198 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 一刀切 | yī dāo qiē | lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom) |
| 不二法门 | bù èr fǎ mén | the one and only way |
| 不堪 | bù kān | cannot bear |
| 世家 | shì jiā | family influential for generations |
| 仕途 | shì tú | official career (formal) |
| 企及 | qǐ jí | to hope to reach |
| 伯克利 | Bó kè lì | |
| 低估 | dī gū | to underestimate |
| 佐证 | zuǒ zhèng | evidence |
| 佬 | lǎo | male |
| 倡导 | chàng dǎo | to advocate |
| 伟业 | wěi yè | exploit |
| 偶像 | ǒu xiàng | idol |
| 偷偷摸摸 | tōu tōu mō mō | surreptitious |
| 伪装 | wěi zhuāng | to pretend to be (asleep etc) |
| 优先 | yōu xiān | to have priority |
| 共识 | gòng shí | common understanding |
| 再生产 | zài shēng chǎn | producing a copy |
| 冒 | Mào | surname Mao |
| 出身 | chū shēn | to be born of |
| 划艇 | huá tǐng | rowing boat |
| 务实 | wù shí | pragmatic |
| 募捐 | mù juān | to solicit contributions |
| 勾当 | gòu dàng | shady business |
| 匾额 | biǎn é | a horizontal inscribed board |
| 厌恶 | yàn wù | to loathe |
| 反差 | fǎn chā | contrast |
| 可观 | kě guān | considerable |
| 名额 | míng é | quota |
| 吹捧 | chuī pěng | to flatter |
| 命运 | mìng yùn | fate |
| 咋舌 | zhà shé | to be speechless |
| 哈佛 | Hā fó | |
| 嘲笑 | cháo xiào | to jeer at |
| 嘲讽 | cháo fěng | to sneer at |
| 严酷 | yán kù | bitter |
| 回味 | huí wèi | to reflect on |
| 因素 | yīn sù | element |
| 堂而皇之 | táng ér huáng zhī | overt |
| 多元化 | duō yuán huà | diversification |
| 大亨 | dà hēng | big shot |
| 天资 | tiān zī | innate talent |
| 天赋 | tiān fù | gift |
| 奔跑 | bēn pǎo | to run |
| 娘娘腔 | niáng niang qiāng | sissy |
| 媲美 | pì měi | to match |
| 子嗣 | zǐ sì | son |
| 子弟 | zǐ dì | child |
| 学位证书 | xué wèi zhèng shū | diploma |
| 学业 | xué yè | studies |
| 守护 | shǒu hù | to guard |
| 宣称 | xuān chēng | to assert |
| 家伙 | jiā huo | household dish, implement or furniture |
| 实力 | shí lì | strength |
| 宝贵 | bǎo guì | valuable |
| 屁股 | pì gu | buttocks |
| 崇敬 | chóng jìng | to revere |
| 崇高 | chóng gāo | majestic |
| 巨大 | jù dà | huge |
| 巴基斯坦 | Bā jī sī tǎn | |
| 厮杀 | sī shā | to fight at close quarters |
| 引导 | yǐn dǎo | to guide |
| 彼岸 | bǐ àn | the other shore |
| 待 | dài | to wait |
| 循规蹈矩 | xún guī dǎo jǔ | to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom) |
| 心狠手辣 | xīn hěn shǒu là | vicious and merciless (idiom) |
| 恶作剧 | è zuò jù | mischief |
| 意识形态 | yì shí xíng tài | ideology |
| 应酬 | yìng chou | social niceties |
| 戈尔 | Gē ěr | |
| 打洞 | dǎ dòng | to punch a hole |
| 招生 | zhāo shēng | to enroll new students |
| 拼搏 | pīn bó | to struggle |
| 拾 | shí | to pick up |
| 挑 | tiǎo | to raise |
| 捐助 | juān zhù | to donate |
| 捕 | bǔ | to catch |
| 接连 | jiē lián | on end |
| 推波助澜 | tuī bō zhù lán | to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom) |
| 掩饰 | yǎn shì | to cover up |
| 揭示 | jiē shì | to show |
| 援引 | yuán yǐn | to quote |
| 操 | cāo | to grasp |
| 拧 | níng | to pinch |
| 政坛 | zhèng tán | political circles |
| 敏锐 | mǐn ruì | keen |
| 文凭 | wén píng | diploma |
| 斯坦福 | Sī tǎn fú | |
| 既有 | jì yǒu | existing |
| 明目张胆 | míng mù zhāng dǎn | openly and without fear |
| 普利策奖 | Pǔ lì cè jiǎng | |
| 普林斯顿 | Pǔ lín sī dùn | |
| 书呆子 | shū dāi zi | bookworm |
| 有过之而无不及 | yǒu guò zhī ér wú bù jí | not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom) |
| 本质 | běn zhì | essence |
| 束缚 | shù fù | to bind |
| 枷锁 | jiā suǒ | stocks and chain |
| 桎梏 | zhì gù | shackles |
