Speak Chinese Like A Taiwanese Local
This podcast is designed for learners who want to speak Chinese like a native Taiwanese. Hosted by Fangfang, it offers lessons updated every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 12:00 PM Taiwan time. The series focuses on practical communication with Taiwanese friends and family, helping listeners improve their Chinese proficiency.
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#505 台灣秋天吃什麼 What Do People Eat in Taiwan During the Fall? 🍂
邁入 màirù - to enter; to step into秋季 qiūjì - autumn; fall season柚子 yòuzi - pomelo產季 chǎnjì - harvest season; peak season鮮嫩多汁 xiānnèn duōzhī - fresh, tender, and juicy平衡 pínghéng - balance; balanced解膩 jiěnì - to cut through richness; to reduce greasy taste口乾舌燥 kǒugān shézào - dry mouth and tongue滋潤 zīrùn - to moisten; to nourish; to hydrate降溫 jiàngwēn - to cool down; to reduce body heat中醫 zhōngyī -
#504 中國大陸用語 Mainland Chinese Internet Slang
支語 zhī yǔ - a Taiwanese term referring to words or expressions borrowed from Mainland Chinese usage支那 zhī nà - an old and offensive term for China用語 yòng yǔ - expression; wording; term in use稱呼 chēng hū - to call; form of address影音 yǐng yīn - audio and video content; multimedia融入 róng rù - to integrate into; to blend into破防 pò fáng - to have one's emotional defenses broken; to become emotional
#503 數位遊牧 Digital Nomads
數位遊牧 shù wèi yóu mù - digital nomadism; a lifestyle of working remotely while traveling固定 gù dìng - fixed; stationary; not changing location程式設計 chéng shì shè jì - programming; software development設計 shè jì - design; planning and creating products or solutions寫作 xiě zuò - writing; creating written content行銷 xíng xiāo - marketing; promoting products or services線上教學 xiàn shàng jiào xué - online teac
#502 小琉球 A tropical coral island off Taiwan's southwestern coast 🏝
小琉球 Xiǎoliúqiú - Xiaoliuqiu (a small island off the southwest coast of Taiwan)台灣本島 Táiwān běndǎo - Taiwan's main island西南方 xīnánfāng - southwest面積 miànjī - area; surface area平方公里 píngfāng gōnglǐ - square kilometer (km²)環島一圈 huándǎo yì quān - to travel around the entire island海龜 hǎiguī - sea turtle烏龜 wūguī - turtle周邊 zhōubiān - surrounding area; nearby海洋 hǎiyáng - ocean; sea保育有成 bǎoyù yǒuchéng
#501 台灣迷信 Taiwanese Superstitions
迷信 mí xìn - superstition; superstitious belief民間社會 mín jiān shè huì - folk society; grassroots society道教 dào jiào - Taoism; Daoism佛教 fó jiào - Buddhism禁忌 jìn jì - taboo; something forbidden by custom or belief衙門 yá mén - government office or court in ancient China法院 fǎ yuàn - court of law犯罪 fàn zuì - to commit a crime; criminal activity判刑 pàn xíng - to sentence; to give a criminal punishment判死刑 pà
#500 喪屍煙彈 Zombie Vapes
喪屍煙彈 sàng shī yān dàn - zombie vapes不法份子 bù fǎ fèn zǐ - lawbreaker; criminal individual短效麻醉藥 duǎn xiào má zuì yào - short-acting anesthetic依托咪酯 yī tuō mī zhǐ - etomidate 混入 hùn rù - to mix into; to blend into電子煙油 diàn zǐ yān yóu - e-cigarette liquid; vape juice毒品 dú pǐn - illegal drugs; narcotics中樞神經 zhōng shū shén jīng - central nervous system癱瘓 tān huàn - paralysis; to become paralyzed失控 shī kòn
#499 滑雪 Skiing⛷
