Speak Chinese Like A Taiwanese Local

股票 gǔ piào - stock; share 頻道 pín dào - channel (e.g. TV or YouTube channel) 大力發展 dà lì fā zhǎn - to vigorously develop; strongly promote 新興產業 xīn xīng chǎn yè - emerging industry 無人機產業 wú rén jī chǎn yè - drone industry; UAV industry 扶植 fú zhí - to support; foster; nurture 半導體產業 bàn dǎo tǐ chǎn yè - semiconductor industry 心思 xīn sī - effort; thought; attention 產業聚落成...

螃蟹 páng xiè - crab 產季 chǎn jì - harvest season; peak season 母蟹 mǔ xiè - female crab 蟹黃 xiè huáng - crab roe 豐滿 fēng mǎn - plump; full 公蟹 gōng xiè - male crab 蟹膏 xiè gāo - crab cream (male crab paste) 濃郁 nóng yù - rich; intense (in flavor or aroma) 黏口 nián kǒu - sticky and creamy in the mouth 度過 dù guò - to get through; to spend (time) 寒冷 hán lěng - cold; chilly 瘋狂 fēng kuán...

婚禮 hūnlǐ - wedding; wedding ceremony 舉辦 jǔbàn - to hold; to organize 西方 xīfāng - the West; Western 白紗 báishā - white wedding dress; bridal gown 戶外 hùwài - outdoors; outdoor 交換戒指 jiāohuàn jièzhǐ - to exchange rings 宣讀誓言 xuāndú shìyán - to read wedding vows aloud 婚宴 hūnyàn - wedding banquet; wedding reception 親朋好友 qīnpéng hǎoyǒu (親友qīnyǒu) - relatives and friends; family an...

原料油 yuán liào yóu - raw cooking oil; crude edible oil 致癌物 zhì ái wù - carcinogen; cancer-causing substance 沙拉油 shā lā yóu - salad oil; vegetable cooking oil 普遍 pǔ biàn - common; widespread 上游的廠商 shàng yóu de chǎng shāng - upstream supplier; raw material supplier 油品代製大廠 yóu pǐn dài zhì dà chǎng - major contract manufacturer of cooking oils 中聯油脂 Zhōng Lián Yóu Zhī - Central...

重陽節 Chóngyáng Jié - Double Ninth Festival 背後 bèi hòu - behind; underlying 意義 yì yì - meaning; significance 感念祖先 gǎn niàn zǔ xiān - to honor and remember one's ancestors 敬老尊賢 jìng lǎo zūn xián - to respect the elderly and honor the virtuous 避邪消災 bì xié xiāo zāi - to ward off evil and prevent misfortune 農曆 nóng lì - lunar calendar 國曆 guó lì - Gregorian (solar) calendar 民間傳...

Activity Website: https://5000.taiwan.net.tw/ 口袋 ❤ 謝謝你的分享！ 聽眾 tīngzhòng - listener; audience 資訊 zīxùn - information 網頁 wǎngyè - webpage 絕對 juéduì - absolutely; definitely 護照 hùzhào - passport 自由行 zìyóuxíng - independent travel; traveling without joining a tour group 導遊 dǎoyóu - tour guide 領隊 lǐngduì - tour leader; tour manager 護照效期 hùzhào xiàoqí - passport validity pe...

成語 chéngyǔ - Chinese idiom; four-character idiomatic expression 掩耳盜鈴 yǎn'ěr-dàolíng - to deceive oneself; to cover one's ears while stealing a bell 蓋住 gàizhù - to cover; to block 雙手 shuāngshǒu - both hands 耳朵 ěrduo - ear 偷 tōu - to steal 鐘 zhōng - bell; large bell 值錢 zhíqián - valuable; worth money 小偷 xiǎotōu - thief 偷走 tōuzǒu - to steal away; to take by stealing 大錘 dàchuí -...

護士荒 hù shì huāng - nursing shortage; shortage of nurses 手術 shǒu shù - surgery; operation 病床 bìng chuáng - hospital bed 復健 fù jiàn - rehabilitation; physical therapy 縣市 xiàn shì - counties and cities 員林 Yuán lín - Yuanlin (a city in Changhua County, Taiwan) 鄉鎮 xiāng zhèn - township; rural town 醫護人員 yī hù rén yuán - medical staff; healthcare workers 護理師執照 hù lǐ shī zhí zhào -...

台北國際牛肉麵節 Táiběi Guójì Niúròu Miàn Jié - Taipei International Beef Noodle Festival 參賽 cān sài - to participate in a competition 鮮食組 xiān shí zǔ - fresh-cooked category (competition division) 調理包組 tiáo lǐ bāo zǔ - ready-to-cook meal pack category 紅燒 hóng shāo - braised (in soy sauce); red-braised 清燉 qīng dùn - clear-braised; lightly stewed 經典 jīng diǎn - classic; iconic 口味 k...

牙醫 yáyī - dentist 牙齒 yáchǐ - tooth; teeth 出狀況 chū zhuàngkuàng - to have a problem; to go wrong 捷克 Jiékè - Czech Republic 蛀牙 zhùyá - cavity; tooth decay 補牙 bǔyá - to fill a cavity; dental filling 門牙 ményá - front tooth; incisor 牙線 yáxiàn - dental floss 沖牙機 chōngyájī - water flosser; oral irrigator 沖 chōng - to rinse; to flush with water 填充物 tiánchōngwù - filling material; de...

困境 kùnjìng - difficult situation; dilemma 國際社會 guójì shèhuì - international community 打壓 dǎyā - to suppress; to pressure politically 堅持 jiānchí - to insist on; to persist in 一個中國原則 yí ge Zhōngguó yuánzé - the One China principle 聯合國 Liánhéguó - the United Nations (UN) 世界衛生組織 Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī - World Health Organization (WHO) 醫療 yīliáo - medical care; healthcare 實力...

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...

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...

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...

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 - t...

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 xī...

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 - verti...

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;...

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;...

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 sh...

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 hǎi...

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...

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 - p...

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/zon...

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...