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國慶日 guó qìng rì - National Day雙十節 shuāng shí jié - Double Tenth Day (Taiwan's National Day)武昌起義 Wǔ Chāng Qǐ Yì - Wuchang Uprising (the 1911 uprising that led to the fall of the Qing Dynasty)推翻 tuī fān - to overthrow; to topple清朝 Qīng cháo - the Qing Dynasty統治 tǒng zhì - to rule; to govern關鍵 guān jiàn - crucial; key; critical戰役 zhàn yì - battle; military campaign民主共和國 mín zhǔ gòng hé guó - democratic republic中華民國 Zhōng Huá Mín Guó - Republic of China (ROC)誕生 dàn shēng - to be born; to come into existence國慶大會 guó qìng dà huì - National Day ceremony總統府 zǒng tǒng fǔ - Presidential Office Building廣場 guǎng chǎng - public square; plaza舉行 jǔ xíng - to hold; to conduct (an event)升旗典禮 shēng qí diǎn lǐ - flag-raising ceremony三軍儀隊 sān jūn yí duì - military honor guard花式操槍 huā shì cāo qiāng - precision rifle drill performance戰機 zhàn jī - fighter jet; military aircraft樂儀隊 yuè yí duì - military marching band and honor guard盛大 shèng dà - grand; magnificent; large-scale莊嚴 zhuāng yán - solemn; dignified國慶煙火 guó qìng yān huǒ - National Day fireworks display煙火秀 yān huǒ xiù - fireworks show無人機 wú rén jī - drone交響樂 jiāo xiǎng yuè - symphony; orchestral music新莊體育館 Xīn Zhuāng Tǐ Yù Guǎn - Xinzhuang Gymnasium舉辦 jǔ bàn - to organize; to host新竹縣 Xīn Zhú Xiàn - Hsinchu CountyFollow me on Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !

電動遊戲 diàn dòng yóu xì - video game重要性 zhòng yào xìng - importance深刻 shēn kè - profound; deep體悟 tǐ wù - realization; insight gained through experience爛 làn - terrible; poor (informal)順 shùn - smooth; fluent自動駕駛 zì dòng jià shǐ - autonomous driving; self-driving反應力 fǎn yìng lì - reaction speed; responsiveness眼睛 yǎn jīng - eyes視覺 shì jué - vision; visual perception訊號 xùn hào - signal大腦 dà nǎo - brain快速 kuài sù - rapid; fast決策 jué cè - decision-making手指 shǒu zhǐ - finger精準 jīng zhǔn - precise; accurate操作 cāo zuò - operation; to operate高頻率 gāo pín lǜ - high frequency同步 tóng bù - synchronized; in sync訓練 xùn liàn - training有效 yǒu xiào - effective縮短 suō duǎn - to shorten人類 rén lèi - human beings外界刺激 wài jiè cì jī - external stimuli反應時間 fǎn yìng shí jiān - reaction time手腳動作 shǒu jiǎo dòng zuò - hand and foot movements協調 xié tiáo - coordinated; harmonious浪費 làng fèi - to waste漫畫 màn huà - comic; manga手腳不協調 shǒu jiǎo bù xié tiáo - poor coordination; clumsy movements專心 zhuān xīn - to concentrate; focus書桌 shū zhuō - desk速度 sù dù - speed鍛鍊 duàn liàn - to train; strengthen視覺空間 shì jué kōng jiān - visual-spatial ability認知 rèn zhī - cognition; awareness注意力 zhù yì lì - attention; concentration增強 zēng qiáng - to enhance; strengthen可塑性 kě sù xìng - plasticity; adaptability記憶力 jì yì lì - memory ability地圖 dì tú - map道具 dào jù - item; game tool敵人 dí rén - enemy規律 guī lǜ - pattern; regularity玩家 wán jiā - player; gamer加以應用 jiā yǐ yìng yòng - to apply; put into practice刺激 cì jī - to stimulate海馬體 hǎi mǎ tǐ - hippocampus強化 qiáng huà - to strengthen; reinforce工作記憶 gōng zuò jì yì - working memory資訊處理 zī xùn chǔ lǐ - information processing休閒娛樂 xiū xián yú lè - leisure and entertainment罪惡感 zuì è gǎn - feeling of guilt培養 péi yǎng - to cultivate; develop挫折容忍度 cuò zhé róng rěn dù - frustration tolerance失敗 shī bài - failure常態 cháng tài - normal state; norm卡關 kǎ guān - to get stuck at a level; hit a roadblock擊敗 jí bài - to defeat; beat嘗試 cháng shì - to try; attempt修正錯誤 xiū zhèng cuò wù - to correct mistakes破關 pò guān - to clear a game level; beat a game抗壓性 kàng yā xìng - stress tolerance毅力 yì lì - perseverance; determinationFollow me on Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !

教師節 jiào shī jié - Teachers' Day起源 qǐ yuán - origin; beginning紀念 jì niàn - to commemorate; remembrance孔子 Kǒng Zǐ - Confucius思想家 sī xiǎng jiā - thinker; philosopher政治家 zhèng zhì jiā - statesman; politician教育家 jiào yù jiā - educator開創 kāi chuàng - to found; to pioneer; to initiate有教無類 yǒu jiào wú lèi - education for all regardless of background or ability因材施教 yīn cái shī jiào - to teach according to a student's abilities and characteristics打破 dǎ pò - to break; to overturn貴族 guì zú - aristocracy; noble class特權 tè quán - privilege; special right命運 mìng yùn - fate; destiny被稱為 bèi chēng wéi - to be called; to be known as至聖先師 zhì shèng xiān shī - the Greatest Sage and First Teacher (title for Confucius)偉大 wěi dà - great; remarkable農曆 nóng lì - lunar calendar作為 zuò wéi - to serve as; to be used as孔子誕辰紀念日 Kǒng Zǐ dàn chén jì niàn rì - Confucius' Birthday Memorial Day祭孔大典 jì Kǒng dà diǎn - Grand Confucius Commemoration Ceremony孔廟 Kǒng miào - Confucius Temple神聖 shén shèng - sacred; solemn年代 nián dài - era; period of time典禮 diǎn lǐ - ceremony毛筆 máo bǐ - Chinese calligraphy brush學業進步 xué yè jìn bù - improvement in academic studies教育部 jiào yù bù - Ministry of Education前夕 qián xì - eve; the day before an event師鐸獎 shī duó jiǎng - Teacher Excellence Award in Taiwan行政院長 xíng zhèng yuàn zhǎng - Premier of Taiwan (Head of the Executive Yuan)親自 qīn zì - personally; in person頒獎 bān jiǎng - to present an award輔導 fǔ dǎo - guidance; counseling; mentoring巨大 jù dà - huge; enormous貢獻 gòng xiàn - contribution敬意 jìng yì - respect; tribute敬師 jìng shī - to honor teachers奉茶 fèng chá - to serve tea respectfully儀式 yí shì - ceremony; ritual表達謝意 biǎo dá xiè yì - to express gratitude; show appreciation黑板 hēi bǎn - blackboard; chalkboardFollow me on Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !

月餅 yuèbǐng - mooncake元朝 Yuáncháo - the Yuan Dynasty朝代 cháodài - dynasty蒙古人 Měnggǔrén - Mongolian; Mongol people漢人 Hànrén - Han Chinese統治 tǒngzhì - to rule; to govern殘酷 cánkù - cruel; brutal嚴格 yángé - strict; rigorous防止 fángzhǐ - to prevent百姓 bǎixìng - common people; ordinary citizens造反 zàofǎn - to rebel; to revolt朝廷 cháotíng - the imperial court下令 xiàlìng - to issue an order; to command合用一把菜刀 héyòng yì bǎ càidāo - to share one kitchen knife among several households村子 cūnzi - village士兵 shìbīng - soldier嚴密監視 yánmì jiānshì - to keep under close surveillance苦不堪言 kǔ bù kān yán - to suffer beyond words; unbearable hardship反抗軍 fǎnkàngjūn - rebel army; resistance force紛紛 fēnfēn - one after another; in succession密謀 mìmóu - to secretly plot; to conspire起義 qǐyì - uprising; revolt推翻 tuīfān - to overthrow領袖 lǐngxiù - leader朱元璋 Zhū Yuánzhāng - Zhu Yuanzhang (founder of the Ming Dynasty)官兵 guānbīng - government troops; officers and soldiers檢查 jiǎnchá - to inspect; to check搜身 sōushēn - to search someone's body傳達 chuándá - to convey; to communicate傳遞 chuándì - to pass on; to transmit瘟疫 wēnyì - epidemic; plague消災解厄 xiāozāi jiě'è - to ward off disasters and misfortune保全性命 bǎoquán xìngmìng - to preserve one's life; to stay alive傳言 chuányán - rumor; hearsay前夕 qiánxì - eve; the day before爭相購買 zhēngxiāng gòumǎi - to rush to buy; to compete to purchase打仗 dǎzhàng - to fight a war; to go to battle塞 sāi - to stuff; to insert紙條 zhǐtiáo - small note; slip of paper內餡 nèixiàn - filling (inside food)家家戶戶 jiājiā hùhù - every household切開 qiēkāi - to cut open賞月 shǎngyuè - to admire the full moon藏 cáng - to hide字條 zìtiáo - written note; message slip政權 zhèngquán - political power; regime明朝 Míngcháo - the Ming DynastyFollow me on Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !

玻璃心 bō lí xīn - a person who is overly sensitive and easily hurt by criticism用來 yòng lái - to be used for; used to形容 xíng róng - to describe脆弱 cuì ruò - fragile; vulnerable敏感 mǐn gǎn - sensitive玻璃 bō lí - glass碎裂 suì liè - to shatter; break into pieces用語 yòng yǔ - expression; term; wording批評 pī píng - criticism; to criticize質疑 zhí yí - to question; to doubt無心 wú xīn - unintentional; without bad intentions玩笑 wán xiào - joke內心 nèi xīn - inner feelings; heart打擊 dǎ jí - blow; setback; emotional hit崩潰 bēng kuì - to break down emotionally; collapse走心 zǒu xīn - to take something personally; be emotionally affected惱羞成怒 nǎo xiū chéng nù - to become angry out of embarrassment職場 zhí chǎng - workplace社群平台 shè qún píng tái - social media platform發文 fā wén - to post online立刻 lì kè - immediately火冒三丈 huǒ mào sān zhàng - to become extremely angry瘋狂 fēng kuáng - crazy; frenzied跟網友對罵 gēn wǎng yǒu duì mà - to argue and insult each other online狂敲鍵盤 kuáng qiāo jiàn pán - to furiously type on a keyboard回擊 huí jí - to fight back; retaliate刪文 shān wén - to delete a post封鎖 fēng suǒ - to block someone online被講兩句 bèi jiǎng liǎng jù - to be criticized a little; receive a few negative comments玻璃心碎一地 bō lí xīn suì yí dì - to be extremely hurt emotionally; heart shattered into pieces經不起批評 jīng bù qǐ pī píng - unable to handle criticism發文 fā wén - to post online兇 xiōng - fierce; harsh; mean場合 chǎng hé - occasion; situation; setting報告 bào gào - report數據 shù jù - data; figures重新 chóng xīn - again; anew修改 xiū gǎi - to revise; modify否定 fǒu dìng - to deny; reject霸凌 bà líng - bullying委屈 wěi qū - feeling wronged; grievance離職 lí zhí - to resign; leave a job抗壓性 kàng yā xìng - ability to handle pressure; stress tolerance調侃 tiáo kǎn - to tease; joke with someone臉色 liǎn sè - facial expression; complexion退群組 tuì qún zǔ - to leave a group chat罵 mà - to scold; curse; criticize harshly自我 zì wǒ - self-centered; self-focused (depending on context)隱藏 yǐn cáng - to hide; conceal帳號 zhàng hào - account (online account)Follow me on Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !

凌晨 líng chén - early morning; after midnight規模 guī mó - scale; magnitude高達 gāo dá - to reach as high as; up to級 jí - level; grade; magnitude (for earthquakes)南投 Nán Tóu - Nantou (county in central Taiwan)深度 shēn dù - depth公里 gōng lǐ - kilometer淺層地震 qiǎn céng dì zhèn - shallow earthquake劇烈 jù liè - intense; violent; severe上下水平搖動 shàng xià shuǐ píng yáo dòng - vertical and horizontal shaking搖 yáo - to shake; sway長達 cháng dá - to last for; extend up to大力 dà lì - forcefully; strongly上下舖 shàng xià pù - bunk beds差一點 chà yì diǎn - almost; nearly餘震 yú zhèn - aftershock造成 zào chéng - to cause; result in罹難 lí nàn - to die in a disaster; perish死亡 sǐ wáng - death; to die失蹤 shī zōng - missing; disappear棟 dòng - measure word for buildings房屋 fáng wū - house; building; residence全倒 quán dǎo - completely collapsed倒塌 dǎo tā - to collapse; cave in半倒 bàn dǎo - partially collapsed毀損 huǐ sǔn - damage; destruction損失 sǔn shī - loss; damage億 yì - one hundred million高樓大廈 gāo lóu dà shà - skyscrapers; tall buildings帳篷 zhàng péng - tent建築法規 jiàn zhù fǎ guī - building regulations; construction laws災害防救法 zāi hài fáng jiù fǎ - Disaster Prevention and Protection Act防災 fáng zāi - disaster prevention體制 tǐ zhì - system; structure有法可循 yǒu fǎ kě xún - to have laws/rules to follow成立 chéng lì - to establish; set up救災部隊 jiù zāi bù duì - disaster relief team內政部 Nèi Zhèng Bù - Ministry of the Interior消防署 xiāo fáng shǔ - National Fire Agency特種搜救隊 tè zhǒng sōu jiù duì - special search and rescue team空中消防隊 kōng zhōng xiāo fáng duì - aerial firefighting/rescue team搜救犬 sōu jiù quǎn - search and rescue dog採購 cǎi gòu - to purchase; procure搜救儀器 sōu jiù yí qì - search and rescue equipment防災日 fáng zāi rì - Disaster Prevention Day演練 yǎn liàn - drill; practice exercise機關 jī guān - government agency; institution強制 qiǎng zhì - mandatory; compulsory防災意識 fáng zāi yì shí - disaster preparedness awareness建築物 jiàn zhù wù - building; structure抗震力 kàng zhèn lì - earthquake resistance原則 yuán zé - principle; guideline評估 píng gū - to evaluate; assess慘 cǎn - miserable; disastrous; severe遵循 zūn xún - to follow; comply with梁柱結構 liáng zhù jié gòu - beam-and-column structure嚴防 yán fáng - to strictly guard against; prevent rigorously柱子 zhù zi - pillar; column瞬間 shùn jiān - instant; moment爆裂 bào liè - to burst; rupture充電 chōng diàn - to charge (a battery)手電筒 shǒu diàn tǒng - flashlight警告 jǐng gào - warning; alert預警 yù jǐng - early warning; advance alert

邁入 màirù - to enter; to step into秋季 qiūjì - autumn; fall season柚子 yòuzi - pomelo產季 chǎnjì - harvest season; peak season鮮嫩多汁 xiānnèn duōzhī - fresh, tender, and juicy平衡 pínghéng - balance; balanced解膩 jiěnì - to cut through richness; to reduce greasy taste口乾舌燥 kǒugān shézào - dry mouth and tongue滋潤 zīrùn - to moisten; to nourish; to hydrate降溫 jiàngwēn - to cool down; to reduce body heat中醫 zhōngyī - Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)緩解秋燥 huǎnjiě qiūzào - to relieve autumn dryness柿子 shìzi - persimmon盛產 shèngchǎn - to produce in abundance; abundant harvest口感 kǒugǎn - texture; mouthfeel脆脆 cuìcuì - crispy; crunchy; firm and crisp柿餅 shìbǐng - dried persimmon濃郁Q彈 nóngyù Q tán - rich in flavor and pleasantly chewy營養 yíngyǎng - nutrition; nutritious含有 hányǒu - to contain胡蘿蔔素 húluóbosù - beta-carotene維生素 wéishēngsù - vitamin膳食纖維 shànshí xiānwéi - dietary fiber潤肺止咳 rùnfèi zhǐké - to moisten the lungs and relieve cough (TCM concept)溫差 wēnchā - temperature difference呼吸道 hūxīdào - respiratory tract強化 qiánghuà - to strengthen; to enhance黏膜 niánmó - mucous membrane免疫力 miǎnyìlì - immunity; immune system strength白蘿蔔 báiluóbo - white radish; daikon radish平民人參 píngmín rénshēn - "the poor man's ginseng" (a nickname for white radish)肥美 féiměi - plump, tender, and flavorful辛辣 xīnlà - spicy; pungent品嘗 pǐncháng - to taste; to savor對時 duìshí - in season; seasonalFollow me on Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !

支語 zhī yǔ - a Taiwanese term referring to words or expressions borrowed from Mainland Chinese usage支那 zhī nà - an old and offensive term for China用語 yòng yǔ - expression; wording; term in use稱呼 chēng hū - to call; form of address影音 yǐng yīn - audio and video content; multimedia融入 róng rù - to integrate into; to blend into破防 pò fáng - to have one's emotional defenses broken; to become emotionally affected術語 shù yǔ - technical term; jargon突破防禦 tú pò fáng yù - to break through defenses心理防線 xīn lǐ fáng xiàn - psychological defense line; emotional barrier崩潰 bēng kuì - to collapse emotionally; to break down戳到 chuō dào - to hit a sensitive spot; to touch a nerve情緒失控 qíng xù shī kòng - to lose emotional control惱羞成怒 nǎo xiū chéng nù - to become angry out of embarrassment突破 tú pò - to break through; breakthrough走心 zǒu xīn - to take something personally; to be emotionally affected硬控 yìng kòng - to be strongly captivated or held by something (internet slang)強行控制 qiáng xíng kòng zhì - to forcibly control情不自禁 qíng bù zì jīn - unable to stop oneself; involuntarily盯著 dīng zhe - to stare at; to fix one's eyes on視線 shì xiàn - line of sight; gaze動彈不得 dòng tán bù dé - unable to move吸睛 xī jīng - eye-catching; attention-grabbing被吸住了 bèi xī zhù le - to be completely drawn in; captivated目光完全移不開 mù guāng wán quán yí bù kāi - unable to take one's eyes off something情緒價值 qíng xù jià zhí - emotional value; emotional support provided to someone貼心 tiē xīn - thoughtful; considerate頂 dǐng - excellent; awesome; top-tier (slang)讚 zàn - awesome; great極品 jí pǐn - the best of its kind; top-quality item政治立場 zhèng zhì lì chǎng - political stance; political position偏 piān - to lean toward; inclined toward本土 běn tǔ - local; native; domestic認同 rèn tóng - identity; identification with; agreement強調 qiáng diào - to emphasize台派人士 tái pài rén shì - people who strongly identify with Taiwan and support Taiwan-centered views反感 fǎn gǎn - dislike; resentment; aversion統戰 tǒng zhàn - united front work; political influence campaign無形 wú xíng - invisible; intangible滲透 shèn tòu - to infiltrate; penetration認知作戰 rèn zhī zuò zhàn - cognitive warfare; information influence operations模糊 mó hú - to blur; to make unclear兩岸 liǎng àn - the two sides of the Taiwan Strait邊界 biān jiè - boundary; border削弱 xuē ruò - to weaken自身 zì shēn - oneself; itself文化主體性 wén huà zhǔ tǐ xìng - cultural subjectivity; cultural identity and autonomy娛樂行業 yú lè háng yè - entertainment industry

數位遊牧 shù wèi yóu mù - digital nomadism; a lifestyle of working remotely while traveling固定 gù dìng - fixed; stationary; not changing location程式設計 chéng shì shè jì - programming; software development設計 shè jì - design; planning and creating products or solutions寫作 xiě zuò - writing; creating written content行銷 xíng xiāo - marketing; promoting products or services線上教學 xiàn shàng jiào xué - online teaching; teaching through the internet型態 xíng tài - form; type; mode or pattern普及 pǔ jí - to become widespread; popularized遠距工作 yuǎn jù gōng zuò - remote work; working away from a physical office興起 xīng qǐ - rise; emergence; becoming popular疫情 yì qíng - epidemic situation; outbreak of disease新冠肺炎 xīn guān fèi yán - COVID-19; Coronavirus disease戴口罩 dài kǒu zhào - to wear a face mask除非 chú fēi - unless形式 xíng shì - form; format; style or structure煩燥 fán zào - irritated; restless; annoyed (more commonly written as 煩躁)專心 zhuān xīn - to concentrate; focus attention自由度 zì yóu dù - degree of freedom; flexibility工作者 gōng zuò zhě - worker; professional; employee居住地 jū zhù dì - place of residence; living location通勤 tōng qín - commuting between home and work彈性 tán xìng - flexibility; adaptability醫療 yī liáo - medical care; healthcare services病床 bìng chuáng - hospital bed醫護人員 yī hù rén yuán - medical staff; doctors and nurses待遇 dài yù - treatment; salary and working conditions福利 fú lì - benefits; employee welfare照護人員 zhào hù rén yuán - caregivers; healthcare support workers開刀 kāi dāo - to perform surgery; undergo an operation開放 kāi fàng - to open; make available; allow access縣市 xiàn shì - counties and cities; local administrative regions in Taiwan有一段距離 yǒu yí duàn jù lí - to be some distance away; not very close探索世界 tàn suǒ shì jiè - to explore the world節省開支 jié shěng kāi zhī - to reduce expenses; save money on spending專案 zhuān àn - project; specific assignment or case缺乏 quē fá - to lack; be short of歸屬感 guī shǔ gǎn - sense of belonging簽證 qiān zhèng - visa; official travel permit稅務 shuì wù - taxation; tax-related matters醫療保險 yī liáo bǎo xiǎn - health insurance; medical insuranceFollow me on Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !

小琉球 Xiǎoliúqiú - Xiaoliuqiu (a small island off the southwest coast of Taiwan)台灣本島 Táiwān běndǎo - Taiwan's main island西南方 xīnánfāng - southwest面積 miànjī - area; surface area平方公里 píngfāng gōnglǐ - square kilometer (km²)環島一圈 huándǎo yì quān - to travel around the entire island海龜 hǎiguī - sea turtle烏龜 wūguī - turtle周邊 zhōubiān - surrounding area; nearby海洋 hǎiyáng - ocean; sea保育有成 bǎoyù yǒuchéng - successfully conserved; effective conservation野生 yěshēng - wild; living in nature綠蠵龜 lǜ xīguī - green sea turtle浮潛 fúqián - snorkeling機率 jīlǜ - probability; chance保育類動物 bǎoyùlèi dòngwù - protected wildlife species摸 mō - to touch被罰錢 bèi fá qián - to be fined地形 dìxíng - terrain; landform唯一 wéiyī - the only; unique珊瑚礁島 shānhújiāo dǎo - coral reef island東北季風 dōngběi jìfēng - northeast monsoon一年四季 yì nián sì jì - all four seasons; year-round溫和 wēnhé - mild; temperate石灰岩洞 shíhuīyán dòng - limestone cave群礁 qúnjiāo - reef formations; coral reefs海岸地形 hǎi'àn dìxíng - coastal landforms海龜燒 hǎiguī shāo - turtle-shaped cake (a local snack)海龜之鄉 hǎiguī zhī xiāng - the home of sea turtles造型 zàoxíng - shape; design; appearance雞蛋糕 jīdàngāo - Taiwanese egg cake外皮 wàipí - outer layer; crust香軟 xiāngruǎn - fragrant and soft伴手禮 bànshǒulǐ - souvenir; local gift小麻花捲 xiǎo máhuājuǎn - mini twisted fried snack脆 cuì - crispy; crunchy口味 kǒuwèi - flavor; taste原味 yuánwèi - original flavor黑芝麻 hēizhīma - black sesame梅子 méizi - plum海苔 hǎitái - seaweed口感 kǒugǎn - texture; mouthfeel酥 sū - flaky; crisp海產店 hǎichǎn diàn - seafood restaurant海鮮 hǎixiān - seafood蝦子 xiāzi - shrimp蜂巢蝦 fēngcháo xiā - honeycomb shrimp 草蝦 cǎoxiā - giant tiger prawn裹上 guǒ shàng - to coat with; to cover with大量 dàliàng - a large amount of蛋汁 dànzhī - beaten egg mixture高溫油炸 gāowēn yóuzhá - deep-fried at high temperature蜂巢 fēngcháo - honeycomb形狀 xíngzhuàng - shape外層 wàicéng - outer layer汁 zhī - juice; juices屏東 Píngdōng - Pingtung (a county in southern Taiwan)左營站 Zuǒyíng Zhàn - Zuoying Station (Taiwan High Speed Rail station in Kaohsiung)東港碼頭 Dōnggǎng Mǎtóu - Donggang Ferry Terminal風浪 fēnglàng - wind and waves; rough sea conditions澎湖 Pénghú - Penghu (an archipelago in the Taiwan Strait)Follow me on Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !

迷信 mí xìn - superstition; superstitious belief民間社會 mín jiān shè huì - folk society; grassroots society道教 dào jiào - Taoism; Daoism佛教 fó jiào - Buddhism禁忌 jìn jì - taboo; something forbidden by custom or belief衙門 yá mén - government office or court in ancient China法院 fǎ yuàn - court of law犯罪 fàn zuì - to commit a crime; criminal activity判刑 pàn xíng - to sentence; to give a criminal punishment判死刑 pàn sǐ xíng - to sentence someone to death死刑犯 sǐ xíng fàn - death-row inmate; person sentenced to death判決書 pàn jué shū - court judgment; legal verdict document墓碑 mù bēi - tombstone; gravestone折壽 zhé shòu - to shorten one's lifespan生命 shēng mìng - life; lifespan詛咒 zǔ zhòu - to curse; a curse糾正 jiū zhèng - to correct; to fix mistakes筷子 kuài zi - chopsticks插 chā - to insert; to stick into祭祖 jì zǔ - to worship or honor one's ancestors寺廟 sì miào - temple香爐 xiāng lú - incense burner香 xiāng - incense stick對面 duì miàn - opposite side; across from someone孤魂野鬼 gū hún yě guǐ - wandering spirits; restless ghosts長輩 zhǎng bèi - elder; senior family member家教 jiā jiào - family upbringing; manners taught by one's family餐桌 cān zhuō - dining table禮儀 lǐ yí - etiquette; manners; proper social behaviorFollow me on Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !

喪屍煙彈 sàng shī yān dàn - zombie vapes不法份子 bù fǎ fèn zǐ - lawbreaker; criminal individual短效麻醉藥 duǎn xiào má zuì yào - short-acting anesthetic依托咪酯 yī tuō mī zhǐ - etomidate 混入 hùn rù - to mix into; to blend into電子煙油 diàn zǐ yān yóu - e-cigarette liquid; vape juice毒品 dú pǐn - illegal drugs; narcotics中樞神經 zhōng shū shén jīng - central nervous system癱瘓 tān huàn - paralysis; to become paralyzed失控 shī kòng - to lose control自主 zì zhǔ - voluntarily; independently抖 dǒu - to shake; to tremble神情 shén qíng - facial expression; demeanor恍惚 huǎng hū - dazed; absent-minded; confused喪屍 sàng shī - zombie娛樂場所 yú lè chǎng suǒ - entertainment venue走私 zǒu sī - to smuggle加工 jiā gōng - processing; to process分裝 fēn zhuāng - repackaging into smaller portions迅速 xùn sù - rapid; quickly蔓延 màn yán - to spread偽裝 wěi zhuāng - to disguise; to camouflage新潮 xīn cháo - trendy; fashionable時髦 shí máo - stylish; fashionable攜帶方便 xī dài fāng biàn - easy to carry; portable降低 jiàng dī - to reduce; to lower戒心 jiè xīn - vigilance; caution對…成癮 duì... chéng yǐn - to become addicted to陸陸續續 lù lù xù xù - one after another; continuously毒駕 dú jià - drug-impaired driving自撞 zì zhuàng - to crash by oneself; single-vehicle crash相撞 xiāng zhuàng - to collide with each other撞死 zhuàng sǐ - to kill by collision員警 yuán jǐng - police officer無辜民眾 wú gū mín zhòng - innocent civilians案件 àn jiàn - case; incident暴增 bào zēng - to increase dramatically行人 xíng rén - pedestrian查獲 chá huò - to discover and seize (illegal activities)移動炸彈 yí dòng zhà dàn - moving bomb; serious public danger反覆作案 fǎn fù zuò àn - to repeatedly commit crimes毒駕犯 dú jià fàn - drug-impaired driver; offender限制 xiàn zhì - restriction; to restrict二級毒品 èr jí dú pǐn - Schedule II/Class II controlled drug海洛因 hǎi luò yīn - heroin嗎啡 mǎ fēi - morphine級別 jí bié - level; classification處 chǔ - to sentence; to impose (a penalty)死刑 sǐ xíng - death penalty無期徒刑 wú qí tú xíng - life imprisonment抽電子菸 chōu diàn zǐ yān - to vape; to smoke e-cigarettes行政院 xíng zhèng yuàn - the Executive Yuan (Taiwan's executive branch)刑法 xíng fǎ - criminal law; penal code道路交通管理處罰條例 dào lù jiāo tōng guǎn lǐ chǔ fá tiáo lì - Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act修正草案 xiū zhèng cǎo àn - amendment draft; proposed revision刑責 xíng zé - criminal liability; legal responsibility罰鍰 fá huán - monetary fine有期徒刑 yǒu qí tú xíng - fixed-term imprisonment終身 zhōng shēn - lifelong; for life吊銷 diào xiāo - to revoke; to cancel

滑雪 huá xuě - skiing; to ski講中文的團 jiǎng Zhōngwén de tuán - a tour group conducted in Chinese教練 jiào liàn - coach; instructor報名 bào míng - to register; to sign up第一堂課 dì yī táng kè - the first lesson/class跌倒 dié dǎo - to fall down摔倒 shuāi dǎo - to take a fall; to tumble上進心 shàng jìn xīn - ambition; motivation to improve oneself初學者區 chū xué zhě qū - beginner area/zone坡度 pō dù - slope; gradient陡 dǒu - steep平滑 píng huá - smooth; even雙板滑雪 shuāng bǎn huá xuě - skiing with two skis (alpine skiing)單板滑雪 dān bǎn huá xuě - snowboarding平衡感 píng héng gǎn - sense of balance往上爬 wǎng shàng pá - to climb upward滑下來 huá xià lái - to ski/slide down控制速度 kòng zhì sù dù - to control speed煞車 shà chē - to brake; to slow down山頂 shān dǐng - mountaintop; summit佩服 pèi fú - to admire; to respect閨蜜 guī mì - best female friend; close girlfriend溝通 gōu tōng - to communicate加上 jiā shàng - in addition to; plus重新開始 chóng xīn kāi shǐ - to start over; to begin again腦袋 nǎo dài - head; mind; brain空 kōng - blank; empty (e.g., one's mind goes blank)滑雪場 huá xuě chǎng - ski resort; ski area放慢速度 fàng màn sù dù - to slow down掌握 zhǎng wò - to grasp; to master; to get the hang of記住 jì zhù - to remember; to keep in mind自信心不足 zì xìn xīn bù zú - lacking self-confidence保持平衡 bǎo chí píng héng - to keep one's balance控制速度 kòng zhì sù dù - to control speed調整重心 tiáo zhěng zhòng xīn - to adjust one's center of gravity轉彎 zhuǎn wān - to turn; to make a turn技巧 jì qiǎo - skill; technique目標 mù biāo - goal; objective

強力推動 qiáng lì tuī dòng - to vigorously promote; to strongly push forward無菸城市 wú yān chéng shì - smoke-free city政策 zhèng cè - policy抽菸chōu yān ／ 吸菸 xī yān - to smoke; smoking民調 mín diào - public opinion poll; survey調查 diào chá - investigation; survey九成 jiǔ chéng - ninety percent反感 fǎn gǎn - dislike; resentment; aversion困擾 kùn rǎo - trouble; annoyance; disturbance東京 Dōng Jīng - Tokyo大阪 Dà Bǎn - Osaka基本上 jī běn shàng - basically; in general禁止 jìn zhǐ - to prohibit; to ban吸菸區 xī yān qū - designated smoking area吸菸室 xī yān shì - smoking room負壓式密閉吸菸室 fù yā shì mì bì xī yān shì - negative-pressure enclosed smoking room西門町 Xī Mén Dīng - Ximending (shopping district in Taipei)中山站 Zhōng Shān Zhàn - Zhongshan Station雙連站 Shuāng Lián Zhàn - Shuanglian Station透明的玻璃 tòu míng de bō lí - transparent glass空氣清淨 kōng qì qīng jìng - air purification; air cleaning設備 shè bèi - equipment; facilities負壓排煙 fù yā pái yān - negative-pressure smoke exhaust system戶外 hù wài - outdoors; outdoor明確 míng què - clear; explicit告示牌 gào shì pái - sign; notice board專用 zhuān yòng - designated for a specific use; dedicated菸蒂桶 yān dì tǒng - cigarette butt disposal bin; cigarette receptacleDownload “台北通 APP (TaipeiPASS)” to see where smoking is allowed in Taipei!Follow me on Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !

通貨膨脹 tōng huò péng zhàng - inflation價錢 jià qián - price上升 shàng shēng - to rise; increase便當 biàn dāng - boxed meal; lunch box貨幣 huò bì - currency; money購買力 gòu mǎi lì - purchasing power下降 xià jiàng - to decline; decrease壞事 huài shì - bad thing; negative thing企業 qì yè - enterprise; company願意 yuàn yì - willing to; be willing to投資 tóu zī - to invest; investment民眾 mín zhòng - the public; ordinary people消費 xiāo fèi - consumption; spending物價 wù jià - prices of goods; cost of goods小幅 xiǎo fú - slight; modest存錢 cún qián - to save money促進 cù jìn - to promote; stimulate經濟活動 jīng jì huó dòng - economic activity增加 zēng jiā - to increase; add收入 shōu rù - income; revenue提高 tí gāo - to raise; improve員工 yuán gōng - employee; staff member薪水 xīn shuǐ - salary; wages經濟學家 jīng jì xué jiā - economist低而穩定 dī ér wěn dìng - low and stable速度 sù dù - speed; rate漲價 zhǎng jià - to increase in price; price hike食用油 shí yòng yóu - cooking oil; edible oil經濟危機 jīng jì wéi jī - economic crisis中央銀行 zhōng yāng yín háng - central bank採取 cǎi qǔ - to adopt; take (a measure)量化寬鬆政策 liàng huà kuān sōng zhèng cè - quantitative easing policy刺激經濟 cì jī jīng jì - to stimulate the economy疫情 yì qíng - epidemic situation; pandemic新冠肺炎 xīn guān fèi yán - COVID-19大量印鈔 dà liàng yìn chāo - to print large amounts of money降息 jiàng xí - to cut interest rates補助 bǔ zhù - subsidy; financial assistance補助金 bǔ zhù jīn - subsidy payment; government aid money同步 tóng bù - simultaneously; in sync導致 dǎo zhì - to lead to; cause梨子 lí zi - pear薪水追不上物價 xīn shuǐ zhuī bú shàng wù jià - wages cannot keep up with rising prices; salaries lag behind inflationFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !

山林 shānlín - mountain forests; forests in mountainous areas森林 sēnlín - forest生態 shēngtài - ecology; ecosystem多樣 duōyàng - diverse; varied覆蓋率 fùgàilǜ - coverage rate面積 miànjī - area; surface area地勢 dìshì - terrain; topography陡峭 dǒuqiào - steep熱帶 rèdài - tropical zone亞熱帶 yǎrèdài - subtropical zone溫帶 wēndài - temperate zone寒帶 hándài - frigid zone; polar zone平地 píngdì - flat land; plain闊葉林 kuòyè lín - broadleaf forest葉子 yèzi - leaf分佈最廣 fēnbù zuì guǎng - most widely distributed生機 shēngjī - vitality; life force盎然 àngrán - full of life; flourishing地帶 dìdài - zone; region植物 zhíwù - plant濕潤 shīrùn - humid; moist海拔 hǎibá - altitude above sea level纏繞 chánrào - to wind around; to twine台灣黑熊 Táiwān hēixióng - Formosan black bear活動範圍 huódòng fànwéi - activity range; habitat area獼猴 míhóu - macaque monkey昆蟲 kūnchóng - insect針葉林 zhēnyè lín - coniferous forest針 zhēn - needle苔蘚 táixiǎn - moss蕨類 juélèi - ferns雲霧壟罩 yúnwù lǒngzhào - covered in clouds and mist雲層 yúncéng - cloud layer山羊 shānyáng - mountain goat檜木 kuàimù - cypress wood冷杉 lěngshān - fir tree樹幹 shùgàn - tree trunk色澤 sèzé - color and luster墨綠色 mòrǜsè - dark green黑森林 hēisēnlín - black forest; dark forest寒冷 hánlěng - cold; chilly惡劣 èliè - harsh; severe生長 shēngzhǎng - to grow界線 jièxiàn - boundary; limit生存 shēngcún - to survive; existence玉山圓柏 Yùshān yuánbǎi - Yushan juniper扭曲 niǔqū - twisted; distorted歪七扭八 wāiqīniǔbā - crooked and twisted杜鵑花 dùjuānhuā - azalea玉山薄雪草 Yùshān bóxuěcǎo - Yushan edelweiss高山症 gāoshānzhèng - altitude sicknessFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !

民間信仰 mín jiān xìn yǎng - folk religion; popular belief遶境 rào jìng - religious procession around an area or community平安 píng ān - peace and safety近距離接觸 jìn jù lí jiē chù - close contact驅除 qū chú - to drive away; to eliminate妖邪 yāo xié - evil spirits惡氣 è qì - bad energy; evil aura民俗表演 mín sú biǎo yǎn - folk performance陣頭 zhèn tóu - traditional temple parade performance group舞龍舞獅 wǔ lóng wǔ shī - dragon and lion dance八家將 bā jiā jiàng - traditional Taiwanese temple performance troupe/deities' guards打扮 dǎ bàn - to dress up; appearance開路 kāi lù - to clear the way用意 yòng yì - intention; purpose鑽轎底 zuān jiào dǐ - to crawl under a sedan chair for blessing神轎 shén jiào - deity's sedan chair/palanquin跪在地上 guì zài dì shàng - to kneel on the ground頭低低 tóu dī dī - head lowered庇佑 bì yòu - blessing and protection from a deity消災 xiāo zāi - to ward off misfortune鞭炮 biān pào - firecrackers文化資產 wén huà zī chǎn - cultural heritage爭議 zhēng yì - controversy亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo - messy; chaotic被...介入 bèi...jiè rù - to be involved/intervened by...黑道 hēi dào - organized crime; gangsters董事長 dǒng shì zhǎng - chairman; chairperson香油錢 xiāng yóu qián - temple donation money勢力 shì lì - influence; power胡作非為 hú zuò fēi wéi - to behave recklessly; to do evil things打擾 dǎ rǎo - to disturb周邊居民 zhōu biān jū mín - nearby residents在街頭上 zài jiē tóu shàng - on the streets幫派 bāng pài - gang; faction藉著...名義 jiè zhe...míng yì - under the name/pretense of...小鬼 xiǎo guǐ - little ghost/spirit封路 fēng lù - to block off a road架設 jià shè - to set up; to install舞台 wǔ tái - stage吉普車 jí pǔ chē - jeep宗教信仰 zōng jiào xìn yǎng - religious belief自由 zì yóu - freedomFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !

區塊鏈 qū kuài liàn - blockchain記錄資料 jì lù zī liào - to record data技術 jì shù - technology; technique區塊 qū kuài - block交易 jiāo yì - transaction; trade資訊 zī xùn - information把...連結起來 bǎ...lián jié qǐ lái - to connect; to link together鏈 liàn - chain共同 gòng tóng - together; jointly維護 wéi hù - to maintain去中心化 qù zhōng xīn huà - decentralization確認 què rèn - to confirm; verification被隨意修改 bèi suí yì xiū gǎi - to be changed freely or casually增加 zēng jiā - to increase安全性 ān quán xìng - security; safety level透明度 tòu míng dù - transparency比特幣 bǐ tè bì - Bitcoin乙太幣 yǐ tài bì - Ethereum加密貨幣 jiā mì huò bì - cryptocurrency應用 yìng yòng - application; use金融交易 jīn róng jiāo yì - financial transaction發行 fā xíng - to issue; to release穩定幣 wěn dìng bì - stablecoin合約 hé yuē - contract管理 guǎn lǐ - management身分認證 shēn fèn rèn zhèng - identity verification投票系統 tóu piào xì tǒng - voting system提升 tí shēng - to improve; to enhance效率 xiào lǜ - efficiency信任度 xìn rèn dù - level of trust; credibility人類發展 rén lèi fā zhǎn - human development電力 diàn lì - electric power運作 yùn zuò - to operate; operation人工智慧 rén gōng zhì huì - artificial intelligence (AI)半導體 bàn dǎo tǐ - semiconductor規範 guī fàn - regulation; standardFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !

Book a ferry ticket from Taitung to Green Island: Access to Klook綠島 lǜ dǎo - Green Island (an offshore island of Taiwan)台東 Tái Dōng - Taitung (a city/county in eastern Taiwan)外海 wài hǎi - offshore waters; open sea距離 jù lí - distance公里 gōng lǐ - kilometer (km)由…所形成 yóu...suǒ xíng chéng - to be formed by; to be created by火山噴發 huǒ shān pēn fā - volcanic eruption火山島 huǒ shān dǎo - volcanic island風化 fēng huà - weathering (erosion by natural forces)海水 hǎi shuǐ - seawater侵蝕 qīn shí - erosion; to erode地貌 dì mào - landform; terrain自然景觀 zì rán jǐng guān - natural landscape海蝕 hǎi shí - marine erosion; sea erosion岬角 jiǎ jiǎo - cape; headland燕子洞 Yàn Zi Dòng - Swallow Cave (a scenic cave)景點 jǐng diǎn - tourist attraction; scenic spot海底溫泉 hǎi dǐ wēn quán - underwater hot spring; seabed hot spring潛水 qián shuǐ - scuba diving; diving浮潛 fú qián - snorkeling深潛 shēn qián - deep diving; scuba diving周邊 zhōu biān - surrounding area; nearby area強大 qiáng dà - powerful; strong黑潮 Hēi Cháo - Kuroshio Current透明度 tòu míng dù - transparency; clarity能見度 néng jiàn dù - visibility達到 dá dào - to reach; to achieve公尺 gōng chǐ - meter (m)被譽為 bèi yù wéi - to be known as; to be hailed as國際 guó jì - international潛水天堂 qián shuǐ tiān táng - diver's paradise梅花鹿 méi huā lù - sika deer螢火蟲 yíng huǒ chóng - firefly監獄 jiān yù - prison; jail犯罪 fàn zuì - to commit a crime罪犯 zuì fàn - criminal; offender海草 hǎi cǎo - seaweed芋圓 yù yuán - chewy taro balls 鹹甜 xián tián - sweet and salty; savory-sweet甜品 tián pǐn - dessert; sweet dish飛魚料理 fēi yú liào lǐ - flying fish dishes/cuisine飛魚季 fēi yú jì - flying fish season生魚片 shēng yú piàn - sashimi; raw fish slices鹿肉 lù ròu - venison搭船 dā chuán - to travel by boat; take a ferry航班 háng bān - flight; scheduled service富岡漁港 Fù Gāng Yú Gǎng - Fugang Fishing Harbor風浪 fēng làng - wind and waves; rough seas暈船藥 yūn chuán yào - motion sickness medicine; seasickness medicationFollow me on Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !

東亞文化圈 Dōng Yǎ wén huà quān - East Asian cultural sphere根深蒂固 gēn shēn dì gù - deeply rooted; firmly entrenched觀念 guān niàn - concept; belief; mindset重男輕女 zhòng nán qīng nǚ - preference for sons over daughters; gender bias favoring males輕視 qīng shì - to look down on; to undervalue來源 lái yuán - origin; source以農業為主 yǐ nóng yè wéi zhǔ - to be primarily based on agriculture大量 dà liàng - a large amount; a great quantity體力 tǐ lì - physical strength; stamina勞動 láo dòng - labor; physical work男性 nán xìng - male; man體力 tǐ lì - physical strength; stamina具有 jù yǒu - to possess; to have天然 tiān rán - natural; innate優勢 yōu shì - advantage; strength核心 hé xīn - core; central經濟支柱 jīng jì zhī zhù - economic pillar; financial backbone儒家思想 Rú jiā sī xiǎng - Confucian thought; Confucianism孔子 Kǒng Zǐ - Confucius不孝有三，無後為大 bú xiào yǒu sān, wú hòu wéi dà - “Among the greatest forms of unfilial conduct, having no descendants is the worst.”孝順 xiào shùn - filial; respectful and dutiful to one's parents農耕 nóng gēng - farming; agricultural cultivation族譜 zú pǔ - family genealogy; ancestral record繼承 jì chéng - to inherit; to succeed to祖先牌位 zǔ xiān pái wèi - ancestral tablet社會輿論壓力 shè huì yú lùn yā lì - social pressure from public opinion出嫁 chū jià - for a woman to get married生育 shēng yù - childbirth; reproduction歸…所有 guī … suǒ yǒu - to belong to; to be owned by原生家庭 yuán shēng jiā tíng - family of origin養 yǎng - to raise; to bring up嫁出去的女兒，潑出去的水 jià chū qù de nǚ ér, pō chū qù de shuǐ - “A married daughter is like water that has been poured away” (traditional saying implying she no longer belongs to her birth family)資源 zī yuán - resources舅舅 jiù jiu - maternal uncle把…送走 bǎ … sòng zǒu - to send … away; to give … away財產 cái chǎn - property; assets; inheritance翻轉 fān zhuǎn - to reverse; to transform女兒奴 nǚ ér nú - a parent (usually a father) who dotes on his daughter現象 xiàn xiàng - phenomenon貼心 tiē xīn - thoughtful; caring; considerate民法 mín fǎ - civil law; civil code修正 xiū zhèng - to revise; to amend同等 tóng děng - equal; equivalent財產繼承權 cái chǎn jì chéng quán - inheritance rights; right to inherit property姓 xìng - family name; surname雙方約定 shuāng fāng yuē dìng - mutual agreement by both parties社經地位 shè jīng dì wèi - socioeconomic status職場 zhí chǎng - workplace; professional environment政界 zhèng jiè - political circles; political arena

公佈 gōngbù - to announce; to publish檔案 dàng'àn - file; document; archive資訊 zīxùn - information宇宙 yǔzhòu - universe外星人 wàixīngrén - alien; extraterrestrial激動 jīdòng - excited; emotional川普 Chuānpǔ - Donald Trump習近平 Xí Jìnpíng - Xi Jinping不明飛行物 bùmíng fēixíngwù - unidentified flying object (UFO)觀察 guānchá - to observe大辣辣 dàlàlà - careless; not detail-oriented; carefree不明異常現象 bùmíng yìcháng xiànxiàng - unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP)社群媒體 shèqún méitǐ - social media知情權 zhīqíngquán - right to know外星生物 wàixīng shēngwù - extraterrestrial life form是否 shìfǒu - whether or not存在 cúnzài - to exist; existence權利 quánlì - right; entitlement機密 jīmì - confidential; classified secret國會 guóhuì - congress; parliament召開 zhàokāi - to convene; to hold (a meeting)公開 gōngkāi - public; open to the public秘密 mìmì - secret; confidential聽證會 tīngzhènghuì - hearing (official inquiry)物理學家 wùlǐxuéjiā - physicist作證 zuòzhèng - to testify; to give evidence回收 huíshōu - to recover; to retrieve墜毀 zhuìhuǐ - to crash未知生物遺骸 wèizhī shēngwù yíhái - remains of an unknown life form行政部門 xíngzhèng bùmén - executive branch; administrative department面臨 miànlín - to face; to confront透明 tòumíng - transparent呈現 chéngxiàn - to present; to display物理現象 wùlǐ xiànxiàng - physical phenomenon月球表面 yuèqiú biǎomiàn - lunar surface執行任務 zhíxíng rènwù - to carry out a mission不明發光體 bùmíng fāguāngtǐ - unidentified luminous object對話錄音 duìhuà lùyīn - conversation recording原始影像 yuánshǐ yǐngxiàng - raw footage; original video戰機 zhànjī - fighter jet休倫湖 Xiūlún Hú - Lake Huron擊落 jíluò - to shoot down飛行物 fēixíngwù - flying object軍艦 jūnjiàn - warship; naval vessel深海 shēnhǎi - deep sea神奇 shénqí - amazing; mysterious球型飛行物 qiúxíng fēixíngwù - spherical flying object解釋 jiěshì - to explain震驚 zhènjīng - shocked; astonished不光 bùguāng - not only波斯灣 Bōsī Wān - Persian Gulf入侵 rùqīn - to invade; to intrude幽浮迷 yōufúmí - UFO enthusiast如獲至寶 rú huò zhì bǎo - to treasure something as if finding a priceless treasure太讚了 tài zàn le - that's awesome; that's amazing分析 fēnxī - to analyze原始文件 yuánshǐ wénjiàn - original document嘉明湖 Jiāmíng Hú - Jiaming Lake太空旅行 tàikōng lǚxíng - space travel; space tourismFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !

Sign up online for the Sun Moon Lake International Swimming Carnival: https://www.pulifourswim.tw/日月潭國際萬人泳渡嘉年華 Rì Yuè Tán Guó Jì Wàn Rén Yǒng Dù Jiā Nián Huá - Sun Moon Lake International Swimming Carnival日月潭 Rì Yuè Tán - Sun Moon Lake允許 yǔn xǔ - to allow; to permit對外開放 duì wài kāi fàng - to open to the public公尺 gōng chǐ - meter (unit of length)硬 yìng - difficult; physically demanding (colloquial)終點 zhōng diǎn - finish line; destination定點 dìng diǎn - fixed point; designated location浮台 fú tái - floating platform補充體力 bǔ chōng tǐ lì - to replenish one's energy; to regain strength完賽證書 wán sài zhèng shū - finisher's certificate; completion certificate紀念 jì niàn - to commemorate; souvenir; memorial報到 bào dào - to check in; to register upon arrival報名 bào míng - to register; to sign up現場 xiàn chǎng - on-site; at the venue名額 míng é - quota; available spots禁止 jìn zhǐ - to prohibit; to forbid個人 gè rén - individual; personal單獨 dān dú - alone; independently組隊參加 zǔ duì cān jiā - to participate as a team人數 rén shù - number of people; headcount至少 zhì shǎo - at least心臟病 xīn zàng bìng - heart disease低血壓 dī xiě yā - low blood pressure氣喘 qì chuǎn - asthma癲癇 diān xián - epilepsy疾病 jí bìng - disease; illnessFollow me on Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !

壽星 shòu xīng - birthday celebrant; person whose birthday is being celebrated折扣 zhé kòu - discount優惠 yōu huì - special offer; promotion; discount benefit蝦 xiā - shrimp慶生 qìng shēng - to celebrate a birthday錯過 cuò guò - to miss; to let an opportunity pass by乖乖桶 Guāi Guāi tǒng - Guai Guai snack bucket 乖乖 Guāi Guāi - a popular Taiwanese snack brand零食 líng shí - snacks品牌 pǐn pái - brand餅乾 bǐng gān - cookies; biscuits軟糖 ruǎn táng - gummy candy; soft candy理髮師 lǐ fǎ shī - hairdresser; barber; hairstylist自我提升 zì wǒ tí shēng - self-improvement; personal growth觀念 guān niàn - concept; mindset; belief目標 mù biāo - goal; target設定 shè dìng - to set; to establish升職 shēng zhí - to get promoted環島 huán dǎo - to travel around an island獨旅 dú lǚ - solo travel; traveling alone主題字 zhǔ tí zì - theme word; guiding word for a period of time勇敢 yǒng gǎn - brave; courageous核心 hé xīn - core; central網紅 wǎng hóng - internet celebrity; influencer半馬 bàn mǎ - half marathon體脂 tǐ zhī - body fat percentage降 jiàng - to lower; to reduce體態 tǐ tài - body shape; physique身材 shēn cái - figure; body build瘦身 shòu shēn - weight loss; slimming衝浪 chōng làng - surfing酒肉朋友 jiǔ ròu péng yǒu - drinking buddy; fair-weather friend真心 zhēn xīn - sincere; genuine無效 wú xiào - ineffective; unproductive社交 shè jiāo - socializing; social interaction飯局 fàn jú - dinner gathering; social meal event清單 qīng dān - list; checklist捐血 juān xiě - to donate blood捐錢 juān qián - to donate money流浪動物之家 liú làng dòng wù zhī jiā - animal shelter; home for stray animals善事 shàn shì - charitable act; good deed腦 nǎo - brain; mind空 kōng - empty; blank (e.g., “my mind is blank”)Follow me on Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !

人工智慧 réngōng zhìhuì - artificial intelligence (AI)電力 diànlì - electricity; electrical power巨大 jùdà - huge; enormous晶片 jīngpiàn - chip; microchip龐大 pángdà - massive; immense用電 yòngdiàn - electricity consumption; power usage積極 jījí - active; proactive搜尋 sōuxún - to search資料 zīliào - information; data搜尋引擎 sōuxún yǐnqíng - search engine耗能 hàonéng - energy consumption算力 suànlì - computing power生成式 AI shēngchéngshì AI - generative AI動用 dòngyòng - to utilize; to employ圖形處理器 túxíng chǔlǐqì - graphics processing unit (GPU)矩陣運算 jǔzhèn yùnsuàn - matrix computation推理 tuīlǐ - reasoning; inference平均 píngjūn - average耗電量 hàodiànliàng - electricity consumption浪潮 làngcháo - wave; trend全球 quánqiú - global; worldwide產業 chǎnyè - industry能源系統 néngyuán xìtǒng - energy system科技巨頭 kējì jùtóu - tech giant微軟 wéiruǎn - Microsoft興建 xīngjiàn - to build; to construct大規模 dàguīmó - large-scale資料中心 zīliào zhōngxīn - data center飽和 bǎohé - saturated; at capacity電力網 diànlìwǎng - power grid電價 diànjià - electricity price上漲 shàngzhǎng - to rise; to increase企業 qìyè - enterprise; company追求 zhuīqiú - to pursue; to seek淨零排放 jìnglíng páifàng - net-zero emissions競爭力 jìngzhēnglì - competitiveness兼顧 jiāngù - to balance; to take both into consideration小型 xiǎoxíng - small-scale核能反應爐 hénéng fǎnyìnglú - nuclear reactor反向 fǎnxiàng - reverse; in the opposite direction應用 yìngyòng - application; to apply大數據 dàshùjù - big data預測 yùcè - to predict; prediction優化 yōuhuà - to optimize再生能源 zàishēng néngyuán - renewable energy形成 xíngchéng - to form; to create消耗 xiāohào - to consume; consumption能源 néngyuán - energy優化 yōuhuà - to optimize共生關係 gòngshēng guānxì - symbiotic relationship代工 dàigōng - contract manufacturing伺服器 sìfúqì - server半導體 bàndǎotǐ - semiconductor太陽能發電 tàiyángnéng fādiàn - solar power generation太陽能板 tàiyángnéng bǎn - solar panel摧毀 cuīhuǐ - to destroy; to devastate毀掉 huǐdiào - to ruin; to destroy completely傷害 shānghài - damage; harm風力發電機 fēnglì fādiànjī - wind turbine損壞 sǔnhuài - damage; to break down科技之島 kējì zhī dǎo - island of technology; technology hub island跟人民搶電 gēn rénmín qiǎng diàn - to compete with the public for electricity滾動式調整 gǔndòngshì tiáozhěng - rolling adjustment; ongoing adaptive adjustmentFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !

融化 rónghuà - to melt胃口 wèikǒu - appetite芒果雪花冰 mángguǒ xuěhuābīng - mango shaved ice dessert芒果大福 mángguǒ dàfú - mango mochi dessert爽翻天 shuǎng fān tiān - extremely satisfying; feels amazing西瓜 xīguā - watermelon果肉 guǒròu - fruit flesh飽滿 bǎomǎn - full and plump多汁 duōzhī - juicy咬下去的瞬間 yǎo xiàqù de shùnjiān - the moment you bite into it清甜 qīngtián - lightly sweet and refreshing水分 shuǐfèn - moisture; water content充滿 chōngmǎn - to fill up; to be full of口腔 kǒuqiāng - oral cavity; mouth冰箱 bīngxiāng - refrigerator冰鎮 bīngzhèn - to chill with ice瞬間 shùnjiān - instantly; in a moment驅散 qūsàn - to disperse; to drive away燥熱 zàorè - stuffy heat; internal heatiness西瓜汁 xīguā zhī - watermelon juice消暑 xiāoshǔ - to relieve summer heat降火 jiànghuǒ - to reduce internal body heat (traditional Chinese medicine concept)西瓜雪酪 xīguā xuělào - watermelon sorbet冷凍 lěngdòng - to freeze檸檬汁 níngméngzhī - lemon juice調理機 tiáolǐjī - blender; food processor打碎 dǎsuì - to crush; to blend into pieces純 chún - pure雪酪 xuělào - sorbet口感 kǒugǎn - texture; mouthfeel清爽 qīngshuǎng - fresh and refreshing負擔 fùdān - burden; heaviness on the body西瓜鮮奶凍 xīguā xiānnǎidòng - watermelon milk jelly dessert吉利丁 jílìdīng - gelatin雙層奶酪 shuāngcéng nǎilào - double-layer milk pudding/panna cotta荔枝 lìzhī - lychee玉荷包 yùhébāo - a famous Taiwanese lychee variety果核 guǒhé - fruit pit; seed肥 féi - thick; fleshy厚 hòu - thick成熟 chéngshóu - to ripen; mature果醋 guǒcù - fruit vinegar一般 yìbān - general; ordinary / “-like” in this context微酸 wéisuān - slightly sour蜜糖 mìtáng - honey; syrupy sweetness甜味 tiánwèi - sweetness; sweet flavorQ彈 Q tán - chewy and bouncy texture緊實 jǐnshí - firm and tight in texture清脆 qīngcuì - crisp and crunchy荔枝桂花凍 lìzhī guìhuā dòng - lychee osmanthus jelly dessert淡淡的 dàndàn de - light; subtle茶香 cháxiāng - tea aroma花香 huāxiāng - floral fragrance融合在一起 rónghé zài yìqǐ - to blend together; to combine perfectly荔枝冰沙 lìzhī bīngshā - lychee slushie冰塊 bīngkuài - ice cubes薄荷葉 bòhéyè - mint leaves打成冰沙 dǎ chéng bīngshā - to blend into a slushie氣泡水 qìpàoshuǐ - sparkling water讚 zàn - awesome; great; excellentFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !

面臨 miànlín - to face; to be confronted with打壓 dǎyā - to suppress; to oppress加入 jiārù - to join聯合國 Liánhéguó - the United Nations世界衛生組織 Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī - World Health Organization (WHO)奧運 Àoyùn - the Olympic Games中華台北 Zhōnghuá Táiběi - Chinese Taipei名義 míngyì - name; title; designation參賽 cānsài - to participate in a competition孤兒 gū'ér - orphan軍隊 jūnduì - military; armed forces獨立的主權 dúlì de zhǔquán - independent sovereignty承認 chéngrèn - to recognize; to acknowledge國際組織 guójì zǔzhī - international organization長期 chángqí - long-term被邊緣化 bèi biānyuánhuà - to be marginalized處境 chǔjìng - situation; circumstance內心深處 nèixīn shēnchù - deep inside one's heart焦慮 jiāolǜ - anxiety; anxious feeling讚美 zànměi - praise; compliment存在 cúnzài - existence實質 shízhí - substantial; real; practical肯定 kěndìng - affirmation; recognition接受 jiēshòu - to accept艱難 jiānnán - difficult; challenging清朝 Qīngcháo - the Qing Dynasty統治 tǒngzhì - to rule; to govern國民黨 Guómíndǎng - the Kuomintang (KMT/Nationalist Party)身分認同 shēnfèn rèntóng - identity; sense of identity缺乏 quēfá - to lack安全感 ānquángǎn - sense of security混亂 hùnluàn - chaos; confusion掙扎 zhēngzhá - struggle眼光 yǎnguāng - viewpoint; perspective確認 quèrèn - to confirm價值 jiàzhí - value; worth友善 yǒushàn - friendly; kind留下...印象 liúxià... yìnxiàng - to leave an impression of...Follow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !

醫美診所 yīměi zhěnsuǒ - cosmetic clinic; aesthetic medicine clinic偷拍 tōupāi - secret filming隱藏攝影機 yǐncáng shèyǐngjī - hidden camera私密處 sīmìchù - private area; intimate body part除毛 chúmáo - hair removal療程 liáochéng - treatment course; medical/cosmetic procedure脫掉 tuōdiào - to take off; to remove clothing更衣 gēngyī - to change clothes天花板 tiānhuābǎn - ceiling角落 jiǎoluò - corner煙霧偵測器 yānwù zhēncèqì - smoke detector報警 bàojǐng - to call the police攝影機 shèyǐngjī - camera檢警 jiǎnjǐng - prosecutors and police authorities介入調查 jièrù diàochá - to intervene and investigate分店 fēndiàn - branch store/location變態 biàntài - perverted person有組織的 yǒu zǔzhī de - organized有規模的 yǒu guīmó de - large-scale系統性犯罪 xìtǒngxìng fànzuì - systematic crime; organized criminal activity集團 jítuán - group; organization; syndicate裝 zhuāng - to install; to set up針孔攝影機 zhēnkǒng shèyǐngjī - pinhole camera; spy camera拆除 chāichú - to remove; to dismantle痕跡 hénjī - trace; sign; evidence品牌 pǐnpái - brand違法 wéifǎ - illegal; against the law攝影紀錄 shèyǐng jìlù - video recording record裝設 zhuāngshè - to install equipment創辦人 chuàngbànrén - founder被申請羈押 bèi shēnqǐng jīyā - to be detained pending investigation/trial私下 sīxià - privately; in secret收現金 shōu xiànjīn - to receive cash監控 jiānkòng - to monitor; surveillance保障 bǎozhàng - to protect; to guarantee消費權益 xiāofèi quányì - consumer rights/interests觸犯 chùfàn - to violate; to break (a law)法律的底線 fǎlǜ de dǐxiàn - legal boundary/limit網紅 wǎnghóng - internet celebrity; influencer未成年 wèichéngnián - underage; minor退費 tuìfèi - refund提出訴訟 tíchū sùsòng - to file a lawsuit告 gào - to sue嚴懲 yánchéng - to punish severely機構 jīgòu - organization; institution負責人 fùzérén - person in charge; responsible person錄影設備 lùyǐng shèbèi - recording equipment零容忍 líng róngrěn - zero toleranceFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !

宜蘭 Yílán - Yilan, a county in northeastern Taiwan東北部 dōngběibù - northeastern area/region客運 kèyùn - long-distance bus service靠海 kàohǎi - located near the sea太平洋 Tàipíngyáng - the Pacific Ocean海景 hǎijǐng - ocean view; sea scenery療癒 liáoyù - healing; relaxing; comforting田園風光 tiányuán fēngguāng - countryside scenery天然 tiānrán - natural溫泉 wēnquán - hot spring龜山島 Guīshān Dǎo - Guishan Island著名 zhùmíng - famous; well-known地標 dìbiāo - landmark賞鯨 shǎngjīng - whale watching鯨魚 jīngyú - whale牛奶海 niúnǎihǎi - “milk sea”; milky-blue ocean water phenomenon太平山國家森林遊樂區 Tàipíngshān Guójiā Sēnlín Yóulèqū - Taipingshan National Forest Recreation Area森林 sēnlín - forest古步道 gǔ bùdào - old hiking trail穿梭 chuānsuō - to shuttle through; to move back and forth through礁溪 Jiāoxī - Jiaoxi, a famous hot spring town in Yilan泡腳 pàojiǎo - to soak one's feet溫泉魚 wēnquán yú - hot spring fish (doctor fish)咬腳皮 yǎo jiǎopí - to nibble dead skin on feet溫泉度假飯店 wēnquán dùjià fàndiàn - hot spring resort hotel三星蔥油餅 Sānxīng cōngyóubǐng - scallion pancake made with Sanxing scallions外酥內軟 wài sū nèi ruǎn - crispy outside and soft inside羅東夜市 Luódōng Yèshì - Luodong Night Market糕渣 gāozhā - a traditional Yilan fried savory jelly dish高湯 gāotāng - rich broth; stock冷卻 lěngquè - to cool down凝固 nínggù - to solidify裹粉 guǒfěn - to coat with flour/batter油炸 yóuzhá - deep-fried燙 tàng - hot (temperature)入口即化 rùkǒu jí huà - melts in your mouth小籠湯包 xiǎolóng tāngbāo - soup dumplings花生捲冰淇淋 huāshēng juǎn bīngqílín - peanut ice cream rollFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !

昨天下午日本熊本發生了非常大的地震...我真的很難過，也很擔心住在熊本的人。如果你住在熊本，希望你和你的家人、朋友都平安，一切都好，也希望熊本可以早日恢復正常的生活。一切平安！脆 Cuì - Threads (Meta's social media app; Taiwanese nickname for Threads)發音 fāyīn - pronunciation推特 Tuītè - Twitter/X帳號 zhànghào - account開放 kāifàng - to open; make available綁定 bǎngdìng - to link/bind accounts togetherpo pō - to post (online)單純 dānchún - simple; purely基本上 jīběn shàng - basically; generally純文字 chún wénzì - text-only; plain text沒有營養 méiyǒu yíngyǎng - meaningless; lacking substance廢文 fèiwén - pointless/useless post抱怨 bàoyuàn - to complain隨便 suíbiàn - casually; freely; whatever發文 fāwén - to post online回覆 huífù - to reply/respond貼文 tiēwén - social media post推薦 tuījiàn - to recommend下載 xiàzài - to download長輩 zhǎngbèi - elders; older generation主管 zhǔguǎn - supervisor; manager身分 shēnfèn - identity; status海巡 hǎixún - slang for celebrities/public figures searching their own names online and replying to posts搜尋 sōuxún - to search提到 tídào - to mention互動 hùdòng - interaction政治人物 zhèngzhì rénwù - political figure蔡英文 Cài Yīngwén - Tsai Ing-wen (former president of Taiwan)陳水扁 Chén Shuǐbiǎn - Chen Shui-bian (former president of Taiwan)市長 shìzhǎng - mayor議員 yìyuán - councilor; legislator立委 lìwěi - legislator; member of parliament反應 fǎnyìng - to respond; reactionFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !

國民黨 Guómíndǎng - Kuomintang (KMT; a major political party in Taiwan)政黨 zhèngdǎng - political party民進黨 Mínjìndǎng - Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)後期 hòuqí - later period; later stage成立 chénglì - to establish; to found強烈 qiángliè - strong; intense台獨色彩 Táidú sècǎi - pro-Taiwan independence tendency/image獨立 dúlì - independence主張 zhǔzhāng - to advocate; viewpoint; stance共產黨 Gòngchǎndǎng - Communist Party中華民國 Zhōnghuá Mínguó - Republic of China (ROC)認可 rènkě - to recognize; to approve破壞 pòhuài - to damage; to destroy國家正統 guójiā zhèngtǒng - national legitimacy/orthodoxy數典忘祖 shǔdiǎn wàngzǔ - to forget one's roots or heritage付出 fùchū - contribution; to devote; to give族群 zúqún - ethnic/social group早期 zǎoqí - early period民主運動 mínzhǔ yùndòng - democratic movement選舉 xuǎnjǔ - election本土 běntǔ - local; native; local Taiwanese外來 wàilái - external; coming from outside族群動員 zúqún dòngyuán - ethnic/group mobilization刻意 kèyì - deliberately; intentionally分裂 fēnliè - division; to split二二八事件 Èr-Èr-Bā Shìjiàn - the February 28 Incident白色恐怖 báisè kǒngbù - White Terror外省人 wàishěngrén - mainland Chinese who came to Taiwan after 1945, and their descendants排擠 páijǐ - to exclude; to push aside汙名化 wūmínghuà - to stigmatize二等公民 èrděng gōngmín - second-class citizen蔡英文 Cài Yīngwén - Tsai Ing-wen (former president of Taiwan)推動 tuīdòng - to promote; to push forward軍公教年金改革 jūn gōng jiào niánjīn gǎigé - pension reform for military personnel, civil servants, and teachers退休金 tuìxiūjīn - pension; retirement pay後代 hòudài - descendants 政治報復 zhèngzhì bàofù - political retaliation/revenge執政 zhízhèng - to govern; to be in power欺負 qīfù - to bully; to mistreat清算 qīngsuàn - to settle accounts; political reckoning公務人員 gōngwù rényuán - civil servant; government employee尊嚴 zūnyán - dignity福利 fúlì - welfare; benefits好感 hǎogǎn - favorable impression; liking少子化 shǎozǐhuà - low birth rate phenomenon結構性問題 jiégòuxìng wèntí - structural problem實質 shízhí - substantial; practical物價通膨 wùjià tōngpéng - inflation; rising prices中產階級 zhōngchǎn jiējí - middle class投票 tóupiào - to vote既得利益者 jìdé lìyìzhě - vested-interest group/person雙標 shuāngbiāo - double standard在野 zàiyě - out of power; opposition party status反對 fǎnduì - to oppose網軍 wǎngjūn - internet troll army; online political operatives壓縮 yāsuō - to compress; to restrict言論自由 yánlùn zìyóu - freedom of speech

小紅書 Xiǎohóngshū - Xiaohongshu / RedNote, a popular Chinese social media app特色 tèsè - special feature; unique characteristic零食 língshí - snacks進駐 jìnzhù - to enter and establish presence in a place/market團購 tuángòu - group buying網購 wǎnggòu - online shopping平台 píngtái - platform自然而然 zì rán ér rán - naturally; automatically引進 yǐnjìn - to introduce/import something from another place螺螄粉 luósīfěn - Luosifen; spicy rice noodles with a strong smell from pickled bamboo shoots話題度 huàtídù - level of public attention/discussion大排長龍 dà pái cháng lóng - to line up in a long queue爽 shuǎng - refreshing; satisfying燙 tàng - hot (temperature)醃製 yānzhì - to pickle; to preserve with salt酸筍 suānsǔn - pickled bamboo shoots竹筍 zhúsǔn - bamboo shoots抹布 mǒbù - cleaning rag; dishcloth口感 kǒugǎn - texture/mouthfeel of foodQ彈 Q tán - chewy and bouncy texture韌勁 rènjìn - toughness; chewy resistance爛 làn - mushy; overcooked and soft炸腐竹 zhá fǔzhú - fried tofu skin sticks酸豆角 suān dòujiǎo - pickled long beans木耳絲 mù ěr sī - shredded wood ear mushrooms花生米 huāshēngmǐ - peanuts酸辣粉 suānlàfěn - hot and sour glass noodles麻麻的 má má de - numbing sensation (usually from Sichuan peppercorn)醋 cù - vinegar辣椒油 làjiāoyóu - chili oil花椒 huājiāo - Sichuan peppercorn強烈 qiángliè - strong; intense壞掉 huàidiào - to go bad; spoiled過癮 guòyǐn - extremely satisfying; gratifying紅薯 hóngshǔ / 地瓜 dìguā - sweet potato粉條 fěntiáo - starch noodles/vermicelli半透明 bàntòumíng - semi-transparent軟軟糯糯的 ruǎnruǎn nuònuò de - soft, sticky, and chewy嚼勁 jiáojìn - chewiness消化 xiāohuà - to digest腸胃 chángwèi - stomach and intestines; digestive system弱 ruò - weak麵食 miànshí - noodle- or flour-based foods魔芋爽 móyùshuǎng - spicy konjac snack strips校園 xiàoyuán - campus; school campus泡椒 pàojiāo - pickled chili peppers蒟蒻 jǔruò - konjac jelly/konjac plant脆 cuì - crispy; crunchy咬下去 yǎo xiàqù - to bite into something下酒菜 xiàjiǔcài - dishes/snacks eaten while drinking alcoholFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !

生飲 shēngyǐn - to drink untreated/unboiled water打開 dǎkāi - to open水龍頭 shuǐlóngtóu - faucet; tap煮 zhǔ - to boil; to cook安裝 ānzhuāng - to install淨水器 jìngshuǐqì - water purifier/filter自來水 zìláishuǐ - tap water普及率 pǔjílǜ - coverage rate; penetration rate水資源 shuǐzīyuán - water resources淨水場 jìngshuǐchǎng - water treatment plant運送過程 yùnsòng guòchéng - transportation/delivery process老舊 lǎojiù - old and worn out管線 guǎnxiàn - pipelines; piping system鐵管 tiěguǎn - iron pipe塑膠管 sùjiāoguǎn - plastic pipe破損 pòsǔn - damaged; broken泥沙 níshā - mud and sand; sediment地下汙水 dìxià wūshuǐ - underground wastewater周邊 zhōubiān - surrounding area汙染 wūrǎn - pollution; contamination吸入 xīrù - to absorb; to suck in住宅結構 zhùzhái jiégòu - housing structure/design透天厝 tòutiāncuò - Taiwanese townhouse/standalone multi-floor house採用 cǎiyòng - to adopt; to use抽 chōu - to pump地下蓄水池 dìxià xùshuǐchí - underground water storage tank頂樓 dǐnglóu - top floor; rooftop level水塔 shuǐtǎ - water tower/water tank供水 gōngshuǐ - water supply模式 móshì - model; system; mode清洗 qīngxǐ - to clean; to wash積滿 jīmǎn - to accumulate and fill up泥沙 níshā - mud and sand; sediment青苔 qīngtāi - moss水垢 shuǐgòu - limescale; mineral deposits蓋子 gàizi - lid; cover老鼠 lǎoshǔ - rat; mouse掉進來 diàojìnlái - to fall into蟑螂 zhāngláng - cockroach淹 yān - to soak/submerge in water吹翻 chuīfān - to blow over高劑量 gāo jìliàng - high dosage/amount氯 lǜ - chlorine殺菌 shājūn - to sterilize; kill bacteria消毒 xiāodú - to disinfect化學 huàxué - chemical; chemistry-related口感 kǒugǎn - taste and mouthfeel對身體有害 duì shēntǐ yǒuhài - harmful to the body煮沸 zhǔfèi - to boil completely殺死 shāsǐ - to kill細菌 xìjùn - bacteria; germs揮發 huīfā - to evaporate; volatilize茶壺 cháhú - teapot; kettle快煮壺 kuàizhǔhú - electric kettle安心 ānxīn - to feel at easeFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !

貪汙 tānwū - corruption; bribery腐敗 fǔbài - corruption; decay民主社會 mínzhǔ shèhuì - democratic society投票 tóupiào - to vote; voting自由 zìyóu - freedom政治人物 zhèngzhì rénwù - political figure; politician媒體 méitǐ - media司法制度 sīfǎ zhìdù - judicial system仍然 réngrán - still; nevertheless存在 cúnzài - to exist政府官員 zhèngfǔ guānyuán - government official權力 quánlì - power; authority校長 xiàozhǎng - principal; school president軍隊 jūnduì - military; army長官 zhǎngguān - superior officer; boss政府部門 zhèngfǔ bùmén - government department職位 zhíwèi - position; post利用 lìyòng - to use; to take advantage of非法 fēifǎ - illegal取得 qǔdé - to obtain利益 lìyì - benefit; profit; interest收賄 shōuhuì - to accept bribes濫用公款 lànyòng gōngkuǎn - misuse public funds中央政府 zhōngyāng zhèngfǔ - central government透明度 tòumíngdù - transparency財團 cáituán - financial group; conglomerate金錢 jīnqián - money標案 biāo àn - government bidding project; public tender對方 duìfāng - the other party; the other side親戚 qīnqi - relatives政府單位 zhèngfǔ dānwèi - government agency/unit監督 jiāndū - to supervise; to monitor掌控 zhǎngkòng - to control獨立媒體 dúlì méitǐ - independent media自媒體 zìméitǐ - self-media; independent online media司法調查 sīfǎ diàochá - judicial investigation公開 gōngkāi - public; open防止 fángzhǐ - to prevent效率 xiàolǜ - efficiency誠實 chéngshí - honest; honesty公平 gōngpíng - fair; fairness清廉 qīnglián - honest and incorruptibleFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !

密室逃脫 mìshì táotuō - escape room關 guān - to lock/shut; level or stage in a game主題 zhǔtí - theme; topic某一個 mǒu yí ge - a certain one規定的時間 guīdìng de shíjiān - fixed/limited time線索 xiànsuǒ - clue; hint解開 jiěkāi - to solve; to unlock機關 jīguān - mechanism; puzzle device逃出 táochū - to escape from任務 rènwù - mission; task懸疑 xuányí - suspense; mysterious推理 tuīlǐ - reasoning; deduction驚悚 jīngsǒng - thriller; frightening科幻 kēhuàn - science fiction未來 wèilái - future奇幻 qíhuàn - fantasy冒險 màoxiǎn - adventure鎖 suǒ - lock提示 tíshì - hint; clue紙條 zhǐtiáo - slip of paper; note密碼鎖 mìmǎsuǒ - combination lock; password lock道具 dàojù - prop; game item實際 shíjì - actual; practical動手 dòngshǒu - to do something hands-on射擊 shèjí - shooting攀爬 pānpá - to climb迷宮 mígōng - maze按下 ànxià - to press down按鈕 ànniǔ - button動腦 dòngnǎo - to use one's brain; think hard真人演員 zhēnrén yǎnyuán - live actor/actress躲避 duǒbì - to dodge; to avoid追逐 zhuīzhú - chase; pursuit笨蛋工作室 Bèndàn Gōngzuòshì - Stupidparticle Studio (Taiwan escape room studio)劇情 jùqíng - plot; storyline場景 chǎngjǐng - scene; setting精緻 jīngzhì - delicate; detailed; refined刺激 cìjī - exciting; thrilling謎題 mítí - puzzle; riddle邏輯 luójí - logic嚴謹 yánjǐn - rigorous; well-structured腦袋 nǎodài - brain; mindFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !

生育率 shēngyùlǜ - birth rate; fertility rate新生兒 xīnshēng'ér - newborn baby政策 zhèngcè - policy鼓勵 gǔlì - to encourage教育程度 jiàoyù chéngdù - education level經濟能力 jīngjì nénglì - financial/economic ability發展 fāzhǎn - to develop自己的事業 zìjǐ de shìyè - one's own career/business人生目標 rénshēng mùbiāo - life goals爬 pá - to climb; to work one's way up負責 fùzé - to be responsible for傳統觀念 chuántǒng guānniàn - traditional values/beliefs進入家庭 jìnrù jiātíng - to enter married/family life明顯 míngxiǎn - obvious; noticeable願意 yuànyì - willing to做家事 zuò jiāshì - to do housework精神 jīngshén - energy; mental state抱怨 bàoyuàn - to complain確認 quèrèn - to confirm; make sure房價 fángjià - housing prices教育費用 jiàoyù fèiyòng - education expenses生活成本 shēnghuó chéngběn - cost of living物價上漲 wùjià shàngzhǎng - rising prices; inflation足夠的能力 zúgòu de nénglì - sufficient ability/capability養育 yǎngyù - to raise; to bring up children不孕 búyùn - infertility人工生殖 réngōng shēngzhí - assisted reproduction治療 zhìliáo - treatment懷孕 huáiyùn - to become pregnant; pregnancy體質 tǐzhí - body constitution; physical condition試管嬰兒 shìguǎn yīng'ér - test-tube baby; IVF baby育兒津貼 yù'ér jīntiē - childcare allowance/subsidy托育補助 tuōyù bǔzhù - childcare subsidy稅 shuì - tax減免 jiǎnmiǎn - reduction or exemption提高 tígāo - to raise; to improve整體效果 zhěngtǐ xiàoguǒ - overall effect/result有限 yǒuxiàn - limited擇偶條件 zé'ǒu tiáojiàn - criteria for choosing a partner對象 duìxiàng - partner; person; target personFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !

世界盃 shì jiè bēi - FIFA World Cup國際足球界 guó jì zú qiú jiè - the international football (soccer) world賽事 sài shì - sporting event; competition規模 guī mó - scale; size屆 jiè - edition; session (used for events)主辦 zhǔ bàn - to host; to organize卡達 Kǎ Dá - Qatar共同 gòng tóng - jointly; together舉辦 jǔ bàn - to hold; to host爭議 zhēng yì - controversy; dispute阿根廷 Ā Gēn Tíng - Argentina埃及 Āi Jí - Egypt刺激 cì jī - exciting; thrilling支 zhī - classifier for teams or groups球隊 qiú duì - team被分成 bèi fēn chéng - to be divided into小組 xiǎo zǔ - group小組賽 xiǎo zǔ sài - group stage晉級 jìn jí - to advance to the next round隊伍 duì wǔ - team; squad淘汰賽 táo tài sài - knockout stage; elimination round階段 jiē duàn - stage; phase爭奪 zhēng duó - to compete for; to fight for冠軍 guàn jūn - champion; championship十六強 shí liù qiáng - Round of 16八強 bā qiáng - quarterfinals; final eight凌晨 líng chén - early morning; after midnight訂閱 dìng yuè - to subscribe烏拉圭 Wū Lā Guī - Uruguay期間 qí jiān - during; period中斷 zhōng duàn - to interrupt; to suspend最受關注 zuì shòu guān zhù - the most closely watched; receiving the most attention體育賽事 tǐ yù sài shì - sporting event奪冠 duó guàn - to win the championship規則 guī zé - rule; regulation守門員 shǒu mén yuán - goalkeeper上半場 shàng bàn chǎng - first half下半場 xià bàn chǎng - second half控球 kòng qiú - to control the ball; ball control區域 qū yù - area; zone用手碰球 yòng shǒu pèng qiú - to touch the ball with the hand對方 duì fāng - the opposing side; opponent球門 qiú mén - goal獲勝 huò shèng - to win; to be victorious犯規 fàn guī - to commit a foul; foul推人 tuī rén - to push another player拉人 lā rén - to pull another player判罰 pàn fá - to award a penalty; to penalize自由球 zì yóu qiú - free kick十二碼罰球 shí èr mǎ fá qiú - penalty kick (penalty shot)黃牌 huáng pái - yellow card紅牌 hóng pái - red cardFollow me on Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !

原住民族 yuánzhù mínzú - Indigenous peoples; indigenous ethnic groups阿美族 Āměizú - Amis tribe; the Amis people of Taiwan母系社會 mǔxì shèhuì - matriarchal society以...為主 yǐ... wéi zhǔ - to mainly rely on; to mainly focus on農耕 nónggēng - farming; agriculture打獵 dǎliè - hunting種植 zhòngzhí - to plant; to cultivate小米 xiǎomǐ - millet收穫 shōuhuò - harvest部落 bùluò - tribe; tribal village舉行 jǔxíng - to hold; to conduct祭祀 jìsì - ritual worship; sacrifice ceremony神靈 shénlíng - spirits; deities祖先 zǔxiān - ancestors豐年祭 fēngniánjì - harvest festival祭典 jìdiǎn - festival ceremony; ritual celebration神聖 shénshèng - sacred; holy儀式 yíshì - ceremony; ritual迎靈 yínglíng - welcoming the spirits禁止外人進入 jìnzhǐ wàirén jìnrù - outsiders are prohibited from entering觀光日 guānguāngrì - tourism day; visitor day大會舞 dàhuìwǔ - group festival dance時段 shíduàn - time period; time slot遊客 yóukè - tourist; visitor華麗 huálì - gorgeous; splendid服飾 fúshì - clothing; traditional attire手牽手 shǒu qiān shǒu - hand in hand圍 wéi - to surround; to form a circle圓圈 yuánquān - circle檳榔 bīnláng - betel nut豐收 fēngshōu - bumper harvest; abundant harvest祈求來年平安 qíqiú láinián píng'ān - to pray for peace and safety in the coming year時光 shíguāng - time; moments糯米飯 nuòmǐfàn - sticky rice小米酒 xiǎomǐjiǔ - millet wine釀造 niàngzào - to brew; to ferment石頭火鍋 shítou huǒguō - stone hot pot醃肉 yānròu - cured meat; preserved meat遵守 zūnshǒu - to obey; to follow rulesPlanning to visit Taiwan this year or Are you currently living in Taiwan?

人生 rénshēng - life; human life生命 shēngmìng - life; existence死了 sǐ le - died; to be dead雲霄飛車 yúnxiāo fēichē - roller coaster活太久 huó tài jiǔ - to live too long經濟壓力 jīngjì yālì - financial pressure理財觀念 lǐcái guānniàn - financial management concepts; views about managing money投資 tóuzī - to invest; investment流落街頭 liúluò jiētóu - to end up homeless or living on the streets安樂死 ānlèsǐ - euthanasia活著的定義 huózhe de dìngyì - the definition/meaning of being alive動 dòng - to move體力下滑 tǐlì xiàhuá - physical strength declining身體機能 shēntǐ jīnéng - bodily functions躺在病床上 tǎng zài bìngchuáng shàng - to lie in a hospital bed失智 shīzhì - dementia; loss of cognitive ability失去 shīqù - to lose自理能力 zìlǐ nénglì - ability to take care of oneself恐懼 kǒngjù - fear; terror插管 chāguǎn - to insert a medical tube; intubation餵 wèi - to feed長照中心 chángzhào zhōngxīn - long-term care center孤獨 gūdú - lonely; loneliness憂鬱症 yōuyùzhèng - depression做夢 zuòmèng - to dream稀奇古怪 xīqí gǔguài - strange and unusual; bizarre現實生活 xiànshí shēnghuó - real life目標 mùbiāo - goal; target階段 jiēduàn - stage; phase追求快樂 zhuīqiú kuàilè - to pursue happiness訝異 yàyì - surprised; astonishedPlanning to visit Taiwan this year or Are you currently living in Taiwan?

再生能源 zài shēng néng yuán - renewable energy自然 zì rán - nature; natural world不斷 bú duàn - continuously; nonstop產生 chǎn shēng - to produce; to generate能源 néng yuán - energy resource太陽能 tài yáng néng - solar energy風力 fēng lì - wind power水力 shuǐ lì - hydropower; water power地熱能 dì rè néng - geothermal energy石油 shí yóu - petroleum; oil煤炭 méi tàn - coal大量污染 dà liàng wū rǎn - large-scale pollution建造 jiàn zào - to build; to construct太陽能發電板 tài yáng néng fā diàn bǎn - solar panel風能發電機 fēng néng fā diàn jī - wind turbine隨著全球人口增加 suí zhe quán qiú rén kǒu zēng jiā - as the global population increases能源需求上升 néng yuán xū qiú shàng shēng - energy demand rises環保 huán bǎo - environmental protection盡力 jìn lì - to do one's best溫室氣體 wēn shì qì tǐ - greenhouse gases排放 pái fàng - to emit; to discharge保護地球生態環境 bǎo hù dì qiú shēng tài huán jìng - to protect the Earth's ecological environment友善 yǒu shàn - friendly; eco-friendly運作 yùn zuò - to operate; to function豐富 fēng fù - abundant; rich天然氣 tiān rán qì - natural gas資源 zī yuán - resources提高 tí gāo - to improve; to raise自主性 zì zhǔ xìng - independence; self-sufficiency減少 jiǎn shǎo - to reduce; to decrease依賴 yī lài - to rely on; dependence天然資源 tiān rán zī yuán - natural resources挑戰 tiǎo zhàn - challenge風力不足 fēng lì bù zú - insufficient wind power發電量 fā diàn liàng - amount of electricity generated設備 shè bèi - equipment; facilities改善 gǎi shàn - to improve土地面積 tǔ dì miàn jī - land area位置 wèi zhì - location; position抗議 kàng yì - protest景觀 jǐng guān - scenery; landscape因素 yīn sù - factor資金 zī jīn - funds; capitalPlanning to visit Taiwan this year or are you currently living in Taiwan?

溯溪 sù xī - river tracing; an outdoor activity of traveling upstream through a river or creek河 hé - river結合 jié hé - to combine; to integrate攀岩 pān yán - rock climbing包含 bāo hán - to include; to contain垂降 chuí jiàng - rappelling; descending with ropes綜合 zōng hé - comprehensive; combined跳水 tiào shuǐ - to dive or jump into water巨大 jù dà - huge; enormous石頭 shí tou - rock; stone瀑布 pù bù - waterfall體驗活動 tǐ yàn huó dòng - experience activity; hands-on activity教練 jiào liàn - coach; instructor裝備 zhuāng bèi - equipment; gear救生衣 jiù shēng yī - life jacket攀爬 pān pá - to climb取消 qǔ xiāo - to cancel午後雷陣雨 wǔ hòu léi zhèn yǔ - afternoon thunderstorm暴漲 bào zhǎng - to rise suddenly; to surge體力不行 tǐ lì bù xíng - not having enough physical strength or stamina抽筋 chōu jīn - muscle crampPlanning to visit Taiwan this year or are you currently living in Taiwan?

孝親費 xiào qīn fèi - money given to parents as financial support or gratitude把我們養到大 bǎ wǒ men yǎng dào dà - to raise us from childhood to adulthood出生 chū shēng - to be born; birth經濟情況 jīng jì qíng kuàng - financial situation擔憂 dān yōu - worry; concern民法 mín fǎ - civil law規定 guī dìng - regulation; rule; to stipulate子女 zǐ nǚ - children; sons and daughters扶養 fú yǎng - to support financially; to provide care for義務 yì wù - duty; obligation謀生的能力 móu shēng de néng lì - ability to earn a living生存 shēng cún - survival; to survive危機 wéi jī - crisis; difficulty扣除 kòu chú - to deduct; to subtract基本生活費 jī běn shēng huó fèi - basic living expenses剩 shèng - to remain; to be left over存起來 cún qǐ lái - to save up money買股票 mǎi gǔ piào - to buy stocks/shares養兒防老 yǎng ér fáng lǎo - to raise children for support in old age觀念 guān niàn - idea; mindset; concept退休金 tuì xiū jīn - pension; retirement fund保險 bǎo xiǎn - insurance理財觀念 lǐ cái guān niàn - financial management mindset; financial literacy年紀 nián jì - agePlanning to visit Taiwan this year or are you currently living in Taiwan?

國民黨 Guó Mín Dǎng - Kuomintang (KMT), a political party in Taiwan政黨 zhèng dǎng - political party政治立場 zhèng zhì lì chǎng - political stance; political position分析 fēn xī - to analyze; analysis民進黨 Mín Jìn Dǎng - Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)偏頗 piān pǒ - biased; unfairly favoring one side共產黨 Gòng Chǎn Dǎng - Communist Party戰爭 zhàn zhēng - war輸了 shū le - lost (a competition, war, etc.)統治 tǒng zhì - to rule; to govern威權統治 wēi quán tǒng zhì - authoritarian rule頒布 bān bù - to announce officially; to promulgate戒嚴令 jiè yán lìng - martial law order解嚴 jiě yán - to lift martial law延續 yán xù - to continue; to extend廢除 fèi chú - to abolish懲治叛亂條例 chéng zhì pàn luàn tiáo lì - Regulations for Punishing Rebellion威權壓制 wēi quán yā zhì - authoritarian suppression白色恐怖 bái sè kǒng bù - White Terror鞏固政權 gǒng gù zhèng quán - to consolidate political power服從 fú cóng - to obey防諜 fáng dié - anti-espionage; preventing spies間諜 jiàn dié - spy肅清共產黨 sù qīng Gòng Chǎn Dǎng - to purge communists名義 míng yì - in the name of; pretext異議人士 yì yì rén shì - dissident; person with opposing opinions進行 jìn xíng - to carry out; to conduct逮捕 dǎi bǔ - to arrest審判 shěn pàn - to put on trial; trial處決 chǔ jué - to execute詬病 gòu bìng - to criticize; to strongly complain about本土 běn tǔ - local; native知識份子 zhī shì fèn zǐ - intellectual雄中 Xióng Zhōng - Kaohsiung Senior High School軍隊 jūn duì - military; army進入 jìn rù - to enter殺 shā - to kill畫家 huà jiā - painter; artist封 fēng - measure word for letters/mail檢舉信 jiǎn jǔ xìn - report letter; accusation letter隔天 gé tiān - the next day讀書會 dú shū huì - study group; book club失蹤 shī zōng - to disappear; missing被抓走了 bèi zhuā zǒu le - was taken away/arrested爭取 zhēng qǔ - to fight for; to strive for民主 mín zhǔ - democracy言論自由 yán lùn zì yóu - freedom of speech無辜 wú gū - innocent民眾 mín zhòng - the public; ordinary people長輩 zhǎng bèi - elder; older generation管 guǎn - to care about; to manage日子過好就好 rì zi guò hǎo jiù hǎo - just live your life well培養 péi yǎng - to cultivate; to train損害 sǔn hài - damage; harm族群 zú qún - ethnic group; social group裂痕 liè hén - division; crack; rift本省外省對立 běn shěng wài shěng duì lì - conflict between native Taiwanese and mainlander groups看不起 kàn bù qǐ - to look down on; to despisePlanning to visit Taiwan this year or are you currently living in Taiwan?

