24 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 乱象 | luàn xiàng | chaos |
| 利欲熏心 | lì yù xūn xīn | blinded by greed (idiom) |
| 好景不长 | hǎo jǐng bù cháng | a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom) |
| 寒冬 | hán dōng | wintry |
| 杀鸡儆猴 | shā jī jǐng hóu | lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others |
| 牛马 | niú mǎ | oxen and horses |
| 钻空子 | zuān kòng zi | lit. to drill a hole |
| 草台班子 | cǎo tái bān zi | small unprofessional team |
| 泼天的富贵 | pō tiān de fù guì | magnificent wealth |
| 整活儿 | zhěng huó er | do something unusual that can appeal to the audience |
| 跌跌不休 | dié dié bù xiū | in continuous free fall |
| 假放 | jiǎ fàng | take a fake holiday |
| 卷价格 | juǎn jià gé | race to the bottom |
| 苕萝卜 | sháo luó bo | absurd |
| 降维打击 | jiàng wéi dǎ jí | an overwhelming advantage |
| 烂尾娃 | làn wěi wá | unfinished kids |
| 躺平摆烂 | tǎng píng bǎi làn | lie flat and let go |
| 疯牛 | fēng niú | irrational exuberance |
| 黑神话 | hēi shén huà | legend |
| 拼好饭 | pīn hǎo fàn | group take-out |
| 断绝香火 | duàn jué xiāng huǒ | cutting off the family line |
| 癌股 | ái gǔ | Cancerous A-shares |
| 整个国家都洋溢着乐观向上的氛围 | zhěng gè guó jiā dōu yáng yì zhe lè guān xiàng shàng de fēn wéi | The entire country is filled with a sense of uplifting optimism |
| 本是同根生相煎何太急 | běn shì tóng gēn shēng xiàng jiān hé tài jí | We are from the same root, so why do we hurt each other? |