24 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 一言难尽 | yī yán nán jìn | hard to explain in a few words (idiom) |
| 乱套 | luàn tào | in a mess |
| 刺鼻 | cì bí | to assail the nostrils |
| 啼笑皆非 | tí xiào jiē fēi | lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) |
| 心照不宣 | xīn zhào bù xuān | a tacit mutual understanding |
| 洗礼 | xǐ lǐ | baptism (lit. or fig.) |
| 活生生 | huó shēng shēng | real (people) |
| 狗尾续貂 | gǒu wěi xù diāo | lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom) |
| 画蛇添足 | huà shé tiān zú | lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom) |
| 痛心疾首 | tòng xīn jí shǒu | bitter and hateful (idiom) |
| 蒙混过关 | méng hùn guò guān | to get away with it |
| 辟谣 | pì yáo | to refute a rumor |
| 众人拾柴火焰高 | zhòng rén shí chái huǒ yàn gāo | when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (idiom) |
| 膈应 | gè ying | (coll.) objectionable |
| 草台班子 | cǎo tái bān zi | small unprofessional team |
| 一语成谶 | yī yǔ chéng chèn | (idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic |
| 一肚子气 | yī dù zi qì | to be very angry |
| 避而不谈 | bì ér bù tán | avoid talking about something |
| 废话文学 | fèi huà wén xué | talking lots of rubbish |
| 很扯 | hěn chě | absurd |
| 吃了熊心豹子胆 | chī le xióng xīn bào zǐ dǎn | to have reckless courage |
| 腐臭味 | fǔ chòu wèi | rotten stench |
| 层层失守 | céng céng shī shǒu | failure at every level |
| 一朝被蛇咬十年怕井绳 | yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng | once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of a well rope |