Speak Chinese Like A Taiwanese Local

一般垃圾 yībān lèsè – general waste; non-recyclable trash 廚餘 chúyú – food waste; kitchen scraps 資源回收 zīyuán huíshōu – recycling; resource recovery 規定 guīdìng – regulation; rule; to stipulate 衛生紙 wèishēngzhǐ – tissue paper; toilet paper 擤鼻涕 xǐng bítì – to blow one’s nose 專用垃圾袋 zhuānyòng lèsèdài – official trash bag; designated garbage bag required by local government 環保局 huánb...

停擺 tíngbǎi – shutdown; suspension of operations 通過 tōngguò – to pass (a bill or law); to approve 預算案 yùsuàn’àn – budget proposal; budget plan 機構 jīgòu – organization; institution; agency 雇員 gùyuán – employee; staff member 無薪休假 wúxīn xiūjià – unpaid leave 民主黨 Mínzhǔdǎng – Democratic Party 共和黨 Gònghédǎng – Republican Party 削減 xuējiǎn – to cut down; to reduce 支出 zhīchū – expe...

泡湯 pào tāng – to enjoy a hot spring bath 烏來 Wūlái – Wulai (a hot spring area in New Taipei City) 陽明山 Yángmíngshān – Yangmingshan (a mountain and national park near Taipei) 北投 Běitóu – Beitou (a district in Taipei famous for hot springs) 瀑布 pùbù – waterfall 泰雅族 Tàiyǎzú – Atayal people (an indigenous group in Taiwan) 火山地形 huǒshān dìxíng – volcanic terrain 小油坑 Xiǎo Yóukēng – Xiao...

頻道 píndào – channel (e.g., YouTube channel) Joeman – Taiwanese YouTuber ( https://www.youtube.com/@joeman ) 翁雋明 Wēng Jùn Míng – JoeMan’s Chinese name 電競賽評 diànjìng sàipíng – eSports commentator 微星科技 Wēixī Kējì – MSI (Micro-Star International), a Taiwanese technology company 產品經理 chǎnpǐn jīnglǐ – product manager 三C產品 sān C chǎnpǐn – 3C products (computers, communications, and co...

逮捕 dǎi bǔ - to arrest 震驚 zhèn jīng - shocked; astonished 學霸 xué bà - top student; academic overachiever 服替代役 fú tì dài yì - to perform alternative military service 甘迺迪機場 Gān nǎi dí jī chǎng - John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) 毒梟 dú xiāo - drug lord 販毒平台 fàn dú píng tái - drug trafficking platform 毒品 dú pǐn - illegal drugs 虛擬貨幣 xū nǐ huò bì - virtual currency; c...

浪浪別哭 Lang Lang Don't Cry Café : https://www.langlangdontcry.com.tw/ 中途咖啡廳 zhōngtú kāfēitīng – halfway house café (a café that also serves as a temporary shelter for animals) 中途之家 zhōngtú zhījiā – foster home (temporary shelter before adoption) 據點 jùdiǎn – branch; location 互動 hùdòng – interaction 領養 lǐngyǎng – to adopt (an animal or child) 篩選 shāixuǎn – selection; screening...

蹓狗 liù gǒu – to walk the dog 改善 gǎi shàn – to improve 疲勞 pí láo – fatigue; tiredness 腰酸背痛 yāo suān bèi tòng – lower back pain and backache 畏光 wèi guāng – photophobia; sensitivity to light 睜不開 zhēng bù kāi – unable to open (one’s eyes) 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo – messy; disorganized; in a bad state 加工食品 jiā gōng shí pǐn – processed food 熱量 rè liàng – calorie content 營養 yíng yǎn...

過年過節 guò nián guò jié - celebrate the Lunar New Year and traditional holidays 腸胃炎 cháng wèi yán - gastroenteritis; stomach flu 大吃大喝 dà chī dà hē - to eat and drink excessively 剩菜剩飯 shèng cài shèng fàn - leftovers (uneaten dishes and rice from a previous meal) 節儉 jié jiǎn - frugal; economical 美德 měi dé - virtue; moral excellence 硝酸鹽 xiāo suān yán - nitrate 隔夜 gé yè - overnig...

