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經典 jīng diǎn - classic; iconic料理 liào lǐ - cuisine; dish麻油雞 má yóu jī - sesame oil chicken (a traditional Taiwanese dish)麻油 má yóu - sesame oil薑 jiāng - ginger米酒 mǐ jiǔ - rice wine懷孕 huái yùn - to be pregnant做月子 zuò yuè zi - postpartum recovery period after childbirth補一補身體 bǔ yì bǔ shēn tǐ - to nourish and strengthen the body倒 dào - to pour鍋子 guō zi - pot; pan爆薑 bào jiāng - to fry ginger in hot oil to release aroma壓碎 yā suì - to crush; to smash炒一炒 chǎo yì chǎo - to stir-fry a bit薑片 jiāng piàn - slices of ginger彎曲 wān qū - to curl; to bend燒焦 shāo jiāo - burnt; slightly charred蛋白質 dàn bái zhí - protein補氣血 bǔ qì xiě - to replenish energy and blood促進 cù jìn - to promote; to enhance血液循環 xiě yì xún huán - blood circulation熱量 rè liàng - calories; heat energy發炎 fā yán - inflammationFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

眼睜睜 yǎn zhēng zhēng - helplessly; with one’s own eyes起火 qǐ huǒ - to catch fire爆炸 bào zhà - explosion親眼目睹 qīn yǎn mù dǔ - to witness with one’s own eyes格外小心 gé wài xiǎo xīn - extra careful滅火器 miè huǒ qì - fire extinguisher電線走火 diàn xiàn zǒu huǒ - electrical fire瓦斯 wǎ sī - gas電線 diàn xiàn - electric wire燒 shāo - to burn; to heat烤箱 kǎo xiāng - oven吹風機 chuī fēng jī - hair dryer除濕機 chú shī jī - dehumidifier功率 gōng lǜ - power (wattage)插頭 chā tóu - plug承載 chéng zài - to bear; to carry負荷 fù hè - load; capacity延長線 yán cháng xiàn - extension cord插滿了 chā mǎn le - to be fully plugged in高功率 gāo gōng lǜ - high-power拔一拔 bá yì bá - to unplug some拔插頭 bá chā tóu - to unplug拉電線 lā diàn xiàn - to pull the wire綁起來 bǎng qǐ lái - to tie up灰塵 huī chén - dust插座 chā zuò - power outlet清 qīng - to clean火花 huǒ huā - spark插牆壁 chā qiáng bì - to plug directly into the wall煙霧偵測器 yān wù zhēn cè qì - smoke detectorFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

人性 rén xìng - human nature本善 běn shàn - inherently good本惡 běn è - inherently evil哲學 zhé xué - philosophy提倡 tí chàng - to advocate; to promote孟子 Mèng Zǐ - Mencius (ancient Chinese philosopher)善良 shàn liáng - kind; good-hearted體貼 tǐ tiē - considerate; thoughtful捐款 juān kuǎn - to donate money醫療 yī liáo - medical care援助 yuán zhù - assistance; aid友善 yǒu shàn - friendly; kind拉近人跟人之間的距離 lā jìn rén gēn rén zhī jiān de jù lí - to bring people closer together同情心 tóng qíng xīn - compassion; empathy富裕 fù yù - wealthy; well-off本性 běn xìng - innate nature邪惡 xié è - evil; wicked本能 běn néng - instinct關愛 guān ài - care; affection鬧 nào - to fuss; to make a scene索取 suǒ qǔ - to demand; to seek for oneself自私 zì sī - selfish原始 yuán shǐ - primitive; original後天 hòu tiān - acquired later; after birth禮儀 lǐ yí - manners; etiquette極端環境 jí duān huán jìng - extreme environment資源極度匱乏 zī yuán jí dù kuì fá - extreme lack of resources孤島 gū dǎo - isolated island困在了島上 kùn zài le dǎo shàng - to be trapped on an island匱乏 kuì fá - scarcity; shortage生存 shēng cún - survival; to survive自相殘殺 zì xiāng cán shā - to kill each other存活下去 cún huó xià qù - to stay alive; to survive顯示出 xiǎn shì chū - to reveal; to show潛藏 qián cáng - hidden; latent制度 zhì dù - system; institution亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo - chaotic; a total messFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

