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公佈 gōngbù - to announce; to publish檔案 dàng'àn - file; document; archive資訊 zīxùn - information宇宙 yǔzhòu - universe外星人 wàixīngrén - alien; extraterrestrial激動 jīdòng - excited; emotional川普 Chuānpǔ - Donald Trump習近平 Xí Jìnpíng - Xi Jinping不明飛行物 bùmíng fēixíngwù - unidentified flying object (UFO)觀察 guānchá - to observe大辣辣 dàlàlà - careless; not detail-oriented; carefree不明異常現象 bùmíng yìcháng xiànxiàng - unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP)社群媒體 shèqún méitǐ - social media知情權 zhīqíngquán - right to know外星生物 wàixīng shēngwù - extraterrestrial life form是否 shìfǒu - whether or not存在 cúnzài - to exist; existence權利 quánlì - right; entitlement機密 jīmì - confidential; classified secret國會 guóhuì - congress; parliament召開 zhàokāi - to convene; to hold (a meeting)公開 gōngkāi - public; open to the public秘密 mìmì - secret; confidential聽證會 tīngzhènghuì - hearing (official inquiry)物理學家 wùlǐxuéjiā - physicist作證 zuòzhèng - to testify; to give evidence回收 huíshōu - to recover; to retrieve墜毀 zhuìhuǐ - to crash未知生物遺骸 wèizhī shēngwù yíhái - remains of an unknown life form行政部門 xíngzhèng bùmén - executive branch; administrative department面臨 miànlín - to face; to confront透明 tòumíng - transparent呈現 chéngxiàn - to present; to display物理現象 wùlǐ xiànxiàng - physical phenomenon月球表面 yuèqiú biǎomiàn - lunar surface執行任務 zhíxíng rènwù - to carry out a mission不明發光體 bùmíng fāguāngtǐ - unidentified luminous object對話錄音 duìhuà lùyīn - conversation recording原始影像 yuánshǐ yǐngxiàng - raw footage; original video戰機 zhànjī - fighter jet休倫湖 Xiūlún Hú - Lake Huron擊落 jíluò - to shoot down飛行物 fēixíngwù - flying object軍艦 jūnjiàn - warship; naval vessel深海 shēnhǎi - deep sea神奇 shénqí - amazing; mysterious球型飛行物 qiúxíng fēixíngwù - spherical flying object解釋 jiěshì - to explain震驚 zhènjīng - shocked; astonished不光 bùguāng - not only波斯灣 Bōsī Wān - Persian Gulf入侵 rùqīn - to invade; to intrude幽浮迷 yōufúmí - UFO enthusiast如獲至寶 rú huò zhì bǎo - to treasure something as if finding a priceless treasure太讚了 tài zàn le - that's awesome; that's amazing分析 fēnxī - to analyze原始文件 yuánshǐ wénjiàn - original document嘉明湖 Jiāmíng Hú - Jiaming Lake太空旅行 tàikōng lǚxíng - space travel; space tourismFollow 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!

Sign up online for the Sun Moon Lake International Swimming Carnival: https://www.pulifourswim.tw/日月潭國際萬人泳渡嘉年華 Rì Yuè Tán Guó Jì Wàn Rén Yǒng Dù Jiā Nián Huá - Sun Moon Lake International Swimming Carnival日月潭 Rì Yuè Tán - Sun Moon Lake允許 yǔn xǔ - to allow; to permit對外開放 duì wài kāi fàng - to open to the public公尺 gōng chǐ - meter (unit of length)硬 yìng - difficult; physically demanding (colloquial)終點 zhōng diǎn - finish line; destination定點 dìng diǎn - fixed point; designated location浮台 fú tái - floating platform補充體力 bǔ chōng tǐ lì - to replenish one’s energy; to regain strength完賽證書 wán sài zhèng shū - finisher’s certificate; completion certificate紀念 jì niàn - to commemorate; souvenir; memorial報到 bào dào - to check in; to register upon arrival報名 bào míng - to register; to sign up現場 xiàn chǎng - on-site; at the venue名額 míng é - quota; available spots禁止 jìn zhǐ - to prohibit; to forbid個人 gè rén - individual; personal單獨 dān dú - alone; independently組隊參加 zǔ duì cān jiā - to participate as a team人數 rén shù - number of people; headcount至少 zhì shǎo - at least心臟病 xīn zàng bìng - heart disease低血壓 dī xiě yā - low blood pressure氣喘 qì chuǎn - asthma癲癇 diān xián - epilepsy疾病 jí bìng - disease; illnessFollow 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

壽星 shòu xīng - birthday celebrant; person whose birthday is being celebrated折扣 zhé kòu - discount優惠 yōu huì - special offer; promotion; discount benefit蝦 xiā - shrimp慶生 qìng shēng - to celebrate a birthday錯過 cuò guò - to miss; to let an opportunity pass by乖乖桶 Guāi Guāi tǒng - Guai Guai snack bucket 乖乖 Guāi Guāi - a popular Taiwanese snack brand零食 líng shí - snacks品牌 pǐn pái - brand餅乾 bǐng gān - cookies; biscuits軟糖 ruǎn táng - gummy candy; soft candy理髮師 lǐ fǎ shī - hairdresser; barber; hairstylist自我提升 zì wǒ tí shēng - self-improvement; personal growth觀念 guān niàn - concept; mindset; belief目標 mù biāo - goal; target設定 shè dìng - to set; to establish升職 shēng zhí - to get promoted環島 huán dǎo - to travel around an island獨旅 dú lǚ - solo travel; traveling alone主題字 zhǔ tí zì - theme word; guiding word for a period of time勇敢 yǒng gǎn - brave; courageous核心 hé xīn - core; central網紅 wǎng hóng - internet celebrity; influencer半馬 bàn mǎ - half marathon體脂 tǐ zhī - body fat percentage降 jiàng - to lower; to reduce體態 tǐ tài - body shape; physique身材 shēn cái - figure; body build瘦身 shòu shēn - weight loss; slimming衝浪 chōng làng - surfing酒肉朋友 jiǔ ròu péng yǒu - drinking buddy; fair-weather friend真心 zhēn xīn - sincere; genuine無效 wú xiào - ineffective; unproductive社交 shè jiāo - socializing; social interaction飯局 fàn jú - dinner gathering; social meal event清單 qīng dān - list; checklist捐血 juān xiě - to donate blood捐錢 juān qián - to donate money流浪動物之家 liú làng dòng wù zhī jiā - animal shelter; home for stray animals善事 shàn shì - charitable act; good deed腦 nǎo - brain; mind空 kōng - empty; blank (e.g., “my mind is blank”)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

人工智慧 réngōng zhìhuì - artificial intelligence (AI)電力 diànlì - electricity; electrical power巨大 jùdà - huge; enormous晶片 jīngpiàn - chip; microchip龐大 pángdà - massive; immense用電 yòngdiàn - electricity consumption; power usage積極 jījí - active; proactive搜尋 sōuxún - to search資料 zīliào - information; data搜尋引擎 sōuxún yǐnqíng - search engine耗能 hàonéng - energy consumption算力 suànlì - computing power生成式 AI shēngchéngshì AI - generative AI動用 dòngyòng - to utilize; to employ圖形處理器 túxíng chǔlǐqì - graphics processing unit (GPU)矩陣運算 jǔzhèn yùnsuàn - matrix computation推理 tuīlǐ - reasoning; inference平均 píngjūn - average耗電量 hàodiànliàng - electricity consumption浪潮 làngcháo - wave; trend全球 quánqiú - global; worldwide產業 chǎnyè - industry能源系統 néngyuán xìtǒng - energy system科技巨頭 kējì jùtóu - tech giant微軟 wéiruǎn - Microsoft興建 xīngjiàn - to build; to construct大規模 dàguīmó - large-scale資料中心 zīliào zhōngxīn - data center飽和 bǎohé - saturated; at capacity電力網 diànlìwǎng - power grid電價 diànjià - electricity price上漲 shàngzhǎng - to rise; to increase企業 qìyè - enterprise; company追求 zhuīqiú - to pursue; to seek淨零排放 jìnglíng páifàng - net-zero emissions競爭力 jìngzhēnglì - competitiveness兼顧 jiāngù - to balance; to take both into consideration小型 xiǎoxíng - small-scale核能反應爐 hénéng fǎnyìnglú - nuclear reactor反向 fǎnxiàng - reverse; in the opposite direction應用 yìngyòng - application; to apply大數據 dàshùjù - big data預測 yùcè - to predict; prediction優化 yōuhuà - to optimize再生能源 zàishēng néngyuán - renewable energy形成 xíngchéng - to form; to create消耗 xiāohào - to consume; consumption能源 néngyuán - energy優化 yōuhuà - to optimize共生關係 gòngshēng guānxì - symbiotic relationship代工 dàigōng - contract manufacturing伺服器 sìfúqì - server半導體 bàndǎotǐ - semiconductor太陽能發電 tàiyángnéng fādiàn - solar power generation太陽能板 tàiyángnéng bǎn - solar panel摧毀 cuīhuǐ - to destroy; to devastate毀掉 huǐdiào - to ruin; to destroy completely傷害 shānghài - damage; harm風力發電機 fēnglì fādiànjī - wind turbine損壞 sǔnhuài - damage; to break down科技之島 kējì zhī dǎo - island of technology; technology hub island跟人民搶電 gēn rénmín qiǎng diàn - to compete with the public for electricity滾動式調整 gǔndòngshì tiáozhěng - rolling adjustment; ongoing adaptive adjustmentFollow 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!

融化 rónghuà - to melt胃口 wèikǒu - appetite芒果雪花冰 mángguǒ xuěhuābīng - mango shaved ice dessert芒果大福 mángguǒ dàfú - mango mochi dessert爽翻天 shuǎng fān tiān - extremely satisfying; feels amazing西瓜 xīguā - watermelon果肉 guǒròu - fruit flesh飽滿 bǎomǎn - full and plump多汁 duōzhī - juicy咬下去的瞬間 yǎo xiàqù de shùnjiān - the moment you bite into it清甜 qīngtián - lightly sweet and refreshing水分 shuǐfèn - moisture; water content充滿 chōngmǎn - to fill up; to be full of口腔 kǒuqiāng - oral cavity; mouth冰箱 bīngxiāng - refrigerator冰鎮 bīngzhèn - to chill with ice瞬間 shùnjiān - instantly; in a moment驅散 qūsàn - to disperse; to drive away燥熱 zàorè - stuffy heat; internal heatiness西瓜汁 xīguā zhī - watermelon juice消暑 xiāoshǔ - to relieve summer heat降火 jiànghuǒ - to reduce internal body heat (traditional Chinese medicine concept)西瓜雪酪 xīguā xuělào - watermelon sorbet冷凍 lěngdòng - to freeze檸檬汁 níngméngzhī - lemon juice調理機 tiáolǐjī - blender; food processor打碎 dǎsuì - to crush; to blend into pieces純 chún - pure雪酪 xuělào - sorbet口感 kǒugǎn - texture; mouthfeel清爽 qīngshuǎng - fresh and refreshing負擔 fùdān - burden; heaviness on the body西瓜鮮奶凍 xīguā xiānnǎidòng - watermelon milk jelly dessert吉利丁 jílìdīng - gelatin雙層奶酪 shuāngcéng nǎilào - double-layer milk pudding/panna cotta荔枝 lìzhī - lychee玉荷包 yùhébāo - a famous Taiwanese lychee variety果核 guǒhé - fruit pit; seed肥 féi - thick; fleshy厚 hòu - thick成熟 chéngshóu - to ripen; mature果醋 guǒcù - fruit vinegar一般 yìbān - general; ordinary / “-like” in this context微酸 wéisuān - slightly sour蜜糖 mìtáng - honey; syrupy sweetness甜味 tiánwèi - sweetness; sweet flavorQ彈 Q tán - chewy and bouncy texture緊實 jǐnshí - firm and tight in texture清脆 qīngcuì - crisp and crunchy荔枝桂花凍 lìzhī guìhuā dòng - lychee osmanthus jelly dessert淡淡的 dàndàn de - light; subtle茶香 cháxiāng - tea aroma花香 huāxiāng - floral fragrance融合在一起 rónghé zài yìqǐ - to blend together; to combine perfectly荔枝冰沙 lìzhī bīngshā - lychee slushie冰塊 bīngkuài - ice cubes薄荷葉 bòhéyè - mint leaves打成冰沙 dǎ chéng bīngshā - to blend into a slushie氣泡水 qìpàoshuǐ - sparkling water讚 zàn - awesome; great; excellentFollow 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

面臨 miànlín - to face; to be confronted with打壓 dǎyā - to suppress; to oppress加入 jiārù - to join聯合國 Liánhéguó - the United Nations世界衛生組織 Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī - World Health Organization (WHO)奧運 Àoyùn - the Olympic Games中華台北 Zhōnghuá Táiběi - Chinese Taipei名義 míngyì - name; title; designation參賽 cānsài - to participate in a competition孤兒 gū'ér - orphan軍隊 jūnduì - military; armed forces獨立的主權 dúlì de zhǔquán - independent sovereignty承認 chéngrèn - to recognize; to acknowledge國際組織 guójì zǔzhī - international organization長期 chángqí - long-term被邊緣化 bèi biānyuánhuà - to be marginalized處境 chǔjìng - situation; circumstance內心深處 nèixīn shēnchù - deep inside one’s heart焦慮 jiāolǜ - anxiety; anxious feeling讚美 zànměi - praise; compliment存在 cúnzài - existence實質 shízhí - substantial; real; practical肯定 kěndìng - affirmation; recognition接受 jiēshòu - to accept艱難 jiānnán - difficult; challenging清朝 Qīngcháo - the Qing Dynasty統治 tǒngzhì - to rule; to govern國民黨 Guómíndǎng - the Kuomintang (KMT/Nationalist Party)身分認同 shēnfèn rèntóng - identity; sense of identity缺乏 quēfá - to lack安全感 ānquángǎn - sense of security混亂 hùnluàn - chaos; confusion掙扎 zhēngzhá - struggle眼光 yǎnguāng - viewpoint; perspective確認 quèrèn - to confirm價值 jiàzhí - value; worth友善 yǒushàn - friendly; kind留下...印象 liúxià... yìnxiàng - to leave an impression of...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

