#261 水逆 Mercury Retrograde - Speak Chinese Like A Taiwane...

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水逆 shuǐnì - Mercury retrograde倒楣 dǎoméi - unlucky, unfortunate摔壞 shuāihuài - to drop and break之類的 zhī lèi de - and the like, such as神祕 shénmì - mysterious天文現象 tiānwén xiànxiàng - astronomical phenomenon水星 shuǐxīng - Mercury (the planet)逆襲 nìxí - counterattack, reversal (here referring to retrograde motion)簡稱 jiǎnchēng - abbreviation, short name星象 xīngxiàng - astronomical phenomena, celestial signs運行 yùnxíng - to operate, to move (in orbit)視覺 shìjué - vision, visual錯覺 cuòjué - illusion, misconception行星 xíngxīng - planet對齊 duìqí - alignment, to align倒退 dàotuì - to move backward, to regress占星學 zhānxīngxué - astrology掌管 zhǎngguǎn - to be in charge of, to govern當機 dàngjī - (of a computer or device) to crash牡羊座 mǔyángzuò - Aries (zodiac sign)雙魚座 shuāngyúzuò - Pisces (zodiac sign)獅子座 shīzizuò - Leo (zodiac sign)巨蟹座 jùxièzuò - Cancer (zodiac sign)射手座 shèshǒuzuò - Sagittarius (zodiac sign)天蠍座 tiānxiēzuò - Scorpio (zodiac sign)降低 jiàngdī - to reduce, to lower反覆確認 fǎnfù quèrèn - to repeatedly confirm, double-check急著 jízhe - to be in a hurry to簽名 qiānmíng - to sign (one’s name)漏看 lòukàn - to overlook, to miss細節 xìjié - details簽錯 qiāncuò - to sign incorrectly思緒 sīxù - train of thought混亂 hùnluàn - chaotic, confused衝動 chōngdòng - impulsive心浮氣燥 xīnfú qìzào - impatient and irritable久未聯絡 jiǔ wèi liánluò - not in contact for a long time重新審視 chóngxīn shěnshì - to re-examine, to reassess突破口 tūpòkǒu - breakthrough point, solutionIf your goal in 2025 is to improve your Chinese, make more Taiwanese friends, and talk about topics like politics, culture, and news, let’s make it happen! 😊 I’m offering a free 30-minute trial lesson to go over your goals and create a plan to help you speak more confidently. Book aone-on-one trial lesson with me! 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 Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

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水逆 shuǐnì - Mercury retrograde倒楣 dǎoméi - unlucky, unfortunate摔壞 shuāihuài - to drop and break之類的 zhī lèi de - and the like, such as神祕 shénmì - mysterious天文現象 tiānwén xiànxiàng - astronomical phenomenon水星 shuǐxīng - Mercury (the planet)逆襲 nìxí -...

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