16 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 侵袭 | qīn xí | to invade |
| 偷梁换柱 | tōu liáng huàn zhù | lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column |
| 受灾 | shòu zāi | disaster-stricken |
| 执拗 | zhí niù | stubborn |
| 孤岛 | gū dǎo | isolated island |
| 感同身受 | gǎn tóng shēn shòu | to feel as if it had happened to oneself |
| 接踵而来 | jiē zhǒng ér lái | to come one after the other |
| 揪心 | jiū xīn | lit. grips the heart |
| 有气无力 | yǒu qì wú lì | weakly and without strength (idiom); dispirited |
| 死胡同 | sǐ hú tòng | dead end |
| 冲塌 | chōng tā | to cause (a dam) to collapse |
| 洪水 | hóng shuǐ | deluge |
| 炉火纯青 | lú huǒ chún qīng | lit. the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom) |
| 马不停蹄 | mǎ bù tíng tí | unrelenting |
| 吃相太难看 | chī xiàng tài nán kàn | shameless |
| 灭顶之灾 | miè dǐng zhī zāi | crowning calamity |