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民眾黨 mín zhòng dǎng - Taiwan People's Party 主席 zhǔ xí - chairman 柯文哲 kē wén zhé - Ko Wen-je 政黨 zhèng dǎng - political party 國民黨 guó mín dǎng - Kuomintang (KMT) 民進黨 mín jìn dǎng - Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) 理念 lǐ niàn - philosophy, belief 第三方 dì sān fāng - third party 創黨人 chuàng dǎng rén - founder of a political party 身陷 shēn xiàn - be deeply involved in 爭議 zhēng...

罐頭 guàntóu - canned food 便當店 biàndāngdiàn - bento shop 配 pèi - to match, to pair with 疫情期間 yìqíng qījiān - during the pandemic 下廚 xiàchú - to cook 現煮 xiànzhǔ - freshly cooked 鮪魚 wěiyú - tuna 鯖魚 qīngyú - mackerel 長期保存 chángqí bǎocún - long-term storage 腥味 xīngwèi - fishy smell 煎魚 jiān yú - to fry fish 紅燒鰻魚罐頭 hóngshāo mán yú guàntóu - braised eel canned food 全聯 quán...

冠軍 guàn jūn - champion 擊敗 jí bài - to defeat 肉圓 ròu yuán - Taiwanese snack made of a round dumpling filled with pork, often served with sauce 舉國歡慶 jǔ guó huān qìng - national celebration, a celebration that involves the whole country 殖民 zhí mín - colonization 引進 yǐn jìn - to introduce, to bring something into a new place or situation 日治時期 rì zhì shí qī - the Japanese colonial per...

國防部 guófángbù - Ministry of National Defense 重大 zhòngdà - major, significant 洩密事件 xièmì shìjiàn - leak incident 涉及 shèjí - involve, relate to 部長 bùzhǎng - minister 參謀總長 cānmóu zǒngzhǎng - chief of general staff 被流出 bèi liúchū - be leaked 官員 guānyuán - official 據知情人士指出 jù zhīqíng rénshì zhǐchū - according to informed sources 政風室 zhèngfēngshì - ethics office 進行 jìnx...

Giant Travel Agency: https://www.giantcyclingworld.com/travel/ 腳踏車 jiǎo tà chē / 自行車 zì xíng chē - bicycle 捷安特 jié ān tè - Giant (brand of bicycles) 旅行社 lǚ xíng shè - travel agency 行程 xíng chéng - itinerary 宜蘭單車兩日遊 yí lán dān chē liǎng rì yóu - Yilan two-day bicycle tour 蘭陽平原 lán yáng píng yuán - Lanyang Plain 穿越 chuān yuè - to pass through 自然景色 zì rán jǐng sè - natu...

泡泡瑪特 pào pào mǎ tè - Pop Mart 火紅 huǒ hóng - extremely popular 市值 shì zhí - market value 億 yì - hundred million 潮流雜貨店 cháo liú zá huò diàn - trendy grocery store 創立 chuàng lì - founded 創業資金 chuàng yè zī jīn - startup capital 王寧 wáng níng - Wang Ning 淘寶 táo bǎo - Taobao 經營 jīng yíng - operate 公仔 gōng zǎi - figurine 業績 yè jī - performance 起色 qǐ sè - improvement 天使投...

邪教 xié jiào - cult 身心靈 shēn xīn líng - mind, body, and spirit 市面 shì miàn - market (in general terms) 迷茫 mí máng - confused; lost 存在 cún zài - existence 正向 zhèng xiàng - positive 被性侵 bèi xìng qīn - to be sexually assaulted 學員 xué yuán - student; participant 懷疑 huái yí - to doubt; suspect 變態 biàn tài - abnormal; perverted 安慰 ān wèi - to comfort; console 當事人 dāng shì rén -...

進補 jìn bǔ - to nourish the body, to take tonic 補湯 bǔ tāng - nourishing soup, tonic soup 能量 néng liàng - energy 往內收藏 wǎng nèi shōu cáng - to gather inward, to conserve energy 冬至 dōng zhì - winter solstice 體質 tǐ zhì - constitution, physical condition 溫補 wēn bǔ - warming tonic, to warm up the body 清補 qīng bǔ - cooling tonic, to cool down the body 偏寒 piān hán - cold-type, cold cons...

縣市 xiàn shì - counties and cities 市政 shì zhèng - municipal government 服務專線 fú wù zhuān xiàn - service hotline 協助 xié zhù - assist 市民 shì mín - citizens 即時 jí shí - immediate 緊急狀況 jǐn jí zhuàng kuàng - emergency situation 尋求 xún qiú - seek 違規停車 wéi guī tíng chē - illegal parking 抱怨 bào yuàn - complain 養鴿子 yǎng gē zi - raise pigeons 鴿舍 gē shè - pigeon house 賽鴿比賽 sà...