繩索 shéng suǒ - rope安全裝備 ān quán zhuāng bèi - safety equipment雙手跟雙腳 shuāng shǒu gēn shuāng jiǎo - both hands and feet艾力克斯・霍諾德 Ài lì kè sī · Huò nuò dé - Alex Honnold野外攀岩家 yě wài pān yán jiā - outdoor rock climber徒手攀岩 tú shǒu pān yán - free solo climbing攀岩 pān yán - rock climbing失誤 shī wù - mistake; misstep嚇傻 xià shǎ - to be shocked; stunned徒手攀登 tú shǒu pān dēng - to climb without protection直播 zhí bō - live broadcast; livestream登頂 dēng dǐng - to reach the summit; to top out歷史性的一刻 lì shǐ xìng de yí kè - a historic moment網飛 Wǎng fēi - Netflix直播紀錄片 zhí bō jì lù piàn - live documentary赤手獨攀台北101：直播 Chì shǒu dú pān Táiběi yī líng yī：Zhí bō - Free Solo Climbing Taipei 101: Live全球觀看的次數 quán qiú guān kàn de cì shù - global view count規模 guī mó - scale; size都市無繩獨攀 dū shì wú shéng dú pān - urban rope-free solo climbing董事長 dǒng shì zhǎng - chairman核准 hé zhǔn - to approve; to authorize腦部 nǎo bù - brain核磁共振 hé cí gòng zhèn - MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)情緒中樞 qíng xù zhōng shū - emotional center of the brain杏仁核 xìng rén hé - amygdala酋長岩 Qiú zhǎng yán - El Capitan (Yosemite)半圓頂 Bàn yuán dǐng - Half Dome沃特金斯山 Wò tè jīn sī shān - Mount Watkins全程 quán chéng - the entire process; from start to finish奧斯卡最佳紀錄片 Ào sī kǎ zuì jiā jì lù piàn - Academy Award for Best DocumentaryFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

傳說 chuán shuō - legend; myth混沌 hùn dùn - chaos; formless state暗暗的 àn àn de - dark; dim斧頭 fǔ tóu - axe劈開 pī kāi - to split open; to chop apart盤古 Pán Gǔ - Pangu (mythical creator figure)盤古開天 Pán Gǔ kāi tiān - Pangu creating the heavens and earth女媧 Nǚ Wā - Nüwa (mythical goddess who created humans)泥土 ní tǔ - mud; clay; soil捏 niē - to knead; to mold by hand天空 tiān kōng - sky破 pò - to break; to be broken土地 tǔ dì - land; ground裂 liè - to crack; to split火山爆發 huǒ shān bào fā - volcanic eruption大洪水 dà hóng shuǐ - great flood不忍心 bù rěn xīn - cannot bear to; feel compassion煉五色石 liàn wǔ sè shí - to refine five-colored stones (mythological act by Nüwa)補起來 bǔ qǐ lái - to mend; to patch upFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

