24 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 一刀切 | yī dāo qiē | lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom) |
| 下跪 | xià guì | to kneel |
| 丢饭碗 | diū fàn wǎn | to lose one's job |
| 僧多粥少 | sēng duō zhōu shǎo | lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom) |
| 劈头盖脸 | pī tóu gài liǎn | lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc) |
| 唯利是图 | wéi lì shì tú | to seek nothing but profit (idiom); personal profit before everything |
| 委曲求全 | wěi qū qiú quán | to accept a compromise |
| 封号 | fēng hào | title granted to a person (archaic) |
| 导火索 | dǎo huǒ suǒ | fuse (for explosive) |
| 屈辱 | qū rǔ | to humiliate |
| 悲天悯人 | bēi tiān mǐn rén | to bemoan the state of the universe and pity the fate of mankind |
| 情急之下 | qíng jí zhī xià | in a moment of desperation |
| 挥之不去 | huī zhī bù qù | impossible to get rid of |
| 欺凌 | qī líng | to bully and humiliate |
| 毛细血管 | máo xì xuè guǎn | capillary blood vessels |
| 症结 | zhēng jié | hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine) |
| 百般刁难 | bǎi bān diāo nán | to put up innumerable obstacles |
| 眼中钉 | yǎn zhōng dīng | a thorn in one's side |
| 荒唐 | huāng táng | beyond belief |
| 颐指气使 | yí zhǐ qì shǐ | lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture |
| 无心之失 | wú xīn zhī shī | a fault committed unintentionally |
| 最后一公里 | zuì hòu yī gōng lǐ | the last kilometer |
| 底层互害 | dǐ céng hù hài | infighting among the underprivileged |
| 道德底线 | dào dé dǐ xiàn | ethical boundary |