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生命 shēng mìng - life 歐卡 ōu kǎ - OHCA  (Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest) 心血管疾病 xīn xiě guǎn jí bìng - cardiovascular disease 血管收縮 xiě guǎn shōu suō - blood vessel constriction 血壓上升 xiě yā shàng shēng - blood pressure rises 黏 nián - thick; sticky (describing blood) 心肌梗塞 xīn jī gěng sè - myocardial infarction; heart attack 保暖 bǎo nuǎn - to keep warm 又加上 yòu jiā shàng - in ad...

經典 jīng diǎn - classic; iconic 料理 liào lǐ - cuisine; dish 麻油雞 má yóu jī - sesame oil chicken (a traditional Taiwanese dish) 麻油 má yóu - sesame oil 薑 jiāng - ginger 米酒 mǐ jiǔ - rice wine 懷孕 huái yùn - to be pregnant 做月子 zuò yuè zi - postpartum recovery period after childbirth 補一補身體 bǔ yì bǔ shēn tǐ - to nourish and strengthen the body 倒 dào - to pour 鍋子 guō zi - pot; pan 爆...

眼睜睜 yǎn zhēng zhēng - helplessly; with one’s own eyes 起火 qǐ huǒ - to catch fire 爆炸 bào zhà - explosion 親眼目睹 qīn yǎn mù dǔ - to witness with one’s own eyes 格外小心 gé wài xiǎo xīn - extra careful 滅火器 miè huǒ qì - fire extinguisher 電線走火 diàn xiàn zǒu huǒ - electrical fire 瓦斯 wǎ sī - gas 電線 diàn xiàn - electric wire 燒 shāo - to burn; to heat 烤箱 kǎo xiāng - oven 吹風機 chuī f...

人性 rén xìng - human nature 本善 běn shàn - inherently good 本惡 běn è - inherently evil 哲學 zhé xué - philosophy 提倡 tí chàng - to advocate; to promote 孟子 Mèng Zǐ - Mencius (ancient Chinese philosopher) 善良 shàn liáng - kind; good-hearted 體貼 tǐ tiē - considerate; thoughtful 捐款 juān kuǎn - to donate money 醫療 yī liáo - medical care 援助 yuán zhù - assistance; aid 友善 yǒu shàn - friendl...

繩索 shéng suǒ - rope 安全裝備 ān quán zhuāng bèi - safety equipment 雙手跟雙腳 shuāng shǒu gēn shuāng jiǎo - both hands and feet 艾力克斯・霍諾德 Ài lì kè sī · Huò nuò dé - Alex Honnold 野外攀岩家 yě wài pān yán jiā - outdoor rock climber 徒手攀岩 tú shǒu pān yán - free solo climbing 攀岩 pān yán - rock climbing 失誤 shī wù - mistake; misstep 嚇傻 xià shǎ - to be shocked; stunned 徒手攀登 tú shǒu...

傳說 chuán shuō - legend; myth 混沌 hùn dùn - chaos; formless state 暗暗的 àn àn de - dark; dim 斧頭 fǔ tóu - axe 劈開 pī kāi - to split open; to chop apart 盤古 Pán Gǔ - Pangu (mythical creator figure) 盤古開天 Pán Gǔ kāi tiān - Pangu creating the heavens and earth 女媧 Nǚ Wā - Nüwa (mythical goddess who created humans) 泥土 ní tǔ - mud; clay; soil 捏 niē - to knead; to mold by hand 天空 tiān kōn...

聯合國 Lián Hé Guó - United Nations 成員 chéng yuán - member 中華民國政府 Zhōng Huá Mín Guó zhèng fǔ - government of the Republic of China (ROC) 創始會員國之一 chuàng shǐ huì yuán guó zhī yī - one of the founding member states 安理會 ān lǐ huì - Security Council 常任理事國 cháng rèn lǐ shì guó - permanent member (of the Security Council) 國共內戰 guó gòng nèi zhàn - Chinese Civil War (between the...

漫畫博覽會 màn huà bó lǎn huì - comic exhibition; comic expo 漫畫 màn huà - comic; manga 園區 yuán qū - park area; complex 刑務所 xíng wù suǒ - prison (Japanese-era term) 監獄 jiān yù - prison; jail 修復 xiū fù - to restore; to repair 日治時期 rì zhì shí qí - Japanese colonial period 收藏 shōu cáng - to collect; collection 雜誌 zá zhì - magazine 漫畫家 màn huà jiā - comic artist; cartoonist 手稿 s...