滑雪 huá xuě - skiing; to ski講中文的團 jiǎng Zhōngwén de tuán - a tour group conducted in Chinese教練 jiào liàn - coach; instructor報名 bào míng - to register; to sign up第一堂課 dì yī táng kè - the first lesson/class跌倒 dié dǎo - to fall down摔倒 shuāi dǎo - to take a fall; to tumble上進心 shàng jìn xīn - ambition; motivation to improve oneself初學者區 chū xué zhě qū - beginner area/zone坡度 pō dù - slope; gradient陡 dǒu -
#498 台北吸菸室 Smoking Rooms in Taipei
強力推動 qiáng lì tuī dòng - to vigorously promote; to strongly push forward無菸城市 wú yān chéng shì - smoke-free city政策 zhèng cè - policy抽菸chōu yān ／ 吸菸 xī yān - to smoke; smoking民調 mín diào - public opinion poll; survey調查 diào chá - investigation; survey九成 jiǔ chéng - ninety percent反感 fǎn gǎn - dislike; resentment; aversion困擾 kùn rǎo - trouble; annoyance; disturbance東京 Dōng Jīng - Tokyo大阪 Dà Bǎn - Osak
#497 通貨膨脹 Inflation
通貨膨脹 tōng huò péng zhàng - inflation價錢 jià qián - price上升 shàng shēng - to rise; increase便當 biàn dāng - boxed meal; lunch box貨幣 huò bì - currency; money購買力 gòu mǎi lì - purchasing power下降 xià jiàng - to decline; decrease壞事 huài shì - bad thing; negative thing企業 qì yè - enterprise; company願意 yuàn yì - willing to; be willing to投資 tóu zī - to invest; investment民眾 mín zhòng - the public; ordinary peop
#496 台灣的山林 Taiwan’s Mountains and Forests 🌳
山林 shānlín - mountain forests; forests in mountainous areas森林 sēnlín - forest生態 shēngtài - ecology; ecosystem多樣 duōyàng - diverse; varied覆蓋率 fùgàilǜ - coverage rate面積 miànjī - area; surface area地勢 dìshì - terrain; topography陡峭 dǒuqiào - steep熱帶 rèdài - tropical zone亞熱帶 yǎrèdài - subtropical zone溫帶 wēndài - temperate zone寒帶 hándài - frigid zone; polar zone平地 píngdì - flat land; plain闊葉林 kuòyè lín -
#495 台灣廟會文化 Taiwan’s Temple Festival Culture
民間信仰 mín jiān xìn yǎng - folk religion; popular belief遶境 rào jìng - religious procession around an area or community平安 píng ān - peace and safety近距離接觸 jìn jù lí jiē chù - close contact驅除 qū chú - to drive away; to eliminate妖邪 yāo xié - evil spirits惡氣 è qì - bad energy; evil aura民俗表演 mín sú biǎo yǎn - folk performance陣頭 zhèn tóu - traditional temple parade performance group舞龍舞獅 wǔ lóng wǔ shī - dra
#494 區塊鏈 Blockchain
區塊鏈 qū kuài liàn - blockchain記錄資料 jì lù zī liào - to record data技術 jì shù - technology; technique區塊 qū kuài - block交易 jiāo yì - transaction; trade資訊 zī xùn - information把...連結起來 bǎ...lián jié qǐ lái - to connect; to link together鏈 liàn - chain共同 gòng tóng - together; jointly維護 wéi hù - to maintain去中心化 qù zhōng xīn huà - decentralization確認 què rèn - to confirm; verification被隨意修改 bèi suí yì xiū gǎi
#493 綠島 Green Island 🏝
Book a ferry ticket from Taitung to Green Island: Access to Klook綠島 lǜ dǎo - Green Island (an offshore island of Taiwan)台東 Tái Dōng - Taitung (a city/county in eastern Taiwan)外海 wài hǎi - offshore waters; open sea距離 jù lí - distance公里 gōng lǐ - kilometer (km)由…所形成 yóu...suǒ xíng chéng - to be formed by; to be created by火山噴發 huǒ shān pēn fā - volcanic eruption火山島 huǒ shān dǎo - volcanic island風化 fē
#492 重男輕女 Son Preference and Gender Discrimination
東亞文化圈 Dōng Yǎ wén huà quān - East Asian cultural sphere根深蒂固 gēn shēn dì gù - deeply rooted; firmly entrenched觀念 guān niàn - concept; belief; mindset重男輕女 zhòng nán qīng nǚ - preference for sons over daughters; gender bias favoring males輕視 qīng shì - to look down on; to undervalue來源 lái yuán - origin; source以農業為主 yǐ nóng yè wéi zhǔ - to be primarily based on agriculture大量 dà liàng - a large amount;
#491 真的有外星人嗎 Do Aliens Really Exist 🤔 ?
