| 发展 | fā zhǎn | development / growth / to develop / to grow / to expand |   |
| 动态 | dòng tài | movement / motion / development / trend / dynamic (science) | |
| 发育 | fā yù | to develop / to mature / growth / development / (sexually) mature | |
| 演变 | yǎn biàn | to develop / to evolve / development / evolution | |
| 苗头 | miáo tou | first signs / development (of a situation) | |
| 研发 | yán fā | research and development / to develop | |
| 经济发展 | jīng jì fā zhǎn | economic development | |
| 深度 | shēn dù | depth / (of a speech etc) profundity / advanced stage of development | |
| 可持续发展 | kě chí xù fā zhǎn | sustainable development | |
| 发改委 | Fā gǎi wěi | abbr. for 國家發展和改革委員會|国家发展和改革委员会, PRC National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), formed in 2003 | |
| 科学发展观 | Kē xué Fā zhǎn guān | Scientific Outlook on Development, a guiding principle for the CCP attributed to Hu Jintao 胡錦濤|胡锦涛[Hu2 Jin3 tao1], incorporated into the Constitution of the CCP in 2007 | |
| 发展战略 | | development strategy | |
| 修行 | xiū xíng | to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism) / to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft | |
| 开花 | kāi huā | to bloom / to blossom / to flower / fig. to burst open / to feel happy or elated / new development grows out | |
| 新村 | xīn cūn | new housing development | |
| 邓小平理论 | Dèng Xiǎo píng Lǐ lùn | Deng Xiaoping Theory / Dengism / the foundation of PRC economic development after the Cultural Revolution, building the capitalist economy within Chinese Communist Party control | |
| 大力发展 | dà lì fā zhǎn | vigorous expansion / rapid development | |
| 孕育 | yùn yù | to be pregnant / to produce offspring / to nurture (a development, school of thought, artwork etc) / fig. replete with (culture etc) | |
| 产品开发 | | product development | |
| 技术发展 | jì shù fā zhǎn | technological development | |
| 发展目标 | | development objective / development goal | |
| 泰达 | Tài dá | TEDA (Tianjin Economic Development Area) | |
| 跨越式 | kuà yuè shì | breakthrough / going beyond / leap-forward / unusual new development | |
| 纵深 | zòng shēn | depth (from front to rear) / depth (into a territory) / span (of time) / (fig.) depth (of deployment, progress, development etc) | |
| 住宅区 | zhù zhái qū | residential area / housing development | |
| 发扬光大 | fā yáng guāng dà | to develop and promote / to carry forward / to bring to great height of development | |
| 发展研究中心 | fā zhǎn yán jiū zhōng xīn | Development Research Center (PRC State Council institution) | |
| 开发银行 | kāi fā yín háng | development bank | |
| 神速 | shén sù | lightning speed / amazingly rapid / incredible pace of development | |
| 职业发展 | | career development | |
| 人力资源开发 | | human resources development | |
| 沿革 | yán gé | evolution of sth over time / course of development / history | |
| 经合 | Jīng Hé | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) / abbr. for 經濟合作與發展組織|经济合作与发展组织 | |
| 社会经济发展 | | socio-economic development | |
| 源流 | yuán liú | (of watercourses) source and direction of flow / origin and development | |
| 智育 | zhì yù | intellectual development | |
| 前因后果 | qián yīn hòu guǒ | cause and effects (idiom) / entire process of development | |
| 国家开发银行 | Guó jiā Kāi fā Yín háng | China Development Bank | |
| 经合组织 | Jīng Hé Zǔ zhī | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD / abbr. for 經濟合作與發展組織|经济合作与发展组织 | |
| 襁褓 | qiǎng bǎo | swaddling clothes / fig. early stage of development / infancy | |
| 深耕 | shēn gēng | deep plowing / thorough penetration / thorough development (of a market segment etc) | |
| 发育期 | fā yù qī | puberty / period of development | |
| 国家发展计划 | | national development plan | |
| 法拉第 | Fǎ lā dì | Faraday (name) / Michael Faraday (1791-1867), British experimental physicist prominent in the development of electricity | |
| 联合国开发计划署 | Lián hé guó Kāi fā Jì huà shǔ | United Nations Development Program | |
| 国家计划委员会 | Guó jiā Jì huà Wěi yuán huì | PRC State Planning Committee, set up in 1952, replaced in 1998 by State Development and Planning Committee 國家發展計劃委員會|国家发展计划委员会[Guo2 jia1 Fa1 zhan3 Ji4 hua4 Wei3 yuan2 hui4] then in 2003 by National Development and Reform Commission 國家發展和改革委員會|国家发展和改革委员会[Guo2 jia1 Fa1 zhan3 he2 Gai3 ge2 Wei3 yuan2 hui4] | |
| 联合国工业发展组织 | lián hé guó gōng yè fā zhǎn zǔ zhī | United Nations Industrial Development Organization | |
| 星流电击 | xīng liú diàn jī | meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom) / omens of violent development / portentous signs | |
