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EAST ASIA NON PROLIFERATION PROGRAM
GLOSSARY 6: NONPROLIFERATION AND ARMS CONTROL-RELATED TERMS

(Alphabetically by Pinyin)

Last Updated: 24 February 2005

 

Romanization
Term (English)
Chinese
(bu) zaichuli reprocessing (of plutonium) (钚)再处理
(fangshexing) chenjiang (wu) fallout (放射性)尘降(物)
(hedaji juece) caice xunhuan outguessing regress (核打击决策)猜测循环
adierkeda xing guanzhuan fasheyao Ardeer Cordite Tubular 阿迪尔柯达型管状发射药
aiguozhe daodan Patriot missile 爱国者导弹 
an'quan baozhang security guarantees 安全保证
an'quan kunjing; an'quan liangnan security dilemma 安全困境
baiwandun dangliang equivalent megatonnage (EMT) 百万吨当量
ban shuaiqi; ban paichuqi half-life 半衰期; 半排出期
banjing radius 半 径 
baofu retaliation 报复
baosuoxing hewuqi implosion bomb 爆缩型核武器
baozha fanying zhuangjia explosive reactive armor (ERA) 爆炸反应装甲
baozha gaodu height of burst 爆炸高度
baozha; baopo blast 爆炸; 爆破
baozhang jiandu safeguard 保障监督 
baozheng pohuai zhanlue assured destruction 保证破坏战略
baquan zhuyi hegemonism 霸权主义
beijixing daodan Polaris missile 北极星导弹 
beijixing qianting Polaris submarine 北极星潜艇 
beisheniao kongduidi fanleida daodan [Meiguo] Shrike anti-radar air-to-surface missile [USA] 百舌鸟空对地反雷达导弹[美国] 
biandui formation 编队 
biaofeng zhandouji [Faguo] Rafale figher [France] 飚风战斗机[法国]
bolangning hangkong jiqiang Browning Aircraft Machinegun 勃朗宁航空机枪
bolihua vitrification 玻璃化
boshu zhidao daodan; jiashushi daodan beam rider; riding missile 波束制导导弹;  

驾束式导弹

bozhaji burster 爆炸剂
bu 239 plutonium-239 钚 239
bu kuosan  non-proliferation 不扩散
bu kuosan zhengce non-proliferation policy 不扩散政策
bu ranliao xunhuan plutonium fuel cycle 钚燃料循环
bu shengchan fanyingdui plutonium production reactor  钚生产反应堆
bu shouxian shiyong no first use 不首先使用
bu-240 plutonium-240 钚 240
buduicheng erjiajijing (huojian ranliao) unsymmetrical dimethyl - hydrazine (rocket fuel) 不对称二甲基肼 (火箭燃料)
buleiqi minelaying machine; minelayer 布雷器 
bushu deployment 部署 
caijun disarmament 裁军
cailiao sunshi material unaccounted for (MUF) 材料损失
canshi daodan (jin/zhong cheng haifang feidan) Silkworm missile series (short/medium range coastal defense missile) 蚕式弹道(近/中程海防 

飞弹 )

canshu parameters 参数 
cegun tuoli waijia pianhang touli roll and yaw departure 侧滚脱离外加偏航脱离
cehuajiao yaw angle 侧滑角
cejuyi range finger 测距仪
cekong measurement and control; tracking and control 测控 
changgui qianting conventional submarine 常规潜艇 
changgui wuqi conventional weapons 常规武器
changzheng er'yi kunbang houjian [Zhongguo] Long March 2E rocket with strap-on boosters 长征二E捆绑火箭[中国]
chao changbo ultra-long wave 超长波 
chao duanbo ultra-short wave 超短波 
chao gaopin super high frequency (SHF) 超高频
chao gaopin ultra high frequency (UHF) 超高频
chao gaosu daodan xitong Hypervelocity Guided Missile System (HGM) 超高速导弹系统
chao shiju daodan gongji over-the-horizon missile attack 超视距导弹攻击 
chao yali over pressure 超压力
chao yinsu fanjian daodan supersonic anti-ship missile 超 音 速 反 舰 导 弹 
chaoji daguo superpowers 超级大国
chaoji tongdao hyperchannel 超级通道
chaoyue e'zhi zhanlue beyond containment strategy 超越遏制战略
chenxiang caisson 沉箱
chexiao deactivate 撤销
chongfan daqiceng feixingqi reentry vehicle (RV) 重返大气层飞行器
chongjipo blast wave 冲击波
chongjipo wuqi blast wave weapon 冲击波武器
chongyashi penqi fadongji ramjet 冲压式喷气发动机
chuan tritium
chuanjiadan armor-piercing projectile 穿甲弹
chucun;chubei stockpile 储存;储备
chufa shuilei contact mine 触发水雷
chuizhi baowei vertical envelopment 垂直包围 
chuizhi kuosan vertical proliferation 垂直扩散
chuizhi qijiang zhangdouji vertical take off and landing fighter (VTOL) 垂直起降战斗机 
chukuo guanzhi export control 出口管制
chuqi zuozhan nengli initial operational capability (IOC) 初期作战能力
cikuojing chuangjiadan armor-piercing reduced caliber projectile (APRC) 次口径传甲弹
cizhen feidan [Meiguo] Stinger missile [USA] 刺针飞弹[美国] 
(di'er'ci) hefanji second strike (第二次) 核反击
(fangshexing) shuaibian decay (放射性)衰变
(guoji yuanzineng jigou anquan baozhang shouduan) fengge he jianshi (IAEA safeguard) containment and surveillance (C/S) (国际原子能机构安全保 

