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垃圾桶 lè sè tǒng - trash can; garbage bin 垃圾收運 lè sè shōu yùn - garbage collection and transportation 模式 mó shì - model; system; pattern 垃圾不落地 lè sè bú luò dì - “trash not touching the ground” (policy of no street garbage bins) 堆滿街頭 duī mǎn jiē tóu - piled up all over the streets 蚊子 wén zi - mosquito 蒼蠅 cāng ying - fly 政策 zhèng cè - policy 隨袋徵收 suí dài zhēng shōu - pay-as...

兩岸關係 liǎng àn guān xì - cross-strait relations (Taiwan–China relations) 角度 jiǎo dù - perspective; angle 第二次世界大戰 dì èr cì shì jiè dà zhàn - World War II 世紀 shì jì - century 佔據 zhàn jù - to occupy 據點 jù diǎn - base; strategic point 朝代 cháo dài - dynasty 納入 nà rù - to incorporate; to include 版圖 bǎn tú - territory; domain 明末清初 míng mò qīng chū - late Ming and early Qing pe...

竹筒飯 zhú tǒng fàn - bamboo tube rice 具有代表性 jù yǒu dài biǎo xìng - representative; symbolic 山林 shān lín - mountains and forests 生存 shēng cún - to survive; survival 糯米 nuò mǐ - glutinous rice 嚼勁 jiáo jìn - chewy texture 黏 nián - sticky 配料 pèi liào - ingredients; toppings 驚為天人 jīng wéi tiān rén - to be amazed (extremely impressed) 香菇 xiāng gū - shiitake mushroom 油飯 yóu fàn -...

鐵窗 tiě chuāng - metal window bars 監獄 jiān yù - prison 快速 kuài sù - fast / rapid 賺到錢 zhuàn dào qián - to make money 貧富差距拉大 pín fù chā jù lā dà - widening gap between rich and poor 都市化 dū shì huà - urbanization 鄰居 lín jū - neighbor 住宅竊盜案 zhù zhái qiè dào àn - residential burglary case 闖空門 chuǎng kōng mén - to break into an empty house 小偷 xiǎo tōu - thief 監視器 jiān shì...

現象 xiàn xiàng - phenomenon 固定的住所 gù dìng de zhù suǒ - fixed residence 被稱為 bèi chēng wéi - to be called / to be known as 遊民 yóu mín - homeless person 生活條件 shēng huó tiáo jiàn - living conditions 誠品 chéng pǐn - Eslite (bookstore brand in Taiwan) 地下道 dì xià dào - underpass 龍山寺 lóng shān sì - Longshan Temple 快速的通過 kuài sù de tōng guò - to pass quickly 紙箱 zhǐ xiāng - card...

2026 Spring Wave Music & Art Festival Dates: June 26 (Eve), 27, and 28, 2026. Location: Shuimeimei Comprehensive Leisure Farm, Waipu District, Taichung City (臺中市外埔區二崁路700號). Theme: "Summer Festival, Heading to the Mountains and Forests" (夏祭，向山林走去). 音樂祭 yīn yuè jì - music festival 最具代表性 zuì jù dài biǎo xìng - most representative 春浪 chūn làng - Spring Wave (...

近視 jìn shì - nearsightedness / myopia 戴 dài - to wear (glasses, accessories) 隱形眼鏡 yǐn xíng yǎn jìng - contact lenses 近視度數 jìn shì dù shù - degree of myopia 統計數據 tǒng jì shù jù - statistical data 中高度近視 zhōng gāo dù jìn shì - moderate to high myopia 偷偷的 tōu tōu de - secretly 持續飆升 chí xù biāo shēng - to keep rising rapidly 迷上 mí shàng - to become obsessed with 頁 yè - pag...

玻里尼西亞 bō lǐ ní xī yǎ - Polynesia 太平洋 tài píng yáng - Pacific Ocean 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn - thousands upon thousands 島嶼 dǎo yǔ - islands 夏威夷群島 xià wēi yí qún dǎo - Hawaiian Islands 東南端 dōng nán duān - southeastern end 復活節島 fù huó jié dǎo - Easter Island 西南端 xī nán duān - southwestern end 紐西蘭 niǔ xī lán - New Zealand 玻里尼西亞大三角 bō lǐ ní xī yǎ dà sān jiǎo - P...