聯合國 Lián Hé Guó - United Nations成員 chéng yuán - member中華民國政府 Zhōng Huá Mín Guó zhèng fǔ - government of the Republic of China (ROC)創始會員國之一 chuàng shǐ huì yuán guó zhī yī - one of the founding member states安理會 ān lǐ huì - Security Council常任理事國 cháng rèn lǐ shì guó - permanent member (of the Security Council)國共內戰 guó gòng nèi zhàn - Chinese Civil War (between the KMT and CCP)國民黨 Guó Mín Dǎng - Kuomintang (KMT; Chinese Nationalist Party)共產黨 Gòng Chǎn Dǎng - Communist Party退到了台灣 tuì dào le Tái Wān - retreated to Taiwan轉變 zhuǎn biàn - change; major shift決議 jué yì - resolution承認 chéng rèn - to recognize; to acknowledge中華人民共和國 Zhōng Huá Rén Mín Gòng Hé Guó - People’s Republic of China (PRC)被世界上承認 bèi shì jiè shàng chéng rèn - to be recognized by the international community席位 xí wèi - seat; position (in an organization)取代 qǔ dài - to replace; to take over蔣介石 Jiǎng Jiè Shí - Chiang Kai-shek堅持 jiān chí - to insist on; to stand firm漢賊不兩立 hàn zéi bù liǎng lì - “the righteous and the traitors cannot coexist” (political stance rejecting two Chinas)正統 zhèng tǒng - legitimate; orthodox宣布 xuān bù - to announce; to declare退出聯合國 tuì chū Lián Hé Guó - to withdraw from the United Nations接管 jiē guǎn - to take over; to assume control國際空間 guó jì kōng jiān - international space; room for international participationFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

漫畫博覽會 màn huà bó lǎn huì - comic exhibition; comic expo漫畫 màn huà - comic; manga園區 yuán qū - park area; complex刑務所 xíng wù suǒ - prison (Japanese-era term)監獄 jiān yù - prison; jail修復 xiū fù - to restore; to repair日治時期 rì zhì shí qí - Japanese colonial period收藏 shōu cáng - to collect; collection雜誌 zá zhì - magazine漫畫家 màn huà jiā - comic artist; cartoonist手稿 shǒu gǎo - original manuscript; draft保存 bǎo cún - to preserve; to keep文化部 wén huà bù - Ministry of Culture數位典藏 shù wèi diǎn cáng - digital archiving漫畫迷 màn huà mí - comic fan常設展 cháng shè zhǎn - permanent exhibition周邊商品 zhōu biān shāng pǐn - merchandise; related products水池 shuǐ chí - pond; water pool劉興欽 Liú Xīng Qīn - Liu Hsing-Chin (Taiwanese comic artist)阿三哥與大嬸婆 Ā Sān Gē yǔ Dà Shěn Pó - Brother Ah-San and Auntie (classic Taiwanese comic)烏龍院 Wū Lóng Yuàn - Oolong Courtyard (classic Taiwanese comic)老夫子 Lǎo Fū Zǐ - Old Master Q (classic Chinese-language comic)演武場 yǎn wǔ chǎng - martial arts practice hall劍道 jiàn dào - kendo (Japanese sword martial art)柔道 róu dào - judo公共浴場 gōng gòng yù chǎng - public bathhouseFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

爭議 zhēng yì – controversy; dispute寧靜車廂 níng jìng chē xiāng – quiet car (designated silent carriage)戴耳機 dài ěr jī – to wear headphones車廂 chē xiāng – train car; carriage玄關 xuán guān – vestibule area between train cars小聲 xiǎo shēng – quietly; in a low voice家長 jiā zhǎng – parent; guardian反映 fǎn yìng – to report; to voice concerns嬰兒 yīng ér – baby; infant提醒 tí xǐng – to remind請保持安靜 qǐng bǎo chí ān jìng – please keep quiet舉牌子 jǔ pái zi – to hold up a sign厭童 yàn tóng – anti-children attitude; dislike of children噪音 zào yīn – noise溫和 wēn hé – gentle; mild體諒 tǐ liàng – to be understanding; considerate托育中心 tuō yù zhōng xīn – childcare center托兒所 tuō ér suǒ – daycare center幼兒園 yòu ér yuán – kindergartenFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