障手段)封隔和监视

(yuanzidan) duoceng tamper (原子弹)惰层
(zongcan) fanghua fenbu [Zhongguo] (GSD) chemical defense sub-department [PRC] (总参)防化分部[中国]
dadi daodan (Yindu) Prithvi guided missile[India] 大地导弹(印度)
daguimo huimeixing wuqi weapons of mass destruction 大规模毁灭性武器
daifa zhuangtai arming 待发状态
daiming feixingqi aircraft prepared for service (APS) 待命飞行器
daiqiceng wai exoatomsphere 大气层外
daji junshi caifu counter-force 打击军事力量
daji shehui caifu counter-value 打击社会财富
danbian caijun unilateral disarmament 单边裁军
dandao trajectory 弹 道 
dandao daodan ballistic missile (BM) 弹道导弹
dandao daodan fangyu ballistic missile defense (BMD) 弹道导弹防御
dandao daodan jiejiji ballistic missile interceptor (BMI) 弹道导弹截击机
dandao daodan yujing xitong ballistic missile early warning system 弹道导弹预警系统
dandao luodian yu guidao ballistic impact and trajectory 弹道落点与轨道
dantuo warhead 弹 头 
danyao ammunition 弹药
danyao chucangsuo ammunition dump 弹药储藏所
danyao cunfang dian ammunition point 弹药存放点
danyao shibie fuhao ammunition identification code (AIC) 弹药识别符号
danyao kuo ammunition depot 弹药库
danyi renwu lieleijian single-role mine hunter (SRMH) 单一任务猎雷舰
danzhoudian point of impact 弹着点 
daoda shiliang arrival vector 到达矢量
daodan guided missile 导弹
daodan dixia fashejing missile silo 导弹地下发射井
daodan gongji dianzi moniqi electronic missile attacks simulator 导弹攻击电子模拟器 
daodan kuaiting missile fast attack craft 导弹快艇 
daofei tongguo inverted pass 倒飞通过
daohang homing 导航
daqiceng atmosphere layer 大 气 层 
daqiceng nei endoatmosphere 大气层内
daqiceng shiyan atomspheric test 大气层试验
datuidong wolun fengshan yinqing high-thrust turbine fan engine 大推动涡轮风扇引擎
denglu dui; luzhan dui marine corps 登陆队; 陆战队 
denglu zuozhan landing operation(s) 登陆作战 
dianchuan feixing xitong fly-by-wire flight control system 电传飞行系统 
dianci maichong electromagnetic pulse (EMP) 电 磁 脉 冲
dianci tongweisu fenlifa electromagnetic isotope separation 电磁同位素分离法
diantai transceiver 电 
dianzi electron 电子
dianzi biaoqian (Los Alamos shiyanshi yanzhi) eletronic tag (R&D by Los Alamos Lab) 电子标签(Los Alamos 实验室研制)
dianzi ganrao; 

dianzi duikang

electronic countermeasure (ECM) 电子干扰; 电子对抗
dianzi haiyang zhencha weixing electronic ocean reconnaissance satellite (EORSAT) 电子海洋侦察卫星
dianzi qingbao (dianzi zhencha) electronic intelligence (ELINT) 电子情报 (电子侦察)
dianzi zhiyuan cuoshi electronic support measures 电子支援措施
dibilisi hao hangkong mujian [Sulian] Tbilisi aircraft carrier [USSR] 第比利斯号航空母舰 

