xiān sheng Mister (Mr.); teacher; husband; doctor (dialect)

qián jìn to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward

zhèng fǔ government

dà shà large building; edifice; mansion

cǎo chǎng pastureland

xiǎng qǐ ringing

gē qǔ song

zuò zhě author; writer

nèi xīn heart; innermost being

chōng mǎn full of; brimming with; very full; permeated

zì háo (feel a sense of) pride; to be proud of sth (in a good way)

chū shēng to be born

yìn dù ní xī yà Indonesia

sū mén dá là Sumatra, one of the Indonesian islands

cūn zi village

fù qīn father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]

céng jīng once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)

cūn zhǎng village chief; village head

yuán běn originally; original

yǒu yì to intend; intentionally; interested in

jiē tì to replace; to take over (a position or post)

zhí wèi post; office; position

rè ài to love ardently; to adore

fǎn duì to fight against; to oppose; to be opposed to; opposition

jiā rù to become a member; to join; to mix into; to participate in; to add in

gēn suí to follow

xún huí yǎn chū theatrical tour; series of performance by a visiting troupe; roadshow

gē wǔ singing and dancing

gē wǔ tuán song and dance troupe

dān rèn to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of; to serve as

xiǎo tí qín fiddle; violin

xiǎo tí qín shǒu violinist; fiddler

zì xué self-study; to study on one's own

zhǎng wò to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it; fluency

xī fāng the West; the Occident; Western countries

yuè lǐ music theory

jù yǒu to have; to possess

mín zú nationality; ethnic group

fēng gé style

zì zhì autonomy

bāng country

zhèng shì formal; official

chéng lì to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water

pèi hé matching; fitting in with; compatible with; to correspond; to fit; to conform to; rapport; to coordinate with; to act in concert with; to cooperate; to become man and wife; to combine parts of machine

jiàn lì to establish; to set up; to found

wén huà culture; civilization; cultural

tè dì specially; for a special purpose

jǔ bàn to conduct; to hold

chuàng zuò to create; to produce; to write; creative work; creation

yī míng jīng rén to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity

jīng rén astonishing

dú lì independent; independence; to stand alone

dú lì guó jiā Independent country

yī shēng all one's life; throughout one's life

bù shǎo many; a lot; not few

tuì xiū to retire; retirement (from work)

jiā dàng familial property; belongings

dàng chéng to consider as; take to be

xiǎo hái zi child

yǎn zòu to play a musical instrument; to perform music

jì niàn to commemorate; to remember

mìng míng to give a name to; to dub; to christen; to designate; named after; naming

míng wéi to be called; to be known as