22 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 干货 | gān huò | dry goods |
| 人马 | rén mǎ | men and horses |
| 失宠 | shī chǒng | to lose favor |
| 挑大梁 | tiǎo dà liáng | to play a leading role |
| 滑铁卢 | Huá tiě lú | Waterloo moment |
| 炮灰 | pào huī | cannon fodder |
| 甚嚣尘上 | shèn xiāo chén shàng | clamor raises the dust (idiom) |
| 管中窥豹 | guǎn zhōng kuī bào | lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom) |
| 蔫 | niān | to fade |
| 薅 | hāo | to weed |
| 风平浪静 | fēng píng làng jìng | lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom) |
| 香饽饽 | xiāng bō bo | delicious cakes |
| 以不变应万变 | yĭ bù biàn yīng wàn biàn | maintaining the status quo |
| 高维打低维 | gāo wéi dǎ dī wéi | a high-level strategy to solve an easy problem |
| 一应百应 | yī yīng bǎi yìng | one size fits all |
| 乱中求稳 | luàn zhōng qiú wěn | seeking stability in chaos |
| 洪流滚滚 | hóng liú gǔn gǔn | developing rapidly |
| 职业锚 | zhí yè máo | core competency |
| 溢价 | yì jià | come at a premium or high price |
| 撒钱 | sǎ qián | throwing money away |
| 刚离虎口，又入狼窝 | gāng lí hǔ kǒu , yòu rù láng wō | straight from the tiger’s mouth, and into the wolf’s den |
| 折戟沉沙 | zhé jǐ chén shā | suffer a crushing defeat |