| 高楼 | gao1 lou2 | skyscraper |
| 报废 | bao4 fei4 | to total |
| 纸片 | zhi3 pian4 | scrip |
| 零碎 | ling2 sui4 | scraps |
| 活命 | huo2 ming4 | to survive |
| 铁屑 | tie3 xie4 | scrap-iron |
| 擦伤 | ca1 shang1 | graze |
| 刮研 | gua1 yan2 | rescrape |
| 糊口 | hu2 kou3 | to get by with difficulty |
| 摩天 | mo2 tian1 | skyscraping |
| 刮刀 | gua1 dao1 | spatula |
| 拾荒 | shi2 huang1 | to glean |
| 零头 | ling2 tou2 | odd |