醫美診所 yīměi zhěnsuǒ - cosmetic clinic; aesthetic medicine clinic偷拍 tōupāi - secret filming隱藏攝影機 yǐncáng shèyǐngjī - hidden camera私密處 sīmìchù - private area; intimate body part除毛 chúmáo - hair removal療程 liáochéng - treatment course; medical/cosmetic procedure脫掉 tuōdiào - to take off; to remove clothing更衣 gēngyī - to change clothes天花板 tiānhuābǎn - ceiling角落 jiǎoluò - corner煙霧偵測器 yānwù zhēncèqì - smoke detector報警 bàojǐng - to call the police攝影機 shèyǐngjī - camera檢警 jiǎnjǐng - prosecutors and police authorities介入調查 jièrù diàochá - to intervene and investigate分店 fēndiàn - branch store/location變態 biàntài - perverted person有組織的 yǒu zǔzhī de - organized有規模的 yǒu guīmó de - large-scale系統性犯罪 xìtǒngxìng fànzuì - systematic crime; organized criminal activity集團 jítuán - group; organization; syndicate裝 zhuāng - to install; to set up針孔攝影機 zhēnkǒng shèyǐngjī - pinhole camera; spy camera拆除 chāichú - to remove; to dismantle痕跡 hénjī - trace; sign; evidence品牌 pǐnpái - brand違法 wéifǎ - illegal; against the law攝影紀錄 shèyǐng jìlù - video recording record裝設 zhuāngshè - to install equipment創辦人 chuàngbànrén - founder被申請羈押 bèi shēnqǐng jīyā - to be detained pending investigation/trial私下 sīxià - privately; in secret收現金 shōu xiànjīn - to receive cash監控 jiānkòng - to monitor; surveillance保障 bǎozhàng - to protect; to guarantee消費權益 xiāofèi quányì - consumer rights/interests觸犯 chùfàn - to violate; to break (a law)法律的底線 fǎlǜ de dǐxiàn - legal boundary/limit網紅 wǎnghóng - internet celebrity; influencer未成年 wèichéngnián - underage; minor退費 tuìfèi - refund提出訴訟 tíchū sùsòng - to file a lawsuit告 gào - to sue嚴懲 yánchéng - to punish severely機構 jīgòu - organization; institution負責人 fùzérén - person in charge; responsible person錄影設備 lùyǐng shèbèi - recording equipment零容忍 líng róngrěn - zero toleranceFollow 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

宜蘭 Yílán - Yilan, a county in northeastern Taiwan東北部 dōngběibù - northeastern area/region客運 kèyùn - long-distance bus service靠海 kàohǎi - located near the sea太平洋 Tàipíngyáng - the Pacific Ocean海景 hǎijǐng - ocean view; sea scenery療癒 liáoyù - healing; relaxing; comforting田園風光 tiányuán fēngguāng - countryside scenery天然 tiānrán - natural溫泉 wēnquán - hot spring龜山島 Guīshān Dǎo - Guishan Island著名 zhùmíng - famous; well-known地標 dìbiāo - landmark賞鯨 shǎngjīng - whale watching鯨魚 jīngyú - whale牛奶海 niúnǎihǎi - “milk sea”; milky-blue ocean water phenomenon太平山國家森林遊樂區 Tàipíngshān Guójiā Sēnlín Yóulèqū - Taipingshan National Forest Recreation Area森林 sēnlín - forest古步道 gǔ bùdào - old hiking trail穿梭 chuānsuō - to shuttle through; to move back and forth through礁溪 Jiāoxī - Jiaoxi, a famous hot spring town in Yilan泡腳 pàojiǎo - to soak one’s feet溫泉魚 wēnquán yú - hot spring fish (doctor fish)咬腳皮 yǎo jiǎopí - to nibble dead skin on feet溫泉度假飯店 wēnquán dùjià fàndiàn - hot spring resort hotel三星蔥油餅 Sānxīng cōngyóubǐng - scallion pancake made with Sanxing scallions外酥內軟 wài sū nèi ruǎn - crispy outside and soft inside羅東夜市 Luódōng Yèshì - Luodong Night Market糕渣 gāozhā - a traditional Yilan fried savory jelly dish高湯 gāotāng - rich broth; stock冷卻 lěngquè - to cool down凝固 nínggù - to solidify裹粉 guǒfěn - to coat with flour/batter油炸 yóuzhá - deep-fried燙 tàng - hot (temperature)入口即化 rùkǒu jí huà - melts in your mouth小籠湯包 xiǎolóng tāngbāo - soup dumplings花生捲冰淇淋 huāshēng juǎn bīngqílín - peanut ice cream rollFollow 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

昨天下午日本熊本發生了非常大的地震...我真的很難過，也很擔心住在熊本的人。如果你住在熊本，希望你和你的家人、朋友都平安，一切都好，也希望熊本可以早日恢復正常的生活。一切平安！脆 Cuì - Threads (Meta’s social media app; Taiwanese nickname for Threads)發音 fāyīn - pronunciation推特 Tuītè - Twitter/X帳號 zhànghào - account開放 kāifàng - to open; make available綁定 bǎngdìng - to link/bind accounts togetherpo pō - to post (online)單純 dānchún - simple; purely基本上 jīběn shàng - basically; generally純文字 chún wénzì - text-only; plain text沒有營養 méiyǒu yíngyǎng - meaningless; lacking substance廢文 fèiwén - pointless/useless post抱怨 bàoyuàn - to complain隨便 suíbiàn - casually; freely; whatever發文 fāwén - to post online回覆 huífù - to reply/respond貼文 tiēwén - social media post推薦 tuījiàn - to recommend下載 xiàzài - to download長輩 zhǎngbèi - elders; older generation主管 zhǔguǎn - supervisor; manager身分 shēnfèn - identity; status海巡 hǎixún - slang for celebrities/public figures searching their own names online and replying to posts搜尋 sōuxún - to search提到 tídào - to mention互動 hùdòng - interaction政治人物 zhèngzhì rénwù - political figure蔡英文 Cài Yīngwén - Tsai Ing-wen (former president of Taiwan)陳水扁 Chén Shuǐbiǎn - Chen Shui-bian (former president of Taiwan)市長 shìzhǎng - mayor議員 yìyuán - councilor; legislator立委 lìwěi - legislator; member of parliament反應 fǎnyìng - to respond; reactionFollow 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

國民黨 Guómíndǎng - Kuomintang (KMT; a major political party in Taiwan)政黨 zhèngdǎng - political party民進黨 Mínjìndǎng - Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)後期 hòuqí - later period; later stage成立 chénglì - to establish; to found強烈 qiángliè - strong; intense台獨色彩 Táidú sècǎi - pro-Taiwan independence tendency/image獨立 dúlì - independence主張 zhǔzhāng - to advocate; viewpoint; stance共產黨 Gòngchǎndǎng - Communist Party中華民國 Zhōnghuá Mínguó - Republic of China (ROC)認可 rènkě - to recognize; to approve破壞 pòhuài - to damage; to destroy國家正統 guójiā zhèngtǒng - national legitimacy/orthodoxy數典忘祖 shǔdiǎn wàngzǔ - to forget one’s roots or heritage付出 fùchū - contribution; to devote; to give族群 zúqún - ethnic/social group早期 zǎoqí - early period民主運動 mínzhǔ yùndòng - democratic movement選舉 xuǎnjǔ - election本土 běntǔ - local; native; local Taiwanese外來 wàilái - external; coming from outside族群動員 zúqún dòngyuán - ethnic/group mobilization刻意 kèyì - deliberately; intentionally分裂 fēnliè - division; to split二二八事件 Èr-Èr-Bā Shìjiàn - the February 28 Incident白色恐怖 báisè kǒngbù - White Terror外省人 wàishěngrén - mainland Chinese who came to Taiwan after 1945, and their descendants排擠 páijǐ - to exclude; to push aside汙名化 wūmínghuà - to stigmatize二等公民 èrděng gōngmín - second-class citizen蔡英文 Cài Yīngwén - Tsai Ing-wen (former president of Taiwan)推動 tuīdòng - to promote; to push forward軍公教年金改革 jūn gōng jiào niánjīn gǎigé - pension reform for military personnel, civil servants, and teachers退休金 tuìxiūjīn - pension; retirement pay後代 hòudài - descendants 政治報復 zhèngzhì bàofù - political retaliation/revenge執政 zhízhèng - to govern; to be in power欺負 qīfù - to bully; to mistreat清算 qīngsuàn - to settle accounts; political reckoning公務人員 gōngwù rényuán - civil servant; government employee尊嚴 zūnyán - dignity福利 fúlì - welfare; benefits好感 hǎogǎn - favorable impression; liking少子化 shǎozǐhuà - low birth rate phenomenon結構性問題 jiégòuxìng wèntí - structural problem實質 shízhí - substantial; practical物價通膨 wùjià tōngpéng - inflation; rising prices中產階級 zhōngchǎn jiējí - middle class投票 tóupiào - to vote既得利益者 jìdé lìyìzhě - vested-interest group/person雙標 shuāngbiāo - double standard在野 zàiyě - out of power; opposition party status反對 fǎnduì - to oppose網軍 wǎngjūn - internet troll army; online political operatives壓縮 yāsuō - to compress; to restrict言論自由 yánlùn zìyóu - freedom of speech

小紅書 Xiǎohóngshū - Xiaohongshu / RedNote, a popular Chinese social media app特色 tèsè - special feature; unique characteristic零食 língshí - snacks進駐 jìnzhù - to enter and establish presence in a place/market團購 tuángòu - group buying網購 wǎnggòu - online shopping平台 píngtái - platform自然而然 zì rán ér rán - naturally; automatically引進 yǐnjìn - to introduce/import something from another place螺螄粉 luósīfěn - Luosifen; spicy rice noodles with a strong smell from pickled bamboo shoots話題度 huàtídù - level of public attention/discussion大排長龍 dà pái cháng lóng - to line up in a long queue爽 shuǎng - refreshing; satisfying燙 tàng - hot (temperature)醃製 yānzhì - to pickle; to preserve with salt酸筍 suānsǔn - pickled bamboo shoots竹筍 zhúsǔn - bamboo shoots抹布 mǒbù - cleaning rag; dishcloth口感 kǒugǎn - texture/mouthfeel of foodQ彈 Q tán - chewy and bouncy texture韌勁 rènjìn - toughness; chewy resistance爛 làn - mushy; overcooked and soft炸腐竹 zhá fǔzhú - fried tofu skin sticks酸豆角 suān dòujiǎo - pickled long beans木耳絲 mù ěr sī - shredded wood ear mushrooms花生米 huāshēngmǐ - peanuts酸辣粉 suānlàfěn - hot and sour glass noodles麻麻的 má má de - numbing sensation (usually from Sichuan peppercorn)醋 cù - vinegar辣椒油 làjiāoyóu - chili oil花椒 huājiāo - Sichuan peppercorn強烈 qiángliè - strong; intense壞掉 huàidiào - to go bad; spoiled過癮 guòyǐn - extremely satisfying; gratifying紅薯 hóngshǔ / 地瓜 dìguā - sweet potato粉條 fěntiáo - starch noodles/vermicelli半透明 bàntòumíng - semi-transparent軟軟糯糯的 ruǎnruǎn nuònuò de - soft, sticky, and chewy嚼勁 jiáojìn - chewiness消化 xiāohuà - to digest腸胃 chángwèi - stomach and intestines; digestive system弱 ruò - weak麵食 miànshí - noodle- or flour-based foods魔芋爽 móyùshuǎng - spicy konjac snack strips校園 xiàoyuán - campus; school campus泡椒 pàojiāo - pickled chili peppers蒟蒻 jǔruò - konjac jelly/konjac plant脆 cuì - crispy; crunchy咬下去 yǎo xiàqù - to bite into something下酒菜 xiàjiǔcài - dishes/snacks eaten while drinking alcoholFollow 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

生飲 shēngyǐn - to drink untreated/unboiled water打開 dǎkāi - to open水龍頭 shuǐlóngtóu - faucet; tap煮 zhǔ - to boil; to cook安裝 ānzhuāng - to install淨水器 jìngshuǐqì - water purifier/filter自來水 zìláishuǐ - tap water普及率 pǔjílǜ - coverage rate; penetration rate水資源 shuǐzīyuán - water resources淨水場 jìngshuǐchǎng - water treatment plant運送過程 yùnsòng guòchéng - transportation/delivery process老舊 lǎojiù - old and worn out管線 guǎnxiàn - pipelines; piping system鐵管 tiěguǎn - iron pipe塑膠管 sùjiāoguǎn - plastic pipe破損 pòsǔn - damaged; broken泥沙 níshā - mud and sand; sediment地下汙水 dìxià wūshuǐ - underground wastewater周邊 zhōubiān - surrounding area汙染 wūrǎn - pollution; contamination吸入 xīrù - to absorb; to suck in住宅結構 zhùzhái jiégòu - housing structure/design透天厝 tòutiāncuò - Taiwanese townhouse/standalone multi-floor house採用 cǎiyòng - to adopt; to use抽 chōu - to pump地下蓄水池 dìxià xùshuǐchí - underground water storage tank頂樓 dǐnglóu - top floor; rooftop level水塔 shuǐtǎ - water tower/water tank供水 gōngshuǐ - water supply模式 móshì - model; system; mode清洗 qīngxǐ - to clean; to wash積滿 jīmǎn - to accumulate and fill up泥沙 níshā - mud and sand; sediment青苔 qīngtāi - moss水垢 shuǐgòu - limescale; mineral deposits蓋子 gàizi - lid; cover老鼠 lǎoshǔ - rat; mouse掉進來 diàojìnlái - to fall into蟑螂 zhāngláng - cockroach淹 yān - to soak/submerge in water吹翻 chuīfān - to blow over高劑量 gāo jìliàng - high dosage/amount氯 lǜ - chlorine殺菌 shājūn - to sterilize; kill bacteria消毒 xiāodú - to disinfect化學 huàxué - chemical; chemistry-related口感 kǒugǎn - taste and mouthfeel對身體有害 duì shēntǐ yǒuhài - harmful to the body煮沸 zhǔfèi - to boil completely殺死 shāsǐ - to kill細菌 xìjùn - bacteria; germs揮發 huīfā - to evaporate; volatilize茶壺 cháhú - teapot; kettle快煮壺 kuàizhǔhú - electric kettle安心 ānxīn - to feel at easeFollow 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

