25 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 倒爷 | dǎo yé | profiteer |
| 力挽狂澜 | lì wǎn kuáng lán | to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom) |
| 原地踏步 | yuán dì tà bù | to mark time (military) |
| 大刀阔斧 | dà dāo kuò fǔ | bold and decisive |
| 媲美 | pì měi | to match |
| 岌岌可危 | jí jí kě wēi | imminent danger (idiom) |
| 拼命三郎 | pīn mìng sān láng | brave man |
| 新官上任三把火 | xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒ | the new boss cracks the whip three times |
| 江河日下 | jiāng hé rì xià | rivers pour away by the day (idiom) |
| 江湖 | jiāng hú | rivers and lakes |
| 独角戏 | dú jiǎo xì | monodrama |
| 稍纵即逝 | shāo zòng jí shì | transient |
| 窘境 | jiǒng jìng | awkward situation |
| 萦绕 | yíng rào | to linger on |
| 缠身 | chán shēn | (of an illness, debt etc) to plague sb |
| 豪言壮语 | háo yán zhuàng yǔ | bold, visionary words |
| 贪多嚼不烂 | tān duō jiáo bù làn | to bite off more than one can chew (idiom) |
| 风光 | fēng guāng | scene |
| 祭出 | jì chū | to brandish (a figurative weapon, i.e. some measure intended to deal with the situation) |
| 群龙无首 | qún lóng wú shǒu | a leaderless group |
| 集百家之长 | jí bǎi jiā zhī cháng | to take on the strengths of many |
| 步子别迈大了容易扯到蛋 | bù zi bié mài dà le róng yì chě dào dàn | taking too big a step, you are likely to tear your testicles |
| 称霸一方 | chēng bà yī fāng | be the biggest player in a sector |
| 水太深 | shuǐ tài shēn | the water is too deep |
| 托关系 | tuō guān xi | use a relationship to achieve a goal |