| 星流霆击 | xīng liú tíng jī | meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom) / omens of violent development / portentous signs | |
| 开发区 | kāi fā qū | development zone | |
| 国家发展和改革委员会 | Guó jiā Fā zhǎn hé Gǎi gé Wěi yuán huì | PRC National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), formed in 2003 | |
| 开发过程 | kāi fā guò chéng | development process | |
| 开发环境 | kāi fā huán jìng | development environment (computer) | |
| 开发周期 | kāi fā zhōu qī | development cycle / development period | |
| 非洲开发银行 | Fēi zhōu Kāi fā Yín háng | African Development Bank | |
| 经济合作与发展组织 | Jīng jì Hé zuò yǔ Fā zhǎn Zǔ zhī | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) / abbr. to 經合組織|经合组织 | |
| 软件开发 | ruǎn jiàn kāi fā | software development | |
| 上海浦东发展银行 | Shàng hǎi Pǔ dōng Fā zhǎn Yín háng | Shanghai Pudong Development Bank | |
| 香港贸易发展局 | Xiāng gǎng Mào yì Fā zhǎn jú | Hong Kong Trade Development Council | |
| 亚洲开发银行 | Yà zhōu Kāi fā Yín háng | Asian Development Bank | |
| 全球发展中心 | quán qiú fā zhǎn zhōng xīn | Center for Global Development (an environmental think tank) | |
| 卵黄囊 | luǎn huáng náng | yolk sac (ectodermal cells attaching fetus to uterus before the development of the placenta) | |
| 国家发展改革委 | Guó jiā Fā zhǎn Gǎi gé Wěi | PRC National Development and Reform Commission | |
| 国家发展计划委员会 | Guó jiā Fā zhǎn Jì huà Wěi yuán huì | PRC State Development and Planning Committee, set up 1998 to replace State Planning Committee 國家計劃委員會|国家计划委员会, replaced in 2003 by National Development and Reform Commission 國家發展和改革委員會|国家发展和改革委员会 | |
| 大麦地 | Dà mài dì | place name in Ningxia with rock carving conjectured to be a stage in the development of Chinese characters | |
| 展开图 | zhǎn kāi tú | expansion plan / development graph | |
| 建三江 | Jiàn sān jiāng | Jiansanjiang, large-scale agricultural development in Sanjiang river plain in Heilongjiang | |
| 历史沿革 | lì shǐ yán gé | historical development / background | |
| 洋浦经济开发区 | Yáng pǔ jīng jì kāi fā qū | Yangpu Economic Development Zone, Hainan | |
| 流变 | liú biàn | to flow and change / development and change (of society) | |
| 发展中 | fā zhǎn zhōng | developing / under development / in the pipeline | |
| 端绪 | duān xù | start and development / thread (of a story) / general outline / clue | |
| 经济协力开发机构 | Jīng jì Xié lì Kāi fā Jī gòu | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) / also written 經濟合作與發展組織|经济合作与发展组织[Jing1 ji4 He2 zuo4 yu3 Fa1 zhan3 Zu3 zhi1] | |
| 開發周期 | kāi fā zhōu qī | development cycle / development period / also written 開發週期|开发周期 | |
| 风起潮涌 | fēng qǐ cháo yǒng | lit. wind rises, tide bubbles up / turbulent times / violent development (idiom) | |
| 南部非洲发展共同体 | nán bù fēi zhōu fā zhǎn gòng tóng tǐ | Southern African Development Community | |
| 人类发展指数 | rén lèi fā zhǎn zhǐ shù | human development index | |
| 清洁发展机制 | qīng jié fā zhǎn jī zhì | clean development mechanism | |
| 千年发展目标 | qiān nián fā zhǎn mù biāo | Millennium Development Goals | |
| 发展援助 | fā zhǎn yuán zhù | development assistance / development aid | |
| 国际开发协会 | guó jì kāi fā xié huì | International Development Association | |
| 美国国际开发署 | měi guó guó jì kāi fā shǔ | United States Agency for International Development / Agency for International Development | |
| 联合国贸易和发展会议 | | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development | |
| 长期发展 | cháng qī fā zhǎn | long-term development | |
| 城市发展 | chéng shì fā zhǎn | urban development | |
| 多哈发展回合 | duō hā fā zhǎn huí hé | Doha Development Round / Doha Round | |
| 发展政策 | fā zhǎn zhèng cè | development policy | |
| 国际复兴开发银行 | guó jì fù xīng kāi fā yín háng | International Bank for Reconstruction and Development | |
| 可持续发展委员会 | kě chí xù fā zhǎn wěi yuán huì | Commission on Sustainable Development | |
| 能源开发 | néng yuán kāi fā | energy resources development | |
| 人口与发展委员会 | rén kǒu yǔ fā zhǎn wěi yuán huì | Commission on Population and Development | |
| 系统开发 | xì tǒng kāi fā | systems development | |
| 研究和发展 | yán jiù hé fā zhǎn | research and development | |
| 住房和城乡建设部 | Zhù fáng hé Chéng xiāng Jiàn shè bù | Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the PRC (MOHURD) / abbr. to 住建部[Zhu4 Jian4 bu4] | |
| 非洲环境和可持续发展问题区域会议 | | African Regional Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development | |
| 人类发展 | | human development | |
| 民间社会发展论坛 | | Civil Society Development Forum | |
| 意大利妇女促进发展协会 | | Italian Association of Women for Development | |
| 非洲统计发展专题讨论会 | | Africa Symposium on Statistical Development | |
| 世界发展报告 | | World Development Report | |