貪汙 tānwū - corruption; bribery腐敗 fǔbài - corruption; decay民主社會 mínzhǔ shèhuì - democratic society投票 tóupiào - to vote; voting自由 zìyóu - freedom政治人物 zhèngzhì rénwù - political figure; politician媒體 méitǐ - media司法制度 sīfǎ zhìdù - judicial system仍然 réngrán - still; nevertheless存在 cúnzài - to exist政府官員 zhèngfǔ guānyuán - government official權力 quánlì - power; authority校長 xiàozhǎng - principal; school president軍隊 jūnduì - military; army長官 zhǎngguān - superior officer; boss政府部門 zhèngfǔ bùmén - government department職位 zhíwèi - position; post利用 lìyòng - to use; to take advantage of非法 fēifǎ - illegal取得 qǔdé - to obtain利益 lìyì - benefit; profit; interest收賄 shōuhuì - to accept bribes濫用公款 lànyòng gōngkuǎn - misuse public funds中央政府 zhōngyāng zhèngfǔ - central government透明度 tòumíngdù - transparency財團 cáituán - financial group; conglomerate金錢 jīnqián - money標案 biāo àn - government bidding project; public tender對方 duìfāng - the other party; the other side親戚 qīnqi - relatives政府單位 zhèngfǔ dānwèi - government agency/unit監督 jiāndū - to supervise; to monitor掌控 zhǎngkòng - to control獨立媒體 dúlì méitǐ - independent media自媒體 zìméitǐ - self-media; independent online media司法調查 sīfǎ diàochá - judicial investigation公開 gōngkāi - public; open防止 fángzhǐ - to prevent效率 xiàolǜ - efficiency誠實 chéngshí - honest; honesty公平 gōngpíng - fair; fairness清廉 qīnglián - honest and incorruptibleFollow 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

密室逃脫 mìshì táotuō - escape room關 guān - to lock/shut; level or stage in a game主題 zhǔtí - theme; topic某一個 mǒu yí ge - a certain one規定的時間 guīdìng de shíjiān - fixed/limited time線索 xiànsuǒ - clue; hint解開 jiěkāi - to solve; to unlock機關 jīguān - mechanism; puzzle device逃出 táochū - to escape from任務 rènwù - mission; task懸疑 xuányí - suspense; mysterious推理 tuīlǐ - reasoning; deduction驚悚 jīngsǒng - thriller; frightening科幻 kēhuàn - science fiction未來 wèilái - future奇幻 qíhuàn - fantasy冒險 màoxiǎn - adventure鎖 suǒ - lock提示 tíshì - hint; clue紙條 zhǐtiáo - slip of paper; note密碼鎖 mìmǎsuǒ - combination lock; password lock道具 dàojù - prop; game item實際 shíjì - actual; practical動手 dòngshǒu - to do something hands-on射擊 shèjí - shooting攀爬 pānpá - to climb迷宮 mígōng - maze按下 ànxià - to press down按鈕 ànniǔ - button動腦 dòngnǎo - to use one’s brain; think hard真人演員 zhēnrén yǎnyuán - live actor/actress躲避 duǒbì - to dodge; to avoid追逐 zhuīzhú - chase; pursuit笨蛋工作室 Bèndàn Gōngzuòshì - Stupidparticle Studio (Taiwan escape room studio)劇情 jùqíng - plot; storyline場景 chǎngjǐng - scene; setting精緻 jīngzhì - delicate; detailed; refined刺激 cìjī - exciting; thrilling謎題 mítí - puzzle; riddle邏輯 luójí - logic嚴謹 yánjǐn - rigorous; well-structured腦袋 nǎodài - brain; mindFollow 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

生育率 shēngyùlǜ - birth rate; fertility rate新生兒 xīnshēng'ér - newborn baby政策 zhèngcè - policy鼓勵 gǔlì - to encourage教育程度 jiàoyù chéngdù - education level經濟能力 jīngjì nénglì - financial/economic ability發展 fāzhǎn - to develop自己的事業 zìjǐ de shìyè - one’s own career/business人生目標 rénshēng mùbiāo - life goals爬 pá - to climb; to work one’s way up負責 fùzé - to be responsible for傳統觀念 chuántǒng guānniàn - traditional values/beliefs進入家庭 jìnrù jiātíng - to enter married/family life明顯 míngxiǎn - obvious; noticeable願意 yuànyì - willing to做家事 zuò jiāshì - to do housework精神 jīngshén - energy; mental state抱怨 bàoyuàn - to complain確認 quèrèn - to confirm; make sure房價 fángjià - housing prices教育費用 jiàoyù fèiyòng - education expenses生活成本 shēnghuó chéngběn - cost of living物價上漲 wùjià shàngzhǎng - rising prices; inflation足夠的能力 zúgòu de nénglì - sufficient ability/capability養育 yǎngyù - to raise; to bring up children不孕 búyùn - infertility人工生殖 réngōng shēngzhí - assisted reproduction治療 zhìliáo - treatment懷孕 huáiyùn - to become pregnant; pregnancy體質 tǐzhí - body constitution; physical condition試管嬰兒 shìguǎn yīng'ér - test-tube baby; IVF baby育兒津貼 yù'ér jīntiē - childcare allowance/subsidy托育補助 tuōyù bǔzhù - childcare subsidy稅 shuì - tax減免 jiǎnmiǎn - reduction or exemption提高 tígāo - to raise; to improve整體效果 zhěngtǐ xiàoguǒ - overall effect/result有限 yǒuxiàn - limited擇偶條件 zé'ǒu tiáojiàn - criteria for choosing a partner對象 duìxiàng - partner; person; target personFollow 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

世界盃 shì jiè bēi - FIFA World Cup國際足球界 guó jì zú qiú jiè - the international football (soccer) world賽事 sài shì - sporting event; competition規模 guī mó - scale; size屆 jiè - edition; session (used for events)主辦 zhǔ bàn - to host; to organize卡達 Kǎ Dá - Qatar共同 gòng tóng - jointly; together舉辦 jǔ bàn - to hold; to host爭議 zhēng yì - controversy; dispute阿根廷 Ā Gēn Tíng - Argentina埃及 Āi Jí - Egypt刺激 cì jī - exciting; thrilling支 zhī - classifier for teams or groups球隊 qiú duì - team被分成 bèi fēn chéng - to be divided into小組 xiǎo zǔ - group小組賽 xiǎo zǔ sài - group stage晉級 jìn jí - to advance to the next round隊伍 duì wǔ - team; squad淘汰賽 táo tài sài - knockout stage; elimination round階段 jiē duàn - stage; phase爭奪 zhēng duó - to compete for; to fight for冠軍 guàn jūn - champion; championship十六強 shí liù qiáng - Round of 16八強 bā qiáng - quarterfinals; final eight凌晨 líng chén - early morning; after midnight訂閱 dìng yuè - to subscribe烏拉圭 Wū Lā Guī - Uruguay期間 qí jiān - during; period中斷 zhōng duàn - to interrupt; to suspend最受關注 zuì shòu guān zhù - the most closely watched; receiving the most attention體育賽事 tǐ yù sài shì - sporting event奪冠 duó guàn - to win the championship規則 guī zé - rule; regulation守門員 shǒu mén yuán - goalkeeper上半場 shàng bàn chǎng - first half下半場 xià bàn chǎng - second half控球 kòng qiú - to control the ball; ball control區域 qū yù - area; zone用手碰球 yòng shǒu pèng qiú - to touch the ball with the hand對方 duì fāng - the opposing side; opponent球門 qiú mén - goal獲勝 huò shèng - to win; to be victorious犯規 fàn guī - to commit a foul; foul推人 tuī rén - to push another player拉人 lā rén - to pull another player判罰 pàn fá - to award a penalty; to penalize自由球 zì yóu qiú - free kick十二碼罰球 shí èr mǎ fá qiú - penalty kick (penalty shot)黃牌 huáng pái - yellow card紅牌 hóng pái - red cardFollow 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

原住民族 yuánzhù mínzú - Indigenous peoples; indigenous ethnic groups阿美族 Āměizú - Amis tribe; the Amis people of Taiwan母系社會 mǔxì shèhuì - matriarchal society以...為主 yǐ... wéi zhǔ - to mainly rely on; to mainly focus on農耕 nónggēng - farming; agriculture打獵 dǎliè - hunting種植 zhòngzhí - to plant; to cultivate小米 xiǎomǐ - millet收穫 shōuhuò - harvest部落 bùluò - tribe; tribal village舉行 jǔxíng - to hold; to conduct祭祀 jìsì - ritual worship; sacrifice ceremony神靈 shénlíng - spirits; deities祖先 zǔxiān - ancestors豐年祭 fēngniánjì - harvest festival祭典 jìdiǎn - festival ceremony; ritual celebration神聖 shénshèng - sacred; holy儀式 yíshì - ceremony; ritual迎靈 yínglíng - welcoming the spirits禁止外人進入 jìnzhǐ wàirén jìnrù - outsiders are prohibited from entering觀光日 guānguāngrì - tourism day; visitor day大會舞 dàhuìwǔ - group festival dance時段 shíduàn - time period; time slot遊客 yóukè - tourist; visitor華麗 huálì - gorgeous; splendid服飾 fúshì - clothing; traditional attire手牽手 shǒu qiān shǒu - hand in hand圍 wéi - to surround; to form a circle圓圈 yuánquān - circle檳榔 bīnláng - betel nut豐收 fēngshōu - bumper harvest; abundant harvest祈求來年平安 qíqiú láinián píng'ān - to pray for peace and safety in the coming year時光 shíguāng - time; moments糯米飯 nuòmǐfàn - sticky rice小米酒 xiǎomǐjiǔ - millet wine釀造 niàngzào - to brew; to ferment石頭火鍋 shítou huǒguō - stone hot pot醃肉 yānròu - cured meat; preserved meat遵守 zūnshǒu - to obey; to follow rulesPlanning to visit Taiwan this year or Are you currently living in Taiwan? 😍 Whether you're coming to Taiwan to travel, study, work, or live, I've prepared 100+ real-life Taiwan conversation templates covering everyday situations such as ordering food at a night market, buying drinks at a bubble tea shop, eating at a breakfast restaurant, shopping for clothes, checking into a hotel, taking the MRT, visiting a doctor, buying medicine at a pharmacy, going through the airport, and so much more!For each situation, I'll show you exactly what Taiwanese people are likely to say, how you can respond naturally, and how the conversation typically flows, so you can feel prepared and confident when speaking with Taiwanese people in real life.You'll also get complete Chinese pronunciation training, speaking drills, interactive role-play conversation practice, and a complete Zhuyin (Taiwanese phonetic system) tutorial to help you feel more comfortable, confident, and at ease in your daily life in Taiwan!The regular price of the program is $278 USD, but NOW! you can get 47% OFF, plus an additional $50 OFF with the coupon code EARLY50.(That means you can get lifetime access to the entire program for under $100 USD!😱 )Check out the full course details here: ⁠⁠14-Day Chinese Speaking Accelerator(The lessons are taught in English and are designed to be beginner-friendly. And if you'd like to walk through and prepare for the kinds of situations you may face in Taiwan, we'd love to have you join us❤️)⁠⁠-------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

