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  1. 2d ago

    #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 teaching; teaching through the internet 型態 xíng tài - form; type; mode or pattern 普及 pǔ jí - to become widespread; popularized 遠距工作 yuǎn jù gōng zuò - remote work; working away from a physical office 興起 xīng qǐ - rise; emergence; becoming popular 疫情 yì qíng - epidemic situation; outbreak of disease 新冠肺炎 xīn guān fèi yán - COVID-19; Coronavirus disease 戴口罩 dài kǒu zhào - to wear a face mask 除非 chú fēi - unless 形式 xíng shì - form; format; style or structure 煩燥 fán zào - irritated; restless; annoyed (more commonly written as 煩躁) 專心 zhuān xīn - to concentrate; focus attention 自由度 zì yóu dù - degree of freedom; flexibility 工作者 gōng zuò zhě - worker; professional; employee 居住地 jū zhù dì - place of residence; living location 通勤 tōng qín - commuting between home and work 彈性 tán xìng - flexibility; adaptability 醫療 yī liáo - medical care; healthcare services 病床 bìng chuáng - hospital bed 醫護人員 yī hù rén yuán - medical staff; doctors and nurses 待遇 dài yù - treatment; salary and working conditions 福利 fú lì - benefits; employee welfare 照護人員 zhào hù rén yuán - caregivers; healthcare support workers 開刀 kāi dāo - to perform surgery; undergo an operation 開放 kāi fàng - to open; make available; allow access 縣市 xiàn shì - counties and cities; local administrative regions in Taiwan 有一段距離 yǒu yí duàn jù lí - to be some distance away; not very close 探索世界 tàn suǒ shì jiè - to explore the world 節省開支 jié shěng kāi zhī - to reduce expenses; save money on spending 專案 zhuān àn - project; specific assignment or case 缺乏 quē fá - to lack; be short of 歸屬感 guī shǔ gǎn - sense of belonging 簽證 qiān zhèng - visa; official travel permit 稅務 shuì wù - taxation; tax-related matters 醫療保險 yī liáo bǎo xiǎn - health insurance; medical insurance 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

  2. 5d ago

    #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 - successfully conserved; effective conservation 野生 yěshēng - wild; living in nature 綠蠵龜 lǜ xīguī - green sea turtle 浮潛 fúqián - snorkeling 機率 jīlǜ - probability; chance 保育類動物 bǎoyùlèi dòngwù - protected wildlife species 摸 mō - to touch 被罰錢 bèi fá qián - to be fined 地形 dìxíng - terrain; landform 唯一 wéiyī - the only; unique 珊瑚礁島 shānhújiāo dǎo - coral reef island 東北季風 dōngběi jìfēng - northeast monsoon 一年四季 yì nián sì jì - all four seasons; year-round 溫和 wēnhé - mild; temperate 石灰岩洞 shíhuīyán dòng - limestone cave 群礁 qúnjiāo - reef formations; coral reefs 海岸地形 hǎi'àn dìxíng - coastal landforms 海龜燒 hǎiguī shāo - turtle-shaped cake (a local snack) 海龜之鄉 hǎiguī zhī xiāng - the home of sea turtles 造型 zàoxíng - shape; design; appearance 雞蛋糕 jīdàngāo - Taiwanese egg cake 外皮 wàipí - outer layer; crust 香軟 xiāngruǎn - fragrant and soft 伴手禮 bànshǒulǐ - souvenir; local gift 小麻花捲 xiǎo máhuājuǎn - mini twisted fried snack 脆 cuì - crispy; crunchy 口味 kǒuwèi - flavor; taste 原味 yuánwèi - original flavor 黑芝麻 hēizhīma - black sesame 梅子 méizi - plum 海苔 hǎitái - seaweed 口感 kǒugǎn - texture; mouthfeel 酥 sū - flaky; crisp 海產店 hǎichǎn diàn - seafood restaurant 海鮮 hǎixiān - seafood 蝦子 xiāzi - shrimp 蜂巢蝦 fēngcháo xiā - honeycomb shrimp  草蝦 cǎoxiā - giant tiger prawn 裹上 guǒ shàng - to coat with; to cover with 大量 dàliàng - a large amount of 蛋汁 dànzhī - beaten egg mixture 高溫油炸 gāowēn yóuzhá - deep-fried at high temperature 蜂巢 fēngcháo - honeycomb 形狀 xíngzhuàng - shape 外層 wàicéng - outer layer 汁 zhī - juice; juices 屏東 Píngdōng - Pingtung (a county in southern Taiwan) 左營站 Zuǒyíng Zhàn - Zuoying Station (Taiwan High Speed Rail station in Kaohsiung) 東港碼頭 Dōnggǎng Mǎtóu - Donggang Ferry Terminal 風浪 fēnglàng - wind and waves; rough sea conditions 澎湖 Pénghú - Penghu (an archipelago in the Taiwan Strait) 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