[苏联] 

dida mubiao shijian time over target (TOT) 抵达目标时间
diduikong daodan surface-to-air missile (SAM) 地对空导弹
diguidi daodan surface-to-surface missile (SSM) 地对地导弹
dikong daodan mubiao sheng low level missile target drone 低空导弹目标声
dilingdian (dimianshang zhijie weiyu hebaozha zhixia de yidian) ground zero 地零点(地面上直接位 

于核爆炸之下的一点)

dimian daiji ground alert 地面待机
dimian fashe de xunhang daodan ground-launched cruise missile 地面发射的巡航导弹
dimian guangdian gaokong guance Ground-based electro-optical deep space surveillance 地面光电高空观测
dingdian hongzha pin-point bombing; precision bombing 定 点 轰 炸 
dingxiang baohu item-only safeguard 定项保护
dinongsuo you Low-enriched uranium 低浓缩铀
dipin low frequency (LF) 低频
diqiu tongbu weixing geosynchronous satellite 地球同步卫星
diweili he wuqi (liangwan dunji yixia) nominal weapon 低威力核武器 

(2万吨级以下)

dixia heshiyan underground nuclear test 地下核试验
dixing lunkuo pipei terrain contour matching (TERCOM) 地形轮廓匹配
di'yi'ci hedaji first strike 第一次(核)打击
Dongfeng (Zhongguo daodan) Dongfeng (PRC missile) 东风(中国导弹)
dongli fanyingdui power reactor 动力反应堆
donglishi huojian tuisheng shuilei propelled rocket ascent mine (PRAM) 动力式火箭推升水雷
duiwai kuozhang; kuozhang zhuyi expansionism 对外扩张; 扩张主义
duobian caijun multilateral disarmament 多边裁军
duocheng dandao daodan short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) 短程弹道导弹
duocheng gongji daodan short-range attack missile 短程攻击导弹
duochong baohuke multiple protective shelter (MPS) 多重保护壳
duodantuo daodan multiple warhead missile 多弹头导弹
duodantuo fendao zairu feixingqi multiple independently targeted re-entry vehicle (MIRV) 多弹头分导再入飞行器
duodantuo fenhang yunzhai gongju multiple reentry vehicle (MRV) 多弹头返航运载工具
duoguan huojian xitong multiple launcher rocket system 多管火箭系统
duoguan huojianpao multiple rocket launcher (MRL) 多管火箭炮
duoguan huojianpao multiple tube rocket gun 多管火箭炮
duoguo jishu shouduan multinational technical means 多国技术手段
duojihua multi-polarity  多级化
er'yanghuayou uranium dioxide 二氧化铀
FA-18 dahuangfeng zhandouji F/A-18 Hornet (warplane) 大黄蜂战斗机
fan dandao daodan anti-ballistic missile (ABM) 反弹道导弹
fan kuosan containment 反 扩 散 
fan qian zhan anti-submarine warfare 反潜战
fan weixing wuqi anti-satellite weapons (ASAT weapons) 反卫星武器
fan zhanshu dandao daodan anti-tactical ballistic missile 反战术弹道导弹
fan zhuangjia jishudan anti-armor cluster munitions 反装甲集束弹
fan zhuangjia dan sense and destroy armor (SADARM) 反装甲弹
fangcha fenxi analysis of variance (ANOVA) 方差分析
fangcha; zhadan dandao fangxiang piancha azimuth 方位; 炸弹弹道方向 

偏差

fanghua chemical defense 防化
fanghua bin chemical defense corps 防化兵
fanghuo danxin fire resistant pits 防火弹芯
fangkong air defense 防空
fangkong fang daodan xitong air-defense anti-missile system 防空反导弹系统
fangkong fang tanke xitong air defense anti-tank system 防空防坦克系统
fangkong shibiequ air defense identification zone 防空识别区
fangkong yujing shebei air defense alert system 防空预警设备
fangmianjun front army 方面军
fangshexing tongweisu radioisotope 放射性同位素
fangyu xitong fenxi defense system analysis 防御系统分析
fangzhi dandao daodan kuosan guoji xingwei zhunze International Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation 防止弹道导弹扩散国际行为准则
fanyingdui xin reactor core 反应堆芯
fanyingduiji bu reactor grade plutonium 反应堆级钚
faranliao spent fuel 乏燃 料
faranliao bang spent fuel rods 乏燃料棒
faranliao chucun spent fuel storage 乏燃料储存
fashe launch 发 射 
fashe lizi biaoqian (SANDIA shiyanshi yanzhi) reflective particle tag (R&D by Sandia Lab) 发射粒子标签(SANDIA 

