| 萨斯 | sa4 si1 | SARSSevere Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
| 苏丹 | su1 dan1 | Sudan |
| 严复 | yan2 fu4 | Yan Fu (1853-1921), influential Chinese writer and translator of Western books, esp. on social sciences |
| 应对 | ying1 dui4 ying4 dui4 | to respond to |
| 应急 | ying4 ji2 ying1 ji2 | to meet a contingency |
| 大爷 | da4 ye5 | uncle |
| 格外 | ge2 wai4 | especially |
| 朝 | zhao1 | facing |
| 首席 | shou3 xi2 | chairman |
| 一口气 | yi1 kou3 qi4 | at a stretch |
| 因应 | yin1 ying4 | to adapt to |
| 检讨 | jian3 tao3 | analyse |
| 文书 | wen2 shu1 | secretary |