Speak Chinese Like A Taiwanese Local

關注 guānzhù - pay attention to; focus on 路徑 lùjìng - path; route 暴風圈 bàofēngquān - storm zone; typhoon circle 壟罩 lǒngzhào - envelop; cover 動態 dòngtài - dynamics; situation updates 災情 zāiqíng - disaster situation 漁業 yúyè - fishing industry 漁民 yúmín - fisherman 出海 chūhǎi - go out to sea 捕魚 bǔyú - catch fish 成熟 chéngshóu - mature; ripen 採收 cǎishōu - harvest 損毀 sǔnhuǐ - damag...

十字路口 shí zì lù kǒu - intersection 巷子 xiàng zi - alley 腳踏車 jiǎo tà chē - bicycle 衝了出來 chōng le chū lái - rushed out 閃 shǎn - to dodge 自摔 zì shuāi - self-fall (falling by oneself) 緊急 jǐn jí - urgent/emergency 煞車 shà chē - brake 摔倒 shuāi dǎo - to fall 報警 bào jǐng - report to the police 腦震盪 nǎo zhèn dàng - concussion 擦傷 cā shāng - abrasion 流血 liú xiě - bleeding 肋骨 lè g...

中東 zhōng dōng - Middle East 牽涉 qiān shè - to involve 以色列 yǐ sè liè - Israel 黎巴嫩 lí bā nèn - Lebanon 一批 yī pī - a batch (of goods) 金阿波羅 jīn ā bō luó - Gold Apollo (company name) 呼叫器 hū jiào qì - pager 分發 fēn fā - to distribute 真主黨 zhēn zhǔ dǎng - Hezbollah 爆炸 bào zhà - explosion 運送 yùn sòng - to transport 情報部門 qíng bào bù mén - intelligence agency 悄悄地 qiǎo qiǎo de...

師大 Shīdà - National Taiwan Normal University 研究所 yánjiū suǒ - Graduate school 科系 kēxì - Academic department or program 對外華語教學 duìwài huáyǔ jiàoxué - Teaching Chinese as a foreign language 台電大樓 Tàidiàn dàlóu - Taipei Power Building (a MRT station in Taipei) 古亭站 Gǔtíng zhàn - Guting Station (a MRT station in Taipei) 師園鹽酥雞 Shīyuán yán sū jī - Shiyuan Salted Crispy Chicken (a...

特有種動物 tè yǒu zhǒng dòngwù - endemic species (animals unique to a specific area) 台灣石虎 Tái wān shíhǔ - Taiwan leopard cat 小型 xiǎo xíng - small-sized 貓科動物 māo kē dòngwù - felid (cat family) animal 深色 shēn sè - dark color 斑點 bāndiǎn - spots, dots 攻擊性 gōngjī xìng - aggressiveness 誤以為 wù yǐwéi - to mistakenly believe, to misidentify 野生 yěshēng - wild, not domesticated 瀕臨絕種...

人工智能 réngōng zhìnéng - artificial intelligence (AI) 效率 xiàolǜ - efficiency 提升 tíshēng - to improve, to enhance 詐騙集團 zhàpiàn jítuán - scam group, fraud ring 進行 jìnxíng - to carry out, to proceed 詐騙 zhàpiàn - fraud, scam 複製 fùzhì - to duplicate, to copy 平台 píngtái - platform 生成 shēngchéng - to generate, to produce 檔案 dǎng'àn - file 技術 jìshù - technology, technique 記錄...

柚子 yòu zi - pomelo 月餅 yuè bǐng - mooncake 口感 kǒu gǎn - texture 差異 chā yì - difference 廣式月餅 guǎng shì yuè bǐng - Cantonese-style mooncake 起源於 qǐ yuán yú - originated in 廣東地區 guǎng dōng dì qū - Guangdong region 皮 pí - skin (outer layer) 薄 báo - thin 餡 xiàn - filling 餡料 xiàn liào - ingredients for filling 蓮蓉 lián róng - lotus seed paste 豆沙 dòu shā - red bean paste 蛋黃 dàn...