沉重 chén zhòng – heavy; serious; emotionally weighty二二八事件 èr èr bā shì jiàn – the February 28 Incident (1947 Taiwan uprising and massacre)第二次世界大戰 dì èr cì shì jiè dà zhàn – World War II殖民統治 zhí mín tǒng zhì – colonial rule戰敗 zhàn bài – to be defeated in war中華民國政府 zhōng huá mín guó zhèng fǔ – Republic of China (ROC) government接收 jiē shōu – to take over; to receive control of沿海各地 yán hǎi gè dì – coastal regions統治 tǒng zhì – to rule; to govern通貨膨脹 tōng huò péng zhàng – inflation物資 wù zī – supplies; goods衝突 chōng tú – conflict軍政人員 jūn zhèng rén yuán – military and government personnel戰勝者 zhàn shèng zhě – victor; winner of a war軍紀 jūn jì – military discipline貪污 tān wū – corruption; embezzlement累積 lěi jī – to accumulate查緝 chá qì – to investigate and crack down on私菸 sī yān – illegal cigarettes; smuggled tobacco粗暴 cū bào – rude; violent; rough開槍打傷 kāi qiāng dǎ shāng – to shoot and injure死亡 sǐ wáng – death引爆 yǐn bào – to ignite; to trigger (anger or conflict)受夠了 shòu gòu le – to have had enough行政長官 xíng zhèng zhǎng guān – chief executive; administrative governor請願 qǐng yuàn – to petition搗亂 dǎo luàn – to cause trouble; to disrupt衛兵 wèi bīng – guard; sentry開槍掃射 kāi qiāng sǎo shè – to open fire indiscriminately抗爭 kàng zhēng – to protest; to resist陸續 lù xù – one after another; successively爆發 bào fā – to erupt; to break out委員會 wěi yuán huì – committee改革 gǎi gé – reform暗中 àn zhōng – secretly; behind the scenes南京 Nán jīng – Nanjing求援 qiú yuán – to ask for military help血腥 xiě xīng – bloody; brutal鎮壓 zhèn yā – to suppress by force清鄉 qīng xiāng – village purge; violent crackdown on civilians知識份子 zhī shì fèn zǐ – intellectuals老百姓 lǎo bǎi xìng – ordinary people; civilians恐懼 kǒng jù – fear; terror戒嚴 jiè yán – martial law紀念公園 jì niàn gōng yuán – memorial park紀念碑 jì niàn bēi – memorial monument緬懷 miǎn huái – to commemorate; to remember with respectFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

下個星期播客會休息一個星期，所以先祝你新年快樂啦The podcast will be taking a one-week break next week, so I just want to wish you a Happy New Year❤️耍廢 shuǎ fèi – to slack off; to do nothing and relax懶 lǎn – lazy除夕 chú xì – Lunar New Year’s Eve圍爐 wéi lú – family reunion dinner on Lunar New Year’s Eve吃年夜飯 chī nián yè fàn – to have the Lunar New Year’s Eve dinner菜色 cài sè – dishes; food selection長年菜 cháng nián cài – long greens eaten for longevity during New Year年糕 nián gāo – rice cake eaten during Lunar New Year長輩 zhǎng bèi – elder; senior family member壓歲錢 yā suì qián – lucky money given during New Year守歲 shǒu suì – to stay up late on New Year’s Eve凌晨 líng chén – early morning; before dawn打牌 dǎ pái – to play cards or mahjong萬象更新 wàn xiàng gēng xīn – everything starts anew; a fresh beginning走春 zǒu chūn – to go out visiting and traveling during New Year拜年 bài nián – to pay a New Year visit; to send New Year greetings旅遊景點 lǚ yóu jǐng diǎn – tourist attraction祈福 qí fú – to pray for blessings回娘家 huí niáng jiā – (a married woman) to return to her parents’ home丈夫 zhàng fū – husband伴手禮 bàn shǒu lǐ – souvenir; gift brought when visiting睡到自然醒 shuì dào zì rán xǐng – to wake up naturally without an alarm睡到飽 shuì dào bǎo – to sleep as much as one wants設定鬧鐘 shè dìng nào zhōng – to set an alarm接神 jiē shén – to welcome gods back after New Year財神 cái shén – God of Wealth累積 lěi jī – to accumulate馬年 mǎ nián – Year of the Horse大吉大利 dà jí dà lì – great luck and prosperity財運亨通 cái yùn hēng tōng – smooth and successful financial luck馬年行大運 mǎ nián xíng dà yùn – good luck in the Year of the HorseFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