人生 rénshēng - life; human life生命 shēngmìng - life; existence死了 sǐ le - died; to be dead雲霄飛車 yúnxiāo fēichē - roller coaster活太久 huó tài jiǔ - to live too long經濟壓力 jīngjì yālì - financial pressure理財觀念 lǐcái guānniàn - financial management concepts; views about managing money投資 tóuzī - to invest; investment流落街頭 liúluò jiētóu - to end up homeless or living on the streets安樂死 ānlèsǐ - euthanasia活著的定義 huózhe de dìngyì - the definition/meaning of being alive動 dòng - to move體力下滑 tǐlì xiàhuá - physical strength declining身體機能 shēntǐ jīnéng - bodily functions躺在病床上 tǎng zài bìngchuáng shàng - to lie in a hospital bed失智 shīzhì - dementia; loss of cognitive ability失去 shīqù - to lose自理能力 zìlǐ nénglì - ability to take care of oneself恐懼 kǒngjù - fear; terror插管 chāguǎn - to insert a medical tube; intubation餵 wèi - to feed長照中心 chángzhào zhōngxīn - long-term care center孤獨 gūdú - lonely; loneliness憂鬱症 yōuyùzhèng - depression做夢 zuòmèng - to dream稀奇古怪 xīqí gǔguài - strange and unusual; bizarre現實生活 xiànshí shēnghuó - real life目標 mùbiāo - goal; target階段 jiēduàn - stage; phase追求快樂 zhuīqiú kuàilè - to pursue happiness訝異 yàyì - surprised; astonishedPlanning to visit Taiwan this year or Are you currently living in Taiwan? 😍 Whether you're coming to Taiwan to travel, study, work, or live, I've prepared 100+ real-life Taiwan conversation templates covering everyday situations such as ordering food at a night market, buying drinks at a bubble tea shop, eating at a breakfast restaurant, shopping for clothes, checking into a hotel, taking the MRT, visiting a doctor, buying medicine at a pharmacy, going through the airport, and so much more!For each situation, I'll show you exactly what Taiwanese people are likely to say, how you can respond naturally, and how the conversation typically flows, so you can feel prepared and confident when speaking with Taiwanese people in real life.You'll also get complete Chinese pronunciation training, speaking drills, interactive role-play conversation practice, and a complete Zhuyin (Taiwanese phonetic system) tutorial to help you feel more comfortable, confident, and at ease in your daily life in Taiwan!The regular price of the program is $278 USD, but NOW! you can get 47% OFF, plus an additional $50 OFF with the coupon code EARLY50.(That means you can get lifetime access to the entire program for under $100 USD!😱 )Check out the full course details here: ⁠⁠14-Day Chinese Speaking Accelerator(The lessons are taught in English and are designed to be beginner-friendly. And if you'd like to walk through and prepare for the kinds of situations you may face in Taiwan, we'd love to have you join us❤️)⁠⁠-------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

再生能源 zài shēng néng yuán - renewable energy自然 zì rán - nature; natural world不斷 bú duàn - continuously; nonstop產生 chǎn shēng - to produce; to generate能源 néng yuán - energy resource太陽能 tài yáng néng - solar energy風力 fēng lì - wind power水力 shuǐ lì - hydropower; water power地熱能 dì rè néng - geothermal energy石油 shí yóu - petroleum; oil煤炭 méi tàn - coal大量污染 dà liàng wū rǎn - large-scale pollution建造 jiàn zào - to build; to construct太陽能發電板 tài yáng néng fā diàn bǎn - solar panel風能發電機 fēng néng fā diàn jī - wind turbine隨著全球人口增加 suí zhe quán qiú rén kǒu zēng jiā - as the global population increases能源需求上升 néng yuán xū qiú shàng shēng - energy demand rises環保 huán bǎo - environmental protection盡力 jìn lì - to do one’s best溫室氣體 wēn shì qì tǐ - greenhouse gases排放 pái fàng - to emit; to discharge保護地球生態環境 bǎo hù dì qiú shēng tài huán jìng - to protect the Earth’s ecological environment友善 yǒu shàn - friendly; eco-friendly運作 yùn zuò - to operate; to function豐富 fēng fù - abundant; rich天然氣 tiān rán qì - natural gas資源 zī yuán - resources提高 tí gāo - to improve; to raise自主性 zì zhǔ xìng - independence; self-sufficiency減少 jiǎn shǎo - to reduce; to decrease依賴 yī lài - to rely on; dependence天然資源 tiān rán zī yuán - natural resources挑戰 tiǎo zhàn - challenge風力不足 fēng lì bù zú - insufficient wind power發電量 fā diàn liàng - amount of electricity generated設備 shè bèi - equipment; facilities改善 gǎi shàn - to improve土地面積 tǔ dì miàn jī - land area位置 wèi zhì - location; position抗議 kàng yì - protest景觀 jǐng guān - scenery; landscape因素 yīn sù - factor資金 zī jīn - funds; capitalPlanning to visit Taiwan this year or are you currently living in Taiwan? 😍 Whether you're coming to Taiwan to travel, study, work, or live, I've prepared 100+ real-life Taiwan conversation templates covering everyday situations such as ordering food at a night market, buying drinks at a bubble tea shop, eating at a breakfast restaurant, shopping for clothes, checking into a hotel, taking the MRT, visiting a doctor, buying medicine at a pharmacy, going through the airport, and so much more!For each situation, I'll show you exactly what Taiwanese people are likely to say, how you can respond naturally, and how the conversation typically flows, so you can feel prepared and confident when speaking with Taiwanese people in real life.You'll also get complete Chinese pronunciation training, speaking drills, interactive role-play conversation practice, and a complete Zhuyin (Taiwanese phonetic system) tutorial to help you feel more comfortable, confident, and at ease in your daily life in Taiwan!The regular price of the program is $278 USD, but NOW! you can get 47% OFF, plus an additional $50 OFF with the coupon code EARLY50.(That means you can get lifetime access to the entire program for under $100 USD!😱 )Check out the full course details here: ⁠14-Day Chinese Speaking Accelerator(The lessons are taught in English and are designed to be beginner-friendly. And if you'd like to walk through and prepare for the kinds of situations you may face in Taiwan, we'd love to have you join us❤️)⁠-------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

溯溪 sù xī - river tracing; an outdoor activity of traveling upstream through a river or creek河 hé - river結合 jié hé - to combine; to integrate攀岩 pān yán - rock climbing包含 bāo hán - to include; to contain垂降 chuí jiàng - rappelling; descending with ropes綜合 zōng hé - comprehensive; combined跳水 tiào shuǐ - to dive or jump into water巨大 jù dà - huge; enormous石頭 shí tou - rock; stone瀑布 pù bù - waterfall體驗活動 tǐ yàn huó dòng - experience activity; hands-on activity教練 jiào liàn - coach; instructor裝備 zhuāng bèi - equipment; gear救生衣 jiù shēng yī - life jacket攀爬 pān pá - to climb取消 qǔ xiāo - to cancel午後雷陣雨 wǔ hòu léi zhèn yǔ - afternoon thunderstorm暴漲 bào zhǎng - to rise suddenly; to surge體力不行 tǐ lì bù xíng - not having enough physical strength or stamina抽筋 chōu jīn - muscle crampPlanning to visit Taiwan this year or are you currently living in Taiwan? 😍Whether you're coming to Taiwan to travel, study, work, or live, I've prepared 100+ real-life Taiwan conversation templates covering everyday situations such as ordering food at a night market, buying drinks at a bubble tea shop, eating at a breakfast restaurant, shopping for clothes, checking into a hotel, taking the MRT, visiting a doctor, buying medicine at a pharmacy, going through the airport, and so much more!For each situation, I'll show you exactly what Taiwanese people are likely to say, how you can respond naturally, and how the conversation typically flows, so you can feel prepared and confident when speaking with Taiwanese people in real life.You'll also get complete Chinese pronunciation training, speaking drills, interactive role-play conversation practice, and a complete Zhuyin (Taiwanese phonetic system) tutorial to help you feel more comfortable, confident, and at ease in your daily life in Taiwan!The regular price of the program is $278 USD, but NOW! you can get 47% OFF, plus an additional $50 OFF with the coupon code EARLY50.(That means you can get lifetime access to the entire program for under $100 USD!😱 )Check out the full course details here: ⁠14-Day Chinese Speaking Accelerator(The lessons are taught in English and are designed to be beginner-friendly. And if you'd like to walk through and prepare for the kinds of situations you may face in Taiwan, we'd love to have you join us❤️)⁠-------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

孝親費 xiào qīn fèi - money given to parents as financial support or gratitude把我們養到大 bǎ wǒ men yǎng dào dà - to raise us from childhood to adulthood出生 chū shēng - to be born; birth經濟情況 jīng jì qíng kuàng - financial situation擔憂 dān yōu - worry; concern民法 mín fǎ - civil law規定 guī dìng - regulation; rule; to stipulate子女 zǐ nǚ - children; sons and daughters扶養 fú yǎng - to support financially; to provide care for義務 yì wù - duty; obligation謀生的能力 móu shēng de néng lì - ability to earn a living生存 shēng cún - survival; to survive危機 wéi jī - crisis; difficulty扣除 kòu chú - to deduct; to subtract基本生活費 jī běn shēng huó fèi - basic living expenses剩 shèng - to remain; to be left over存起來 cún qǐ lái - to save up money買股票 mǎi gǔ piào - to buy stocks/shares養兒防老 yǎng ér fáng lǎo - to raise children for support in old age觀念 guān niàn - idea; mindset; concept退休金 tuì xiū jīn - pension; retirement fund保險 bǎo xiǎn - insurance理財觀念 lǐ cái guān niàn - financial management mindset; financial literacy年紀 nián jì - agePlanning to visit Taiwan this year or are you currently living in Taiwan? 😍Whether you're coming to Taiwan to travel, study, work, or live, I've prepared 100+ real-life Taiwan conversation templates covering everyday situations such as ordering food at a night market, buying drinks at a bubble tea shop, eating at a breakfast restaurant, shopping for clothes, checking into a hotel, taking the MRT, visiting a doctor, buying medicine at a pharmacy, going through the airport, and so much more!For each situation, I'll show you exactly what Taiwanese people are likely to say, how you can respond naturally, and how the conversation typically flows, so you can feel prepared and confident when speaking with Taiwanese people in real life.You'll also get complete Chinese pronunciation training, speaking drills, interactive role-play conversation practice, and a complete Zhuyin (Taiwanese phonetic system) tutorial to help you feel more comfortable, confident, and at ease in your daily life in Taiwan!The regular price of the program is $278 USD, but NOW! you can get 47% OFF, plus an additional $50 OFF with the coupon code EARLY50.(That means you can get lifetime access to the entire program for under $100 USD!😱 )Check out the full course details here: ⁠14-Day Chinese Speaking Accelerator(The lessons are taught in English and are designed to be beginner-friendly. And if you'd like to walk through and prepare for the kinds of situations you may face in Taiwan, we'd love to have you join us❤️)⁠-------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

國民黨 Guó Mín Dǎng - Kuomintang (KMT), a political party in Taiwan政黨 zhèng dǎng - political party政治立場 zhèng zhì lì chǎng - political stance; political position分析 fēn xī - to analyze; analysis民進黨 Mín Jìn Dǎng - Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)偏頗 piān pǒ - biased; unfairly favoring one side共產黨 Gòng Chǎn Dǎng - Communist Party戰爭 zhàn zhēng - war輸了 shū le - lost (a competition, war, etc.)統治 tǒng zhì - to rule; to govern威權統治 wēi quán tǒng zhì - authoritarian rule頒布 bān bù - to announce officially; to promulgate戒嚴令 jiè yán lìng - martial law order解嚴 jiě yán - to lift martial law延續 yán xù - to continue; to extend廢除 fèi chú - to abolish懲治叛亂條例 chéng zhì pàn luàn tiáo lì - Regulations for Punishing Rebellion威權壓制 wēi quán yā zhì - authoritarian suppression白色恐怖 bái sè kǒng bù - White Terror鞏固政權 gǒng gù zhèng quán - to consolidate political power服從 fú cóng - to obey防諜 fáng dié - anti-espionage; preventing spies間諜 jiàn dié - spy肅清共產黨 sù qīng Gòng Chǎn Dǎng - to purge communists名義 míng yì - in the name of; pretext異議人士 yì yì rén shì - dissident; person with opposing opinions進行 jìn xíng - to carry out; to conduct逮捕 dǎi bǔ - to arrest審判 shěn pàn - to put on trial; trial處決 chǔ jué - to execute詬病 gòu bìng - to criticize; to strongly complain about本土 běn tǔ - local; native知識份子 zhī shì fèn zǐ - intellectual雄中 Xióng Zhōng - Kaohsiung Senior High School軍隊 jūn duì - military; army進入 jìn rù - to enter殺 shā - to kill畫家 huà jiā - painter; artist封 fēng - measure word for letters/mail檢舉信 jiǎn jǔ xìn - report letter; accusation letter隔天 gé tiān - the next day讀書會 dú shū huì - study group; book club失蹤 shī zōng - to disappear; missing被抓走了 bèi zhuā zǒu le - was taken away/arrested爭取 zhēng qǔ - to fight for; to strive for民主 mín zhǔ - democracy言論自由 yán lùn zì yóu - freedom of speech無辜 wú gū - innocent民眾 mín zhòng - the public; ordinary people長輩 zhǎng bèi - elder; older generation管 guǎn - to care about; to manage日子過好就好 rì zi guò hǎo jiù hǎo - just live your life well培養 péi yǎng - to cultivate; to train損害 sǔn hài - damage; harm族群 zú qún - ethnic group; social group裂痕 liè hén - division; crack; rift本省外省對立 běn shěng wài shěng duì lì - conflict between native Taiwanese and mainlander groups看不起 kàn bù qǐ - to look down on; to despisePlanning to visit Taiwan this year or are you currently living in Taiwan? 😍 Whether you're coming to Taiwan to travel, study, work, or live, I've prepared 100+ real-life Taiwan conversation templates covering everyday situations such as ordering food at a night market, buying drinks at a bubble tea shop, eating at a breakfast restaurant, shopping for clothes, checking into a hotel, taking the MRT, visiting a doctor, buying medicine at a pharmacy, going through the airport, and so much more!For each situation, I'll show you exactly what Taiwanese people are likely to say, how you can respond naturally, and how the conversation typically flows, so you can feel prepared and confident when speaking with Taiwanese people in real life.You'll also get complete Chinese pronunciation training, speaking drills, interactive role-play conversation practice, and a complete Zhuyin (Taiwanese phonetic system) tutorial to help you feel more comfortable, confident, and at ease in your daily life in Taiwan!The regular price of the program is $278 USD, but NOW! you can get 47% OFF, plus an additional $50 OFF with the coupon code EARLY50.(That means you can get lifetime access to the entire program for under $100 USD!😱 )Check out the full course details here: 14-Day Chinese Speaking Accelerator(The lessons are taught in English and are designed to be beginner-friendly. And if you'd like to walk through and prepare for the kinds of situations you may face in Taiwan, we'd love to have you join us❤️)-------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!