实验室研制)

fashe zhongliang throw weight 发射重量
fashe zhuangzhi launcher 发射装置
fashejing silo 发射井
fazhan shengchan he chucun development, production and stockpiling (DPS) 发展生产和储存
fei he hua denuclearization 非核化
fei hewuqi guojia non-nuclear weapon states (NNWS) 非核武器国家
feiji jiaci sortie 飞 机 架 次 
feishui fanyingdui boiling water reactor (BWR) 沸水反应堆
feiwu chuli; feiliao chuli waste disposal 废物处理; 废料处理
feixing qingbao qu flight information region 飞行情报区
feixing zhongduan zhidao mid-course guidance  飞行中段制导
feiyu daodan Exocet guided missile 飞鱼导弹
fenliufa; liduji fractionation 分馏法; 粒度级
fudai sunshang collectoral damage 附带损伤
fugaiwu blanket 覆盖物
fuyi ailerons 副翼
fuzhu qipao auxiliary detonating 辅助起炮
(he dantou hecha) jianbie xing identifying (核弹头核查)鉴别型
(he) ranliao danyi xunhuan once-through fuel cycle (核)燃料单一循环
(he) ranliao fanyingdui burner reactor (核) 燃烧反应堆
(he) ranliao zujian fuel assemblies (核)燃料组件
(he) zhuanhuan fanyingdui converter reactor (核)转换反应堆
(hecha) hezuo cuoshi cooperative measures (核查)合作措施
gao zirconium
gaoceng upper tier 高 层 
gaodu zhishi leida altitude radar 高度指示雷达
gaoji bachang yiqi chuan advanced range instrumentation ship (ARIS) 高级靶场仪器船
gaoji bachang yiqi feiji advanced range instrumentation aircraft (ARIA) 高级靶场仪器飞机
gaoneng liexing zhayao high-explosive (HE) 高能烈性炸药
gaoneng zhadan high-explosive bomb 高能炸弹 
gaonongsuo you highly enriched uranium 高浓缩铀
gaoping high frequency (HF) 高频
gaoshepao air defense artillery 高射炮
gaosu fan leida daodan high-speed anti-radar missile (HARM) 高速反雷达导弹
gaoxian chuandi jiaban (haijun) high-line transfer deck (navy) 高线传递甲板(海军)
gongjijiao angle of attack 攻击角
gongneng daoxiang guancha chayi functionally related observable difference 功能导向观察差异
gongyingguo supplier country 供应国
guanglan tongxin fiber optic cable communications 光缆通信
guanxing daohang xitong inertial navigation system 惯性导航系统
guanxing feixing guiji ballistic trajectory 惯性飞行轨迹
guanxing zhidao inertial guidance 惯性制导
guidao orbit 轨道
guidao baozha fractional orbital bombardment 轨道爆炸
guofang national defense 国防
guofang zhengce defense policy 国防政策
guofang zhichu; guofang kaizhi defense spending 国防支出; 国防开支
guoji jishu shouduan international technical means 国际技术手段
guojia an'qian national security 国家安全
guojia jishu shouduan national technical means 国家技术手段
guojia zhuquan national sovereignty  国家主权
hai wushi zhishengfeiji sea knight helicopter 海武士直升飞机
hai yanjingshe zhishengfeiji sea cobra helicopter 海眼镜蛇直升飞机
hai zhongma zhishengfeiji sea stallion helicopter 海种马直升飞机
haidi fanyingdui submarine reactor 海底反应堆
haijun hangkongbing budui naval aviation corps 海军航空兵部队
haijun kongjian jiance naval space surveillance (NAVSPASUR) 海军空间监测
haiyangquan maritime rights 海洋权
hangkong dianzixue avionics 航空电子学
hangkongbing aviation personnel 航空兵
hangxiang zhishi qi path-finder 航向指示器
he fanyingdui nuclear reactor 核反应堆
he weishi liliang nuclear deterrent 核威慑力量
he zhuangzhi nuclear device 核装置
he, shengwu he huaxue wuqi / zhangzheng Nuclear, biological and chemical weapons / warfare 核 , 生物和化学 

