黑卡(hei1ka3)
Centurion card, Black Card
It refers to the Centurion card issued by the American Express. Some people take it as a symbol of status because only those who get an offer from the card issuer can apply for one.

无公害蔬菜(wu2gong1hai4shu1cai4)
residue-free vegetable
It refers to the vegetables that have little, if any, traces of  fertilizer, pesticide or additives when put on the market.

不过电(bu2guo4dian4)
dumbheaded
The expression is often used these days to refer to a person who is slow in responding to a hint dropped by others.

易登机(yi4deng1ji1)
easy boarding service
Easy boarding is a service for passengers who pay for the privilege of speedier security checks and priority boarding. China’s top aviation administration recently banned this service for security reasons.

动批族(dong4pi1zu2)
wholesale buyers
The term refers to people who are fond of shopping at wholesale markets. They usually pretend to be shop owners to get a cheaper price.

埋伏营销(mai2fu2ying2xiao1)
ambush marketing
This refers to a marketing campaign associated with an event without paying sponsorship fees. Such activities can be seen almost everywhere in the country these days relating to the upcoming summer
Olympic Games in Beijing.

小白(xiao3bai2)
layman, illiterate
The word literally means “little white.” The term is used by Internet users to refer to any one who knows little of a specific field, such as IT or computer. So, one may call such a person IT or computer illiterate.

破发(po4fa1)
below IPO price
Nowadays more and more stocks have seen their closing price on the fi rst day of trading drop below the initial price.

自梳女(zi4shu1nu3)
single woman
The term literally means a woman who combs her hair by herself.

极品女(ji2pin3nu3)
extremely fussy woman
Literally a perfect woman, but often used derogatorily to mean a woman who is fussy or annoying.

奥运新人(ao4yun4 xin1ren2)
Olympic couple
It refers to Chinese couples who want to get married on August 8 this year, when the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games begin.

二次污染 (er4ci4wu1ran2)
secondary pollution
Unclean cisterns installed on top of some residential buildings and the landfill sites for wastes often become the source of secondary pollution for tap water and the surrounding environment.

傍名牌 (bang4ming2pai2)
imitation brand name
This term refers to a type of unfair competition in the market where small companies name their products with names close to famous brand names to mislead the customers. Governments are cracking down on this free riding on established brands.

排 (pai2)
support
The word, which literally means "line up" in Chinese, is widely used by Internet users on bulletin boards to show their support when they agree with someone else's opinion.

单细胞动物 (dan1xi4bao1dong4wu4)
simple-minded people
The term, initially appeared in some cartoon strips, means single-cell creatures in Chinese. It is now used by young people to describe someone who is simple-minded and easy to get along with.

恶意圈钱 (e4yi4quan1qian2)
malicious money grabbing
Domestic stock markets plunged to a seven-month low last week amid mounting apprehension over new share offerings, which investors believed were part of a malicious intent to grab money from the markets. China Securities Regulatory Commission has warned listed firms to consider market conditions, investor sentiment and their own funding needs before deciding the timing and size of refinancing.

白开水女生 (bai2kai1shui3nu3sheng1)
plain water girl
This term refers to young women who are shy and introverted, particularly in front of strangers. People think them as boring and uninteresting just like plain water.

现贷派(xian4dai4pai4)
loan taker
The Chinese phrase is a play on words as it has the same pronunciation as "modern people".It refers to those who are inclined to spend tomorrow's money for today's pleasures.

三拍工程(san1pai1gong1cheng2)
"three-pat" project
The term refers to a project launched with little feasibility study and often ending in disaster. The three-pat means people patting their head to make a decision, patting their chest to make an empty promise, and then patting the dust off their bottoms as they leave the disastrous project behind them.