轉變 zhuǎn biàn – change; transformation短劇 duǎn jù – short-form drama (very short episodes, often for mobile viewing)集 jí – episode劇情 jù qíng – plot; storyline狗血 gǒu xiě – overly dramatic; exaggerated and unrealistic (slang)多半 duō bàn – mostly; most of the time直式畫面 zhí shì huà miàn – vertical screen format爽感 shuǎng gǎn – a satisfying, pleasurable feeling衝突 chōng tú – conflict身份 shēn fèn – identity; status大反轉 dà fǎn zhuǎn – major plot twist霸道總裁 bà dào zǒng cái – domineering CEO (a common drama trope)邏輯 luó jí – logic合理 hé lǐ – reasonable; logical干擾 gān rǎo – to interfere; to disrupt經典 jīng diǎn – classic老套 lǎo tào – cliché; overused關鍵時刻 guān jiàn shí kè – critical moment盜版 dào bǎn – pirated; illegal copy沒事幹 méi shì gàn – to have nothing to do刺激 cì jī – exciting; stimulatingFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

政治 zhèng zhì – politics制度 zhì dù – system; structure民主 mín zhǔ – democracy; democratic五權分立 wǔ quán fēn lì – five-branch system of government (Taiwan’s political system)三權分立 sān quán fēn lì – separation of powers (executive, legislative, judicial)機構 jī gòu – organization; institution互相制衡 hù xiāng zhì héng – to check and balance each other行政權 xíng zhèng quán – executive power行政院 xíng zhèng yuàn – Executive Yuan (executive branch of Taiwan’s government)執行 zhí xíng – to carry out; to implement立法權 lì fǎ quán – legislative power立法院 lì fǎ yuàn – Legislative Yuan立法委員 lì fǎ wěi yuán – legislator; member of parliament制定 zhì dìng – to formulate; to establish (laws or rules)通過 tōng guò – to pass; to approve司法權 sī fǎ quán – judicial power犯法 fàn fǎ – to break the law; to commit a crime民法 mín fǎ – civil law刑法 xíng fǎ – criminal law司法院 sī fǎ yuàn – Judicial Yuan考試權 kǎo shì quán – examination power監察權 jiān chá quán – supervisory power考試院 kǎo shì yuàn – Examination Yuan技術人員 jì shù rén yuán – technical personnel考績 kǎo jī – performance evaluation保障 bǎo zhàng – protection; guarantee任用 rèn yòng – to appoint; to employ (officially)監察院 jiān chá yuàn – Control Yuan彈劾 tán hé – to impeach行使 xíng shǐ – to exercise (power or authority)糾正權 jiū zhèng quán – corrective power審計權 shěn jì quán – auditing power監督 jiān dū – to supervise; to oversee行政機關 xíng zhèng jī guān – administrative agency貪汙 tān wū – corruption; embezzlement腐敗 fǔ bài – corruption; moral decay行政院長 xíng zhèng yuàn zhǎng – Premier (head of the Executive Yuan)政黨 zhèng dǎng – political party推派 tuī pài – to nominate; to assign名單 míng dān – list; roster國民黨 guó mín dǎng – Kuomintang (KMT)民進黨 mín jìn dǎng – Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)民眾黨 mín zhòng dǎng – Taiwan People’s Party (TPP)縣市 xiàn shì – counties and cities議員 yì yuán – councilor; local legislator質詢 zhì xún – to question; to interpellate (in a council or parliament)權益 quán yì – rights and interests稅金 shuì jīn – taxes; tax moneyFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