黑神話：悟空 hēi shénhuà: wùkōng - Black Myth: Wukong (the title of the game) 開發 kāifā - to develop 故事背景 gùshì bèijǐng - story background 西遊記 xīyóujì - Journey to the West (a famous Chinese classic novel) 民間故事 mínjiān gùshì - folk tale, traditional story 和尚 héshàng - monk 唐僧 Tángsēng - Tang Seng (the monk protagonist in Journey to the West) 徒弟 túdì - disciple, apprentice 取經 qǔ...

連假 liánjià - consecutive holidays, long weekend 烤肉 kǎoròu - barbecuing, grilling meat 頂多 dǐngduō - at most, no more than 月餅 yuèbǐng - mooncake 賞月 shǎng yuè - to admire the moon 烤肉醬 kǎoròu jiàng - barbecue sauce 一家烤肉萬家香 yījiā kǎoròu wànjiā xiāng - the aroma of barbecue from one home can be smelled by many others (a saying indicating widespread appeal) 推廣 tuīguǎng - to promote,...

賞鳥 shǎng niǎo - bird watching 觀察 guān chá - observe 鳥類 niǎo lèi - birds 隔年 gé nián - the following year 更迭 gēng dié - alternation, transition 候鳥 hòu niǎo - migratory bird 遷徙 qiān xǐ - migrate 避冬 bì dōng - to spend the winter 關渡 guān dù - Guandu (a location in Taipei for bird watching) 淡水 dàn shuǐ - Danshui (a district in New Taipei City) 陽明山國家公園 yáng míng shān guó jiā gō...

神明 shénmíng - deity, god 談戀愛 tán liàn'ài - to date, to be in a romantic relationship 月老 yuèlǎo - Matchmaker God (a deity who helps people find love) 月下老人 yuèxià lǎorén - Old Man Under the Moon (another name for the Matchmaker God) 專門 zhuānmén - specialized, specifically 紅線 hóngxiàn - red thread (symbolizing a connection between lovers) 有緣 yǒuyuán - fated, destined to be togeth...

嚴肅 yánsù - serious, grave 推動 tuīdòng - to promote, to advance 政策 zhèngcè - policy 新青安貸款 xīn qīng'ān dàikuǎn - Preferential Housing Loans for the Youth (a specific loan program in Taiwan) 方案 fāng'àn - plan, scheme 貸款 dàikuǎn - loan 寬限期 kuānxiànqī - grace period 還款時間 huánkuǎn shíjiān - repayment period 利息 lìxí - interest (on a loan) 減輕 jiǎnqīng - to alleviate, to re...

料 liào - ingredient 冷氣開很強 lěng qì kāi hěn qiáng - air conditioning is set very strong 冷氣房 lěng qì fáng - air-conditioned room 爽 shuǎng - refreshing, enjoyable 排滿人潮 pái mǎn rén cháo - crowded with people 海底撈 hǎi dǐ lāo - Haidilao (a popular hotpot restaurant chain) 蟳味棒 xún wèi bàng - imitation crab stick 凍豆腐 dòng dòu fu - frozen tofu 蝦子 xiā zi - shrimp 螃蟹 páng xiè - crab...

鬼月 guǐ yuè - Ghost Month (a traditional Chinese festival) 神明 shénmíng - deity, god 城隍爺 chénghuáng yé - City God (a deity protecting a city) 守護神 shǒuhù shén - guardian deity 城隍廟 chénghuáng miào - City God Temple 災難 zāinàn - disaster, calamity 邪惡 xié'è - evil 侵害 qīnhài - to infringe, to harm 確保 quèbǎo - to ensure, to guarantee 安寧 ānníng - peace, tranquility 居民 jūmín - re...

新疆 Xīnjiāng - Xinjiang (a region in China) 宣傳 xuānchuán - to promote, to publicize 爆料 bào liào - to disclose, to reveal 網紅 wǎnghóng - internet celebrity, influencer 藝人 yìrén - artist, entertainer 演員 yǎnyuán - actor 社交媒體 shèjiāo méitǐ - social media 上傳 shàngchuán - to upload 影片 yǐngpiàn - video 集中營 jízhōng yíng - concentration camp 亂講 luàn jiǎng - to make false statements,...

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