爭議 zhēng yì – controversy; dispute 寧靜車廂 níng jìng chē xiāng – quiet car (designated silent carriage) 戴耳機 dài ěr jī – to wear headphones 車廂 chē xiāng – train car; carriage 玄關 xuán guān – vestibule area between train cars 小聲 xiǎo shēng – quietly; in a low voice 家長 jiā zhǎng – parent; guardian 反映 fǎn yìng – to report; to voice concerns 嬰兒 yīng ér – baby; infant 提醒 tí xǐng – to...

沉重 chén zhòng – heavy; serious; emotionally weighty 二二八事件 èr èr bā shì jiàn – the February 28 Incident (1947 Taiwan uprising and massacre) 第二次世界大戰 dì èr cì shì jiè dà zhàn – World War II 殖民統治 zhí mín tǒng zhì – colonial rule 戰敗 zhàn bài – to be defeated in war 中華民國政府 zhōng huá mín guó zhèng fǔ – Republic of China (ROC) government 接收 jiē shōu – to take over; to receive c...

下個星期播客會休息一個星期，所以先祝你新年快樂啦 The podcast will be taking a one-week break next week, so I just want to wish you a Happy New Year ❤️ 耍廢 shuǎ fèi – to slack off; to do nothing and relax 懶 lǎn – lazy 除夕 chú xì – Lunar New Year’s Eve 圍爐 wéi lú – family reunion dinner on Lunar New Year’s Eve 吃年夜飯 chī nián yè fàn – to have the Lunar New Year’s Eve dinner 菜色 cài sè – dishe...

轉變 zhuǎn biàn – change; transformation 短劇 duǎn jù – short-form drama (very short episodes, often for mobile viewing) 集 jí – episode 劇情 jù qíng – plot; storyline 狗血 gǒu xiě – overly dramatic; exaggerated and unrealistic (slang) 多半 duō bàn – mostly; most of the time 直式畫面 zhí shì huà miàn – vertical screen format 爽感 shuǎng gǎn – a satisfying, pleasurable feeling 衝突 chōng tú – confl...

政治 zhèng zhì – politics 制度 zhì dù – system; structure 民主 mín zhǔ – democracy; democratic 五權分立 wǔ quán fēn lì – five-branch system of government (Taiwan’s political system) 三權分立 sān quán fēn lì – separation of powers (executive, legislative, judicial) 機構 jī gòu – organization; institution 互相制衡 hù xiāng zhì héng – to check and balance each other 行政權 xíng zhèng quán – executive...

除夕 chúxì - Lunar New Year’s Eve 大年初一 dà nián chū yī - the first day of the Lunar New Year 大掃除 dà sǎo chú - thorough cleaning (before the New Year) 整理乾淨 zhěnglǐ gānjìng - to tidy up and clean thoroughly 櫥櫃 chúguì - cabinet 清理 qīnglǐ - to clean up; to clear out 環保局 huánbǎo jú - Environmental Protection Bureau 預約 yùyuē - to make an appointment 採買 cǎimǎi - to go shopping (for s...

迷信 míxìn – superstition 犯太歲 fàn tài suì – to offend the Tai Sui (have bad luck due to zodiac clash) 民俗 mínsú – folk custom; tradition 值年太歲 / 太歲星君 zhínián tài suì / tài suì xīng jūn – yearly Tai Sui deity 神明 shénmíng – deity; god 掌管 zhǎngguǎn – to govern; be in charge of 運勢 yùnshì – fortune; luck 相沖 xiāngchōng – to clash (zodiac conflict) 相刑 xiāngxíng – to punish each other...

信箱 xìnxiāng – mailbox 吵得非常兇 chǎo de fēicháng xiōng – to argue fiercely; heated debate 小橘書 xiǎo jú shū – “Little Orange Book” (nickname for the booklet) 當危機來臨時：臺灣全民安全指引 dāng wéijī láilín shí: Táiwān quánmín ānquán zhǐyǐn – When Crisis Strikes: A Civil Defense Guide for All Taiwanese 國防部 guófáng bù – Ministry of National Defense 國際情勢比較緊張 guójì qíngshì bǐjiào jǐnzh...

釣蝦場 diào xiā chǎng - shrimp fishing place 釣蝦 diào xiā - to fish for shrimp 蝦子 xiāzi - shrimp 結合 jiéhé - to combine; to integrate 熱炒 rèchǎo - Taiwanese stir-fried dishes 聚會 jùhuì - gathering 小巷子 xiǎo xiàngzi - small alley 郊區 jiāoqū - suburbs 鐵皮屋 tiěpí wū - tin-roof building 營業 yíngyè - to operate (a business) 颱風 táifēng - typhoon 中暑 zhòngshǔ - to get heatstroke 涼 liáng -...

