24 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 一视同仁 | yī shì tóng rén | to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people |
| 因噎废食 | yīn yē fèi shí | lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face |
| 恐惧症 | kǒng jù zhèng | phobia |
| 愤慨 | fèn kǎi | to resent |
| 抢占 | qiǎng zhàn | to seize (the strategic high ground) |
| 效力 | xiào lì | effectiveness |
| 杞人忧天 | Qǐ rén yōu tiān | man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears |
| 红脖子 | hóng bó zi | redneck (mildly disparaging term for poor white Americans, sim. hillbilly) |
| 听风就是雨 | tīng fēng jiù shì yǔ | lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom) |
| 脑补 | nǎo bǔ | (Internet slang) to imagine |
| 良莠不齐 | liáng yǒu bù qí | good and bad people intermingled |
| 请神容易送神难 | qǐng shén róng yì sòng shén nán | it's easier to invite the devil in than to send him away |
| 警觉 | jǐng jué | to be on guard |
| 走后门 | zǒu hòu mén | lit. to enter by the back door |
| 镀金 | dù jīn | to gold-plate |
| 掺杂 | chān zá | to mix |
| 利大于弊 | lì dà yú bì | outweigh the disadvantages |
| 胳膊肘往外拐 | gē bó zhǒu wǎng wài guǎi | ‘turning your elbows out’ |
| 完爆 | wán bào | totally dominate |
| 蜂拥而至 | fēng yǒng ér zhì | come in great numbers |
| 舍近求远 | shě jìn qiú yuǎn | choose a distant option over a nearby one |
| 不争的事实 | bù zhēng de shì shí | indisputable |
| 卷生卷死 | juǎn shēng juǎn sǐ | Roll life and death |
| 野鸡学校 | yě jī xué xiào | Pheasant School |