| 目前的 | mu4 qian2 de5 | passing |
| 短暂的 | duan3 zan4 de5 | passing |
| 秋风过耳 | qiu1 feng1 guo4 er3 | not in the least concerned |
| 积非成是 | ji1 fei1 cheng2 shi4 | a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom) |
| 穷途末路 | qiong2 tu2 mo4 lu4 | an impasse |
| 立体交叉 | li4 ti3 jiao1 cha1 | overpass |
| 筑室道谋 | zhu4 shi4 dao4 mou2 | without a clue |
| 置之死地而后生 | zhi4 zhi1 si3 di4 er2 hou4 sheng1 | fig. to find a way out of an impasse |
| 考不上 | kao3 bu5 shang4 | to be unable to pass |
| 耍私情 | shua3 si1 qing2 | the play of passions |
| 胜过的 | sheng4 guo4 de5 | surpassing |
| 般雀比拉多 | ban1 que4 bi3 la1 duo1 | Pontius Pilate (in the Biblical passion story) |
| 节前客流 | jie2 qian2 ke4 liu2 | pre-holiday passenger flow |