24 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 不翼而飞 | bù yì ér fēi | to disappear without trace |
| 冒充 | mào chōng | to feign |
| 国宝 | guó bǎo | national treasure |
| 密不可分 | mì bù kě fēn | inextricably linked (idiom) |
| 对簿公堂 | duì bù gōng táng | public courtroom accusation (idiom) |
| 摇身一变 | yáo shēn yī biàn | to change shape in a single shake |
| 浮出水面 | fú chū shuǐ miàn | to float up (idiom); to become evident |
| 漏洞百出 | lòu dòng bǎi chū | lit. one hundred loopholes (idiom); full of mistakes (of speech or article) |
| 无所不用其极 | wú suǒ bù yòng qí jí | committing all manner of crimes |
| 监守自盗 | jiān shǒu zì dào | to embezzle |
| 站台 | zhàn tái | platform (at a railway station) |
| 罗生门 | Luó shēng mén | a deepening plot where each character has their own version of the truth |
| 贱卖 | jiàn mài | to sell cheaply |
| 赝品 | yàn pǐn | fake |
| 蹊跷 | qī qiāo | odd |
| 近水楼台 | jìn shuǐ lóu tái | lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor |
| 顺藤摸瓜 | shùn téng mō guā | lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon |
| 高人 | gāo rén | very able person |
| 黑箱操作 | hēi xiāng cāo zuò | see 暗箱操作[an4 xiang1 cao1 zuo4] |
| 水很深 | shuǐ hěn shēn | ‘deep water’ |
| 招摇撞骗 | zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn | (idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority |
| 备受瞩目 | bèi shòu zhǔ mù | high profile |
| 打太极 | dǎ tài jí | avoiding dealing with things, beating around the bush |
| 八竿子打不着 | bā gān zi dǎ bù zháo | idiom. cannot reach by the length of eight bamboo poles -- (of two matters) be very distant |