22 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 一步到位 | yī bù dào wèi | to settle a matter in one go |
| 不患寡而患不均 | bù huàn guǎ ér huàn bù jūn | do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects) |
| 剥夺 | bō duó | to deprive |
| 撕裂 | sī liè | to rip apart |
| 既得利益 | jì dé lì yì | vested interest |
| 漠视 | mò shì | to ignore |
| 熬 | āo | to boil |
| 赤字 | chì zì | (financial) deficit |
| 锱铢必较 | zī zhū bì jiào | to haggle over every cent |
| 风口浪尖 | fēng kǒu làng jiān | where the wind and the waves are the fiercest |
| 夕阳红 | xī yáng hóng | sunset red |
| 取之不尽 | qǔ zhī bù jìn | (of resources) inexhaustible |
| 温水煮青蛙 | wēn shuǐ zhǔ qīng wā | a gradually fatal danger without awareness |
| 靴子落地 | xuē zi luò dì | the point when something decisive happens |
| 空账 | kōng zhàng | deficit |
| 拣软柿子捏 | jiǎn ruǎn shì zi niē | pick on the weak |
| 渐进式 | jiàn jìn shì | progressive |
| 落寞感 | luò mò gǎn | desolation |
| 躺不平 | tǎng bù píng | can't relax |
| 代际共融 | dài jì gòng róng | intergenerational inclusion |
| 活到老，干到老 | huó dào lǎo , gàn dào lǎo | live and work till old age |
| 骂声一片 | mà shēng yī piàn | a flood of criticism |