除夕 chúxì - Lunar New Year’s Eve大年初一 dà nián chū yī - the first day of the Lunar New Year大掃除 dà sǎo chú - thorough cleaning (before the New Year)整理乾淨 zhěnglǐ gānjìng - to tidy up and clean thoroughly櫥櫃 chúguì - cabinet清理 qīnglǐ - to clean up; to clear out環保局 huánbǎo jú - Environmental Protection Bureau預約 yùyuē - to make an appointment採買 cǎimǎi - to go shopping (for supplies)備貨 bèihuò - to stock up (on goods)乾貨 gānhuò - dried foods香菇 xiānggū - dried shiitake mushrooms干貝 gānbèi - dried scallops糖果 tángguǒ - candy瓜子 guāzǐ - roasted seeds肉乾 ròugān - dried meat jerky迪化街 Díhuà Jiē - Dihua Street (famous market street in Taipei)年貨大街 niánhuò dàjiē - New Year goods street大魚大肉 dà yú dà ròu - lots of rich food (meat and seafood)春聯 chūnlián - Spring Festival couplets紅包袋 hóngbāo dài - red envelope植物 zhíwù - plants蘭花 lánhuā - orchid換新鈔 huàn xīn chāo - to exchange for new banknotes鈔票 chāopiào - banknotes; paper moneyFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

迷信 míxìn – superstition犯太歲 fàn tài suì – to offend the Tai Sui (have bad luck due to zodiac clash)民俗 mínsú – folk custom; tradition值年太歲 / 太歲星君 zhínián tài suì / tài suì xīng jūn – yearly Tai Sui deity神明 shénmíng – deity; god掌管 zhǎngguǎn – to govern; be in charge of運勢 yùnshì – fortune; luck相沖 xiāngchōng – to clash (zodiac conflict)相刑 xiāngxíng – to punish each other (astrological conflict)相害 xiānghài – to harm each other (astrological conflict)相破 xiāngpò – to break or undermine each other (astrological conflict)老鼠 lǎoshǔ – rat (zodiac sign)兔子 tùzi – rabbit (zodiac sign)天文曆法 tiānwén lìfǎ – astronomical calendar system木星 mùxīng – Jupiter繞行一圈 rào xíng yì quān – to orbit once; make one full rotation歲星 suìxīng – the Year Star (ancient name for Jupiter)相衝 xiāngchōng – to be in direct opposition; to clash宋代 Sòng dài – Song Dynasty普遍 pǔbiàn – common; widespread安太歲 ān tài suì – to appease Tai Sui (ritual for protection)戴紅繩 dài hóngshéng – to wear a red string避邪 bìxié – to ward off evil招福 zhāofú – to attract good fortune做公益 zuò gōngyì – to do charity work捐錢 juān qián – to donate money行善積德 xíngshàn jīdé – to do good deeds and build virtue謹慎 jǐnshèn – cautious; careful衝動 chōngdòng – impulsiveFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

