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必逛 bìguàng - must-visit 寧夏夜市 Níngxià Yèshì - Ningxia Night Market 雙連 Shuānglián - Shuanglian (MRT station in Taipei) 台北車站 Táiběi Chēzhàn - Taipei Main Station 距離 jùlí - distance 市中心 shìzhōngxīn - city center 開吃吧 kāi chī ba - let's start eating 爆漿脆皮魷魚 bàojiāng cuìpí yóuyú - name of this squid place (lit.crispy fried squid with bursting filling) 攤位上 tānwèi shàng - at...

愛愛內含光 Ài'ài nèihán guāng - 2024 Taiwan TV series,  Let's Talk About CHU 劇情 jùqíng - plot; storyline 性 xìng - sex; sexuality 打破 dǎpò - break; shatter 性愛 xìng'ài - sexual love; sex 對...閉口不談 duì... bìkǒu bù tán - remain silent on... 尺度非常大 chǐdù fēicháng dà - very bold; explicit 透過 tòuguò - through; via 家庭成員 jiātíng chéngyuán - family members 各自 gèzì - respect...

集體食物中毒事件 jítǐ shíwù zhòngdú shìjiàn - collective food poisoning incident 到目前為止 dào mùqián wéizhǐ - up to now 累積 lěijī - accumulate 食物中毒 shíwù zhòngdú - food poisoning 死亡 sǐwáng - death 加護病房 jiāhù bìngfáng - intensive care unit (ICU) 在急救當中 zài jíjiù dāngzhōng - in emergency treatment 信義區 Xìnyì qū - Xinyi District 美食街 měishí jiē - food street 寶林茶室 Bǎolín Chásh...

平安 píng ān - safe/safety 秒 miǎo - second 響起 xiǎng qǐ - ring out 傳 chuán - transmit 國家警報 guó jiā jǐng bào - national alert 淹水 yān shuǐ - flooding 半夜 bàn yè - midnight 睡覺睡到一半 shuì jiào shuì dào yī bàn - asleep halfway through sleep 躲 duǒ - hide/take cover 搖 yáo - shake 晃 huàng - sway 不穩 bù wěn - unstable 剛好 gāng hǎo - just right 紅燈 hóng dēng - red light (traffic signal)...

絕對不要 juéduì bùyào - definitely not 錯過 cuòguò - miss 大甲媽祖繞境 Dàjiǎ Māzǔ ràojìng - Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage 媽祖 Māzǔ - Mazu (Goddess of the Sea) 民間信仰 mínjiān xìnyǎng - folk belief 海洋女神 Hǎiyáng Nǚshén - Goddess of the Sea 沿海地帶 yánhǎi dìdài - coastal areas 祖先 zǔxiān - ancestors 羽化 yǔhuà - ascend to heaven; transform into a deity 在海面上 zài hǎimiàn shàng - on the sea 漁船 yúc...

俄羅斯 éluólùsī - Russia 恐攻 kǒngōng - terrorist attack 首都 shǒudū - capital city 莫斯科 mòsīkē - Moscow 近郊 jìnjiāo - outskirts 場 chǎng - measure word for a concert, contest… 搖滾 yáogǔn - rock (music) 名 míng - measure word for people 武裝份子 wǔzhuāng fènzi - armed assailants 闖入 chuǎngrù - intrude; break into 現場 xiànchǎng - scene; site 克洛庫斯音樂廳 kèluòkùsī yīnyuètīng - Crocus City H...

共享單車 gòngxiǎng dānchē - bike-sharing system 悠遊卡 yōuyóu kǎ - EasyCard (contactless smart card used for public transportation in Taiwan) 租借 zūjiè - rent; borrow 交通工具 jiāotōng gōngjù - transportation 景點 jǐngdiǎn - tourist attraction; scenic spot 赤崁樓 chìkǎn lóu - Chihkan Tower (historical site in Tainan) 孔廟 kǒng miào - Confucius Temple 古蹟 gǔjī - historical site; heritage site 明...

很長一段時間 hěn cháng yīduàn shíjiān - for a long period of time 肌肉放鬆劑 jīròu fàngsōng jì - muscle relaxant 肩膀 jiānbǎng - shoulder 拱起來 gǒng qǐlái - hunch up 緊繃 jǐn běng - tense 僵硬 jiāngyìng - stiff 咖啡因 kāfēiyīn - caffeine 困擾 kùnrǎo - trouble; distress 睡著 shuìzháo - fall asleep 某些事情 mǒuxiē shìqíng - certain things 心事 xīnshì - worries; concerns 腦袋 nǎodài - head; brain 打...

