24 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 一年之计在于春 | yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn | the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom) |
| 丧 | sàng | to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc) |
| 困顿 | kùn dùn | fatigued |
| 好吃懒做 | hào chī lǎn zuò | happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom) |
| 敲门砖 | qiāo mén zhuān | lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom) |
| 枷锁 | jiā suǒ | stocks and chain |
| 无病呻吟 | wú bìng shēn yín | to moan about imaginary illness |
| 眼高手低 | yǎn gāo shǒu dī | to have high standards but little ability |
| 苦闷 | kǔ mèn | depressed |
| 荆棘 | jīng jí | thistles and thorns |
| 落魄 | luò pò | down and out |
| 袖手旁观 | xiù shǒu páng guān | to watch with folded arms (idiom) |
| 迂腐 | yū fǔ | pedantic |
| 高不成低不就 | gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù | can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) |
| 穷困潦倒 | qióng kùn liǎo dǎo | fall on evil days |
| 寒窗苦读 | hán chuāng kǔ dú | a hard-working student from a poor background |
| 低贱 | dī jiàn | lowly |
| 灌鸡汤 | guàn jī tāng | force motivational words on somebody |
| 挂路灯 | guà lù dēng | lynch of the rich by the poor |
| 孔乙己文学 | kǒng yǐ jǐ wén xué | |
| 百无一能 | bǎi wú yī néng | incompetent |
| 光阴一去不复返 | guāng yīn yī qù bú fù fǎn | when time has gone you never get it back |
| 跨过那道坎儿 | kuà guò nà dào kǎn er | overcome a hurdle |
| 梦想很丰满，现实很骨感 | mèng xiǎng hěn fēng mǎn , xiàn shí hěn gǔ gǎn | a beautiful ideal, a bare reality |