信箱 xìnxiāng – mailbox吵得非常兇 chǎo de fēicháng xiōng – to argue fiercely; heated debate小橘書 xiǎo jú shū – “Little Orange Book” (nickname for the booklet)當危機來臨時：臺灣全民安全指引 dāng wéijī láilín shí: Táiwān quánmín ānquán zhǐyǐn – When Crisis Strikes: A Civil Defense Guide for All Taiwanese國防部 guófáng bù – Ministry of National Defense國際情勢比較緊張 guójì qíngshì bǐjiào jǐnzhāng – tense international situation軍事威脅 jūnshì wēixié – military threat除此之外 chúcǐ zhīwài – besides that; in addition天災 tiānzāi – natural disasters參考 cānkǎo – to refer to; to consult芬蘭 Fēnlán – Finland瑞典 Ruìdiǎn – Sweden捷克 Jiékè – Czech Republic概念 gàiniàn – concept全社會防衛韌性 quán shèhuì fángwèi rènxìng – whole-of-society resilience (civil defense resilience)卡通的圖案 kǎtōng de tú’àn – cartoon illustrations緊急避難包 jǐnjí bìnàn bāo – emergency evacuation kit證件影本 zhèngjiàn yǐngběn – copies of identification documents海嘯 hǎixiào – tsunami土石流 tǔshíliú – landslides 軍事侵略 jūnshì qīnlüè – military invasion投降 tóuxiáng – to surrender戰敗 zhànbài – defeat in war假訊息 jiǎ xùnxí – false information; misinformation資訊戰 zīxùn zhàn – information warfare侵略 qīnlüè – to invade; aggression絕對不會 juéduì bú huì – absolutely will not兩極 liǎngjí – polarized; sharply divided路透社 Lùtòu shè – Reuters製造恐慌 zhìzào kǒnghuāng – to create panic當眾撕掉 dāngzhòng sīdiào – to tear up in public在野黨 zàiyě dǎng – opposition party政治宣傳 zhèngzhì xuānchuán – political propaganda執政黨 zhízhèng dǎng – ruling party政治理念 zhèngzhì lǐniàn – political ideology敵人 dírén – enemyFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

釣蝦場 diào xiā chǎng - shrimp fishing place釣蝦 diào xiā - to fish for shrimp蝦子 xiāzi - shrimp結合 jiéhé - to combine; to integrate熱炒 rèchǎo - Taiwanese stir-fried dishes聚會 jùhuì - gathering小巷子 xiǎo xiàngzi - small alley郊區 jiāoqū - suburbs鐵皮屋 tiěpí wū - tin-roof building營業 yíngyè - to operate (a business)颱風 táifēng - typhoon中暑 zhòngshǔ - to get heatstroke涼 liáng - cool成就感 chéngjiù gǎn - sense of achievement新手 xīnshǒu - beginner療癒 liáoyù - healing; soothing三五好友 sān wǔ hǎoyǒu - a few close friends宵夜 xiāoyè - late-night snack隨性 suíxìng - casual; laid-back洗乾淨 xǐ gānjìng - to wash clean撒一點鹽 sǎ yìdiǎn yán - to sprinkle a little salt烤 kǎo - to grill; to roast新鮮 xīnxiān - fresh殘忍 cánrěn - cruel活 huó - alive料理 liàolǐ - dish; to cook胡椒蝦 hújiāo xiā - pepper shrimp檸檬蝦 níngméng xiā - lemon shrimp台式快炒 táishì kuàichǎo - Taiwanese quick stir-fry青菜 qīngcài - vegetablesFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

住宅 zhùzhái – housing; residence房價所得比 fángjià suǒdé bǐ – price-to-income ratio (housing affordability index)通貨膨脹 tōnghuò péngzhàng – inflation工料雙漲 gōngliào shuāng zhǎng – rising labor and material costs往後延 wǎnghòu yán – to postpone; delay租金補貼 zūjīn bǔtiē – rent subsidy自用 zìyòng – for personal use出租 chūzū – to rent out報稅 bào shuì – to file taxes; declare tax資訊不對稱 zīxùn bú duìchèn – information asymmetry租約 zūyuē – lease; rental contract公平 gōngpíng – fair; fairness非法隔間 fēifǎ géjiān – illegal partitioning (of rooms)違法 wéifǎ – illegal; against the law消防設施 xiāofáng shèshī – fire safety facilities技術 jìshù – technology; technique都市更新 dūshì gēngxīn – urban renewal危老重建 wéilǎo chóngjiàn – redevelopment of unsafe and old buildings勉強 miǎnqiáng – to force; reluctantly強迫 qiángpò – to compel; force整合 zhěnghé – to integrate; coordinate社會住宅 shèhuì zhùzhái – social housing; public housing推動 tuīdòng – to promote; push forward取得 qǔdé – to obtain; acquireFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

