24 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 事与愿违 | shì yǔ yuàn wéi | things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom) |
| 恍如隔世 | huǎng rú gé shì | like a thing of the previous generation |
| 抑郁 | yì yù | depressed |
| 折腾 | zhē teng | to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly) |
| 曙光 | shǔ guāng | dawn |
| 无巧不成书 | wú qiǎo bù chéng shū | curious coincidence |
| 毕业 | bì yè | graduation |
| 异样 | yì yàng | difference |
| 荒凉 | huāng liáng | desolate |
| 开弓没有回头箭 | kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn | lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom) |
| 魔幻 | mó huàn | magical |
| 听上面 | tīng shàng miàn | listen above |
| 把坏事变成好事 | bǎ huài shì biàn chéng hǎo shì | turn something bad into something good |
| 大的小的，远的近的 | dà de xiǎo de , yuǎn de jìn de | small and large |
| 国之大者 | guó zhī dà zhě | a matter of national concern |
| 严防死守 | yán fáng sǐ shǒu | strictly guard against |
| 一片狼藉 | yī piàn láng jí | a mess |
| 循环往复 | xún huán wǎng fù | over and over again |
| 身心疲惫 | shēn xīn pí bèi | exhausted |
| 大白 | dà bái | covid support worker |
| 动态清零 | dòng tài qīng líng | dynamic zero covid policy |
| 鸳鸯封城大法 | yuān yāng fēng chéng dà fǎ | partial lockdown of Shanghai |
| 万事俱备 | wàn shì jù bèi | everything is prepared or ready |
| 事必亲躬 | shì bì qīn gōng | do something yourself |