24 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 主宰 | zhǔ zǎi | to dominate |
| 交锋 | jiāo fēng | to cross swords |
| 胜算 | shèng suàn | odds of success |
| 口水仗 | kǒu shuǐ zhàng | dispute |
| 围魏救赵 | wéi Wèi jiù Zhào | lit. to besiege 魏[Wei |
| 对垒 | duì lěi | to face off against one's adversary (military, sports etc) |
| 战役 | zhàn yì | military campaign |
| 攻势 | gōng shì | (military) offensive |
| 混战 | hùn zhàn | chaotic warfare |
| 狭路相逢 | xiá lù xiāng féng | lit. to meet face to face on a narrow path (idiom) |
| 瓜分 | guā fēn | to partition |
| 群雄逐鹿 | qún xióng zhú lù | great heroes pursue deer in the central plains (idiom); fig. many vie for supremacy |
| 腹地 | fù dì | hinterland |
| 护城河 | hù chéng hé | moat |
| 逐鹿中原 | zhú lù Zhōng yuán | lit. hunting deer in the Central Plain (idiom) |
| 针尖对麦芒 | zhēn jiān duì mài máng | sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (idiom) |
| 折戟 | zhé jǐ | defeated |
| 没有硝烟的战争 | méi yǒu xiāo yān de zhàn zhēng | it is like a battle |
| 火药味 | huǒ yào wèi | smell of gunpowder |
| 降维打击 | jiàng wéi dǎ jí | an overwhelming advantage |
| 巅峰对决 | diān fēng duì jué | peak battle |
| 隔空过招 | gé kōng guò zhāo | indirect confrontation |
| 水能载舟亦能覆舟 | shuǐ néng zài zhōu yì néng fù zhōu | water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it |
| 道德制高点 | dào dé zhì gāo diǎn | moral high ground |