Reference
Chinese legal glossary
Plain-English entries for Chinese legal terms, layered on the existing Legal Wiki — not a second dictionary.
Rows are generated from institution and source records last checked 15 Sep 2026. Official URLs are listed as found; they are not changed automatically if a site moves. This is a high-value reference set, not a complete census of every Chinese court or university.
| English | Chinese | Pinyin | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal representative | 法定代表人 | fading daibiaoren | Company formation |
| Company chop / official seal | 公章 | gongzhang | Company formation |
| Unified social credit code | 统一社会信用代码 | tongyi shehui xinyong daima | Company formation |
| Equity transfer | 股权转让 | guquan zhuanrang | Corporate M&A |
| Labour arbitration | 劳动仲裁 | laodong zhongcai | Employment |
| Non-compete / non-competition | 竞业限制 | jingye xianzhi | Employment |
| Economic compensation (severance) | 经济补偿 | jingji buchang | Employment |
| Enforcement / compulsory execution | 强制执行 | qiangzhi zhixing | Dispute resolution |
| Property preservation | 财产保全 | caichan baoquan | Dispute resolution |
| Sensitive personal information | 敏感个人信息 | mingan geren xinxi | Data privacy |
| Cross-border data transfer | 数据出境 | shuju chujing | Data privacy |
| Personal information handler | 个人信息处理者 | geren xinxi chulizhe | Data privacy |
| Foreign-investment negative list | 负面清单 | fumian qingdan | FDI |
| Director | 董事 | dongshi | Company formation |
| Manager | 经理 | jingli | Company formation |
| Foreign-invested enterprise | 外商投资企业 | waishang touzi qiye | FDI |
| Jurisdiction | 管辖 | guanxia | Dispute resolution |
| Interim measures in arbitration | 仲裁保全 | zhongcai baoquan | Dispute resolution |
| Ultimate beneficial owner | 受益所有人 | shouyi suoyouren | Company formation |
| Labour contract | 劳动合同 | laodong hetong | Employment |
| Right to a lawyer | 委托辩护人 | Criminal defense |