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 xiànxià
#490 日月潭國際萬人泳渡嘉年華 Sun Moon Lake International Swimming Carnival🏊
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)
#489 今天是我的生日 Today Is My Birthday ❤
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 - co
#488 人工智慧發展帶來的能源影響 The Energy Impact of Artificial Intelligence Development
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 s
#487 夏天在台灣一定要吃的水果 Fruits You Must Eat in Taiwan During the Summer
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; wat
#486 為什麼台灣人常說「謝謝你喜歡台灣」Why Do Taiwanese People Often Say “Thank You for Liking Taiwan”
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
#485 偷拍 Hidden Camera 😨
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 - smok
#484 宜蘭 Yilan 😍
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
#483 脆 Threads
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 c
#482 台灣政黨問題 Problems with Taiwan’s Political Party
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
#481 這些中國來的食品台灣人也很愛吃 Taiwanese People Also Love These Foods from China 😱
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 - Luo
#480 為什麼台灣的水不能直接喝 Why Can’t You Drink Tap Water in Taiwan?
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 wor
#479 貪汙腐敗 Corruption
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 pr
#478 密室逃脫 Escape Rooms
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
#477 台灣的生育率 Taiwan’s Birth Rate
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 - tra
#476 世界盃 World Cup ⚽
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 -
#475 台灣原住民 - 阿美族 Taiwanese Indigenous People – The Amis Tribe
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 condu
#474 我的妹妹只想要活到50歲 My Younger Sister Only Wants to Live Until 50 😱 !?
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 hu
#473 再生能源 Renewable Energy
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
#472 溯溪 River Tracing
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
#471 為什麼台灣人給父母錢 Why Do Taiwanese People Give Money to Their Parents 🤔 ?
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
#470 為什麼很多台灣人討厭國民黨 Why Do Many Taiwanese People Dislike the Kuomintang?
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 -
#469 台灣最近超流行的咖啡 The Coffee Trend That’s Taking Taiwan by Storm☕
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
#468 台灣人愛吃保健品 Taiwanese People Love Taking Health Supplements
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 sup
#467 我的中文口說課程 My Chinese Speaking Course !!!
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,
#466 今天是端午節 Today Is the Dragon Boat Festival 🐲
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 r
#465 不可以把衛生紙丟進馬桶 Don’t Throw Toilet Paper into the Toilet 😱 !?
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; a
#464 台灣陋習 Bad Habits in Taiwanese Society
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 n
#463 我的播客3歲了 Happy Birthday to My 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
#462 台灣南部人和北部人的差別 The Differences Between People in Northern and Southern Taiwan
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 shocke
#461 氣候變遷 Climate Change 💨
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
#460 吃芒果了 It’s Mango Season 🥭
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 xiā
#459 刮痧 Gua Sha (Scraping Therapy)
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/m
#458 退休 Retirement
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
#457 泛舟 Rafting 🛶
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 / r
#456 為什麼台灣人不過X9歲生日 Why Don’t Taiwanese People Celebrate Their X9th Birthday? 🤔
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 gu
#455 中國人不去日本了 Chinese Tourists Are No Longer Going to Japan !? 😱
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 w
#454 屏東黑鮪魚文化觀光季 Pingtung Bluefin Tuna Cultural Tourism Festival
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 Pin
#453 熬夜 Staying Up Late 💤
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 miǎ
#452 台北鼠患 Taipei’s Rat Problem 🐀
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
#451 2026年日月潭花火音樂嘉年華 2026 Sun Moon Lake Music & Fireworks Festival
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 zhuàn
#450 台灣路邊沒有垃圾桶 Why Are There No Trash Cans on the Streets in Taiwan?
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
#449 中國和台灣的歷史 The History of China and Taiwan
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–
#448 竹筒飯 Bamboo Tube Rice
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 glutino
#447 台灣的房子像監獄 Why Do Houses in Taiwan Look Like Prisons?
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
#446 遊民 Homeless People
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 c
#445 2026春浪音樂節 2026 Spring Wave Music & Art Festival
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 - Kenti
#444 台灣人近視 Nearsightedness in Taiwan
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 q
#443 玻里尼西亞 Polynesia
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
#442 台灣民間工藝 Taiwanese Folk Crafts
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 -
#441 台灣人怕狗 Are Taiwanese People Afraid of Dogs?
