48 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 一辈子 | yī bèi zi | (for) a lifetime |
| 五音不全 | wǔ yīn bù quán | tone deaf |
| 享福 | xiǎng fú | to live comfortably |
| 个头儿 | gè tóu r | size |
| 别致 | bié zhì | unusual |
| 到家 | dào jiā | perfect |
| 唉声叹气 | āi shēng tàn qì | sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom) |
| 坐月子 | zuò yuè zi | to convalesce for a month following childbirth, following a special diet, and observing various taboos to protect the body from exposure to the "wind" |
| 坐立不安 | zuò lì bù ān | lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom) |
| 外行 | wài háng | layman |
| 家家有本难念的经 | jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng | Every family goes through its problems. (idiom) |
| 小时工 | xiǎo shí gōng | hourly worker |
| 居委会 | jū wěi huì | neighbourhood committee |
| 得体 | dé tǐ | appropriate to the occasion |
| 念经 | niàn jīng | to recite or chant Buddhist scripture |
| 打发 | dǎ fa | to dispatch sb to do sth |
| 探亲 | tàn qīn | to go home to visit one's family |
| 时装 | shí zhuāng | fashion |
| 月嫂 | yuè sǎo | woman hired to take care of a newborn child and its mother in the month after childbirth |
| 柴米油盐 | chái mǐ yóu yán | lit. firewood, rice, oil and salt |
| 乐子 | lè zi | fun |
| 活力 | huó lì | energy |
| 清闲 | qīng xián | idle |
| 潇洒 | xiāo sǎ | confident and at ease |
| 无所事事 | wú suǒ shì shì | to have nothing to do |
| 牵线 | qiān xiàn | to pull strings |
| 用武之地 | yòng wǔ zhī dì | ample scope for abilities |
| 百里挑一 | bǎi lǐ tiāo yī | one in a hundred |
| 相亲 | xiāng qīn | blind date |
| 相配 | xiāng pèi | to match |
| 神仙 | shén xiān | Daoist immortal |
| 节奏 | jié zòu | rhythm |
| 筹备 | chóu bèi | preparations |
| 肤色 | fū sè | skin color |
| 衣着 | yī zhuó | clothes |
| 见马克思 | jiàn Mǎ kè sī | to die |
| 顶嘴 | dǐng zuǐ | to talk back |
| 余热 | yú rè | residual heat |
| 闹翻 | nào fān | to have a falling out |
| 鸟语花香 | niǎo yǔ huā xiāng | lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom) |
| 怕是 | pà shì | be afraid of |
| 返聘 | fǎn pìn | a retired worker is engaged again by the original work unit as required by work conditions |
| 慢慢悠悠 | màn man yōu yōu | slow |
| 架式 | jià shi | posture |
| 踩点儿 | cǎi diǎn er | (of thieves and robbers) reconnoitre—spy out the land before taking action |
| 逼婚 | bī hūn | to force into marriage |
| 坐办公室 | zuò bàn gōng shì | work in an office |
| 满是回事儿的 | mǎn shì huí shì er de | full of business |