Dictionary

to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth; to persevere; unflagging efforts

hardworking and frugal

local conditions and customs (idiom)

satisfied with what one has (idiom)

to increase by degrees; in increasing order; incremental

posting on a bulletin board; notice; bulletin

anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success; impatient for result; impetuous

wide-ranging and profound; broad and deep

to love to hear and see (idiom); well received; to one's liking

waves surging forth; roaring sea

unprecedented and never to be duplicated; the first and the last; unmatched

minutes; written summary of a meeting

stripe; streak

positive and negative

everyone gives their own view

sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom); (idiom) sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces

martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre); knight-errant

warp and woof; longitude and latitude; main points

earnest; sincere

to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition; forming a bridge between earlier and later stages

bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning

temperate zone

diligent and attentive; assiduous; sincere

to act as host

currency; (old) exchange of goods

lowering and raising of the head; (fig.) small move; pitch (position angle)

forgetful; empty-headed

to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)

sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer; tanghulu

jasper

tiles and bricks

bright future; bright prospects

deep friendship

Double Ninth or Yang Festival; 9th day of 9th lunar month

birds and animals; the beasts of the field and the birds of the air

having lived through many changes

variant of 啰嗦; long-winded; wordy; troublesome; pesky

erhua variant of 墨水; ink

bid inviting and bid offering; bidding; auction

erhua variant of 摊; vendor's stand

button; erhua variant of 纽扣

to persuade; to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment

haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist

they; they; them

China; Chinese; surname Zhong

day; sky; heaven

matter; thing; item

surname Hou; empress; queen

you (plural)

front; forward; ahead