22 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 一场空 | yī cháng kōng | all one's hopes and efforts come to nothing |
| 升学 | shēng xué | to enter the next grade school |
| 天赋 | tiān fù | gift |
| 孤注一掷 | gū zhù yī zhì | to stake all on one throw |
| 差距 | chā jù | disparity |
| 微小 | wēi xiǎo | minute (i.e. extremely small) |
| 承受 | chéng shòu | to bear |
| 排除 | pái chú | to eliminate |
| 扩大 | kuò dà | to expand |
| 收获 | shōu huò | to harvest |
| 望子成龙 | wàng zǐ chéng lóng | lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life |
| 极端 | jí duān | extreme |
| 疲惫 | pí bèi | beaten |
| 病态 | bìng tài | morbid or abnormal state |
| 补课 | bǔ kè | to make up missed lesson |
| 超越 | chāo yuè | to surpass |
| 阶段 | jiē duàn | stage |
| 鸡娃 | jī wá | ‘chicken babies’ |
| 寒窗苦读 | hán chuāng kǔ dú | a hard-working student from a poor background |
| 刷题 | shuā tí | to answer a lot of exercise problems (to get prepared for an exam or test) |
| 烂尾娃 | làn wěi wá | unfinished kids |
| 千军万马过独木桥 | qiān jūn wàn mǎ guò dú mù qiáo | thousands fighting over one opportunity |