| 招投标 | zhāo tóu biāo | bid inviting and bid offering / bidding / auction |  |
| 出价、投标 | | bidding | |
| 开拍 | kāi pāi | to begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc) / to start the bidding (auction) / to start a trading session (stock market) |  |
| 从命 | cóng mìng | to obey an order / to comply / to do sb's bidding / to do as requested | |
| 挟制 | xié zhì | forced submission / to exploit advantage to force sb to do one's bidding | |
| 标会 | biāo huì | private loan association where money is allocated through bidding / meeting of such an association / to win the bidding at such a meeting | |
| 叼盘 | diāo pán | (of a dog) to hold a frisbee in its mouth / (fig.) derogatory nickname given to Hu Xijin 胡錫進|胡锡进[Hu2 Xi1 jin4] for doing the CCP's bidding as editor of the "Global Times" | |
| 胡叼盘 | Hú Diāo pán | derogatory nickname given to Hu Xijin 胡錫進|胡锡进[Hu2 Xi1 jin4] for doing the CCP's bidding as editor of the "Global Times" | |