民間工藝 mín jiān gōng yì - folk craft / traditional handicraft 技術 jì shù - technique / skill 交趾陶 jiāo zhǐ táo - Koji pottery  融合 róng hé - to combine / to blend 繪畫 huì huà - painting 捏塑 niē sù - to sculpt (with hands, usually clay) 色彩 sè cǎi - color 燒陶 shāo táo - to fire pottery 陶土 táo tǔ - clay 捏 niē - to knead / to mold (by hand) 造型 zào xíng - shape / form 人物 rén wù - figu...

被狗咬過 bèi gǒu yǎo guò - have been bitten by a dog 被狗追過 bèi gǒu zhuī guò - have been chased by a dog 一直跟著我 yì zhí gēn zhe wǒ - keep following me 流浪狗 liú làng gǒu - stray dog 被狗吠 bèi gǒu fèi - be barked at by a dog 友善 yǒu shàn - friendly 沒有水準 méi yǒu shuǐ zhǔn - have no manners / lack of civility 不衛生 bú wèi shēng - unhygienic 除非 chú fēi - unless 採取 cǎi qǔ - to adopt (a...

荷姆茲海峽 hé mǔ zī hǎi xiá - strait of Hormuz 石油 shí yóu - oil 孤陋寡聞 gū lòu guǎ wén - narrow-minded and lacking knowledge 伊朗戰爭 yī lǎng zhàn zhēng - Iran war 重要性 zhòng yào xìng - importance 地理課 dì lǐ kè - geography class 以色列 yǐ sè liè - Israel 發動 fā dòng - launch 封鎖 fēng suǒ - blockade 船隻 chuán zhī - ships 通行 tōng xíng - pass through 波斯灣 bō sī wān - Persian gulf 阿曼灣...

補水 bǔ shuǐ - to rehydrate; to add water back to the body 補充 bǔchōng - to replenish or supply something that is lacking 水分 shuǐfèn - moisture or water content 退火 tuìhuǒ - to reduce internal heat in the body (traditional health concept) 火氣 huǒqì - internal body heat; irritation or inflammation in traditional chinese medicine 降火 jiànghuǒ - to reduce body heat or internal heat 綠竹筍 lǜ zh...

颱風季 tái fēng jì - typhoon season 頻繁 pín fán - frequent 遠離海邊 yuǎn lí hǎi biān - stay away from the seaside 級 jí - level / scale (for wind strength) 陣風 zhèn fēng - gust of wind 吹斷 chuī duàn - to blow and break 樹木 shù mù - trees 招牌 zhāo pái - shop sign / signboard 車輛 chē liàng - vehicles 翻覆 fān fù - to overturn / flip over 土石流 tǔ shí liú - landslide / mudslide 跑也跑不走 pǎo...

年代 nián dài - era / generation 身邊 shēn biān - around one; by one’s side 創業 chuàng yè - to start a business / entrepreneurship 傾向 qīng xiàng - tendency / inclination 養 yǎng - to raise / to support (e.g., children) 模式 mó shì - pattern / model 深植於 shēn zhí yú - deeply rooted in 上一代 shàng yí dài - the previous generation 價值觀 jià zhí guān - values / value system 聯誼 lián yí - socia...

桐花季 Tónghuā jì - Tung blossom season in Taiwan, when tung flowers bloom and people go to see them. 油桐花 (桐花) Yóutónghuā (Tónghuā) - Tung blossom; a white flower that blooms in Taiwan in spring. 具代表性 jù dàibiǎo xìng - Representative; something that symbolizes or characterizes something else. 盛開 shèngkāi - To be in full bloom (for flowers). 滿山遍野 mǎn shān biàn yě - Covering the mount...

國樂 guó yuè - traditional Chinese music 樂器 yuè qì - musical instrument 周朝 zhōu cháo - the Zhou Dynasty 西元 xī yuán - Common Era (A.D.) 朝廷 cháo tíng - imperial court / royal government 宮廷 gōng tíng - imperial palace court 皇帝 huáng dì - emperor 四大聲部 sì dà shēng bù - four main musical sections 吹管樂 chuī guǎn yuè - wind instruments 吹 chuī - to blow 吹奏 chuī zòu - to play (a wind in...