心悸 xīn jì - heart palpitations; rapid or irregular heartbeat西西里咖啡 Xī Xī Lǐ kā fēi - Sicilian coffee (coffee with lemon)驚為天人 jīng wéi tiān rén - to be amazed by something's extraordinary quality; to find something astonishingly good濃烈 nóng liè - strong; intense (in flavor or aroma)黑咖啡 hēi kā fēi - black coffee清爽 qīng shuǎng - refreshing; light and crisp檸檬 níng méng - lemon結合在一起 jié hé zài yì qǐ - to combine together; to blend together羅馬濃縮咖啡 Luó Mǎ nóng suō kā fēi - Roman espresso顛覆 diān fù - to overturn; to revolutionize; to challenge traditional ideas框架 kuàng jià - framework; established structure酸甜 suān tián - sweet and sour; tangy-sweet平衡 píng héng - to balance苦味 kǔ wèi - bitterness; bitter taste澀澀 sè sè - astringent; slightly puckering (taste)口感 kǒu gǎn - mouthfeel; texture and taste sensation層次分明 céng cì fēn míng - having distinct layers or well-defined complexity (of flavor)西西里島 Xī Xī Lǐ Dǎo - Sicily (the Italian island)地中海 Dì Zhōng Hǎi - the Mediterranean Sea陽光充沛 yáng guāng chōng pèi - full of sunshine; sunny盛產 shèng chǎn - to produce abundantly; to be rich in香氣 xiāng qì - aroma; fragrance濃郁 nóng yù - rich; full-bodied; intense (in flavor or scent)柑橘類水果 gān jú lèi shuǐ guǒ - citrus fruits起源 qǐ yuán - origin; beginning檸檬皮 níng méng pí - lemon peel; lemon zest檸檬汁 níng méng zhī - lemon juice來源 lái yuán - source; origin超商 chāo shāng - convenience store全家 Quán Jiā - FamilyMart 改良 gǎi liáng - to improve; to modify西西里氣泡咖啡 Xī Xī Lǐ qì pào kā fēi - Sicilian sparkling coffee氣泡水 qì pào shuǐ - sparkling water; carbonated water加在一起 jiā zài yì qǐ - to mix together; to put together雪碧 Xuě Bì - Sprite Travelling to Taiwan soon or are you currently living in Taiwan?

保健食品bǎo jiàn shí pǐn ／保健品 bǎo jiàn pǐn - dietary supplements; health supplements外食 wài shí - to eat out; dine outside the home便當店 biàn dāng diàn - lunchbox shop; bento restaurant手搖飲 shǒu yáo yǐn - hand-shaken drink; bubble tea beverage比例 bǐ lì - proportion; ratio高油高鹽 gāo yóu gāo yán - high in oil and salt熬夜 áo yè - to stay up late營養 yíng yǎng - nutrition; nutrients補足 bǔ zú - to make up for; to supplement預防 yù fáng - to prevent慢性病 màn xìng bìng - chronic disease威脅 wēi xié - threat; risk維持 wéi chí - to maintain; to keep up加上 jiā shàng - in addition to; plus營養師 yíng yǎng shī - nutritionist; dietitian藥師 yào shī - pharmacist背書 bèi shū - to endorse; to support or vouch for禮盒 lǐ hé - gift box; gift set燕窩 yàn wō - bird's nest (edible delicacy)魚油 yú yóu - fish oil綜合維他命 zōng hé wéi tā mìng - multivitamin送禮 sòng lǐ - to give a gift益生菌 yì shēng jūn - probiotics腸胃 cháng wèi - digestive system; stomach and intestines珍奶 zhēn nǎi - bubble milk tea (boba tea)油炸 yóu zhà - deep-fried; fried in oil有效 yǒu xiào - effective; works well連吃 lián chī - to take or eat continuously for several days打噴嚏 dǎ pēn tì - to sneeze敏感 mǐn gǎn - sensitive調節 tiáo jié - to regulate; to adjust腸道 cháng dào - intestinal tract; gut機能 jī néng - function; bodily function免疫力 miǎn yì lì - immunity; immune system strength維生素B群 wéi shēng sù B qún - vitamin B complex續命神物 xù mìng shén wù - “life-saving miracle”; something that keeps you going提神 tí shén - to refresh; to boost alertness抗疲勞 kàng pí láo - to fight fatigue; anti-fatigue葉黃素 yè huáng sù - lutein近視王國 jìn shì wáng guó - “kingdom of myopia”; a place with very high rates of nearsightedness重度 zhòng dù - severe; heavy依賴 yī lài - to rely on; to depend on智慧型手機 zhì huì xíng shǒu jī - smartphone近視 jìn shì - nearsightedness; myopia膠原蛋白 jiāo yuán dàn bái - collagen補充 bǔ chōng - to supplement; to replenish營養素 yíng yǎng sù - nutrient中毒 zhòng dú - poisoning; toxicity肝 gān - liver腎 shèn - kidney負擔 fù dān - burden; strain大劑量 dà jì liàng - high dosage; large dose累積 lěi jī - to accumulate; to build up毒素 dú sù - toxin急性肝腎衰竭 jí xìng gān shèn shuāi jié - acute liver and kidney failure交互作用 jiāo hù zuò yòng - interaction (especially between drugs or substances)慢性病藥物 màn xìng bìng yào wù - medication for chronic diseases補充 bǔ chōng - to supplement; to add nutrients典型 diǎn xíng - typical; representativePlanning to visit Taiwan this year or are you currently living in Taiwan?

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端午節 Duānwǔjié - Dragon Boat Festival屈原 Qū Yuán - Qu Yuan, an ancient Chinese poet and politician侵略 qīnlüè - to invade; invasion投江自盡 tóujiāng zìjìn - to commit suicide by jumping into a river蝦子 xiāzi - shrimp划船 huáchuán - to row a boat敲鑼打鼓 qiāo luó dǎ gǔ - to beat drums and gongs把...嚇走 bǎ... xiàzǒu - to scare away竹葉 zhúyè - bamboo leaves包粽子 bāo zòngzi - to wrap rice dumplings划龍舟 huá lóngzhōu - to race dragon boats流傳下來 liúchuán xiàlái - to pass down through generations蚊子 wénzi - mosquito蟲子 chóngzi - insect; bug蛇 shé - snake螞蟻 mǎyǐ - ant傳染病 chuánrǎnbìng - infectious disease爆發 bàofā - to break out; outbreak掛 guà - to hang艾草 àicǎo - mugwort喝雄黃酒 hē xiónghuángjiǔ - to drink realgar wine植物 zhíwù - plant菖蒲 chāngpú - calamus plant趨吉避凶 qūjí bìxiōng - to seek good fortune and avoid bad luck立蛋 lìdàn - egg balancing tradition地球引力 dìqiú yǐnlì - Earth's gravity立起來 lì qǐlái - to stand upright倒 dǎo - to fall over水龍頭 shuǐlóngtóu - faucet; tap午時水 wǔshíshuǐ - “noon water” collected at noon during Dragon Boat Festival避邪 bìxié - to ward off evil淨身 jìngshēn - to cleanse the body spiritually功效 gōngxiào - effect; function接水 jiē shuǐ - to collect water收藏 shōucáng - to store; to keep as a collectionFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !

請勿將衛生紙丟入馬桶 qǐng wù jiāng wèi shēng zhǐ diū rù mǎ tǒng - please do not throw toilet paper into the toilet上廁所 shàng cè suǒ - to use the bathroom; to go to the toilet衛生紙 wèi shēng zhǐ - toilet paper丟進 diū jìn - to throw into馬桶 mǎ tǒng - toilet排水管徑 pái shuǐ guǎn jìng - drainage pipe diameter細 xì - thin; narrow管路彎頭 guǎn lù wān tóu - pipe bends/elbows轉彎 zhuǎn wān - to turn; bend堆積 duī jī - to pile up; accumulate水流沖力 shuǐ liú chōng lì - water flushing force卡住 kǎ zhù - to get stuck化糞池 huà fèn chí - septic tank垃圾桶 lè sè tǒng - trash can填滿 tián mǎn - to fill up排出來 pái chū lái - to discharge; to expel大便 dà biàn - feces; poop清理 qīng lǐ - to clean up抽肥車 chōu féi chē - septic tank pumping truck管線 guǎn xiàn - pipelines; piping system水管 shuǐ guǎn - water pipe面紙 miàn zhǐ - facial tissue擦手 cā shǒu - to wipe hands纖維 xiān wéi - fiber分散 fēn sàn - to disperse; to break apart濕強劑 shī qiáng jì - wet-strength agent分解 fēn jiě - to decompose; to break down堵塞 dǔ sè / dǔ sāi - blockage; to clog長輩 zhǎng bèi - elders; older generationFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !

黑暗 hēi àn - dark; negative or hidden side陋習 lòu xí - bad habit; outdated social practice買職位 mǎi zhí wèi - to buy a position or job through money or influence政府部門 zhèng fǔ bù mén - government department軍隊 jūn duì - military; army秘密 mì mì - secret承認 chéng rèn - to admit; to acknowledge捐錢 juān qián - to donate money組織 zǔ zhī - organization校長 xiào zhǎng - school principal以...名義 yǐ...míng yì - in the name of; under the pretense of軍官 jūn guān - military officer往上爬 wǎng shàng pá - to climb higher; to move up in status or rank賄選 huì xuǎn - vote-buying; election bribery選舉 xuǎn jǔ - election塞紅包 sāi hóng bāo - to secretly give money in a red envelope贈送 zèng sòng - to give as a gift禮品 lǐ pǐn - gift; present車馬費 chē mǎ fèi - transportation allowance; appearance fee樁腳 zhuāng jiǎo - local political influencer or organizer勢 shì - power; influence家庭背景調查 jiā tíng bèi jǐng diào chá - family background investigation職業 zhí yè - occupation; profession教育程度 jiào yù chéng dù - education level給...貼標籤 gěi...tiē biāo qiān - to label or stereotype someoneFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !

播客 bōkè - podcast感動 gǎndòng - touched; moved emotionally資源 zīyuán - resources初學者 chūxuézhě - beginner人工智慧 réngōng zhìhuì - artificial intelligence (AI)集 jí - episode (for shows/podcasts)訪問 fǎngwèn - to interview初級 chūjí - beginner level; elementary level程度 chéngdù - level; proficiency工作量太大 gōngzuòliàng tài dà - the workload is too heavy爭議性 zhēngyìxìng - controversial nature抱怨 bàoyuàn - to complain掙扎 zhēngzhá - to struggle internally推廣 tuīguǎng - to promote負面 fùmiàn - negative宗教信仰 zōngjiào xìnyǎng - religious belief寫訊息 xiě xùnxí - to send/write a message回覆 huífù - to reply; respond隨時 suíshí - at any time調整 tiáozhěng - to adjust往...邁進 wǎng... màijìn - to move toward; advance towardFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !

縣市 xiàn shì - counties and cities / local administrative areas差異 chā yì - difference / distinction管教 guǎn jiào - to discipline / educate children節省 jié shěng - to save money / be frugal觀念 guān niàn - concept / way of thinking財不露白 cái bú lòu bái - not showing off one's wealth股票 gǔ piào - stocks / shares投資 tóu zī - investment大方 dà fāng - generous龍蝦 lóng xiā - lobster嚇歪了 xià wāi le - extremely shocked / blown away海鮮 hǎi xiān - seafood陌生人 mò shēng rén - stranger私事 sī shì - private matters / personal affairs防範 fáng fàn - to guard against / take precautions抱怨 bào yuàn - to complain親戚 qīn qī - relatives隱私 yǐn sī - privacy表現 biǎo xiàn - behavior / performance親切 qīn qiè - friendly / warm友善 yǒu shàn - friendly / kind人情味 rén qíng wèi - human warmth / hospitality競爭 jìng zhēng - competition激烈 jī liè - intense / fierce謹慎 jǐn shèn - cautious / careful冷漠 lěng mò - indifferent / cold競爭 jìng zhēng - competition愛八卦 ài bā guà - to enjoy gossiping打招呼 dǎ zhāo hū - to greet someone鄰居 lín jū - neighbor點個頭 diǎn ge tóu - to nod one's head跟我搭話 gēn wǒ dā huà - to start a conversation with me觀察 guān chá - to observe現象 xiàn xiàng - phenomenon / situationFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !

氣候變遷 qì hòu biàn qiān - climate change世界各地 shì jiè gè dì - around the world加州 Jiā zhōu - California洛杉磯 Luò shān jī - Los Angeles森林大火 sēn lín dà huǒ - wildfire / forest fire造成 zào chéng - to cause損壞 sǔn huài - damage空氣品質 kōng qì pǐn zhì - air quality極端 jí duān - extreme熱浪 rè làng - heat wave氣溫 qì wēn - temperature危害 wéi hài - to harm / endanger熱死人 rè sǐ rén - so hot that it could kill people損害 sǔn hài - damage / harm不光 bù guāng - not only屋頂被掀翻 wū dǐng bèi xiān fān - roof being blown off網路線 wǎng lù xiàn - internet cable假議題 jiǎ yì tí - fake issue / false issue存在 cún zài - to exist排放 pái fàng - to emit / discharge二氧化碳 èr yǎng huà tàn - carbon dioxide溫室氣體 wēn shì qì tǐ - greenhouse gases熱能 rè néng - heat energy困在大氣中 kùn zài dà qì zhōng - trapped in the atmosphere平均溫度 píng jūn wēn dù - average temperature升高 shēng gāo - to rise / increase乾旱 gān hàn - drought暴雨 bào yǔ - heavy rainstorm冰川融化 bīng chuān róng huà - glacier melting海平面上升 hǎi píng miàn shàng shēng - sea level rise吸收 xī shōu - to absorb頻繁 pín fán - frequent採取 cǎi qǔ - to take / adopt行動 xíng dòng - action搭乘 dā chéng - to take / ride (transportation)大眾交通工具 dà zhòng jiāo tōng gōng jù - public transportation節省 jié shěng - to save / conserve電力 diàn lì - electricity / electric power一次性塑膠製品 yí cì xìng sù jiāo zhì pǐn - single-use plastic products塑膠袋 sù jiāo dài - plastic bag加強 jiā qiáng - to strengthen綠能的建設 lǜ néng de jiàn shè - green energy infrastructure太陽能 tài yáng néng - solar energy風力 fēng lì - wind power發電 fā diàn - to generate electricity制定 zhì dìng - to formulate / establish排放標準 pái fàng biāo zhǔn - emission standards地球 dì qiú - Earth Follow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !