25 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 一杯羹 | yī bēi gēng | lit. a cup of soup |
| 一潭死水 | yī tán sǐ shuǐ | a pool of stagnant water |
| 井水不犯河水 | jǐng shuǐ bù fàn hé shuǐ | everyone minds their own business |
| 扑朔迷离 | pū shuò mí lí | impossible to unravel |
| 此地无银三百两 | cǐ dì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng | lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom) |
| 沸沸扬扬 | fèi fèi yáng yáng | bubbling and gurgling |
| 牵强附会 | qiān qiǎng fù huì | to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom) |
| 碰瓷 | pèng cí | a currently widespread fraud in PRC involving deliberately crashing cars then demanding compensation |
| 算盘 | suàn pán | abacus |
| 赫然 | hè rán | with astonishment |
| 野鸡 | yě jī | pheasant |
| 辟谣 | pì yáo | to refute a rumor |
| 顺藤摸瓜 | shùn téng mō guā | lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon |
| 约谈 | yuē tán | to make an appointment to talk over something |
| 蹭流量 | cèng liú liàng | attracting web traffic |
| 打脸 | dǎ liǎn | a slap in the face |
| 蒙上阴影 | méng shàng yīn yǐng | to cast in shadow |
| 官商 | guān shāng | government and business |
| 国字头 | guó zì tóu | state-run or state-affiliated giant |
| 成气候 | chéng qì hòu | to be doing well |
| 国进民退 | guó jìn mín tuì | advance of the state sector over the private sector |
| 握手言欢 | wò shǒu yán huān | put aside the differences and greet somebody with affection again |
| 未见其人，先闻其声 | wèi jiàn qí rén , xiān wén qí shēng | not seen the person but heard about them |
| 打着…的旗号 | dǎ zhe … de qí hào | to do something under the pretense of something else |
| 有模有样 | yǒu mú yǒu yàng | look real |