核能發電 hé néng fā diàn - nuclear power generation 扮演著...角色 bàn yǎn zhe... jué sè - plays the role of... 風險 fēng xiǎn - risk 再生能源 zài shēng néng yuán - renewable energy 風力發電 fēng lì fā diàn - wind power generation 地熱發電 dì rè fā diàn - geothermal power generation 發電量 fā diàn liàng - power generation capacity 核能發電廠 hé néng fā diàn chǎng - nuclear power plant 建造 jiàn zào...

海濱公園 hǎi bīn gōng yuán - seaside park 精彩 jīng cǎi - wonderful, marvelous 盧廣仲 lú guǎng zhòng - name of a famous Taiwanese singer 林宥嘉 lín yòu jiā - name of a famous Taiwanese singer 羅志祥 luó zhì xiáng - name of a famous Taiwanese singer 登場 dēng chǎng - to appear on stage, to perform 煙火秀 yān huǒ xiù - fireworks show 台灣國際衝浪公開賽 tái wān guó jì chōng làng gōng kāi sài - Taiwan...

雙十一 shuāng shí yī - Double Eleven; a major shopping holiday in China on November 11 購物 gòu wù - shopping 光棍節 guāng gùn jié - Singles' Day 演變 yǎn biàn - evolution; the process of change or development over time 購物狂歡日 gòu wù kuáng huān rì - shopping carnival day 追溯 zhuī sù - trace back 脫單 tuō dān - to get out of being single; to find a romantic partner 男大學生 nán dà xué shēng -...

康芮颱風 kāng ruì táifēng - Typhoon Kong-rey 強風豪雨 qiáng fēng háo yǔ - strong winds and heavy rain 侵襲 qīnxí - to invade, attack 傳出 chuánchū - to spread, to report (of news) 災情 zāiqíng - disaster situation, damage from a disaster 登陸 dēnglù - to make landfall 淹水 yān shuǐ - to flood, flooding 誇張 kuāzhāng - exaggerated, extreme 電線杆 diànxiàn gān - utility pole, power pole 倒塌 dǎotā -...

This website provides information about escape rooms in Taipei: https://worldofescapes.tw/ This escape room is also very popular in Taiwan: https://stupidparticle.com/ 密室逃脫 mìshì táotuō - escape room 實境遊戲 shíjìng yóuxì - reality game 關 guān - lock up/enclose 有限的時間內 yǒuxiàn de shíjiān nèi - within a limited time 任務 rènwù - task/mission 逃離 táolí - escape 猜謎 cāimí - riddle-solvin...

中醫療法 zhōngyī liáofǎ - traditional chinese medicine therapy 刮痧 guāshā - guasha (a traditional healing technique) 摩擦 mócā - friction; rubbing 皮膚 pífū - skin 表面 biǎomiàn - surface 促進 cùjìn - promote; facilitate 氣血 qìxiě - qi and blood (vital energy and blood circulation) 運行 yùnxíng - run; flow 刮痧棒 guāshā bàng - guasha tool 刮 guā - scrape 肩膀 jiānbǎng - shoulder 背 bèi - back 皮...

貿易 mào yì - trade 措施 cuò shī - measures 恢復 huī fù - restore 課徵 kè zhēng - levy 關稅 guān shuì - tariff 中國國務院 Zhōngguó Guówùyuàn - State Council of China 關稅稅則委員會 guān shuì shuì zé wěi yuán huì - Tariff and Tax Committee 發布 fā bù - issue/announce 公告 gōng gào - announcement 免徵 miǎn zhēng - exempt from levying 進口 jìn kǒu - import 出口 chū kǒu - export 反反覆覆 fǎn fǎn fù fù...

壽司 shòusī - sushi 連鎖店 liánsuǒ diàn - chain store 爭鮮 zhēngxiān - Sushi Express (Taiwanese sushi chain) 餐飲集團 cānyǐn jítuán - food and beverage group 版圖 bǎntú - territory 擴展 kuòzhǎn - expand 海外 hǎiwài - overseas 門市 ménshì - store/branch 董事長 dǒngshì zhǎng - chairman of the board 成立 chénglì - establish 經營 jīngyíng - operate 迴轉壽司 huízhuǎn shòusī - conveyor belt sushi 轉來轉...

