26 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 全力以赴 | quán lì yǐ fù | to do at all costs |
| 大清 | Dà Qīng | |
| 嬉笑怒骂 | xī xiào nù mà | lit. laughs, jeers, anger and invective (idiom) |
| 心烦意乱 | xīn fán yì luàn | lit. heart distracted, thoughts in turmoil (idiom) |
| 拼死拼活 | pīn sǐ pīn huó | one's utmost |
| 摘帽 | zhāi mào | lit. to take off a hat |
| 洗地 | xǐ dì | to clean the floor |
| 乌纱帽 | wū shā mào | black hat (worn by feudal official) |
| 草木皆兵 | cǎo mù jiē bīng | lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom) |
| 觥筹交错 | gōng chóu jiāo cuò | wine goblets and gambling chips lie intertwined |
| 随机应变 | suí jī yìng biàn | to change according to the situation (idiom) |
| 头痛医头，脚痛医脚 | tóu tòng yī tóu , jiǎo tòng yī jiǎo | to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb) |
| 龃龉 | jǔ yǔ | lit. unaligned teeth |
| 一地鸡毛 | yī dì jī máo | ground covered with chicken feathers |
| 跌宕起伏 | diē dàng qǐ fú | ups and downs |
| 壮士断臂 | zhuàng shì duàn bì | cut losses in order to survive |
| 割头顶辫子易，割心中辫子难 | gē tóu dǐng biàn zi yì , gē xīn zhōng biàn zi nán | making superficial changes but not changing old ways of thinking |
| 公务猿 | gōng wù yuán | civil servant monkeys |
| 拍手叫好 | pāi shǒu jiào hǎo | be supportive of something |
| 砸饭碗 | zá fàn wǎn | put someone out of work |
| 牺牲个体保集体 | xī shēng gè tǐ bǎo jí tǐ | sacrifice the individual to protect the people |
| 榆木脑袋 | yú mù nǎo dai | stupid |
| 黄泉政府 | huáng quán zhèng fǔ | government that caused a lot of suffering and even death |
| 诛心 | zhū xīn | harsh words that reveal the truth about a hidden motive |
| 官帽 | guān mào | government position (derogatory) |
| 亡羊补牢，为时已晚 | wáng yáng bǔ láo , wéi shí yǐ wǎn | too little, too late |