| 荣耀 | róng yào | honor |
| 乐事 | Lè shì | pleasure |
| 乐子 | lè zi | fun |
| 台 | tái | desk |
| 欣慰 | xīn wèi | to be gratified |
| 欢乐 | huān lè | gaiety |
| 毒瘤 | dú liú | malignant tumor |
| 民族志 | mín zú zhì | ethnography |
| 气概 | qì gài | lofty quality |
| 法宝 | fǎ bǎo | Buddha's teaching |
| 活儿 | huó r | work |
| 活计 | huó jì | handicraft |
| 活跃 | huó yuè | active |
| 派对 | pài duì | party (loanword) |
| 浪子回头 | làng zǐ huí tóu | the return of a prodigal son (idiom) |
| 渴望 | kě wàng | to thirst for |
| 潜藏 | qián cáng | hidden beneath the surface |
| 为人 | wéi rén | to conduct oneself |
| 牙买加 | Yá mǎi jiā | |
| 特权 | tè quán | prerogative |
| 独有 | dú yǒu | to own exclusively |
| 当下 | dāng xià | immediately |
| 盎司 | àng sī | ounce (British imperial system) (loanword) |
| 神祇 | shén qí | gods |
| 精英 | jīng yīng | cream |
| 罗马 | Luó mǎ | |
| 翘 | qiáo | outstanding |
| 老迈 | lǎo mài | aged |
| 聪慧 | cōng huì | bright |
| 菩萨 | Pú sà | |
| 华尔街日报 | Huá ěr jiē Rì bào | |
| 处事 | chǔ shì | to handle affairs |
| 螺母 | luó mǔ | nut (female component of nut and bolt) |
| 蠢 | chǔn | stupid |
| 血统 | xuè tǒng | blood relationship |
| 血腥 | xuè xīng | reeking of blood |
| 复制 | fù zhì | to duplicate |
| 注定 | zhù dìng | to foreordain |
| 诟病 | gòu bìng | to denounce |
| 讽刺 | fěng cì | to satirize |
| 诸如 | zhū rú | (various things) such as |
| 财富 | cái fù | wealth |
| 费用 | fèi yòng | cost |
| 资本 | zī běn | capital (economics) |
| 蹩脚 | bié jiǎo | inferior |
| 车间 | chē jiān | workshop |
| 较劲儿 | jiào jìn r | to match one's strength with |
| 辉煌 | huī huáng | splendid |
| 辈 | bèi | lifetime |
| 轮子 | lún zi | wheel |
| 过得去 | guò dé qù | lit. can pass through (an opening) |
| 违犯 | wéi fàn | to violate |
| 遮羞 | zhē xiū | to cover up one's embarrassment |
| 鄙视 | bǐ shì | to despise |
| 酗酒 | xù jiǔ | heavy drinking |
| 酩酊大醉 | mǐng dǐng dà zuì | dead drunk |
| 金刚 | Jīn gāng | diamond |
| 针对 | zhēn duì | to target |
| 门槛 | mén kǎn | doorstep |
| 阻力 | zǔ lì | resistance |
| 障眼法 | zhàng yǎn fǎ | diversionary tactic |
| 青睐 | qīng lài | (lit.) to fix one's gaze on |
| 面貌 | miàn mào | appearance |
| 香槟 | xiāng bīn | champagne (loanword) |
| 马球 | mǎ qiú | polo |
| 马术 | mǎ shù | equestrianism |
| 体制 | tǐ zhì | system |
| 高呼 | gāo hū | to shout loudly |
| 高昂 | gāo áng | to hold (one's head) high |
| 高尔夫球 | gāo ěr fū qiú | golf |
| 斗争 | dòu zhēng | a struggle |
| 凤 | Fèng | surname Feng |
| 黑幕 | hēi mù | hidden details |
| 齿冷 | chǐ lěng | to sneer |
| 庞大 | páng dà | huge |
| 逼 | bī | force |
| 横空出世 | héng kōng chū shì | to lie across the sky, high above the world |
| 清清白白 | qīng qīng bái bái | (of one's integrity) totally clean |
| 白鹿原 | bái lù yuán | |
| 雅努斯 | yǎ nǔ sī | |
| 保罗威利斯 | bǎo luó wēi lì sī | |
| 学做工 | xué zuò gōng | |
| 西西弗斯 | xī xī fú sī | |
| 无花果叶 | wú huā guǒ yè | fig leaves |
| 丹尼尔金 | dān ní ěr jīn | |
| 大学潜规则 | dà xué qián guī zé | |
| 常春藤联盟 | cháng chūn téng lián méng | |
| 杜克 | dù kè | |
| 世家政策 | shì jiā zhèng cè | family policy |
| 看不见的手 | kàn bù jiàn de shǒu | |
| 皮埃尔布尔迪厄 | pí āi ěr bù dí è | |
| 悄然而至 | qiǎo rán ér zhì | come quietly |
| 鸡尾酒会 | jī wěi jiǔ huì | cocktail party |
| 做无用功 | zuò wú yòng gōng | do work |
| 使出浑身解数 | shǐ chū hún shēn xiè shù | use every trick in one's bag |
| 暗门 | àn mén | secret door |
| 转念一想 | zhuǎn niàn yī xiǎng | think better of |
| 坚拒 | jiān jù | firmly refuse |
| 不谬 | bù miù | not bad |
| 子孙后代 | zǐ sūn hòu dài | posterity |