25 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 不显山不露水 | bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ | lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts |
| 事与愿违 | shì yǔ yuàn wéi | things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom) |
| 拆东墙补西墙 | chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng | lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient |
| 收割 | shōu gē | to harvest |
| 杯水车薪 | bēi shuǐ chē xīn | lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom) |
| 淋漓尽致 | lín lí jìn zhì | lit. extreme saturation (idiom) |
| 热锅上的蚂蚁 | rè guō shang de mǎ yǐ | (like) a cat on a hot tin roof |
| 积重难返 | jī zhòng nán fǎn | ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom); bad old practices die hard |
| 窟窿 | kū long | hole |
| 翻云覆雨 | fān yún fù yǔ | to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom) |
| 贪欲 | tān yù | greed |
| 雪上加霜 | xuě shàng jiā shuāng | to add hail to snow (idiom); one disaster on top of another |
| 领头羊 | lǐng tóu yáng | bellwether |
| 风口浪尖 | fēng kǒu làng jiān | where the wind and the waves are the fiercest |
| 风波 | fēng bō | disturbance |
| 庞杂 | páng zá | enormously complex |
| 大手笔 | dà shǒu bǐ | generously |
| 资不抵债 | zī bú dǐ zhài | one's assets are insufficient to cover his debts |
| 攻城略地 | gōng chéng lüè dì | to take cities and seize territories (idiom) |
| 踩雷 | cǎi léi | make a critical mistake |
| 天下没有免费的午餐 | tiān xià méi yǒu bái chī de wǔ cān | there's no such thing as a free lunch |
| 借新还旧 | jiè xīn hái jiù | rolling over debt |
| 系族 | xì zú | family-owned enterprise or group |
| 山雨欲来风满楼 | shān yǔ yù lái fēng mǎn lóu | signs of an impending crisis |
| 人走茶凉 | rén zǒu chá liáng | the superficiality of human relationships |