南海争端

nán hǎi zhēnɡ duān

South China Sea dispute

联合军演

lián hé jūn yǎn

Joint military exercises

实兵实弹

shí bīnɡ shí dàn

Live ammunition

缩小区域

suō xiǎo qū yù

Reducing (target) region

海道

hǎi dào

Hydrographic; sea channels

名称

mínɡ chēnɡ

Name; title

自豪感

zì háo ɡǎn

Pride

仿古帆船

fánɡ ɡǔ fān chuán

Antique-style ship

对峙

duì zhì

Stand-off

缓解事态

huǎn jiě shì tài

Alleviate the situation

撤回

chè huí

Withdraw

海监船

hǎi jiān chuán

Ocean surveillance ship

留驻

liú zhù

To stay; to keep presence

警惕

jǐnɡ tì

To be alert

主权争议

zhǔ quán zhēnɡ yì

Dispute over sovereignty

执行执法任务

zhí xínɡ zhí fǎ rèn wù

Perform law enforcement duties

撤离

chè lí

To leave; to evacuate

放话

fànɡ huà

To threaten; to warn

警卫队船只

jǐnɡ wèi duì chuán zhǐ

Guard vessels

部署船只

bù shǔ chuán zhǐ

To deploy vessel

水域

shuǐ yù

Waters

挑唆

tiǎo suō

To incite

呼吁

hū yù

To call for; to appeal for

保持克制

bǎo chí kè zhì

To exercise restraint; to constraint

选边战

xuǎn biān zhàn

To choose sides in war

东盟

dōnɡ ménɡ

ASEAN

区域组织

qū yù zǔ zhī

Regional organizations

会晤

huì wù

Meeting

美菲军演

měi fēi jūn yǎn

USA and Philippine military exercises

附近水域

fù jìn shuǐ yù

Waters nearby

硬是把两件事扯在一起

yìnɡ shì bǎ liǎnɡ jiàn shì chě zài yì qǐ

Forcefully pull together the two things

吵得沸沸扬扬

chǎo dé fèi fèi yánɡ yánɡ

Un uproar (in the media, etc); to have heated arguments

黑手或影子在后面

hēi shǒu huò yǐnɡ zi zài hòu miɑn

Black Hand or shadow in the back

嚣张

xiāo zhānɡ

Arrogant; insolent; rampant

小儿科

xiǎo ér kē

Pediatrics; [fig. stupid and naive]

阴谋论者

yīn móu lùn zhě

Conspiracy theorists

阴谋论思维

yīn móu lùn sī wéi

Conspiracy theory thinking

炸沉朝鲜军舰

zhà chén cháo xiān jūn jiàn

Sunk Korea warships (by bomb)

航母

hánɡ mǔ

Aircraft carrier

龙头国家

lónɡ tou ɡuó jiā

Leading countries

对华经济和贸易包围圈

duì huá jīnɡ jì hé mào yì bāo wéi quān

China economic and trade encirclement