29 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 天壤之别 | tiān rǎng zhī bié | lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom) |
| 差池 | chā chí | mistake |
| 心头肉 | xīn tóu ròu | favorite |
| 情商 | qíng shāng | emotional quotient (EQ) |
| 死里逃生 | sǐ lǐ táo shēng | mortal danger, escape alive (idiom) |
| 沙粒 | shā lì | grain of sand |
| 狗屎运 | gǒu shǐ yùn | unexpected success |
| 瓜分 | guā fēn | to partition |
| 异军突起 | yì jūn tū qǐ | to emerge as a new force to be reckoned with (idiom) |
| 碾压 | niǎn yā | to crush or compact by means of a roller |
| 老辣 | lǎo là | shrewd and ruthless |
| 腹地 | fù dì | hinterland |
| 赔了夫人又折兵 | péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng | having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom) |
| 鳞次栉比 | lín cì zhì bǐ | row upon row |
| 初生牛犊不怕虎 | chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ | newborn calves are not afraid of tigers |
| 尝甜头 | cháng tián tou | know we are on to a good thing |
| 钦点 | qīn diǎn | to hand-pick |
| 垒筑 | lěi zhù | to build a fortress |
| 军心 | jūn xīn | team morale |
| 狠绝 | hěn jué | ruthless |
| 凤毛菱角 | fèng máo líng jiǎo | extremely rare |
| 得民心者得天下 | dé mín xīn zhě dé tiān xià | if you win the hearts and minds of the people, you can rule the nation |
| 有功之臣 | yǒu gōng zhī chén | a team member who has contributed a lot |
| 冉冉升起 | rǎn rǎn shēng qǐ | rising |
| 片汤话 | piàn tāng huà | hot air |
| 老冤家 | lǎo yuān jiā | long-term competitor in the market |
| 一盘棋 | yī pán qí | the big picture |
| 尽人事，听天命 | jìn rén shì , tīng tiān mìng | do your best, let fate decide |
| 乱拳打死老师傅 | luàn quán dǎ sǐ lǎo shī fù | a haphazard way of doing things that inadvertently might lead to an unexpected win |