24 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 不依不饶 | bù yī bù ráo | not to overlook, nor spare (idiom) |
| 不求有功，但求无过 | bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò | lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom) |
| 何苦 | hé kǔ | why bother? |
| 武断 | wǔ duàn | arbitrary |
| 为难 | wéi nán | to feel embarrassed or awkward |
| 百般刁难 | bǎi bān diāo nán | to put up innumerable obstacles |
| 盘根错节 | pán gēn cuò jié | twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky |
| 绊脚石 | bàn jiǎo shí | stumbling block |
| 背井离乡 | bèi jǐng lí xiāng | to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom) |
| 苦涩 | kǔ sè | bitter and astringent |
| 萍水相逢 | píng shuǐ xiāng féng | strangers coming together by chance (idiom) |
| 盖棺定论 | gài guān dìng lùn | don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom) |
| 卖力气 | mài lì qi | to make a living doing manual labor |
| 养家糊口 | yǎng jiā hú kǒu | to support one's family (idiom); to have difficulty feeding a family |
| 老冤家 | lǎo yuān jiā | long-term competitor in the market |
| 使绊子 | shǐ bàn zi | to try to trip someone up |
| 相悖 | xiāng bèi | to contradict |
| 百害而无一利 | bǎi hài ér wú yī lì | all harm and no benefit |
| 互害 | hù hài | mutual harm |
| 本是同根生，相煎何太急 | běn shì tóng gēn shēng , xiāng jiān hé tài jí | we are from the same root, why do we hurt each other? |
| 同是天涯沦落人 | tóng shì tiān yá lún luò rén | fellow wanderers in the same far-off place |
| 剪不断，理还乱 | jiǎn bù duàn , lǐ hái luàn | intertwined |
| 残羹冷炙 | cán gēng lěng zhì | leftovers |
| 两头难 | liǎng tóu nán | caught in a double bind |