24 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 一手包办 | yī shǒu bāo bàn | to take care of a matter all by oneself |
| 催化剂 | cuī huà jì | catalyst |
| 内忧外患 | nèi yōu wài huàn | internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom) |
| 冰山一角 | bīng shān yī jiǎo | tip of the iceberg |
| 出圈 | chū quān | to muck out |
| 忧心忡忡 | yōu xīn chōng chōng | deeply worried and sick at heart (idiom) |
| 比拼 | bǐ pīn | to compete fiercely |
| 洪水猛兽 | hóng shuǐ měng shòu | lit. severe floods and fierce beasts (idiom) |
| 炮灰 | pào huī | cannon fodder |
| 瑟瑟发抖 | sè sè fā dǒu | to shiver |
| 萌芽 | méng yá | to sprout (lit. or fig.) |
| 近在咫尺 | jìn zài zhǐ chǐ | to be almost within reach |
| 里程碑 | lǐ chéng bēi | milestone |
| 划水 | huà shuǐ | stroke |
| 火力全开 | huǒ lì quán kāi | at full throttle |
| 囿于 | yòu yú | confined |
| 横空出世 | héng kōng chū shì | to lie across the sky, high above the world |
| 卷死 | juǎn sǐ | compete to death |
| 废话文学 | fèi huà wén xué | talking lots of rubbish |
| 妖魔化 | yāo mó huà | demonise |
| 平替 | píng tì | a cheaper substitute |
| 一夜爆火 | yī yè bào huǒ | overnight success |
| 风头正盛 | fēng tóu zhèng shèng | in its heyday |
| 出师不利 | chū shī bú lì | a bad start |