連鎖店 liánsuǒ diàn – chain store 八方雲集 Bāfāng Yúnjí – Bafang Dumpling (Taiwanese dumpling restaurant chain) 鍋貼 guōtiē – pan-fried dumplings (potstickers) 水餃 shuǐjiǎo – boiled dumplings 湯品 tāngpǐn – soup dishes 小菜 xiǎocài – side dishes 招牌鍋貼 zhāopái guōtiē – signature potstickers 韓式辣味鍋貼 Hánshì làwèi guōtiē – Korean-style spicy potstickers 高麗菜配豬肉 gāolícài pèi zhūròu – cabb...

傳統觀念 chuán tǒng guān niàn – traditional belief/view 有病就要治 yǒu bìng jiù yào zhì – if you are sick, you should get treatment 喉嚨癢癢的 hóu lóng yǎng yǎng de – having an itchy throat 症狀 zhèng zhuàng – symptom 維他命 wéi tā mìng – vitamin 保健食品 bǎo jiàn shí pǐn – health supplement 醫生說什麼，我們就要照做 yī shēng shuō shén me, wǒ men jiù yào zhào zuò – do whatever the doctor says 醫生...

措施 cuò shī - measure; action taken to address a problem 金融詐騙 jīn róng zhà piàn - financial fraud; banking scam 防止 fáng zhǐ - to prevent 犯罪行為 fàn zuì xíng wéi - criminal behavior 詐騙集團 zhà piàn jí tuán - fraud ring; scam organization 人頭帳戶 rén tóu zhàng hù - dummy account; account registered under someone else's name used for illegal purposes 一筆錢 yì bǐ qián - a sum of money...

台味十足 táiwèi shízú – full of Taiwanese flavor 清粥小菜 qīngzhōu xiǎocài – plain porridge with small side dishes 燒餅油條配豆漿 shāobǐng yóutiáo pèi dòujiāng – baked flatbread with fried dough sticks and soy milk 經典中的經典 jīngdiǎn zhōng de jīngdiǎn – the classic among classics 粉漿皮 fěnjiāngpí – soft crepe-like batter wrapper (for egg pancake) 脆皮 cuìpí – crispy skin or crust 培根 péigēn –...

排氣檢驗 pái qì jiǎn yàn – emissions inspection; a test to check the exhaust emissions from a vehicle 排氣管 pái qì guǎn – exhaust pipe; the pipe that expels exhaust gases from a vehicle 廢氣 fèi qì – exhaust gas; waste gases produced by engines or industrial processes 保養 bǎo yǎng – maintenance; servicing (for vehicles, machines, etc.) 機車排氣檢驗站 jī chē pái qì jiǎn yàn zhàn – motorcycle emis...

宇宙 yǔ zhòu - universe 太空 tài kōng - outer space 西敏大學 xī mǐn dà xué - University of Westminster 木星 mù xīng - Jupiter 太陽系 tài yáng xì - solar system 氣態 qì tài - gaseous 行星 xíng xīng - planet 臭氣彈 chòu qì dàn - stink bomb 貓尿 māo niào - cat urine 硫化氫 liú huà qīng - hydrogen sulfide 氨加硫 ān jiā liú - ammonia mixed with sulfur (pungent smell) 地獄 dì yù - hell 雲帶 yún dài - cl...

國慶日 guóqìngrì – National Day 雙十節 shuāngshíjié – Double Tenth Day (Taiwan’s National Day) 武昌起義 Wǔchāng Qǐyì – Wuchang Uprising 湖北省 Húběi Shěng – Hubei Province 揭開推翻清朝的序幕 jiēkāi tuīfān Qīngcháo de xùmù – to open the prelude to overthrowing the Qing Dynasty 腐敗 fǔbài – corrupt; corruption 一連串 yī liánchuàn – a series of; a succession of 革命 gémìng – revolution 中華民國 Zhōng...

動畫 dòng huà – animation; cartoon 漫畫 màn huà – comic; manga 花樣男子 Huā yàng nán zǐ – Boys Over Flowers (Japanese manga) 貴族學校 guì zú xué xiào – aristocratic school; elite private school 囂張 xiāo zhāng – arrogant; overbearing 愛欺負人 ài qī fu rén – likes to bully others 傲嬌 ào jiāo – proud and aloof (often with a hidden warm side) 被翻拍成電視劇 bèi fān pāi chéng diàn shì jù – to be rema...

桌球選手 zhūo qiú xuǎn shǒu – table tennis player 高層 gāo céng – senior officials; high-level leadership 阻擋 zǔ dǎng – to block; to prevent 世界桌球職業大聯盟 shì jiè zhūo qiú zhí yè dà lián méng – World Table Tennis (WTT), a global professional table tennis organization 大滿貫賽 dà mǎn guàn sài – Grand Slam tournament 參賽資格 cān sài zī gé – qualification to compete; eligibility 桌球協會 zhūo...