被狗咬過 bèi gǒu yǎo guò - have been bitten by a dog被狗追過 bèi gǒu zhuī guò - have been chased by a dog一直跟著我 yì zhí gēn zhe wǒ - keep following me流浪狗 liú làng gǒu - stray dog被狗吠 bèi gǒu fèi - be barked at by a dog友善 yǒu shàn - friendly沒有水準 méi yǒu shuǐ zhǔn - have no manners / lack of civility不衛生 bú wèi shēng - unhygienic除非 chú fēi - unless採取 cǎi qǔ - to adopt (a method) / to take (action)放養 fàng yǎng -
#440 荷姆茲海峽 The Strait of Hormuz
荷姆茲海峽 hé mǔ zī hǎi xiá - strait of Hormuz石油 shí yóu - oil孤陋寡聞 gū lòu guǎ wén - narrow-minded and lacking knowledge伊朗戰爭 yī lǎng zhàn zhēng - Iran war重要性 zhòng yào xìng - importance地理課 dì lǐ kè - geography class以色列 yǐ sè liè - Israel發動 fā dòng - launch封鎖 fēng suǒ - blockade船隻 chuán zhī - ships通行 tōng xíng - pass through波斯灣 bō sī wān - Persian gulf阿曼灣 ā màn wān - gulf of Oman水道 shuǐ dào - waterway阿拉伯
#439 在台灣夏天吃什麼 What Should You Eat in Taiwan in the Summer ?
補水 bǔ shuǐ - to rehydrate; to add water back to the body補充 bǔchōng - to replenish or supply something that is lacking水分 shuǐfèn - moisture or water content退火 tuìhuǒ - to reduce internal heat in the body (traditional health concept)火氣 huǒqì - internal body heat; irritation or inflammation in traditional chinese medicine降火 jiànghuǒ - to reduce body heat or internal heat綠竹筍 lǜ zhúsǔn - green bamboo s
#438 颱風來的時候，怎麼辦 What Should You Do When a Typhoon Comes?
颱風季 tái fēng jì - typhoon season頻繁 pín fán - frequent遠離海邊 yuǎn lí hǎi biān - stay away from the seaside級 jí - level / scale (for wind strength)陣風 zhèn fēng - gust of wind吹斷 chuī duàn - to blow and break樹木 shù mù - trees招牌 zhāo pái - shop sign / signboard車輛 chē liàng - vehicles翻覆 fān fù - to overturn / flip over土石流 tǔ shí liú - landslide / mudslide跑也跑不走 pǎo yě pǎo bù zǒu - unable to escape even by
#437 台灣人想結婚嗎 Do Taiwanese People Want to Get Married?
年代 nián dài - era / generation身邊 shēn biān - around one; by one’s side創業 chuàng yè - to start a business / entrepreneurship傾向 qīng xiàng - tendency / inclination養 yǎng - to raise / to support (e.g., children)模式 mó shì - pattern / model深植於 shēn zhí yú - deeply rooted in上一代 shàng yí dài - the previous generation價值觀 jià zhí guān - values / value system聯誼 lián yí - social gathering for meeting people
#436 台灣桐花祭開始了 Taiwan’s Tung Blossom Festival Has Begun
桐花季 Tónghuā jì - Tung blossom season in Taiwan, when tung flowers bloom and people go to see them.油桐花 (桐花) Yóutónghuā (Tónghuā) - Tung blossom; a white flower that blooms in Taiwan in spring.具代表性 jù dàibiǎo xìng - Representative; something that symbolizes or characterizes something else.盛開 shèngkāi - To be in full bloom (for flowers).滿山遍野 mǎn shān biàn yě - Covering the mountains and fields everyw
#435 國樂 Traditional Chinese Music
國樂 guó yuè - traditional Chinese music樂器 yuè qì - musical instrument周朝 zhōu cháo - the Zhou Dynasty西元 xī yuán - Common Era (A.D.)朝廷 cháo tíng - imperial court / royal government宮廷 gōng tíng - imperial palace court皇帝 huáng dì - emperor四大聲部 sì dà shēng bù - four main musical sections吹管樂 chuī guǎn yuè - wind instruments吹 chuī - to blow吹奏 chuī zòu - to play (a wind instrument)笛子 dí zi - Chinese bamboo
#434 核能好不好 Is Nuclear Energy Good or Bad ?
