| 对联 | paired written couplet | |
| 白学 | to study in vain | |
| 学以致用 | to study in order to use | |
| 妄自菲薄 | to underestimate one's own abilities | |
| 出丑 | to make a blunder | |
| 了无生趣 | to totally lose interest in life | |
| 卖关子 | to keep people in suspense | |
| 埋怨 | to complain | |
| 依据 | according to | |
| 事在人为 | people make things happen | |
| 窍门 | key | |
| 死记硬背 | to memorize by rote |