核能 hé néng - nuclear energy 風險 fēng xiǎn - risk 核能發電 hé néng fā diàn - nuclear power generation 儲存 chǔ cún - to store 原子核 yuán zǐ hé - atomic nucleus 能量 néng liàng - energy 商業化 shāng yè huà - commercialization 核分裂 hé fēn liè - nuclear fission 原理 yuán lǐ - principle 中子 zhōng zǐ - neutron 撞擊 zhuàng jí - to collide with / impact 重原子核 zhòng yuán zǐ hé - heavy atomic nucl...

清明節 qīng míng jié - Tomb-Sweeping Day (Qingming Festival) 掃墓 sǎo mù - to sweep/visit and clean ancestors’ graves 漢朝 hàn cháo - the Han Dynasty 西漢時期 xī hàn shí qí - Western Han period 漢高祖 hàn gāo zǔ - Emperor Gaozu of Han 劉邦 liú bāng - Liu Bang (founder of the Han Dynasty) 皇帝 huáng dì - emperor 稱謂 chēng wèi - title / form of address 返回 fǎn huí - to return 家鄉 jiā xiāng - home...

愚人節 yú rén jié - April Fools’ Day 騙 piàn - to deceive; to trick 脆 cuì - Taiwanese nickname for the social media app Threads 發音 fā yīn - pronunciation 懷孕 huái yùn - to be pregnant 香菜珍珠奶茶 xiāng cài zhēn zhū nǎi chá - cilantro bubble milk tea 騙人 piàn rén - to trick someone; to fool people 世紀 shì jì - century 查理九世 Chá lǐ jiǔ shì - King Charles IX of France 曆法 lì fǎ - calendar...

政治名詞 zhèng zhì míng cí - political term 九二共識 jiǔ èr gòng shì - the 1992 Consensus (a political understanding about “one China” between Taiwan and mainland China) 兩岸關係 liǎng àn guān xì - cross-strait relations (relations between Taiwan and mainland China) 爭議 zhēng yì - controversy; dispute 簽署 qiān shǔ - to sign (a treaty or agreement) 條約 tiáo yuē - treaty 解釋 jiě shì - explanatio...

藝術品 yì shù pǐn - artwork / art piece 木雕 mù diāo - wood carving 木材 mù cái - wood / timber 檜木 kuì mù - cypress wood (Taiwan cypress) 扁柏 biǎn bǎi - hinoki cypress 樟木 zhāng mù - camphor wood 細緻 xì zhì - delicate / fine 獨特 dú tè - unique 耐蛀 nài zhù - resistant to insect damage 蟲子 chóng zi - insect / bug 蛀 zhù - to bore into (by insects) 防腐 fáng fǔ - anti-corrosion / rot-resistan...

談戀愛 tán liàn ài - to be in a romantic relationship; to date 一知半解 yì zhī bàn jiě - to have only partial understanding; to know something superficially 典型 diǎn xíng - typical; representative 階段 jiē duàn - stage; phase 步驟 bù zhòu - step; procedure 中央空調 zhōng yāng kōng tiáo - literally “central air conditioner”; slang for someone who treats everyone warmly/flirtatiously instead of one...

薪水 xīn shuǐ - salary; wages 基本薪資 jī běn xīn zī - minimum wage; basic salary 固定 gù dìng - fixed; regular 年終獎金 nián zhōng jiǎng jīn - year-end bonus 筆 bǐ - measure word for sums of money or transactions 獎金 jiǎng jīn - bonus; reward money 航運業 háng yùn yè - shipping industry; maritime transport industry 疫情 yì qíng - epidemic; pandemic 長榮海運 Cháng Róng Hǎi Yùn - Evergreen Marine...

節奏很慢 jié zòu hěn màn - a slow pace 陽光 yáng guāng - sunshine 海風 hǎi fēng - sea breeze 最南端 zuì nán duān - the southernmost point 恆春 Héng chūn - Hengchun (a town in southern Taiwan) 左營站 Zuǒ yíng zhàn - Zuoying Station 墾丁快線 Kěn dīng kuài xiàn - Kenting Express (bus line) 悠閒 yōu xián - relaxed; leisurely 放慢腳步 fàng màn jiǎo bù - to slow down; take it easy 海底 hǎi dǐ - the seab...

好意 hǎo yì - good intention; kindness 體貼 tǐ tiē - considerate; thoughtful 挫折 cuò zhé - frustration; setback 抓緊機會 zhuā jǐn jī huì - to seize the opportunity 自然而然 zì rán ér rán - naturally; automatically Follow 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...