食安危機 shí'ān wēijī - food safety crisis 盡量 jǐnliàng - as much as possible; to the best of one's ability 最大的新聞之一 zuìdà de xīnwén zhī yī - one of the biggest news 進口 jìnkǒu - import 辣椒粉 làjiāo fěn - chili powder 被檢驗出 bèi jiǎnyàn chū - detected by inspection as 摻有 chān yǒu - mixed with 致癌成分 zhì'ái chéngfèn - carcinogenic component 蘇丹紅色素 sūdān hóng sèsù - Su...

健康餐 jiànkāng cān - healthy meal 調味料 tiáowèi liào - seasoning 重口味 zhòng kǒuwèi - heavy flavor 煮 zhǔ - cook 健康餐盒 jiànkāng cān hé - healthy meal box 便當 biàndāng - bento box; boxed meal 淡 dàn - light; bland 本身 běnshēn - itself 輕盈 qīngyíng - light and graceful 搜尋 sōuxún - search 打 dǎ - type; enter 選項 xuǎnxiàng - option 外送 wàisòng - delivery 推出 tuīchū - launch; introduce 香...

美男子 měi nánzǐ - handsome man 小鮮肉 xiǎo xiānròu - fresh meat; a term referring to young, handsome men 紅翻天 hóng fān tiān - red-hot; extremely popular 德德 Dédé - (name) 模特兒 mó tè er - model 今年初 jīnnián chū - early this year 選舉 xuǎnjǔ - election 立法委員 lìfǎ wěiyuán - legislator 選舉車 xuǎnjǔ chē - campaign vehicle 沿街掃票 yán jiē sǎo piào - canvassing along the streets 目光 mùguāng...

討論度很高 tǎolùn dù hěn gāo - highly discussed 美語補習班 měiyǔ bǔxí bān - American English language cram school 公開 gōngkāi - public; open 一對 yīduì - a pair of 國小 guóxiǎo - elementary school 兄妹 xiōngmèi - siblings (older brother & younger sister) 日程表 rìchéng biǎo - schedule; itinerary 炸鍋 zhà guō - to explode the pot (figuratively means to cause a sensation) 傻眼 shǎyǎn - dumbfoun...

湯圓 tāngyuán - glutinous rice balls 珍珠 zhēnzhū - pearl 口感 kǒugǎn - texture; mouthfeel QQ - describes a chewy and elastic texture 軟嫩 ruǎnnèn - soft and tender 紅白湯圓 hóngbái tāngyuán - red and white glutinous rice balls 加 jiā - to add 甜湯 tián tāng - sweet soup 吃法 chīfǎ - way of eating; method of consumption 普遍 pǔbiàn - common; prevalent 酒釀湯圓 jiǔniàng tāngyuán - fermented glutino...

雙人房 shuāngrén fáng - double room 住宿費 zhùsù fèi - accommodation fee 平日 píngrì - weekdays 假日 jiàrì - weekends; holidays 連假 liánjià - consecutive holidays 訂不到房 dìng bú dào fáng - unable to book a room 以上 yǐshàng - above; over 再來 zàilái - furthermore; next 飯店 fàndiàn - hotel 既然 jìrán - since; as 國旅 guólǚ - domestic travel 還不如 hái bùrú - better off not; might as well 廉航 l...

按摩 ànmó - massage 體驗 tǐyàn - to experience 肩膀 jiānbǎng - shoulder 緊繃 jǐnběng - tense; tight 肌肉痠痛 jīròu suāntòng - muscle soreness 脖子 bózi - neck 就醫 jiùyī - seek medical treatment 電腦斷層 diànnǎo duàncéng - computerized tomography (CT) 承受 chéngshòu - endure; bear 神經內科 shénjīng nèikē - neurology 右側 yòucè - right side 頸部 jǐngbù - neck area 急遽 jíjù - rapidly; abruptly 疼痛...

衝浪 chōnglàng - surfing 宜蘭 Yílán - Yilan (a county in Taiwan) 台東 Táidōng - Taitung (a county in southeastern Taiwan) 墾丁 Kěndīng - Kenting (a popular tourist destination in Taiwan) 為何 wèihé - why; for what reason 大自然 dàzìrán - nature 擁擠 yōngjǐ - crowded 逃離城市的喧囂 táolí chéngshì de xuānxiāo - escape the hustle and bustle of the city 人煙比較稀少 rényān bǐjiào xīshǎo - sparsely pop...

一陣子 yī zhènzi - a while 納悶 nàmèn - puzzled; confused 命苦 mìngkǔ - unfortunate; hard life 補班 bǔbān - make up for missed work by working on a day off 除夕 chúxī - Lunar New Year's Eve 分散車潮 fēnsàn chēcháo - disperse traffic congestion 提早返鄉 tízǎo fǎnxiāng - return home early 吃年夜飯 chī niányèfàn - have the New Year's Eve reunion dinner 小年夜 xiǎoniányè - Lunar New Year's...

