25 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 一瘸一拐 | yī qué yī guǎi | to limp |
| 久病成医 | jiǔ bìng chéng yī | (proverb) a long illness makes the patient into a doctor |
| 乏善可陈 | fá shàn kě chén | to be nothing to write home about (idiom) |
| 怜悯 | lián mǐn | to take pity on |
| 挣扎 | zhēng zhá | to struggle |
| 混 | hùn | to mix |
| 无疾而终 | wú jí ér zhōng | to die peacefully |
| 生老病死 | shēng lǎo bìng sǐ | lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die |
| 红白喜事 | hóng bái xǐ shì | weddings and funerals |
| 老狐狸 | lǎo hú li | old fox |
| 解药 | jiě yào | antidote |
| 豁达 | huò dá | optimistic |
| 进退失据 | jìn tuì shī jù | no room to advance or to retreat (idiom) |
| 陨落 | yǔn luò | to fall down |
| 说不清，道不明 | shuō bu qīng , dào bù míng | not something that one can explain clearly and make people understand |
| 高看一眼 | gāo kàn yī yǎn | have a higher opinion of |
| 卧龙先生 | wò lóng xiān shēng | someone who is lying low |
| 辛劳一生 | xīn láo yī shēng | labor uphill all one’s life |
| 庄敬自强 | zhuāng jìng zì qiáng | self respect and strength |
| 无妄之灾 | wú wàng zhī zāi | an undeserved misfortune |
| 拉帮套 | lā bāng tào | a woman taking on another partner when a husband falls ill |
| 仙人跳 | xiān rén tiào | honey trap |
| 把一副烂牌打好 | bǎ yī fù làn pái dǎ hǎo | play a bad hand really well |
| 井里观天 | jǐng lǐ guān tiān | looking at the sky from the bottom of a well |
| 精神内耗 | jīng shén nèi hào | anxious state of mind |