| 卖官 | mai4 guan1 | to sell official posts |
| 批复 | pi1 fu4 | to hand down |
| 加盖 | jia1 gai4 | to cap |
| 官话 | guan1 hua4 | Mandarin |
| 权贵 | quan2 gui4 | bigwigs |
| 卫生官员 | wei4 sheng1 guan1 yuan2 | health official |
| 乡绅 | xiang1 shen1 | squire |
| 上访 | shang4 fang3 | to seek an audience with higher-ups (esp. government officials) to petition for sth |
| 将相 | jiang4 xiang4 | generals and officials |
| 劣迹 | lie4 ji1 lie4 ji4 | misdeed |
| 表叔 | biao3 shu1 | second cousin |
| 达官 | da2 guan1 | high ranking official |
| 劳动新闻 | lao2 dong4 xin1 wen2 | Labour News |