syn 政治性 zhèng zhì xìng political 中非 zhōng fēi China-Africa (relations) / Central Africa / Central African Republic 反对党 反對黨 fǎn duì dǎng opposition (political) party 转危为安 轉危為安 zhuǎn wēi wéi ān to turn peril into safety (idiom) / to avert a danger (esp. political or medical) syn 背书 背書 bèi shū to recite (a text) from memory / to learn a text by heart / to back / to endorse (a political candidate, product, check etc) / backing / endorsement syn 建构 建構 jiàn gòu to construct (often sth abstract, such as good relations) / to set up / to develop / construction (abstract) / architecture 会社 會社 huì shè a guild / (in olden times) an association such as a political party, religious group or trade guild / the Japanese word for company 八面玲珑 八面玲瓏 bā miàn líng lóng be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations) syn 重地 zhòng dì location of political, economic, military, or cultural importance (usu. not open to the general public) / sensitive area syn 青年团 青年團 qīng nián tuán youth corps / youth wing of a political party 政敌 政敵 zhèng dí political opponent 融融 róng róng in harmony / happy / warm relations syn 权术 權術 quán shù art of politics / political tricks (often derog.) / power play / to play at politics / underhand trickery syn 政论 政論 zhèng lùn political commentary 党徽 黨徽 dǎng huī political party emblem 积极分子 積極份子 jī jí fèn zǐ enthusiast / (political) activist syn 时政 時政 shí zhèng current politics / political situation of the time syn 通商 tōng shāng (of nations) to have trade relations / to engage in trade syn 两会 兩會 liǎng huì National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference 维新 維新 wéi xīn (political) reform / revitalization / modernization syn 建交 jiàn jiāo to establish diplomatic relations 右派 yòu pài (political) right / right wing / rightist syn 天伦 天倫 tiān lún family bonds / ethical family relations syn 公使 gōng shǐ minister / diplomat performing ambassadorial role in Qing times, before regular diplomatic relations 支部 zhī bù branch, esp. grass root branches of a political party syn 政绩 政績 zhèng jì (political) achievements / track record 变法 變法 biàn fǎ to change the laws / political reform / unconventional method syn 政治部 zhèng zhì bù political division / cadre department 正常化 zhèng cháng huà normalization (of diplomatic relations etc) syn 富国 富國 fù guó rich country / make the country wealthy (political slogan) syn 民盟 mín méng China Democratic League (political party) / abbr. for 中國民主同盟|中国民主同盟 脱胎 脫胎 tuō tāi to be born / (fig.) to develop out of sth else (of ideas, stories, political systems etc) / (fig.) to shed one's body (to be reborn) / bodiless (e.g. lacquerware) 政治委员 政治委員 zhèng zhì wěi yuán political commissar (during Russian and Chinese communist revolutions) 孙膑 孫臏 sūn bìn Sun Bin (-316 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC) 退党 退黨 tuì dǎng to withdraw from a political party 政协 政協 zhèng xié CPPCC (Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference) / abbr. of 中國人民政治協商會議|中国人民政治协商会议[Zhong1 guo2 Ren2 min2 Zheng4 zhi4 Xie2 shang1 Hui4 yi4] 入党 入黨 rù dǎng to join a political party (esp. the Communist Party) 党校 黨校 dǎng xiào (political) party school 党性 黨性 dǎng xìng the spirit or character of a political party 为人民服务 為人民服務 wèi rén mín fú wù Serve the People!, CCP political slogan 分子 份子 fèn zǐ members of a class or group / political elements (such as intellectuals or extremists) / part syn 中日关系 中日關係 zhōng rì guān xì Sino-Japanese relations 公共关系 公共關係 gōng gòng guān xì public relations 血族 xuè zú blood relations / one's own flesh and blood / kin 国际关系 國際關係 guó jì guān xì international relations 政治经济学 政治經濟學 zhèng zhì jīng jì xué political economy 