引进外资invitation of foreign capital

吸引外资attract foreign investment 

市场份额market share

竞争优势competitive advantage/edge

增强竞争力sharpen competitive edge; enhance competitiveness

目标市场target market

品牌定位brand positioning

顾客满意度customer satisfaction

特许经营店franchised outlet

目标消费者targeted consumers

品牌形象brand image

经济伙伴关系economic partnership 

允许外商独资经营allow full foreign equity operation 

优惠条件confessional terms; favorable terms 

减免税收tax reduction and exemption 

合作方式 approaches to cooperation 

出资方式means of contributing investment 

合营期限contract term of a joint venture 

三来一补(来料加工,来件装配,来样加工) processing and compensation trades(processing with materials or given samples, assembling supplied components) 

贸易伙伴 trade partner 

转口贸易transit trade 

外贸顺差foreign trade surplus 

积极引进外来资金、技术、人才和管理经验actively introduce capital, technology, competent professionals and managerial expertise form outside

招标承包制bidding invitation contract system 

招标出售技术bids for technology 

公开招标call for bid; tenders 

招标单 invitation for bid (IFB) 

标书 bidding document 

竟标 competitive bidding 

投标 bid for a project

中标 win a bid; be awarded a tender 

拍卖 auction 

租赁 leasing 

保税区 bonded area; free trade area

统一政策、放开经营、平等竞争、unified policy, liberalized operation, and equal competition 

自负盈亏、工贸结合、推行代理制responsibility for one's own profits and losses, the integration of industry and foreign trade, and the promotion of agent system 

知识产权intellectual property rights 

技术转让technology transfer 

可行性研究feasibility study 

意向书 letter of intent 

投资环境investment environment 

跨国公司transnational corporation 

基础设施infrastructure 

20年基本实现现代化basically achieve modernization in 20 years 

发挥技术窗口管理窗口和人才窗口的作用serve as a medium for introducing advanced technologies, managerial expertise and qualified professionals from outside. 

招商 attract investment

同国际惯例接轨 in line with the international practice

加大改革力度intensify reforms 

一条龙服务one package service 

一支笔审批one-chop approval 

平等互利，互通有无equality and mutual benefit, and trading of needed goods 

外引内联 act as an intermediary for introducing foreign capital and establish domestic connections

龙头 pacemaker; leading role

瓶颈限制bottleneck constraint

下放审批权delegate the authority to examine and approve to lower levels 

统而不死，活而不乱ensure a flexible control

国民经济的支柱mainstay of the national economy 

理顺企业的产权关系rationalize the property rights relationships of enterprises 

政策性亏损policy-related loss 

三角债 chain debts

生意兴隆 booming business

生意冷淡sluggish business