xiāng xia countryside; rural area

bì miǎn to avert; to prevent; to avoid; to refrain from

wáng gōng imperial palace

guó nèi domestic; internal (to a country); civil

bì xū to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily

quán bù whole; entire; complete

jiù suàn granted that; even if

zūn jìng respect; to revere

dào li reason; argument; sense; principle; basis; justification

jù shuō it is said that; reportedly

diàn qì (electrical) appliance; device

xī chén jī vacuum cleaner

kǎo xiāng oven

diàn nǎo computer

lù xiàng jī video recorder; VCR

tí xǐng qì reminder

guó wáng king

dào lù road; path; way

zú gòu enough; sufficient

cǎi yòng to adopt; to employ; to use

jiàn yì to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation

xīn jū new residence; new home

bīng xiāng icebox; freezer cabinet; refrigerator

yīn xiǎng speakers or speaker (electronic); acoustics; sound field (in a room or theater)

xiāng village

bì avoid

miǎn avoid

shòu accept

gōng palace

nèi inside

bì necessarily

xū beard

bù section

suàn calculate

zūn respect

jìng respectfully

lǐ put in order

jù according to

jū short of money

qì implement

chén dust

kǎo bake

nǎo brain

lù record