心悸 xīn jì - heart palpitations; rapid or irregular heartbeat西西里咖啡 Xī Xī Lǐ kā fēi - Sicilian coffee (coffee with lemon)驚為天人 jīng wéi tiān rén - to be amazed by something's extraordinary quality; to find something astonishingly good濃烈 nóng liè - strong; intense (in flavor or aroma)黑咖啡 hēi kā fēi - black coffee清爽 qīng shuǎng - refreshing; light and crisp檸檬 níng méng - lemon結合在一起 jié hé zài yì qǐ - to combine together; to blend together羅馬濃縮咖啡 Luó Mǎ nóng suō kā fēi - Roman espresso顛覆 diān fù - to overturn; to revolutionize; to challenge traditional ideas框架 kuàng jià - framework; established structure酸甜 suān tián - sweet and sour; tangy-sweet平衡 píng héng - to balance苦味 kǔ wèi - bitterness; bitter taste澀澀 sè sè - astringent; slightly puckering (taste)口感 kǒu gǎn - mouthfeel; texture and taste sensation層次分明 céng cì fēn míng - having distinct layers or well-defined complexity (of flavor)西西里島 Xī Xī Lǐ Dǎo - Sicily (the Italian island)地中海 Dì Zhōng Hǎi - the Mediterranean Sea陽光充沛 yáng guāng chōng pèi - full of sunshine; sunny盛產 shèng chǎn - to produce abundantly; to be rich in香氣 xiāng qì - aroma; fragrance濃郁 nóng yù - rich; full-bodied; intense (in flavor or scent)柑橘類水果 gān jú lèi shuǐ guǒ - citrus fruits起源 qǐ yuán - origin; beginning檸檬皮 níng méng pí - lemon peel; lemon zest檸檬汁 níng méng zhī - lemon juice來源 lái yuán - source; origin超商 chāo shāng - convenience store全家 Quán Jiā - FamilyMart 改良 gǎi liáng - to improve; to modify西西里氣泡咖啡 Xī Xī Lǐ qì pào kā fēi - Sicilian sparkling coffee氣泡水 qì pào shuǐ - sparkling water; carbonated water加在一起 jiā zài yì qǐ - to mix together; to put together雪碧 Xuě Bì - Sprite Travelling to Taiwan soon or are you currently living in Taiwan? 😍Whether you're coming to Taiwan to travel, study, work, or live, I've prepared 100+ real-life Taiwan conversation templates covering everyday situations such as ordering food at a night market, buying drinks at a bubble tea shop, eating at a breakfast restaurant, shopping for clothes, checking into a hotel, taking the MRT, visiting a doctor, buying medicine at a pharmacy, going through the airport, and so much more!For each situation, I'll show you exactly what Taiwanese people are likely to say, how you can respond naturally, and how the conversation typically flows, so you can feel prepared and confident when speaking with Taiwanese people in real life.You'll also get complete Chinese pronunciation training, speaking drills, interactive role-play conversation practice, and a complete Zhuyin (Taiwanese phonetic system) tutorial to help you feel more comfortable, confident, and at ease in your daily life in Taiwan!The regular price of the program is $278 USD, but NOW! you can get 47% OFF, plus an additional $50 OFF with the coupon code EARLY50.(That means you can get lifetime access to the entire program for under $100 USD!😱 )Check out the full course details here: ⁠14-Day Chinese Speaking Accelerator(The lessons are taught in English and are designed to be beginner-friendly. And if you'd like to walk through and prepare for the kinds of situations you may face in Taiwan, we'd love to have you join us❤️)⁠---------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

保健食品bǎo jiàn shí pǐn ／保健品 bǎo jiàn pǐn - dietary supplements; health supplements外食 wài shí - to eat out; dine outside the home便當店 biàn dāng diàn - lunchbox shop; bento restaurant手搖飲 shǒu yáo yǐn - hand-shaken drink; bubble tea beverage比例 bǐ lì - proportion; ratio高油高鹽 gāo yóu gāo yán - high in oil and salt熬夜 áo yè - to stay up late營養 yíng yǎng - nutrition; nutrients補足 bǔ zú - to make up for; to supplement預防 yù fáng - to prevent慢性病 màn xìng bìng - chronic disease威脅 wēi xié - threat; risk維持 wéi chí - to maintain; to keep up加上 jiā shàng - in addition to; plus營養師 yíng yǎng shī - nutritionist; dietitian藥師 yào shī - pharmacist背書 bèi shū - to endorse; to support or vouch for禮盒 lǐ hé - gift box; gift set燕窩 yàn wō - bird’s nest (edible delicacy)魚油 yú yóu - fish oil綜合維他命 zōng hé wéi tā mìng - multivitamin送禮 sòng lǐ - to give a gift益生菌 yì shēng jūn - probiotics腸胃 cháng wèi - digestive system; stomach and intestines珍奶 zhēn nǎi - bubble milk tea (boba tea)油炸 yóu zhà - deep-fried; fried in oil有效 yǒu xiào - effective; works well連吃 lián chī - to take or eat continuously for several days打噴嚏 dǎ pēn tì - to sneeze敏感 mǐn gǎn - sensitive調節 tiáo jié - to regulate; to adjust腸道 cháng dào - intestinal tract; gut機能 jī néng - function; bodily function免疫力 miǎn yì lì - immunity; immune system strength維生素B群 wéi shēng sù B qún - vitamin B complex續命神物 xù mìng shén wù - “life-saving miracle”; something that keeps you going提神 tí shén - to refresh; to boost alertness抗疲勞 kàng pí láo - to fight fatigue; anti-fatigue葉黃素 yè huáng sù - lutein近視王國 jìn shì wáng guó - “kingdom of myopia”; a place with very high rates of nearsightedness重度 zhòng dù - severe; heavy依賴 yī lài - to rely on; to depend on智慧型手機 zhì huì xíng shǒu jī - smartphone近視 jìn shì - nearsightedness; myopia膠原蛋白 jiāo yuán dàn bái - collagen補充 bǔ chōng - to supplement; to replenish營養素 yíng yǎng sù - nutrient中毒 zhòng dú - poisoning; toxicity肝 gān - liver腎 shèn - kidney負擔 fù dān - burden; strain大劑量 dà jì liàng - high dosage; large dose累積 lěi jī - to accumulate; to build up毒素 dú sù - toxin急性肝腎衰竭 jí xìng gān shèn shuāi jié - acute liver and kidney failure交互作用 jiāo hù zuò yòng - interaction (especially between drugs or substances)慢性病藥物 màn xìng bìng yào wù - medication for chronic diseases補充 bǔ chōng - to supplement; to add nutrients典型 diǎn xíng - typical; representativePlanning to visit Taiwan this year or are you currently living in Taiwan? 😍Whether you're coming to Taiwan to travel, study, work, or live, I've prepared 100+ real-life Taiwan conversation templates covering everyday situations such as ordering food at a night market, buying drinks at a bubble tea shop, eating at a breakfast restaurant, shopping for clothes, checking into a hotel, taking the MRT, visiting a doctor, buying medicine at a pharmacy, going through the airport, and so much more!For each situation, I'll show you exactly what Taiwanese people are likely to say, how you can respond naturally, and how the conversation typically flows, so you can feel prepared and confident when speaking with Taiwanese people in real life.You'll also get complete Chinese pronunciation training, speaking drills, interactive role-play conversation practice, and a complete Zhuyin (Taiwanese phonetic system) tutorial to help you feel more comfortable, confident, and at ease in your daily life in Taiwan!The regular price of the program is $278 USD, but NOW! you can get 47% OFF, plus an additional $50 OFF with the coupon code EARLY50.(That means you can get lifetime access to the entire program for under $100 USD!😱 )Check out the full course details here: ⁠14-Day Chinese Speaking Accelerator⁠(The lessons are taught in English and are designed to be beginner-friendly. And if you'd like to walk through and prepare for the kinds of situations you may face in Taiwan, we'd love to have you join us❤️)

Travelling to Taiwan Soon or are you currently living in Taiwan? 😍 Whether you're coming to Taiwan to travel, study, work, or live, I've prepared 100+ real-life Taiwan conversation templates covering everyday situations such as ordering food at a night market, buying drinks at a bubble tea shop, eating at a breakfast restaurant, shopping for clothes, checking into a hotel, taking the MRT, visiting a doctor, buying medicine at a pharmacy, going through the airport, and so much more!For each situation, I'll show you exactly what Taiwanese people are likely to say, how you can respond naturally, and how the conversation typically flows, so you can feel prepared and confident when speaking with Taiwanese people in real life.You'll also get complete Chinese pronunciation training, speaking drills, interactive role-play conversation practice, and a complete Zhuyin (Taiwanese phonetic system) tutorial to help you feel more comfortable, confident, and at ease in your daily life in Taiwan!The regular price of the program is $278 USD, but NOW! you can get 47% OFF, plus an additional $50 OFF with the coupon code EARLY50.(That means you can get lifetime access to the entire program for under $100 USD!😱 )Check out the full course details here: 14-Day Chinese Speaking Accelerator(The lessons are taught in English and are designed to be beginner-friendly. And if you'd like to walk through and prepare for the kinds of situations you may face in Taiwan, we'd love to have you join us❤️)口說課程 kǒu shuō kè chéng - speaking course; oral communication course列印 liè yìn - to print (a document)影印 yǐng yìn - to photocopy; make copies結帳 jié zhàng - to pay; check out發音 fā yīn - pronunciation訓練 xùn liàn - training; practice聲調 shēng diào - tone (in a tonal language)子音 zǐ yīn - consonant母音 mǔ yīn - vowel注音 zhù yīn - Zhuyin (Taiwan phonetic system)基本 jī běn - basic; fundamental基礎結構 jī chǔ jié gòu - basic structure; foundational framework分 fēn - to divide; classify詞彙 cí huì - vocabulary種類 zhǒng lèi - type; category肉類 ròu lèi - meat products; meats海鮮 hǎi xiān - seafood新鮮 xīn xiān - fresh鹽酥雞 yán sū jī - Taiwanese fried chicken bites餐具 cān jù - tableware; eating utensils料 liào - ingredient; filling; material完整 wán zhěng - complete; comprehensive路邊 lù biān - roadside; by the street西餐廳 xī cān tīng - Western restaurant主菜 zhǔ cài - main course沙拉 shā lā - salad預約 yù yuē - to make a reservation; appointment點餐 diǎn cān - to order food過敏 guò mǐn - allergy; allergic reaction配料 pèi liào - toppings; ingredients; add-ons甜度 tián dù - sweetness level冰塊 bīng kuài - ice cubes首飾 shǒu shì - jewelry; accessories折扣 zhé kòu - discount拒絕 jù jué - to refuse; reject袋子 dài zi - bag會員 huì yuán - member; membership holder退換貨 tuì huàn huò - returns and exchanges詳細 xiáng xì - detailed; thorough位子 wèi zi - seat; place計程車 jì chéng chē - taxi加快速度 jiā kuài sù dù - to speed up; accelerate注意事項 zhù yì shì xiàng - important notes; things to pay attention to洗澡 xǐ zǎo - to take a shower; bathe退房 tuì fáng - to check out (of a hotel)移民署 yí mín shǔ - National Immigration Agency告白 gào bái - to confess one's feelings (romantically)關心 guān xīn - to care about; show concern for稱讚 chēng zàn - to praise; compliment求婚 qiú hūn - to propose marriage推薦 tuī jiàn - to recommend加入 jiā rù - to join專心 zhuān xīn - to concentrate; focus流暢 liú chàng - fluent; smooth簡體字 jiǎn tǐ zì - Simplified Chinese characters繁體字 fán tǐ zì - Traditional Chinese characters社群 shè qún - community; online community; social group本來 běn lái - originally; at first價錢 jià qián - price打五折 dǎ wǔ zhé - 50% off; half price折扣 zhé kòu - discount複習 fù xí - to review; revise previously learned materialFollow 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

端午節 Duānwǔjié - Dragon Boat Festival屈原 Qū Yuán - Qu Yuan, an ancient Chinese poet and politician侵略 qīnlüè - to invade; invasion投江自盡 tóujiāng zìjìn - to commit suicide by jumping into a river蝦子 xiāzi - shrimp划船 huáchuán - to row a boat敲鑼打鼓 qiāo luó dǎ gǔ - to beat drums and gongs把...嚇走 bǎ... xiàzǒu - to scare away竹葉 zhúyè - bamboo leaves包粽子 bāo zòngzi - to wrap rice dumplings划龍舟 huá lóngzhōu - to race dragon boats流傳下來 liúchuán xiàlái - to pass down through generations蚊子 wénzi - mosquito蟲子 chóngzi - insect; bug蛇 shé - snake螞蟻 mǎyǐ - ant傳染病 chuánrǎnbìng - infectious disease爆發 bàofā - to break out; outbreak掛 guà - to hang艾草 àicǎo - mugwort喝雄黃酒 hē xiónghuángjiǔ - to drink realgar wine植物 zhíwù - plant菖蒲 chāngpú - calamus plant趨吉避凶 qūjí bìxiōng - to seek good fortune and avoid bad luck立蛋 lìdàn - egg balancing tradition地球引力 dìqiú yǐnlì - Earth’s gravity立起來 lì qǐlái - to stand upright倒 dǎo - to fall over水龍頭 shuǐlóngtóu - faucet; tap午時水 wǔshíshuǐ - “noon water” collected at noon during Dragon Boat Festival避邪 bìxié - to ward off evil淨身 jìngshēn - to cleanse the body spiritually功效 gōngxiào - effect; function接水 jiē shuǐ - to collect water收藏 shōucáng - to store; to keep as a collectionFollow 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

請勿將衛生紙丟入馬桶 qǐng wù jiāng wèi shēng zhǐ diū rù mǎ tǒng - please do not throw toilet paper into the toilet上廁所 shàng cè suǒ - to use the bathroom; to go to the toilet衛生紙 wèi shēng zhǐ - toilet paper丟進 diū jìn - to throw into馬桶 mǎ tǒng - toilet排水管徑 pái shuǐ guǎn jìng - drainage pipe diameter細 xì - thin; narrow管路彎頭 guǎn lù wān tóu - pipe bends/elbows轉彎 zhuǎn wān - to turn; bend堆積 duī jī - to pile up; accumulate水流沖力 shuǐ liú chōng lì - water flushing force卡住 kǎ zhù - to get stuck化糞池 huà fèn chí - septic tank垃圾桶 lè sè tǒng - trash can填滿 tián mǎn - to fill up排出來 pái chū lái - to discharge; to expel大便 dà biàn - feces; poop清理 qīng lǐ - to clean up抽肥車 chōu féi chē - septic tank pumping truck管線 guǎn xiàn - pipelines; piping system水管 shuǐ guǎn - water pipe面紙 miàn zhǐ - facial tissue擦手 cā shǒu - to wipe hands纖維 xiān wéi - fiber分散 fēn sàn - to disperse; to break apart濕強劑 shī qiáng jì - wet-strength agent分解 fēn jiě - to decompose; to break down堵塞 dǔ sè / dǔ sāi - blockage; to clog長輩 zhǎng bèi - elders; older generationFollow 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

黑暗 hēi àn - dark; negative or hidden side陋習 lòu xí - bad habit; outdated social practice買職位 mǎi zhí wèi - to buy a position or job through money or influence政府部門 zhèng fǔ bù mén - government department軍隊 jūn duì - military; army秘密 mì mì - secret承認 chéng rèn - to admit; to acknowledge捐錢 juān qián - to donate money組織 zǔ zhī - organization校長 xiào zhǎng - school principal以...名義 yǐ...míng yì - in the name of; under the pretense of軍官 jūn guān - military officer往上爬 wǎng shàng pá - to climb higher; to move up in status or rank賄選 huì xuǎn - vote-buying; election bribery選舉 xuǎn jǔ - election塞紅包 sāi hóng bāo - to secretly give money in a red envelope贈送 zèng sòng - to give as a gift禮品 lǐ pǐn - gift; present車馬費 chē mǎ fèi - transportation allowance; appearance fee樁腳 zhuāng jiǎo - local political influencer or organizer勢 shì - power; influence家庭背景調查 jiā tíng bèi jǐng diào chá - family background investigation職業 zhí yè - occupation; profession教育程度 jiào yù chéng dù - education level給...貼標籤 gěi...tiē biāo qiān - to label or stereotype someoneFollow 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

播客 bōkè - podcast感動 gǎndòng - touched; moved emotionally資源 zīyuán - resources初學者 chūxuézhě - beginner人工智慧 réngōng zhìhuì - artificial intelligence (AI)集 jí - episode (for shows/podcasts)訪問 fǎngwèn - to interview初級 chūjí - beginner level; elementary level程度 chéngdù - level; proficiency工作量太大 gōngzuòliàng tài dà - the workload is too heavy爭議性 zhēngyìxìng - controversial nature抱怨 bàoyuàn - to complain掙扎 zhēngzhá - to struggle internally推廣 tuīguǎng - to promote負面 fùmiàn - negative宗教信仰 zōngjiào xìnyǎng - religious belief寫訊息 xiě xùnxí - to send/write a message回覆 huífù - to reply; respond隨時 suíshí - at any time調整 tiáozhěng - to adjust往...邁進 wǎng... màijìn - to move toward; advance towardFollow 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

縣市 xiàn shì - counties and cities / local administrative areas差異 chā yì - difference / distinction管教 guǎn jiào - to discipline / educate children節省 jié shěng - to save money / be frugal觀念 guān niàn - concept / way of thinking財不露白 cái bú lòu bái - not showing off one’s wealth股票 gǔ piào - stocks / shares投資 tóu zī - investment大方 dà fāng - generous龍蝦 lóng xiā - lobster嚇歪了 xià wāi le - extremely shocked / blown away海鮮 hǎi xiān - seafood陌生人 mò shēng rén - stranger私事 sī shì - private matters / personal affairs防範 fáng fàn - to guard against / take precautions抱怨 bào yuàn - to complain親戚 qīn qī - relatives隱私 yǐn sī - privacy表現 biǎo xiàn - behavior / performance親切 qīn qiè - friendly / warm友善 yǒu shàn - friendly / kind人情味 rén qíng wèi - human warmth / hospitality競爭 jìng zhēng - competition激烈 jī liè - intense / fierce謹慎 jǐn shèn - cautious / careful冷漠 lěng mò - indifferent / cold競爭 jìng zhēng - competition愛八卦 ài bā guà - to enjoy gossiping打招呼 dǎ zhāo hū - to greet someone鄰居 lín jū - neighbor點個頭 diǎn ge tóu - to nod one’s head跟我搭話 gēn wǒ dā huà - to start a conversation with me觀察 guān chá - to observe現象 xiàn xiàng - phenomenon / situationFollow 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

氣候變遷 qì hòu biàn qiān - climate change世界各地 shì jiè gè dì - around the world加州 Jiā zhōu - California洛杉磯 Luò shān jī - Los Angeles森林大火 sēn lín dà huǒ - wildfire / forest fire造成 zào chéng - to cause損壞 sǔn huài - damage空氣品質 kōng qì pǐn zhì - air quality極端 jí duān - extreme熱浪 rè làng - heat wave氣溫 qì wēn - temperature危害 wéi hài - to harm / endanger熱死人 rè sǐ rén - so hot that it could kill people損害 sǔn hài - damage / harm不光 bù guāng - not only屋頂被掀翻 wū dǐng bèi xiān fān - roof being blown off網路線 wǎng lù xiàn - internet cable假議題 jiǎ yì tí - fake issue / false issue存在 cún zài - to exist排放 pái fàng - to emit / discharge二氧化碳 èr yǎng huà tàn - carbon dioxide溫室氣體 wēn shì qì tǐ - greenhouse gases熱能 rè néng - heat energy困在大氣中 kùn zài dà qì zhōng - trapped in the atmosphere平均溫度 píng jūn wēn dù - average temperature升高 shēng gāo - to rise / increase乾旱 gān hàn - drought暴雨 bào yǔ - heavy rainstorm冰川融化 bīng chuān róng huà - glacier melting海平面上升 hǎi píng miàn shàng shēng - sea level rise吸收 xī shōu - to absorb頻繁 pín fán - frequent採取 cǎi qǔ - to take / adopt行動 xíng dòng - action搭乘 dā chéng - to take / ride (transportation)大眾交通工具 dà zhòng jiāo tōng gōng jù - public transportation節省 jié shěng - to save / conserve電力 diàn lì - electricity / electric power一次性塑膠製品 yí cì xìng sù jiāo zhì pǐn - single-use plastic products塑膠袋 sù jiāo dài - plastic bag加強 jiā qiáng - to strengthen綠能的建設 lǜ néng de jiàn shè - green energy infrastructure太陽能 tài yáng néng - solar energy風力 fēng lì - wind power發電 fā diàn - to generate electricity制定 zhì dìng - to formulate / establish排放標準 pái fàng biāo zhǔn - emission standards地球 dì qiú - Earth 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

芒果 mángguǒ - mango芒果季 mángguǒ jì - mango season盛產期 shèngchǎn qí - peak harvest season產量 chǎnliàng - production amount; yield豐富 fēngfù - abundant; plentiful種類 zhǒnglèi - type; variety風味 fēngwèi - flavor; taste style口感 kǒugǎn - texture; mouthfeel愛文芒果 Àiwén mángguǒ - Irwin mango (a popular mango variety in Taiwan)品種 pǐnzhǒng - breed; variety果皮 guǒpí - fruit skin; peel甜度 tiándù - sweetness level纖維 xiānwéi - fiber香氣 xiāngqì - aroma; fragrance濃郁 nóngyù - rich and intense (flavor/aroma)金黃色 jīnhuángsè - golden yellow土芒果 tǔ mángguǒ - native Taiwanese mango特有 tèyǒu - unique to; distinctive果實 guǒshí - fruit flesh; fruit濃烈 nóngliè - strong; intense芒果青 mángguǒ qīng (also called 情人果 qíngrén guǒ) - pickled green mango snack加料 jiāliào - add toppings/extra ingredients金煌芒果 Jīnhuáng mángguǒ - Jin Huang mango (large sweet mango variety)肉質 ròuzhí - flesh textureQ彈 Q tán - chewy and bouncy texture紮實 zhāshí - firm; solid texture具代表性 jù dàibiǎoxìng - representative; iconic甜點 tiándiǎn - dessert鋪 pū - to spread; to cover with雪花冰 xuěhuā bīng - shaved milk ice dessert淋上煉乳 lín shàng liànrǔ - to drizzle condensed milk on top一球 yì qiú - one scoop解暑 jiěshǔ - to relieve summer heat楊枝甘露 yángzhī gānlù - mango pomelo sago dessert/drink葡萄柚 pútáoyòu - grapefruit/pomelo西米露 xīmǐlù - sago dessert小芋圓 xiǎo yùyuán - small taro balls椰奶 yēnǎi - coconut milkFollow 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

物理療法 wù lǐ liáo fǎ - physical therapy / physical treatment刮痧 guā shā - Gua Sha; a traditional scraping therapy通體舒暢 tōng tǐ shū chàng - to feel completely relaxed and comfortable頭暈 tóu yūn - dizziness刮一下 guā yí xià - to scrape briefly / do a quick Gua Sha treatment刮痧板 guā shā bǎn - Gua Sha scraping tool皮膚的表面 pí fū de biǎo miàn - the surface of the skin反覆 fǎn fù - repeatedly刮動 guā dòng - to scrape/move across the skin皮下組織 pí xià zǔ zhī - subcutaneous tissue出血 chū xiě - bleeding出痧 chū shā - to develop red/purple marks after Gua Sha散熱 sàn rè - to release heat from the body排毒 pái dú - to detoxify肩膀 jiān bǎng - shoulders後背 hòu bèi - upper/lower back中暑 zhòng shǔ - heatstroke擴張 kuò zhāng - to expand / dilate毛細血管 máo xì xiě guǎn - capillaries胸悶 xiōng mēn - chest tightness依據 yī jù - basis / evidence代謝 dài xiè - metabolism肌肉組織 jī ròu zǔ zhī - muscle tissue廢物 fèi wù - waste substances緩解 huǎn jiě - to relieve / ease脖子 bó zi - neck痠痛 suān tòng - soreness and pain調節免疫 tiáo jié miǎn yì - to regulate the immune system啟動 qǐ dòng - to activate / start自我修復機制 zì wǒ xiū fù jī zhì - self-repair mechanism增強 zēng qiáng - to strengthen / enhance免疫反應 miǎn yì fǎn yìng - immune response淡紅色 dàn hóng sè - light red / pale red紫黑色 zǐ hēi sè - dark purple-black color判斷 pàn duàn - to judge / determine體內 tǐ nèi - inside the body病氣 bìng qì - illness-related negative energy (traditional Chinese medicine concept)輕重 qīng zhòng - severity / seriousness寒屬性 hán shǔ xìng - cold-type attribute/property熱屬性 rè shǔ xìng - heat-type attribute/property留存 liú cún - to preserve / remain追溯 zhuī sù - to trace back to舊石器時代 jiù shí qì shí dài - Paleolithic Age本能 běn néng - instinct石塊 shí kuài - stone / rock撫摩 fǔ mó - to stroke / rub gently捶擊 chuí jí - to pound / strike唐代 táng dài - Tang Dynasty宋代 sòng dài - Song Dynasty紀錄 jì lù - record / documentation明朝 míng cháo - Ming Dynasty詳細 xiáng xì - detailed記載 jì zǎi - to record / document療效 liáo xiào - healing effect / therapeutic effect銅錢 tóng qián - ancient copper coin湯匙 tāng chí - spoon梳子 shū zi - comb木頭 mù tou - wood不鏽鋼 bú xiù gāng - stainless steel石頭 shí tou - stone單純 dān chún - simple / pure民俗療法 mín sú liáo fǎ - folk remedy / traditional folk therapy走向國際 zǒu xiàng guó jì - to become international / go global拉提 lā tí - lifting and firming (beauty treatment term)消腫 xiāo zhǒng - to reduce swelling凡士林 fán shì lín - Vaseline / petroleum jelly嬰兒油 yīng ér yóu - baby oil乳液 rǔ yì - lotion潤滑 rùn huá - lubrication / to lubricate摩擦 mó cā - friction傷害 shāng hài - damage / harm力道 lì dào - strength / force appliedFollow 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

退休 tuì xiū - retirement; to retire窮困 qióng kùn - poor; impoverished欠債 qiàn zhài - to be in debt家庭因素 jiā tíng yīn sù - family-related factors職場 zhí chǎng - workplace陪伴 péi bàn - to accompany; to spend time with規劃 guī huà - planning; to plan把錢投入股市 bǎ qián tóu rù gǔ shì - to invest money in the stock market退而不休 tuì ér bù xiū - retired but still active/working全職的工作 quán zhí de gōng zuò - full-time job職業 zhí yè - profession; occupation演講 yǎn jiǎng - speech; to give a speech收入來源 shōu rù lái yuán - source of income減少 jiǎn shǎo - to reduce; to decrease保障制度 bǎo zhàng zhì dù - security/protection system勞工退休金制度 (勞退) láo gōng tuì xiū jīn zhì dù (láo tuì) - labor pension system提撥 tí bō - to contribute funds regularly基本的生活保障 jī běn de shēng huó bǎo zhàng - basic living security固定 gù dìng - fixed; stable繳 jiǎo - to pay (fees, taxes, insurance, etc.)國民年金 guó mín nián jīn - national pension股票 gǔ piào - stocks; shares公務員 gōng wù yuán - civil servant; government employee教師 jiào shī - teacher軍人 jūn rén - soldier; military personnel房價高 fáng jià gāo - high housing prices物價上升 wù jià shàng shēng - rising prices; inflation平均壽命 píng jūn shòu mìng - average lifespan提早 tí zǎo - early; ahead of time理財 lǐ cái - financial management房地產 fáng dì chǎn - real estateFollow 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

泛舟 fàn zhōu - river tracing / white-water rafting橡皮艇 xiàng pí tǐng - inflatable raft / rubber boat河流 hé liú - river順流而下 shùn liú ér xià - to go downstream with the current簡單來說 jiǎn dān lái shuō - simply speaking / in simple terms團體運動 tuán tǐ yùn dòng - team activity / group sport艘 sāo - measure word for boats and ships操槳 cāo jiǎng - to paddle / row船槳 chuán jiǎng - paddle / oar划 huá - to paddle / row救生員 jiù shēng yuán - lifeguard / rafting guide聽從 tīng cóng - to follow / obey指令 zhǐ lìng - instruction / command避開 bì kāi - to avoid礁石 jiāo shí - reef / large rock in water打水仗 dǎ shuǐ zhàng - to splash water/play in water激流 jī liú - rapid current / rapids落差 luò chā - height difference / drop湍急 tuān jí - fast-flowing / turbulent冒險 mào xiǎn - adventure / risky experience生態 shēng tài - ecology / ecosystem遵守 zūn shǒu - to follow / obey規定 guī dìng - rule / regulation穿著 chuān zhuó - to wear / clothing style輕便 qīng biàn - lightweight / convenient排汗 pái hàn - moisture-wicking / sweat-absorbing長袖衣物 cháng xiù yī wù - long-sleeved clothing防曬 fáng shài - sun protection防刮傷 fáng guā shāng - protection against scratches刮到 guā dào - to get scraped/scratched by something拖鞋 tuō xié - slippers / flip-flops包鞋 bāo xié - closed-toe shoes教練 jiào liàn - coach / instructor划槳 huá jiǎng - to paddle落水 luò shuǐ - to fall into the water自救 zì jiù - self-rescue救生衣 jiù shēng yī - life jacket安全帽 ān quán mào - helmet被河流沖走 bèi hé liú chōng zǒu - to be swept away by the river秀姑巒溪 xiù gū luán xī - Xiuguluan River (in Hualien)荖濃溪 lǎo nóng xī - Laonong River (in Kaohsiung)高低落差 gāo dī luò chā - elevation difference / vertical drop驚險 jīng xiǎn - thrilling / dangerous and exciting宜蘭 yí lán - Yilan (county in northeastern Taiwan)安農溪 ān nóng xī - Annong River (in Yilan)人工灌溉 rén gōng guàn gài - artificial irrigation渠道 qú dào - canal / water channel水量充足 shuǐ liàng chōng zú - abundant water volume刺激 cì jī - exciting / thrilling報名 bào míng - to sign up / register喪命 sàng mìng - to lose one’s life千萬不要 qiān wàn bú yào - absolutely do not / never ever do somethingFollow 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

迷信 mí xìn - superstition逢九不過 féng jiǔ bú guò - not celebrating birthdays ending in 9慶祝 qìng zhù - to celebrate尾數 wěi shù - last digit / ending number年紀 nián jì - age命理學 mìng lǐ xué - fortune studies / destiny theory算命 suàn mìng - fortune telling民間信仰 mín jiān xìn yǎng - folk beliefs關卡 guān qiǎ - checkpoint / difficult stage打敗 dǎ bài - to defeat大魔王 dà mó wáng - final boss / big demon king衝過 chōng guò - to get through / push through運勢 yùn shì - fortune / luck波動 bō dòng - fluctuation意外 yì wài - accident / unexpected event不順利 bú shùn lì - not going smoothly逢九必變 féng jiǔ bì biàn - major changes happen at ages ending in 9階段 jiē duàn - stage / phase過渡期 guò dù qí - transition period辦派對 bàn pài duì - to hold a party驚動 jīng dòng - to alarm / disturb神靈 shén líng - spirits / deities吸引 xī yǐn - to attract鬼魂 guǐ hún - ghost / spirit暑期 shǔ qí - summer period營隊 yíng duì - camp group夏令營 xià lìng yíng - summer camp輔導員 fǔ dǎo yuán - counselor / camp leader暑假 shǔ jià - summer vacation海鮮過敏 hǎi xiān guò mǐn - seafood allergy海鮮 hǎi xiān - seafood全身過敏 quán shēn guò mǐn - full-body allergic reaction發紅發腫 fā hóng fā zhǒng - become red and swollen被送去醫院 bèi sòng qù yī yuàn - to be taken to the hospital打針 dǎ zhēn - to get an injection誇張 kuā zhāng - exaggerated / shocking跨入 kuà rù - to step into / enter翹課 qiào kè - to skip class劇烈 jù liè - intense / drastic疫情大爆發 yì qíng dà bào fā - major outbreak of an epidemic跳過 tiào guò - to skip度過 dù guò - to get through / spend (time)豬腳麵線 zhū jiǎo miàn xiàn - pig trotter noodle soup象徵 xiàng zhēng - to symbolize去霉運 qù méi yùn - to get rid of bad luckFollow 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

負面的情緒 fù miàn de qíng xù - negative emotions敵意 dí yì - hostility; animosity首相 shǒu xiàng - prime minister高市早苗 Gāoshì Zǎomiáo - Sanae Takaichi發表 fā biǎo - to announce; to发表言論 yán lùn - statement; remarks緊急狀況 jǐn jí zhuàng kuàng - emergency situation敏感 mǐn gǎn - sensitive外交部 wài jiāo bù - Ministry of Foreign Affairs強烈 qiáng liè - strong; intense譴責 qiǎn zé - to condemn抗議 kàng yì - to protest定位 dìng wèi - to position; to define威脅 wēi xié - threat現實 xiàn shí - reality; actual對手 duì shǒu - opponent; rival敵人 dí rén - enemy中國駐大阪領事 Zhōngguó zhù Dàbǎn lǐng shì - Chinese consul in Osaka激進 jī jìn - radical; extreme批評 pī píng - to criticize官方 guān fāng - official; governmental交流 jiāo liú - exchange; communication停擺 tíng bǎi - to come to a halt; deadlock雪崩式的暴跌 xuě bēng shì de bào dié - avalanche-like sharp decline社會治安 shè huì zhì ān - public security; social order針對 zhēn duì - aimed at; directed toward犯罪 fàn zuì - crime; criminal activity熊 xióng - bear風險 fēng xiǎn - risk航空公司 háng kōng gōng sī - airline company旅行社 lǚ xíng shè - travel agency減少 jiǎn shǎo - to reduce; to decrease限制 xiàn zhì - to restrict; limitation銷售 xiāo shòu - sales; to sell制裁 zhì cái - sanctions; to sanction手段 shǒu duàn - method; means利用 lì yòng - to use; to take advantage of旅遊武器化 lǚ yóu wǔ qì huà - weaponization of tourism打擊 dǎ jí - to strike; to damage施壓 shī yā - to pressure收回 shōu huí - to withdraw; to take back經濟不景氣 jīng jì bù jǐng qì - economic downturn; bad economy把消費留在國內 bǎ xiāo fèi liú zài guó nèi - to keep consumption/spending within the countryFollow 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

屏東 píng dōng - Pingtung (a county in southern Taiwan)黑鮪魚文化觀光季 hēi wěi yú wén huà guān guāng jì - Bluefin Tuna Cultural and Tourism Festival黑鮪魚 hēi wěi yú - bluefin tuna漁業 yú yè - fishing industry / fishery觀光活動 guān guāng huó dòng - tourism activity / tourist event特產 tè chǎn - local specialty product櫻花蝦 yīng huā xiā - sakura shrimp油魚子 yóu yú zǐ - mullet roe東港 dōng gǎng - Donggang (a township in Pingtung, Taiwan)墾丁 kěn dīng - Kenting (a popular beach area in southern Taiwan)靠海 kào hǎi - located near the sea沙灘 shā tān - beach餐飲 cān yǐn - food and beverage industry生魚片 shēng yú piàn - sashimi / raw fish slices腹部 fù bù - belly / abdomen入口即化 rù kǒu jí huà - melts in your mouth魚眼睛 yú yǎn jing - fish eyes魚尾巴 yú wěi ba - fish tail特殊部位 tè shū bù wèi - special cuts / unusual body parts黑潮 hēi cháo - Kuroshio Current (Black Current)洄游 huí yóu - migratory swimming / fish migration海域 hǎi yù - sea area / waters捕獲 bǔ huò - to catch / capture肥美 féi měi - rich, fatty, and delicious (usually describing seafood/meat)東港魚市場 dōng gǎng yú shì chǎng - Donggang Fish Market拍賣 pāi mài - auction華僑市場 huá qiáo shì chǎng - Huaqiao Market櫻花蝦乾 yīng huā xiā gān - dried sakura shrimp雙糕潤 shuāng gāo rùn - Traditional Steamed Brown Sugar Rice CakeFollow 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

熬夜 áo yè - to stay up late消夜 xiāo yè - late-night snack夜貓子 yè māo zi - night owl動力 dòng lì - motivation懶 lǎn - lazy追劇 zhuī jù - to binge-watch dramas/shows負面 fù miàn - negative睡眠不足 shuì mián bù zú - lack of sleep / sleep deprivation疲倦 pí juàn - tired / fatigued注意力下降 zhù yì lì xià jiàng - decreased attention / reduced concentration專心 zhuān xīn - to focus / concentrate效率 xiào lǜ - efficiency免疫系統 miǎn yì xì tǒng - immune system免疫力 miǎn yì lì - immunity / immune strength細菌 xì jūn - bacteria病毒 bìng dú - virus情緒不穩定 qíng xù bù wěn dìng - emotionally unstable焦慮 jiāo lǜ - anxiety / anxious拼命 pīn mìng - to work desperately / very hard房仲 fáng zhòng - real estate agent猝死 cù sǐ - sudden death在睡夢中 zài shuì mèng zhōng - in one’s sleep自律 zì lǜ - self-disciplined充足的睡眠 chōng zú de shuì mián - sufficient sleep沖 chōng - to rinse / wash脖子 bó zi - neck肩膀 jiān bǎng - shoulders鬆下來 sōng xià lái - to relax / loosen up草藥 cǎo yào - herbal medicine / herbs洗熱水澡 xǐ rè shuǐ zǎo - to take a hot bath/showerFollow 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

老鼠 lǎoshǔ - rat; mouse掃地 sǎo dì - to sweep the floor拖地 tuō dì - to mop the floor富豪區 fù háo qū - wealthy area; rich neighborhood大安區 Dà’ān Qū - Da’an District (in Taipei)信義區 Xìnyì Qū - Xinyi District (in Taipei)體型 tǐ xíng - body size; physique爆發 bào fā - to break out; to erupt漢他病毒 Hàn tā bìng dú - hantavirus致死 zhì sǐ - to cause death; fatal案例 àn lì - case; example傳染 chuán rǎn - to infect; to spread disease疾病 jí bìng - disease; illness死亡 sǐ wáng - death恐慌 kǒng huāng - panic投放 tóu fàng - to place; to distribute; to release老鼠藥 lǎo shǔ yào - rat poison包裝 bāo zhuāng - packaging; to package遛狗 liù gǒu - to walk a dog害死 hài sǐ - to cause someone/something to die氣炸 qì zhà - extremely angry; furious運往 yùn wǎng - to transport to髒亂 zāng luàn - dirty and messy流浪貓 liú làng māo - stray cat老鷹 lǎo yīng - eagle大量 dà liàng - a large amount; massive quantity破壞 pò huài - to destroy; to damage生態 shēng tài - ecology; ecosystem鼠患 shǔ huàn - rat infestation problem及早處理 jí zǎo chǔ lǐ - to deal with early; early intervention土壤 tǔ rǎng - soil吸收 xī shōu - to absorb滲 shèn - to seep; to penetrate生物 shēng wù - living organism; creature迫害 pò hài - persecution; harm監督 jiān dū - to supervise; to monitor清理環境 qīng lǐ huán jìng - to clean up the environment撿起來 jiǎn qǐ lái - to pick upFollow 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

日月潭花火音樂嘉年華 rì yuè tán huā huǒ yīn yuè jiā nián huá - Sun Moon Lake Music & Fireworks Festival南投 nán tóu - Nantou (a county in central Taiwan)交響音樂會 jiāo xiǎng yīn yuè huì - symphony concert加上 jiā shàng - in addition to; plus高空煙火秀 gāo kōng yān huǒ xiù - high-altitude fireworks show交響樂 jiāo xiǎng yuè - symphonic music倒映在湖面上 dào yìng zài hú miàn shàng - reflected on the surface of the lake壯觀 zhuàng guān - spectacular; magnificent日月潭環湖馬拉松 rì yuè tán huán hú mǎ lā sōng - Sun Moon Lake round-the-lake marathon馬拉松 mǎ lā sōng - marathon自行車嘉年華 zì xíng chē jiā nián huá - cycling festival無人機燈光秀 wú rén jī dēng guāng xiù - drone light show演出 yǎn chū - performance; to perform涼爽 liáng shuǎng - cool and refreshing (weather)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