徵才 zhēngcái - recruitment 柬埔寨 Jiǎnpǔzhài - Cambodia 優渥 yōuwò - generous; favorable 待遇 dàiyù - treatment; benefits 詐騙集團 zhàpiàn jítuán - fraud syndicate 園區 yuánqū - park; area 鞭打 biāndǎ - whip; lash 虐待 nüèdài - abuse; mistreat 對待 duìdài - treat; deal with 跑 pǎo - run; escape 跑不掉 pǎo bù diào - can't run away 門口 ménkǒu - entrance; gate 守備人員 shǒubèi rényuán - securit...

竹筒飯 zhútǒng fàn - Bamboo tube rice 烹調 péngtiáo - cooking; preparation 竹筒 zhútǒng - bamboo tube 煮 zhǔ - boil; cook 糯米 nuòmǐ - glutinous rice 香菇 xiānggū - shiitake mushroom 豬肉絲 zhūròu sī - shredded pork 配料 pèiliào - ingredients 攪拌均勻 jiǎobàn jūnyún - mix evenly 倒入 dàorù - pour into 小火 xiǎohuǒ - low heat; simmer 竹子 zhúzi - bamboo 香氣 xiāngqì - aroma; fragrance 露營 lùyíng -...

生肖 shēngxiào - Chinese zodiac 主題 zhǔtí - theme; topic 生肖年 shēngxiào nián - zodiac year 龍年 lóng nián - Year of the Dragon 屬 shǔ - belong to 龍 lóng - dragon 兔 tù - rabbit 犯太歲 fàn tài suì - offend the Year Tai Sui (a traditional belief in Chinese astrology) 諸事不順 zhū shì bù shùn - everything goes wrong 運勢 yùnshì - fortune; luck 事業 shìyè - career; occupation 財運 cáiyùn - financi...

忙得不可開交 máng de bù kě kāi jiāo - extremely busy 報導 bàodǎo - report; coverage 房地產 fángdìchǎn - real estate 危機 wēijī - crisis 庫存 kùcún - inventory 暴增 bào zēng - sharp increase 地產商 dìchǎnshāng - real estate developer 破產 pòchǎn - bankruptcy 倒閉 dǎobì - closure 龍頭 lóngtóu - industry leader 恆大集團 Héngdà jítuán - Evergrande Group (a Chinese real estate company) 碧桂園 Bìguìyuán...

繁榮 fánróng - prosperity 攤販 tānfàn - vendors; stalls 店家 diànjiā - shops; stores 聚集 jùjí - gather; assemble 現代化 xiàndàihuà - modernization 特意 tèyì - intentionally; specially 維護 wéihù - maintain; preserve 古色古香 gǔsè gǔxiāng - antique charm; old-fashioned elegance 連結 liánjiē - connection; link 鹿港 Lùgǎng - Lugang (a place name in Taiwan) 位於 wèiyú - located in; situated at 彰化縣...

體罰 tǐfá - corporal punishment 做錯事 zuò cuòshì - make mistakes 成績沒達標 chéngjī méi dábiao - not meeting academic standards 處罰 chǔfá - punishment 打 dǎ - hit; beat 睡懶覺 shuì lǎnjué - oversleep 棍子 gùnzi - stick; rod 衣架 yījià - clothes hanger 塑膠板 sùjiāo bǎn - plastic board 屁股 pìgu - buttocks 手心 shǒuxīn - palm of the hand 偷看 tōukàn - peek; sneak a look 漫畫 mànhuà - comic books...

龍年吉祥 lóng nián jíxiáng - Good luck in the Year of the Dragon 好運攏總來 hǎo yùn lǒng zǒng lái - All Good Luck  comes 領紅包 lǐng hóngbāo - receive red envelopes (containing money) 吃年夜飯 chī nián yèfàn - eat the New Year's Eve dinner 去廟裡拜拜 qù miào lǐ bài bài - go to the temple to pray 親戚 qīnqi - relatives 拜年 bài nián - pay New Year's visit 刮刮樂 guāguālè - scratch lottery (...

( 播客下個星期會休息一個星期來過年! The podcast will be taking a one week break next week for the Lunar New Year. 祝福你新年快樂! 龍年行大運! Wishing you a Happy New Year! May the Year of the Dragon bring you good fortune! 🥰🥰 🥰) 除夕 chúxī - Lunar New Year's Eve 團圓飯 tuányuán fàn - reunion dinner 年年有餘 nián nián yǒu yú - surplus year after year 佛跳牆 fó tiào qiáng - Buddha Jumps Over...