24 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 不欢而散 | bù huān ér sàn | to part on bad terms |
| 候补 | hòu bǔ | to wait to fill a vacancy |
| 冤枉路 | yuān wang lù | pointless trip |
| 心惊肉跳 | xīn jīng ròu tiào | lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster |
| 打水漂 | dǎ shuǐ piāo | to skip stones (on water) |
| 拗不过 | niù bu guò | can't persuade |
| 摩拳擦掌 | mó quán cā zhǎng | fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom) |
| 攻略 | gōng lüè | strategy |
| 漂泊 | piāo bó | to drift (in the tide) |
| 火冒三丈 | huǒ mào sān zhàng | to get really angry |
| 焦灼 | jiāo zhuó | (literary) deeply worried |
| 异乡 | yì xiāng | foreign land |
| 碰运气 | pèng yùn qi | to try one's luck |
| 乡愁 | xiāng chóu | homesickness |
| 鸡毛蒜皮 | jī máo suàn pí | chicken feather, garlic skin (idiom) |
| 雪上加霜 | xuě shàng jiā shuāng | to add hail to snow (idiom); one disaster on top of another |
| 黄牛 | huáng niú | ox |
| 胜券在握 | shèng quàn zài wò | to have the game in one's hands |
| 抢票 | qiǎng piào | grab votes |
| 最后一根稻草 | zuì hòu yī gēn dào cǎo | the last straw |
| 错峰过年 | cuò fēng guò nián | to celebrate the New Year at off-peak times |
| 不计成败 | bù jì chéng bài | regardless of outcome |
| 旧岁新春 | jiù suì xīn chūn | transition from the old year to the new year |
| 耐着性子 | nài zhe xìng zi | have patience |