Periplus Pocket Mandarin Chinese Dictionary. Philip Yungkin Lee
bureau
gōngshí 工时 n man-hour
gōngsī 公司 n company, firm
gōngwénbāo 公文包 n briefcase
gōngwùyuán 公务员 n civil servants; governmental employees
gōngxǐ fācái 恭喜发财 phr May you be prosperous! (said usually in the Lunar New Year period)
gōngxīn jiēcéng 工薪阶层 n salaried group; those who are paid wages
gōngxiū 公休 n public holidays
gōngyèyuán qū 工业园区 n industrial park
gōngyì huódòng 公益活动 n public welfare activities
gōngyù 公寓 n apartment, flat
gōngyuán 公园 n garden, park
gōngzī 工资 n wages, salary
gōngzī shuì 工资税 n payroll tax
gōngzī xuējiǎn 工资削减 n pay-cut
gōngzuò 工作 n job, work
gōngzuò rényuán 工作人员 n staff
gōngzuòrì 工作日 n working day of the week
gǒu 狗 n dog
gòumǎilì 购买力 n purchasing power
gòuwù 购物 v to shop, go shopping
gǒuzǎiduì 狗仔队 n paparazzi
gǔ shíhou 古时候 n, adv (in) olden times
guā 瓜 n melon
guà 挂 v to hang
guā húzi 刮胡子 v to shave
guǎfù 寡妇 n widow
guàhào 挂号 v to register
guàhàoxìn 挂号信 n registered post
guàkào 挂靠 adj be attached or affiliated to
guān’guāng 观光 n sightseeing
guān hāng 官商 n state-operated commerce
guānbì 关闭 v to shut
guànfàn 惯犯 n repeated offender
guānfū 鳏夫 n widower
guǎngbō 广播 v, n broadcast
guǎngchǎng 广场 n square, town square
guāngdié 光碟 n CD
guǎnggàocí 广告词 n jingle (advertising)
guǎnggàorén 广告人 n advertising man; ad man
guānggǔ 光谷 n optical valley
guǎngjiāohuì 广交会 n Canton Fair; Guangzhou Fair
guǎngkuòde 广阔的 adj broad, spacious
guāngpán 光盘 n CD
guāngpán yuèdúqì 光盘阅读器 n CD-ROM
guāngtōngxùn 光通讯 n optical communication
guāngtūde 光秃的 adj bald
guānguāng bāshì 观光巴士 n tour bus
guānguāng diàntī 观光电梯 n sightseeing lift
guǎngyùwǎng 广域网 n wide area network (WAN)
Guǎngzhōu 广州 n Guangzhou (Canton)
Guǎngzhōuhuà 广州话 n Cantonese
guànjūn 冠军 n champion
guānkàn 观看 v to view, look at, watch
guānle 关了 adj off (turned off)
guǎnlǐ 管理 v to manage, succeed
guānmén 关门 adj closed (door/shop)
guānshàngle 关上了 adj closed
guānshuì 关税 n duty (import tax)
guānshuì bìlěi 关税壁垒 n tariff barrier
guānshuì pèié 关税配额 n tariff quota
guàntóu 罐头 n can, tin
guānxìwǎng 关系网 n network
guānyú 关于 conj concerning
guānyuán 官员 n officials (government)
gǔběn 股本 n share capital
gǔdài 古代 adj ancient
gùdìngde 固定的 adj regular, normal
gūdú 孤独 adj lonely
gǔfèn yǒuxiàn gōngsī 股份有限公司 n limited liability company
gǔfènzhì 股份制 n shareholding system; joint-stock system
gǔgàn qǐyè 骨干企业 n key enterprise
gūgu 姑姑 n aunt (father’s younger sister)
guǐ 鬼 n ghost
guì 贵 adj costly, expensive
guìbīn 贵宾 n guest of honor, VIP (Very Important Person)
guīdìngde 规定的 adj compulsory
guīgǔ 硅谷 n Silicon Valley
guīhuán 归还 v to return; to give back
guījiù 归咎 v to blame
guījù 规矩 n rules
guījùde 规矩的 adj well-behaved
guìtái 柜台 n counter (for paying, buying tickets)
guīyī sānbǎo 皈依三宝 v to become a Buddhist
guìzi 柜子 n cupboard
gǔjì 古迹 n remains (historical)
gǔmín 股民 n stockholder
gūmǔ 姑母 n aunt (father’s older sister)
gùn 棍 n stick, pole
gūniang 姑娘 n girl
guō 锅 n pan
guò 过 v to cross, go over
guò yīhuǐr 过一会儿 adv later
guóbǎo 国宝 n national treasure
guòcuò 过错 n fault
guòde kuàihuó 过得快活 v to enjoy oneself
guòdù kāikěn 过度开垦 n excess reclamation
guòfèn 过分 adj too much, excessive
guójí 国籍 n nationality
guójì 国际 adj international
guójì àowěihuì 国际奥委会 n International Olympic Committee (IOC)
guójì biāozhǔnhuà zǔzhī 国际标准化组织 n ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
guójì guànlì 国际惯例 n international practice
guójì hǎiyù 国际海域 n international waters
guójì huòbì jījīn zǔzhī 国际货币 基金组织 n IMF (International