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-you-throw (garbage fee charged per official bag)專用的垃圾袋 zhuān yòng de lè sè dài - designated garbage bags隨便 suí biàn - casually; randomly; without restriction塑膠袋 sù jiāo dài - plastic bag清潔費 qīng jié fèi - sanitation/cleaning fee瓶罐類 píng guàn lèi - bottles and cans (recyclables category)負擔 fù dān - burden; to afford; to bear the cost自在 zì zài - free; at ease人生 rén shēng - lifeFollow 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

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 period明朝 Míng cháo - Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)清朝 Qīng cháo - Qing Dynasty (1644–1912)漢人的政權 Hàn rén de zhèng quán - Han Chinese regime皇帝 huáng dì - emperor女真人 Nǚ zhēn rén - Jurchen people少數民族 shǎo shù mín zú - ethnic minority服氣 fú qì - to accept; to be convinced推翻 tuī fān - to overthrow打敗 dǎ bài - to defeat反攻大陸 fǎn gōng dà lù - to retake mainland China穩固 wěn gù - to stabilize; to consolidate甲午戰爭 Jiǎ wǔ zhàn zhēng - First Sino-Japanese War (First China–Japan War, 25 July 1894 – 17 April 1895)打仗 dǎ zhàng - to wage war割讓 gē ràng - to cede (territory)統治 tǒng zhì - to rule; to govern協議 xié yì - agreement中華民國 Zhōng huá mín guó - Republic of China (Taiwan) (founded in 1912)混亂 hùn luàn - chaotic; disorderly腐敗 fǔ bài - corrupt; corruption起義 qǐ yì - uprising發動革命 fā dòng gé mìng - to launch a revolution推翻 tuī fān - to overthrow內戰 nèi zhàn - civil war共產黨 gòng chǎn dǎng - Communist Party國民黨 guó mín dǎng - Kuomintang (KMT)抗日 kàng rì - to resist Japan (Anti-Japanese resistance)中華人民共和國 Zhōng huá rén mín gòng hé guó - People’s Republic of China (October 1, 1949 founded)執政 zhí zhèng - to be in power; to govern民主社會 mín zhǔ shè huì - democratic society戒嚴 jiè yán - martial law (May 20, 1949 – Jul 15, 1987 in Taiwan)撤退 chè tuì - to retreat通信 tōng xìn - to communicate (by mail/phone)間諜 jiàn dié - spy一個中國原則 yí gè Zhōng guó yuán zé - One-China principle十大建設 shí dà jiàn shè - Ten Major Construction Projects (Taiwan)反對台獨 fǎn duì tái dú - to oppose Taiwan independence派 pài - to send; to dispatch軍機軍艦 jūn jī jūn jiàn - military aircraft and warships民主自由 mín zhǔ zì yóu - democracy and freedom親近 qīn jìn - to get closer to; to be close withFollow 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

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 - sticky rice with oil (savory glutinous rice dish)竹子 zhú zi - bamboo鋸成一節一節 jù chéng yì jié yì jié - to cut into sections剖開 pǒu kāi - to split open浸泡 jìn pào - to soak肉絲 ròu sī - shredded meat芋頭 yù tóu - taro淹過 yān guò - to cover (with liquid)香蕉葉 xiāng jiāo yè - banana leaf錫箔紙 xí bó zhǐ - aluminum foil封住 fēng zhù - to seal炭火 tàn huǒ - charcoal fire翻轉 fān zhuǎn - to turn over烘烤 hōng kǎo - to roast; bake焦黑 jiāo hēi - burnt black冒出蒸氣 mào chū zhēng qì - to release steam蒸 zhēng - to steam切成兩半 qiē chéng liǎng bàn - to cut into two halves技巧 jì qiǎo - skill; technique香氣 xiāng qì - aroma; fragrance竹內膜 zhú nèi mó - inner bamboo membrane口感 kǒu gǎn - texture (mouthfeel)清爽 qīng shuǎng - light and refreshing嚼勁 jiáo jìn - chewiness油膩 yóu nì - greasy口水 kǒu shuǐ - saliva; drool新北市的烏來 Xīn běi shì de Wū lái - Wulai, New Taipei CityFollow 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

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 qì - surveillance camera排水管 pái shuǐ guǎn - drainage pipe瓦斯管 wǎ sī guǎn - gas pipe樓層 lóu céng - floor (of a building)治安 zhì ān - public safety記憶深刻 jì yì shēn kè - deeply memorable失蹤 shī zōng - missing / disappeared隔壁 gé bì - next door / neighbor綁架 bǎng jià - kidnapping撕票 sī piào - to kill a hostage犯人 fàn rén - criminal向外推伸 xiàng wài tuī shēn - to extend outward晾衣服 liàng yī fú - to hang clothes to dry種植盆栽 zhòng zhí pén zāi - to grow potted plants個人 gè rén - individual / personal美學意識 měi xué yì shì - aesthetic awareness失火 shī huǒ - fire accident消防人員 xiāo fáng rén yuán - firefighters救災 jiù zāi - disaster rescue限制 xiàn zhì - restriction區分所有權人會議 qū fēn suǒ yǒu quán rén huì yì - condominium owners’ meeting管委會 guǎn wěi huì - management committee住戶 zhù hù - residents逃生口 táo shēng kǒu - emergency exit逃生門 táo shēng mén - escape door上鎖 shàng suǒ - to lock滅火器 miè huǒ qì - fire extinguisher隱形鐵窗 yǐn xíng tiě chuāng - invisible window bars墜樓 zhuì lóu - to fall from a building美觀 měi guān - aesthetically pleasing自殺 zì shā - suicide消防安全 xiāo fáng ān quán - fire safety剪斷器 jiǎn duàn qì - cutting tool破壞 pò huài - to destroy / to breakFollow 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

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 - cardboard box把身體蓋住 bǎ shēn tǐ gài zhù - to cover one’s body乞討 qǐ tǎo - to beg統計 tǒng jì - statistics大多數集中在 dà duō shù jí zhōng zài - mostly concentrated in訪問 fǎng wèn - to interview失業 shī yè - unemployment收入太低 shōu rù tài dī - income is too low支付 zhī fù - to pay自由自在 zì yóu zì zài - free and unrestrained物價 wù jià - prices (of goods)上升 shàng shēng - to rise / increase經濟弱勢 jīng jì ruò shì - economically disadvantaged陷入生活困境 xiàn rù shēng huó kùn jìng - to fall into life difficulties毒癮 dú yǐn - drug addiction吸毒吸上癮 xī dú xī shàng yǐn - to become addicted to drugs中老年人 zhōng lǎo nián rén - middle-aged and elderly people民間團體 mín jiān tuán tǐ - non-governmental organizations臨時 lín shí - temporary收容中心 shōu róng zhōng xīn - shelter center別人的眼光 bié rén de yǎn guāng - others’ opinions / judgments光溜溜 guāng liū liū - naked / bare社工人員 shè gōng rén yuán - social worker協助 xié zhù - to assist / to help重新回到社會 chóng xīn huí dào shè huì - to reintegrate into society生活補助 shēng huó bǔ zhù - living allowance職業訓練 zhí yè xùn liàn - vocational training物質 wù zhí - material (things)包容 bāo róng - to tolerate / to be inclusiveFollow 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

2026 Spring Wave Music & Art FestivalDates: 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 (music festival)墾丁 kěn dīng - Kenting (a coastal area in southern Taiwan)舉辦 jǔ bàn - to hold / to organize露營 lù yíng - camping市集 shì jí - market / fair採取 cǎi qǔ - to adopt (a method)巡迴 xún huí - to tour / to go on a circuit模式 mó shì - model / format獨立樂團 dú lì yuè tuán - indie band遠離 yuǎn lí - to stay away from / to get away from除此之外 chú cǐ zhī wài - besides that / in addition電子音樂 diàn zǐ yīn yuè - electronic music嘻哈 xī hā - hip-hop饒舌 ráo shé - rap營區 yíng qū - camping area星空 xīng kōng - starry sky文創 wén chuàng - cultural and creative (industries/products)攤位 tān wèi - booth / stall外埔 wài pǔ - Waipu (a district in Taichung)水渼渼 shuǐ měi měi - Shuimeimei (a place name)山林 shān lín - mountains and forests前夜祭 qián yè jì - pre-event / eve festivalFollow 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

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 - page高度近視 gāo dù jìn shì - high myopia青光眼 qīng guāng yǎn - glaucoma黃斑部病變 huáng bān bù bìng biàn - macular degeneration病發的機率 bìng fā de jī lǜ - risk of developing a disease失明 shī míng - blindness智慧型手機 zhì huì xíng shǒu jī - smartphone普及率 pǔ jí lǜ - penetration rate / adoption rate平板 píng bǎn - tablet (device)接觸 jiē chù - to come into contact with三C產品 sān C chǎn pǐn - 3C products (electronics like computers, communication devices, consumer electronics)依賴 yī lài - to depend on螢幕 yíng mù - screen娛樂 yú lè - entertainment惡化 è huà - to worsen嚴重不足 yán zhòng bù zú - seriously insufficient刺激 cì jī - to stimulate視網膜 shì wǎng mó - retina分泌 fēn mì - to secrete多巴胺 duō bā àn - dopamine抑制眼軸拉長 yì zhì yǎn zhóu lā cháng - to slow down the elongation of the eyeball曬太陽 shài tài yáng - to be in the sun流汗 liú hàn - to sweat檢查視力 jiǎn chá shì lì - to check eyesight培養 péi yǎng - to cultivate / to develop (a habit)定期檢查 dìng qī jiǎn chá - regular check-upFollow 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

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 - Polynesian Triangle薩摩亞 sà mó yà - Samoa東加 dōng jiā - Tonga大溪地 dà xī dì - Tahiti相似 xiāng sì - similar人類學 rén lèi xué - anthropology學者 xué zhě - scholar分布 fēn bù - to be distributed印度洋 yìn dù yáng - Indian Ocean南島語族 nán dǎo yǔ zú - Austronesian peoples向南擴散 xiàng nán kuò sàn - to spread southward震驚 zhèn jīng - shocked / astonished阿美族 ā měi zú - Amis tribe排灣族 pái wān zú - Paiwan tribe泰雅族 tài yǎ zú - Atayal tribe原住民族 yuán zhù mín zú - indigenous peoples構詞 gòu cí - word formation傳統習俗 chuán tǒng xí sú - traditional customs文化上的連結 wén huà shàng de lián jié - cultural connection基因 jī yīn - gene證據 zhèng jù - evidence線粒體 xiàn lì tǐ - mitochondria遺傳學 yí chuán xué - genetics擁有 yǒng yǒu - to have / to possess共同 gòng tóng - common / shared遺傳特徵 yí chuán tè zhēng - genetic traits發源地 fā yuán dì - place of origin精湛 jīng zhàn - highly skilled / superb航海技術 háng hǎi jì shù - navigation skills地圖 dì tú - map羅盤 luó pán - compass觀察 guān chá - to observe星象 xīng xiàng - stars / celestial phenomena洋流 yáng liú - ocean currents雲層變化 yún céng biàn huà - cloud changes鳥類路徑 niǎo lèi lù jìng - bird migration paths精準的移動 jīng zhǔn de yí dòng - precise movement雙體船 shuāng tǐ chuán - catamaran兩側 liǎng cè - both sides平衡木 píng héng mù - balance beam / outrigger獨木舟 dú mù zhōu - canoe拓展領土 tuò zhǎn lǐng tǔ - to expand territory關鍵 guān jiàn - key / crucial工具 gōng jù - tool紋身 wén shēn - tattoo象徵 xiàng zhēng - to symbolize成年 chéng nián - adulthood社會地位 shè huì dì wèi - social status英勇事蹟 yīng yǒng shì jì - heroic deeds身分地位 shēn fèn dì wèi - social identity / status干欄式建築 gān lán shì jiàn zhù - stilt house高架 gāo jià - elevated / raised防潮 fáng cháo - moisture-proof防蟲 fáng chóng - insect-proof社會結構 shè huì jié gòu - social structure階級 jiē jí - social class巫術 wū shù - witchcraft / shamanism嚴謹 yán jǐn - strict / rigorous首領制度 shǒu lǐng zhì dù - chieftain system自然神靈 zì rán shén líng - nature spirits萬物都有靈 wàn wù dōu yǒu líng - all things have spirits超自然的力量 chāo zì rán de lì liàng - supernatural power崇尚 chóng shàng - to advocate / to revere飲食 yǐn shí - diet核心作物 hé xīn zuò wù - staple crops芋頭 yù tou - taro山藥 shān yào - yam香蕉 xiāng jiāo - banana椰子 yé zi - coconut主食 zhǔ shí - staple food毛利人 máo lì rén - Māori people部落 bù luò - tribe挖掘 wā jué - to dig土坑 tǔ kēng - pit in the ground放置 fàng zhì - to place石頭 shí tou - stone悶燒 mèn shāo - to cook by slow heating (in a sealed environment)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

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 - figure / character (person)神獸 shén shòu - mythical animal曬 shài - to dry under the sun陰暗 yīn àn - dark / shaded龜裂 jūn liè - to crack (surface cracks)窯 yáo - kiln燒 shāo - to burn / to fire強 qiáng - strong / sturdy釉料 yòu liào - glaze顏料 yán liào - pigment / paint嘉義新港奉天宮 jiā yì xīn gǎng fèng tiān gōng - Fengtian Temple in Xingang, Chiayi台北保安宮 tái běi bǎo ān gōng - Baoan Temple in Taipei彰化鹿港龍山寺 zhāng huà lù gǎng lóng shān sì - Longshan Temple in Lukang, Changhua板陶窯工藝園區 bǎn táo yáo gōng yì yuán qū - Bantaoyao Crafts Studio of Jiao-Zhi Pottery體驗 tǐ yàn - to experience親手 qīn shǒu - personally / with one’s own handsFollow 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