24 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 停摆 | tíng bǎi | (of a pendulum) to stop swinging |
| 剧变 | jù biàn | fast change of scene |
| 博弈 | bó yì | games (such as chess, dice etc) |
| 外强中干 | wài qiáng zhōng gān | strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom) |
| 心有余悸 | xīn yǒu yú jì | to have lingering fears |
| 息息相关 | xī xī xiāng guān | closely bound up (idiom); intimately related |
| 权宜之计 | quán yí zhī jì | plan of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure |
| 洗牌 | xǐ pái | to shuffle cards |
| 涟漪 | lián yī | ripple |
| 无奈 | wú nài | helpless |
| 临界点 | lín jiè diǎn | critical point |
| 观望 | guān wàng | to wait and see |
| 进退两难 | jìn tuì liǎng nán | no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma |
| 韧性 | rèn xìng | toughness |
| 鲁莽 | lǔ mǎng | hot-headed |
| 你来我往 | nǐ lái wǒ wǎng | with enough association or interaction |
| 静观其变 | jìng guān qí biàn | idiom. to watch quietly the development or changes |
| 打补丁 | dǎ bǔ dīng | patch up |
| 团灭 | tuán miè | total wipeout |
| 关税战 | guān shuǐ zhàn | trade war |
| 躲过一劫 | dōu guò yī jié | dodge a bullet |
| 另寻出路 | lìng xún chū lù | seek another way out |
| 喘一口气 | chuǎn yī kǒu qì | take a breather |
| 由点及面 | yóu diǎn jí miàn | spread from points to the whole |