Listen to TZUYU "Run Away" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIrCrGAX03Y 周子瑜 zhōu zǐyú - Tzuyu (a taiwanese singer) 知名 zhīmíng - well-known; famous 女子組合 nǚzǐ zǔhé - girl group JYP娛樂 JYP yúlè - JYP entertainment 甄選 zhēnxuǎn - audition; selection 練習生 liànxíshēng - trainee 選秀節目 xuǎnxiù jiémù - talent show 拍攝 pāishè - filming; shooting 出道 chūdào - debut 娛樂圈 yúlè quān - enter...

醫美 yī měi - cosmetic treatment 整形 zhěng xíng - plastic surgery 療程 liáo chéng - treatment procedure 皮膚 pí fū - skin 縫雙眼皮 féng shuāng yǎn pí - double eyelid surgery (stitching method) 雙眼皮 shuāng yǎn pí - double eyelid 接受程度 jiē shòu chéng dù - level of acceptance 大幅 dà fú - significantly 承認 chéng rèn - admit, acknowledge 保養 bǎo yǎng - maintenance, skincare 保養品 bǎo yǎng pǐn...

日月潭 - rìyuètán - Sun moon lake 經典 - jīngdiǎn - classic 環湖單車道 - huán hú dānchē dào - lakeside bicycle path 湖 - hú - lake 單車道 - dānchē dào - bicycle path 自行車 - zìxíngchē - bicycle 票選 - piàoxuǎn - vote/elected 遊客中心 - yóukè zhōngxīn - visitor center 碼頭 - mǎtóu - pier/wharf 親子車 - qīnzǐ chē - family bicycle 電池助力車 - diànchí zhùlì chē - electric-assist bicycle 搭船 - dā ch...

2024 Taiwan NanKunShen Temple Marathon: https://bao-ming.com/eb/content/6152#28879 跑步愛好者 pǎobù àihàozhě - Running enthusiast 馬拉松 mǎlāsōng - Marathon 南鯤鯓馬拉松 nán kūnshēn mǎlāsōng - Nankunshen Marathon 南鯤鯓代天府 nán kūnshēn dàitiān fǔ - Nankunshen Daitian Temple 廟宇 miàoyǔ - Temple 扮演著... bànyǎn zhe... - To play the role of... 先民 xiānmín - Early settlers 信仰 xìnyǎng - Belief;...

川普 chuān pǔ - Donald Trump 賀錦麗 hè jǐn lì - Kamala Harris 當選 dàng xuǎn - elected 共和黨 gòng hé dǎng - Republican Party 總統候選人 zǒng tǒng hòu xuǎn rén - presidential candidate 政策 zhèng cè - policy 物價 wù jià - prices 通貨膨脹 tōng huò péng zhàng - inflation 漲 zhǎng - rise (in prices) 主張 zhǔ zhāng - advocate 上任 shàng rèn - assume office 簽署 qiān shǔ - sign (e.g., a document) 行政...

平價 píngjià - affordable; budget-friendly 時尚 shíshàng - fashionable; trendy 休閒 xiūxián - casual; leisure 服飾品牌 fúshì pǐnpái - clothing brand 潮 cháo - trendy; stylish 設計感 shèjì gǎn - sense of design; design aesthetics 質感 zhígǎn - quality feel; texture 潮牌 cháopái - trendy brand; streetwear brand 襯衫 chènshān - dress shirt; button-up shirt 套裝 tàozhuāng - suit; outfit 小資族 xiǎozī...

國慶日 guóqìng rì - National Day 稱為 chēng wéi - To be called; known as 雙十節 shuāng shí jié - Double Ten Day (Taiwan's National Day) 武昌起義 wǔchāng qǐyì - Wuchang Uprising 朝代 cháodài - Dynasty 皇帝 huángdì - Emperor 制度 zhìdù - System 清朝 qīng cháo - Qing Dynasty 爆發 bàofā - To break out (e.g., war, uprising) 兵變 bīngbiàn - Military revolt 推翻 tuīfān - To overthrow 統治 tǒngzhì - Rule;...

台東 tái dōng - Taitung (a city in Taiwan) 震驚 zhèn jīng - shocked, astonished 鄉 xiāng - township 金峰鄉 jīn fēng xiāng - Jinfeng Township (a township in Taitung) 部落 bù luò - tribe, village (especially indigenous) 集體食物中毒 jí tǐ shí wù zhòng dú - mass food poisoning 中毒 zhòng dú - poisoned 上吐下瀉 shàng tù xià xiè - vomiting and diarrhea 死亡 sǐ wáng - death 一起 yì qǐ - a case, an incid...