dual-track system; parallel systems
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dual-track system; parallel systems (where two different institutional frameworks operate simultaneously)
formalOriginally an economic term describing the coexistence of state-planned pricing and market pricing in China's reform era; now extended to education, housing, and other sectors.
Mǒu某
xiē些
wù物
zī资
shí实
xíng行
guó国
jiā家
dìng定
jià价
hé和
shì市
chǎng场
tiáo调
jié节
de的
shuāng双
guǐ轨
zhì制
。
Certain commodities operate under a dual-track system of state pricing and market regulation.
Jiào教
yù育
shuāng双
guǐ轨
zhì制
dǎo导
zhì致
le了
gōng公
bàn办
xué学
xiào校
hé和
mín民
bàn办
xué学
xiào校
zhī之
jiān间
de的
chā差
jù距
。
The dual-track education system has widened the gap between public and private schools.
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Zhù住
fáng房
zhì制
dù度
gǎi改
gé革
de的
mù目
biāo标
shì是
shí实
xiàn现
bìng并
guǐ轨
，
qǔ取
xiāo消
shuāng双
guǐ轨
zhì制
。
The goal of housing system reform is to merge the tracks and abolish the dual-track system.
Shuāng双
guǐ轨
zhì制
suī虽
rán然
guò过
dù渡
píng平
wěn稳
，
dàn但
yě也
zào造
chéng成
le了
jià价
gé格
niǔ扭
qǔ曲
hé和
fǔ腐
bài败
。
Although the dual-track system ensured a smooth transition, it also caused price distortions and corruption.