核能 hé néng - nuclear energy風險 fēng xiǎn - risk核能發電 hé néng fā diàn - nuclear power generation儲存 chǔ cún - to store原子核 yuán zǐ hé - atomic nucleus能量 néng liàng - energy商業化 shāng yè huà - commercialization核分裂 hé fēn liè - nuclear fission原理 yuán lǐ - principle中子 zhōng zǐ - neutron撞擊 zhuàng jí - to collide with / impact重原子核 zhòng yuán zǐ hé - heavy atomic nucleus輕 qīng - light (in weight)釋放 shì fàng -
#433 這個週末是清明節 Qingming Festival Is This Weekend in Taiwan
清明節 qīng míng jié - Tomb-Sweeping Day (Qingming Festival)掃墓 sǎo mù - to sweep/visit and clean ancestors’ graves漢朝 hàn cháo - the Han Dynasty西漢時期 xī hàn shí qí - Western Han period漢高祖 hàn gāo zǔ - Emperor Gaozu of Han劉邦 liú bāng - Liu Bang (founder of the Han Dynasty)皇帝 huáng dì - emperor稱謂 chēng wèi - title / form of address返回 fǎn huí - to return家鄉 jiā xiāng - hometown祖墳 zǔ fén - ancestral grave祖先
#432 愚人節快樂 Happy April Fools’ Day
愚人節 yú rén jié - April Fools’ Day騙 piàn - to deceive; to trick脆 cuì - Taiwanese nickname for the social media app Threads發音 fā yīn - pronunciation懷孕 huái yùn - to be pregnant香菜珍珠奶茶 xiāng cài zhēn zhū nǎi chá - cilantro bubble milk tea騙人 piàn rén - to trick someone; to fool people世紀 shì jì - century查理九世 Chá lǐ jiǔ shì - King Charles IX of France曆法 lì fǎ - calendar system元旦 yuán dàn - New Year’s Day
#431 九二共識 The 1992 Consensus
政治名詞 zhèng zhì míng cí - political term九二共識 jiǔ èr gòng shì - the 1992 Consensus (a political understanding about “one China” between Taiwan and mainland China)兩岸關係 liǎng àn guān xì - cross-strait relations (relations between Taiwan and mainland China)爭議 zhēng yì - controversy; dispute簽署 qiān shǔ - to sign (a treaty or agreement)條約 tiáo yuē - treaty解釋 jiě shì - explanation; interpretation破冰 pò bīn
#430 台灣木雕 Taiwanese Wood Carving Tradition
藝術品 yì shù pǐn - artwork / art piece木雕 mù diāo - wood carving木材 mù cái - wood / timber檜木 kuì mù - cypress wood (Taiwan cypress)扁柏 biǎn bǎi - hinoki cypress樟木 zhāng mù - camphor wood細緻 xì zhì - delicate / fine獨特 dú tè - unique耐蛀 nài zhù - resistant to insect damage蟲子 chóng zi - insect / bug蛀 zhù - to bore into (by insects)防腐 fáng fǔ - anti-corrosion / rot-resistant腐壞 fǔ huài - to rot / decay雕刻 diāo
#429 怎麼跟台灣人談戀愛 How Do You Date a Taiwanese Person ?
談戀愛 tán liàn ài - to be in a romantic relationship; to date一知半解 yì zhī bàn jiě - to have only partial understanding; to know something superficially典型 diǎn xíng - typical; representative階段 jiē duàn - stage; phase步驟 bù zhòu - step; procedure中央空調 zhōng yāng kōng tiáo - literally “central air conditioner”; slang for someone who treats everyone warmly/flirtatiously instead of one person區別 qū bié - dif
#428 台灣人薪水低嗎 Are Salaries in Taiwan Low ?
薪水 xīn shuǐ - salary; wages基本薪資 jī běn xīn zī - minimum wage; basic salary固定 gù dìng - fixed; regular年終獎金 nián zhōng jiǎng jīn - year-end bonus筆 bǐ - measure word for sums of money or transactions獎金 jiǎng jīn - bonus; reward money航運業 háng yùn yè - shipping industry; maritime transport industry疫情 yì qíng - epidemic; pandemic長榮海運 Cháng Róng Hǎi Yùn - Evergreen Marine (Taiwan shipping company)股票 gǔ p
#427 台灣的最南端 The Southernmost Point of Taiwan
節奏很慢 jié zòu hěn màn - a slow pace陽光 yáng guāng - sunshine海風 hǎi fēng - sea breeze最南端 zuì nán duān - the southernmost point恆春 Héng chūn - Hengchun (a town in southern Taiwan)左營站 Zuǒ yíng zhàn - Zuoying Station墾丁快線 Kěn dīng kuài xiàn - Kenting Express (bus line)悠閒 yōu xián - relaxed; leisurely放慢腳步 fàng màn jiǎo bù - to slow down; take it easy海底 hǎi dǐ - the seabed; under the sea珊瑚 shān hú - coral潛水
#426 為什麼台灣人回你英文 Why Do Taiwanese People Reply to You in English?
好意 hǎo yì - good intention; kindness體貼 tǐ tiē - considerate; thoughtful挫折 cuò zhé - frustration; setback抓緊機會 zhuā jǐn jī huì - to seize the opportunity自然而然 zì rán ér rán - naturally; automaticallyFollow 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 Lis