住宅 zhùzhái – housing; residence 房價所得比 fángjià suǒdé bǐ – price-to-income ratio (housing affordability index) 通貨膨脹 tōnghuò péngzhàng – inflation 工料雙漲 gōngliào shuāng zhǎng – rising labor and material costs 往後延 wǎnghòu yán – to postpone; delay 租金補貼 zūjīn bǔtiē – rent subsidy 自用 zìyòng – for personal use 出租 chūzū – to rent out 報稅 bào shuì – to file taxes; declare tax 資訊...

社群軟體 shèqún ruǎntǐ – social media platform 小紅書 Xiǎohóngshū – Xiaohongshu (a Chinese social media app) 命令 mìnglìng – order; command 停止解析、限制接取 tíngzhǐ jiěxī, xiànzhì jiēqǔ – suspend resolution and restrict access 封鎖 fēngsuǒ – to block; to ban 資安 zī’ān – information security 資安檢測 zī’ān jiǎncè – cybersecurity inspection 檢測指標 jiǎncè zhǐbiāo – inspection criteria; testing i...

台灣國際紋身藝術展 Táiwān Guójì Wénshēn Yìshù Zhǎn – Taiwan Tattoo Convention 紋身 wénshēn – tattoo 刺青 cìqīng – tattoo (another common term) 圖案 tú’àn – pattern; design 高雄展覽館 Gāoxióng Zhǎnlǎn Guǎn – Kaohsiung Exhibition Center 主辦單位 zhǔbàn dānwèi – organizer; hosting organization 世界各地 shìjiè gèdì – from all over the world 紋身藝術家 wénshēn yìshùjiā – tattoo artist 紋身師 wénshēn sh...

遊民 yóumín – homeless person 固定住所 gùdìng zhùsuǒ – fixed residence 橋 qiáo – bridge 統計 tǒngjì – statistics 集中 jízhōng – to concentrate; gather 懶惰 lǎnduò – lazy 失業 shīyè – unemployment; to lose a job 裁員 cáiyuán – to lay off employees 收入 shōurù – income 物價 wùjià – prices of goods; cost of living 漲 zhǎng – to rise; increase 弱勢 ruòshì – disadvantaged; vulnerable 邊緣 biānyuán – ed...

衝突 chōngtú – conflict 關門 guānmén – to close a door 力道 lìdào – force; strength 愛惜班上的公務 àixí bānshàng de gōngwù – to take care of class property 愛惜 àixí – to cherish; to take care of 日常 rìcháng – daily; everyday 乾哥 gāngē – sworn older brother 口角衝突 kǒujiǎo chōngtú – verbal dispute 演變 yǎnbiàn – to develop; to evolve 肢體衝突 zhītǐ chōngtú – physical conflict 事先藏好 shìxiān c...

屏東 Píngdōng – Pingtung (a county in southern Taiwan) 枋寮鄉 Fāngliáo xiāng – Fangliao Township 低調 dīdiào – low-key; not flashy 純樸 chúnpǔ – simple; plain; rustic 甘蔗 gānzhè – sugarcane 稻米 dàomǐ – rice (uncooked) 景點 jǐngdiǎn – tourist attraction; sightseeing spot 客運 kèyùn – intercity bus; coach service 枋寮漁港 Fāngliáo yúgǎng – Fangliao Fishing Harbor 漁民 yúmín – fishermen 藍皮意象館...

方言 fāngyán – dialect 客家話 Kèjiāhuà – Hakka (language) 來源 láiyuán – origin; source 福建 Fújiàn – Fujian (province in China) 閩南語 Mǐnnányǔ – Southern Min (language) 省 shěng – province 沿海 yánhǎi – coastal; along the coast 學者 xuézhě – scholar; researcher 上古漢語 shànggǔ Hànyǔ – Old Chinese (ancient Chinese) 商朝 Shāngcháo – Shang Dynasty 朝代 cháodài – dynasty 晉朝 Jìncháo – Jin Dynasty...

無差別攻擊事件 wúchābié gōngjí shìjiàn – indiscriminate attack incident 犯人 fànrén – perpetrator; offender 提醒 tíxǐng – to remind; reminder 盟友 méngyǒu – ally; accomplice 傍晚 bāngwǎn – evening; dusk 商圈 shāngquān – shopping district; commercial area 連續 liánxù – continuous; consecutive 隨機攻擊事件 suíjī gōngjí shìjiàn – random attack incident 不幸死亡 búxìng sǐwáng – to die tragically 震驚...