社群軟體 shèqún ruǎntǐ – social media platform小紅書 Xiǎohóngshū – Xiaohongshu (a Chinese social media app)命令 mìnglìng – order; command停止解析、限制接取 tíngzhǐ jiěxī, xiànzhì jiēqǔ – suspend resolution and restrict access封鎖 fēngsuǒ – to block; to ban資安 zī’ān – information security資安檢測 zī’ān jiǎncè – cybersecurity inspection檢測指標 jiǎncè zhǐbiāo – inspection criteria; testing indicators合格 hégé – qualified; up to standard過度收集使用者個人資料 guòdù shōují shǐyòngzhě gèrén zīliào – excessive collection of users’ personal data不明資料回傳 bùmíng zīliào huíchuán – unknown data transmission詐騙 zhàpiàn – fraud; scam財損金額 cáisǔn jīn’é – amount of financial loss設立 shèlì – to establish; to set up法律代表人 fǎlǜ dàibiǎo rén – legal representative執法單位 zhífǎ dānwèi – law enforcement agency追查 zhuīchá – to investigate; to trace檢察官 jiǎncháguān – prosecutor配合 pèihé – to cooperate; to comply母公司 mǔ gōngsī – parent company回應 huíyìng – to respond限制 xiànzhì – restriction; to restrict美妝 měizhuāng – beauty and cosmetics穿搭 chuāndā – outfit styling; fashion coordination繞過限制 ràoguò xiànzhì – to bypass restrictions開放 kāifàng – open限制言論自由 xiànzhì yánlùn zìyóu – restrict freedom of speech防詐的措施 fángzhà de cuòshī – anti-fraud measures解除禁令 jiěchú jìnlìng – lift the ban政治考量 zhèngzhì kǎoliáng – political considerationsFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

台灣國際紋身藝術展 Táiwān Guójì Wénshēn Yìshù Zhǎn – Taiwan Tattoo Convention紋身 wénshēn – tattoo刺青 cìqīng – tattoo (another common term)圖案 tú’àn – pattern; design高雄展覽館 Gāoxióng Zhǎnlǎn Guǎn – Kaohsiung Exhibition Center主辦單位 zhǔbàn dānwèi – organizer; hosting organization世界各地 shìjiè gèdì – from all over the world紋身藝術家 wénshēn yìshùjiā – tattoo artist紋身師 wénshēn shī – tattooist皮膚 pífū – skin身體穿孔 shēntǐ chuānkǒng – body piercing美甲 měijiǎ – nail art; manicure街頭藝術 jiētóu yìshù – street art塗鴉 túyā – graffiti視覺創作 shìjué chuàngzuò – visual creation; visual art舞蹈團體 wǔdǎo tuántǐ – dance group模特兒 mótèr – model走秀 zǒuxiù – fashion show; runway show好奇 hàoqí – curious市集 shìjí – market; fairFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

遊民 yóumín – homeless person固定住所 gùdìng zhùsuǒ – fixed residence橋 qiáo – bridge統計 tǒngjì – statistics集中 jízhōng – to concentrate; gather懶惰 lǎnduò – lazy失業 shīyè – unemployment; to lose a job裁員 cáiyuán – to lay off employees收入 shōurù – income物價 wùjià – prices of goods; cost of living漲 zhǎng – to rise; increase弱勢 ruòshì – disadvantaged; vulnerable邊緣 biānyuán – edge; margin (of society)臨時 línshí – temporary收容中心 shōuróng zhōngxīn – shelter; temporary housing center社工人員 shègōng rényuán – social worker協助 xiézhù – to assist; help補助 bǔzhù – subsidy; financial aid職業訓練 zhíyè xùnliàn – vocational training技能 jìnéng – skill訪問 fǎngwèn – interview丟臉 diūliǎn – embarrassing; to lose face面子 miànzi – face; dignity偏見 piānjiàn – prejudiceFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast