May 18, 2025

21 words

WordPinyinDefinition
患者huàn zhěpatient
投机取巧tóu jī qǔ qiǎoto seize every opportunity
折磨zhé móto torment
招生zhāo shēngto enroll new students
捷径jié jìngshortcut
掩盖yǎn gàito conceal
损害sǔn hàiharm
摧毁cuī huǐto destroy
暗箱操作àn xiāng cāo zuòcovert activities (election rigging etc)
正规zhèng guīregular
海归hǎi guīsb who has come back to China after gaining overseas experience (a pun on 海龜|海龟[hai3 gui1])
知名zhī míngwell-known
蔓延màn yánto extend
猫腻māo nì(coll.) something fishy
录取lù qǔto accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam
钻营zuān yíngtoadying for personal gain
陷入xiàn rùto sink into
顶级dǐng jítop-notch
风气fēng qìgeneral mood
托关系tuō guān xiuse a relationship to achieve a goal
南郭先生nán guō xiān shēngimpostor