武 器/战争

hecha verification 核查
hecha zhidu verification regime 核查制度
hecheng koujing leida synthetic aperture radar (SAR) 合成口径雷达
hechukuo sanxiang yuanze three principles of nuclear export 核出口三项原则
hedanglian nuclear yield 核当量
hedongli gongji qianti nuclear attack submarine 核动力攻击潜艇
hefushe Nuclear radiation 核辐射
hejubian fusion 核聚变
hekuosan nuclear proliferation 核扩散
heping gongchu peaceful coexistence 和平共处
heping gongchu wuxiang yuanze Five Principles of Peaceful Co-Existence 和平共处五项原则
heping liyong peaceful use 和平利用
heping yongtu he baozha peaceful nuclear explosion 和平用途核爆炸
heranliao nuclear fuel 核燃料
heranliao xunhuan rongliang nuclear fuel cycle capacities 核燃料循环容量
heshiyan nuclear testing 核试验
hetiaoling nuclear doctrine 核条令
hewuqi chubei nuclear stockpile 核武器储备
hewuqi guo nuclear weapon states 核武器国
hewuzhi fanghu physical protection (of nuclear materials) 核物资防护
hong liu xing zhanlu hongzhaji H-6 strategic bomber 轰六型战略轰炸机
hong wu xing hongzhaji qun H-5 bomber group 轰五型轰炸机群 
hongwaixian infrared 红外线
hongzhaji (qing, zhong, zhong xing) bomber (light, medium heavy) 轰炸机 (轻,中,重型)
houxu zaoqijingjie xitong follow on early warning system (FEWS) 后续早期警戒系统
huanchong didai buffer zone 缓冲地带
huanfa de fushe xiaoying delayed radiation effect 缓发辐射效应
huangbing yellow cake 黄饼
huanhe détente 缓和
huanxing sousuo leida perimeter acquisition radar (PAR) 环 形 搜 索 雷 达 
huatangpao smooth-bore gun 滑膛炮
huaxue jiagong chemical processing 化学加工
huaxue nongsuofa chemical enrichment method 化学浓缩法
huaxue zidong baojing qi automatic chemical alarm 化学自动报警器
hubu ganshe mutual non-interference 互不干涉
hubu ganshe neizheng mutual non-interference in each other's internal affairs 互不干涉内政
hubu qinfan mutual non-aggression 互不侵犯
hunyang ranliao mixed oxide fuel 混氧燃料
huodong banjing radius of action 活动半径
huojian rocket 火箭
huojian fadongji rocket engine 火箭发动机
huojian tuijinji propellant 火箭推进剂
huoxingqu; fanxingdui xin core 活性区;反应堆芯
huweijian corvette (Taiwan) 护卫舰(湾)
huweijian frigate (PRC) 护卫舰(中国)
jialiupao gun-howitzer 加榴炮
jiamubiao decoy 假目标; 诱饵
Jianada zhongshui fanying dui Canadian deuterium-uranium reactor 加拿大重水铀反应堆
jiangji de-escalation 降级
jianli xingren cuoshi confidence building measures 建立信任措施
jianli xingren he anquan cuoshi confidence and security building measures (CSBMs) 建立信任和安全措施
jianluo splash down 溅落
jiansuqi moderator 减速器
jiaolian zhadan yinxin dummy bomb fuse 教练炸弹引信
jiaoweizhi chuanganqi angular position sensor 角位置传感器
jiashicang cockpit 驾驶舱
jiasu acceleration 加速
jidi guidao diqiu wuli guance weixing polar orbiting geophysical observatory (POGO) 极地轨道地球物理观测 

卫星 

jidi kongjian fasheqi polar space launch vehicle 极地空间发射器
jidong biandui mobile formation 机动编队
jidong daodan mobile missile 机 动 导 弹 
jiedong rapprochement 解冻
jieji weixing killer satellite 截击卫星
jietuo baoxian zhuangzhi arming device 解脱保险装置
jigan minbing backbone militia 基干民兵
jigaopin extremely high frequency (EHF) 极高频
jihua zongdanglian planned aggregate yield 计划总当量
jiji anquan baozheng; kendingju anquan baozhang positive security assurance 积极安全保证;肯定句安全保障
jiji fangyu active defense 积极防御
jin'an fangyu inshore defense 近岸防御
jinchang hecha near-site verification 近场核查
jincheng dongji daodan short-range attack missile 近程攻击导弹
jinchukou zhoubian jianshi perimeter portal monitoring 进出口周边监视
jindidian perigee 近地点