柚子 yòuzi – pomelo 由來 yóulái – origin; source 嫦娥奔月 Cháng’é bēn yuè – the legend of Chang’e flying to the moon 英雄 yīngxióng – hero 后羿 Hòu Yì – Hou Yi (hero in Chinese mythology who shot down nine suns) 長生不老藥 chángshēng bùlǎo yào – elixir of immortality 月亮 yuèliàng – moon 賞月 shǎng yuè – to admire the moon 祭拜 jìbài – to worship; to offer sacrifices to 土地公 Tǔdìgōng – the Earth...

取…名字 qǔ … míng zi – to give (someone) a name 肥 féi – fat 瘦 shòu – thin; slim 幼稚園 yòu zhì yuán – kindergarten 崇洋媚外 chóng yáng mèi wài – to worship foreign things and fawn over foreign countries 畢恭畢敬 bì gōng bì jìng – with the utmost respect; very polite and respectful 正式的場合 zhèng shì de chǎng hé – formal occasion 稱呼 chēng hū – to address; form of address 平衡點 píng héng diǎn...

比特幣 bǐ tè bì – Bitcoin 虛擬貨幣交易所 xū nǐ huò bì jiāo yì suǒ – cryptocurrency exchange 幣託 Bì tuō – BitoPro 區塊鏈 qū kuài liàn – blockchain 以太幣 yǐ tài bì – Ethereum (ETH), a popular cryptocurrency 泰達幣 tài dá bì – Tether (USDT), a stablecoin cryptocurrency 出入金 chū rù jīn – deposit and withdrawal (of funds, typically in trading platforms) 手續費 shǒu xù fèi – transaction fee; handlin...

教師節 jiàoshī jié – Teachers’ Day 由來 yóulái – origin; source 民國 Mínguó – the Republic of China (ROC) era 表達敬意 biǎodá jìngyì – to express respect 孔子誕辰 Kǒngzǐ dànchén – Confucius’ birthday 孔子 Kǒngzǐ – Confucius 教育精神 jiàoyù jīngshén – educational spirit; philosophy of education 偉大 wěidà – great; remarkable 三人行，必有我師焉 sān rén xíng, bì yǒu wǒ shī yān – “When three people wa...

生孩子 shēng hái zi – to give birth to a child 世紀 shì jì – century 風險 fēng xiǎn – risk; danger 自然產 zì rán chǎn – natural childbirth 卡住 kǎ zhù – to get stuck; be jammed 血壓 xiě yā – blood pressure 下降 xià jiàng – to drop; to decrease 手術室 shǒu shù shì – operating room 剖腹產 pǒu fù chǎn – caesarean section (C-section) 麻醉藥 má zuì yào – anesthetic 全身麻醉 quán shēn má zuì – general a...

電費 diàn fèi – electricity bill 用電量 yòng diàn liàng – amount of electricity used 台電 tái diàn – Taiwan Power Company (Taipower, the main electricity provider in Taiwan) 電廠 diàn chǎng – power plant 開啟 kāi qǐ – to turn on; to activate 發電機 fā diàn jī – generator 運轉 yùn zhuǎn – to operate; to run (machinery) 供電成本 gōng diàn chéng běn – cost of supplying electricity 實施 shí shī – to i...

腦袋卡住 nǎodài kǎ zhù – to have a mental block; to feel mentally stuck 連鎖咖啡品牌 liánsuǒ kāfēi pǐnpái – chain coffee brand 85度c bāshíwǔ dù C – 85°C (a Taiwanese coffee and bakery chain) 鄉鎮 xiāngzhèn – towns and townships 平價 píngjià – affordable; reasonably priced 精品咖啡 jīngpǐn kāfēi – premium coffee 嘴饞 zuǐchán – to crave food; to have a craving 提拉米蘇 tílāmǐsū – tiramisu (Italian d...

保溫杯 bǎo wēn bēi – insulated cup; thermos cup 裝 zhuāng – to fill; to hold (something inside a container) 溫開水 wēn kāi shuǐ – warm boiled water 根深蒂固 gēn shēn dì gù – deeply rooted; ingrained 熱得滿頭大汗 rè de mǎn tóu dà hàn – to be so hot that one is sweating all over the head 一口乾掉 yì kǒu gān diào – to drink it all in one gulp 身體縮起來 shēn tǐ suō qǐ lái – the body contracts/shrinks...