小混混（xiao3hun4hun4）
dawdling punk
This Chinese term is derogative. It refers to teenagers or young people who do nothing but hang around.

白骨精（bai2gu3jing1）
office elite
This is the name of a siren in the famous Chinese novel “Journey to the West.” But, today it is also used as a new title for white-collar office workers who excel in their career. Instead of the “White-Bone Demon,” the three Chinese characters in this term refers to white-collar, backbone and elite, respectively, in its new usage.

沙尘暴（sha1chen2bao4）
sandstorm
Sandstorms that swept Beijing and other northern cities over the weekend have worsened the air quality of 50 percent of China’s already most polluted cities.

布波族（bu4bo1zu2）/波波族（bo1bo1zu2）
bo-bos
The word is a shorthand for Bourgeois-Bohemians, which refers to the young who have the hybrid characteristics of the 1960s hippies and 1980s yuppies. They are well-educated and barely bound by tradition, prefer fashionable clothes and modern appliances, but are always moving their home between cities and the countryside to avoid a stereotyped life.

油价联动机制（you2jia4 lian2dong4 ji1zhi4）
fuel-related fare adjustment
At a public hearing held last week on the effects of rising gasoline prices on the city’s taxi fleet, it became clear some adjustment was needed to take the burden off cabbies suffering from an earnings squeeze. Taxi fares may also change according to the oil prices in the market.

招牌菜（zhao1pai2cai4）
signature dishes/house special
Dianping.com, a Website recommending famous restaurants and dishes, has recently become popular. You can easily find the most famous dishes of a restaurant on that Website.

行头（hang2tou2）
gearSome children in middle schools vie with each other to wear fashionable clothing and accessories. The equipment needed for a sport or professional activity, like roller skating, mountain climbing or firefighting, is also referred to as hangtou.

败家子（bai4jia1zi3）
black sheep
The Chinese term has a narrower meaning than the English one. The Chinese term only refers to a member of a family who is undesirable.

官瘾（guan1yin3）
lust for official power
Guan in Chinese means “officialdom.” Yin means “lust.” This Chinese term describes many people who lust official power.