- to stir; to prod; to poke; to move sideways; to strum (on a guitar etc)
- rhythm; tempo; musical pulse; cadence; beat
- tone; timbre; sound color
- to get one's name; named (after sth)
- United States; USA; US
- prefecture; (old) province; (old) administrative division; state (e.g. of US); oblast (Russia); canton (Switzerland)
- guqin or seven-stringed zither
- carving; decorative carved pattern; arabesque
- to daub; to scribble (graffiti)
- to resound; to reverberate; to echo
- sweet-sounding; beautiful (of sound)
- to make a pun; to have a double meaning; double entendre
- to distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve
- (name) Karl; Carl
- to listen attentively
- 说道 shūo dao: 说道 shuo1 dao5: to discuss; reason (behind sth)说道 shūo dào: 说道 shuo1 dao4: to state; to say (the quoted words)
- remarkable; outstanding
- bamboo flute; CL:管[guan3]
- see 必經之路|必经之路[bi4 jing1 zhi1 lu4]
- string instrument
- a musical score; sheet music
- both of them; the two of them
- loud and clear; resounding
- manifold; all sorts; many and varied
- sound of a drum; drumbeat
- chorus; to chorus
- instrumental music
- prelude; presage
- interlude (music)
- to lay mines
- dance music
- organ; pipe organ
- practiced; proficient; skilled; skillful
- one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while
- to read aloud with expression; to recite; to declaim
- to chant; to recite
- station; encampment