| 抓挠 | zhua1 nao2 | to scratch |
| 桅顶 | wei2 ding3 | masthead |
| 精益求精 | jing1 yi4 qiu2 jing1 | constantly improving |
| 腻烦 | ni4 fan2 | bored |
| 顾不得 | gu4 bu4 de2 | to have no time |
| 害得 | hai4 de5 | to harm |
| 久违 | jiu3 wei2 | a long time since we last met |
| 唐突 | tang2 tu1 | to offend |
| 陈独秀 | chen2 du2 xiu4 | Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), Chinese Marxist and leading communist, blamed for the failures of Chinese communism from 1927, posthumously rehabilitated |
| 成材 | cheng2 cai2 | to make sth of oneself |
| 扇 | shan1 shan4 | to fan |
| 转念 | zhuan3 nian4 | to think better of |
| 发奋 | fa1 fen4 | to work hard |