  3. Sep 9

    #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 pàn sǐ xíng - to sentence someone to death 死刑犯 sǐ xíng fàn - death-row inmate; person sentenced to death 判決書 pàn jué shū - court judgment; legal verdict document 墓碑 mù bēi - tombstone; gravestone 折壽 zhé shòu - to shorten one's lifespan 生命 shēng mìng - life; lifespan 詛咒 zǔ zhòu - to curse; a curse 糾正 jiū zhèng - to correct; to fix mistakes 筷子 kuài zi - chopsticks 插 chā - to insert; to stick into 祭祖 jì zǔ - to worship or honor one's ancestors 寺廟 sì miào - temple 香爐 xiāng lú - incense burner 香 xiāng - incense stick 對面 duì miàn - opposite side; across from someone 孤魂野鬼 gū hún yě guǐ - wandering spirits; restless ghosts 長輩 zhǎng bèi - elder; senior family member 家教 jiā jiào - family upbringing; manners taught by one's family 餐桌 cān zhuō - dining table 禮儀 lǐ yí - etiquette; manners; proper social behavior 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

  4. Sep 7

    #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 kòng - to lose control 自主 zì zhǔ - voluntarily; independently 抖 dǒu - to shake; to tremble 神情 shén qíng - facial expression; demeanor 恍惚 huǎng hū - dazed; absent-minded; confused 喪屍 sàng shī - zombie 娛樂場所 yú lè chǎng suǒ - entertainment venue 走私 zǒu sī - to smuggle 加工 jiā gōng - processing; to process 分裝 fēn zhuāng - repackaging into smaller portions 迅速 xùn sù - rapid; quickly 蔓延 màn yán - to spread 偽裝 wěi zhuāng - to disguise; to camouflage 新潮 xīn cháo - trendy; fashionable 時髦 shí máo - stylish; fashionable 攜帶方便 xī dài fāng biàn - easy to carry; portable 降低 jiàng dī - to reduce; to lower 戒心 jiè xīn - vigilance; caution 對…成癮 duì... chéng yǐn - to become addicted to 陸陸續續 lù lù xù xù - one after another; continuously 毒駕 dú jià - drug-impaired driving 自撞 zì zhuàng - to crash by oneself; single-vehicle crash 相撞 xiāng zhuàng - to collide with each other 撞死 zhuàng sǐ - to kill by collision 員警 yuán jǐng - police officer 無辜民眾 wú gū mín zhòng - innocent civilians 案件 àn jiàn - case; incident 暴增 bào zēng - to increase dramatically 行人 xíng rén - pedestrian 查獲 chá huò - to discover and seize (illegal activities) 移動炸彈 yí dòng zhà dàn - moving bomb; serious public danger 反覆作案 fǎn fù zuò àn - to repeatedly commit crimes 毒駕犯 dú jià fàn - drug-impaired driver; offender 限制 xiàn zhì - restriction; to restrict 二級毒品 èr jí dú pǐn - Schedule II/Class II controlled drug 海洛因 hǎi luò yīn - heroin 嗎啡 mǎ fēi - morphine 級別 jí bié - level; classification 處 chǔ - to sentence; to impose (a penalty) 死刑 sǐ xíng - death penalty 無期徒刑 wú qí tú xíng - life imprisonment 抽電子菸 chōu diàn zǐ yān - to vape; to smoke e-cigarettes 行政院 xíng zhèng yuàn - the Executive Yuan (Taiwan's executive branch) 刑法 xíng fǎ - criminal law; penal code 道路交通管理處罰條例 dào lù jiāo tōng guǎn lǐ chǔ fá tiáo lì - Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act 修正草案 xiū zhèng cǎo àn - amendment draft; proposed revision 刑責 xíng zé - criminal liability; legal responsibility 罰鍰 fá huán - monetary fine 有期徒刑 yǒu qí tú xíng - fixed-term imprisonment 終身 zhōng shēn - lifelong; for life 吊銷 diào xiāo - to revoke; to cancel

  5. Sep 4

    #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 - steep 平滑 píng huá - smooth; even 雙板滑雪 shuāng bǎn huá xuě - skiing with two skis (alpine skiing) 單板滑雪 dān bǎn huá xuě - snowboarding 平衡感 píng héng gǎn - sense of balance 往上爬 wǎng shàng pá - to climb upward 滑下來 huá xià lái - to ski/slide down 控制速度 kòng zhì sù dù - to control speed 煞車 shà chē - to brake; to slow down 山頂 shān dǐng - mountaintop; summit 佩服 pèi fú - to admire; to respect 閨蜜 guī mì - best female friend; close girlfriend 溝通 gōu tōng - to communicate 加上 jiā shàng - in addition to; plus 重新開始 chóng xīn kāi shǐ - to start over; to begin again 腦袋 nǎo dài - head; mind; brain 空 kōng - blank; empty (e.g., one's mind goes blank) 滑雪場 huá xuě chǎng - ski resort; ski area 放慢速度 fàng màn sù dù - to slow down 掌握 zhǎng wò - to grasp; to master; to get the hang of 記住 jì zhù - to remember; to keep in mind 自信心不足 zì xìn xīn bù zú - lacking self-confidence 保持平衡 bǎo chí píng héng - to keep one's balance 控制速度 kòng zhì sù dù - to control speed 調整重心 tiáo zhěng zhòng xīn - to adjust one's center of gravity 轉彎 zhuǎn wān - to turn; to make a turn 技巧 jì qiǎo - skill; technique 目標 mù biāo - goal; objective

  6. Sep 2

    #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 - Osaka 基本上 jī běn shàng - basically; in general 禁止 jìn zhǐ - to prohibit; to ban 吸菸區 xī yān qū - designated smoking area 吸菸室 xī yān shì - smoking room 負壓式密閉吸菸室 fù yā shì mì bì xī yān shì - negative-pressure enclosed smoking room 西門町 Xī Mén Dīng - Ximending (shopping district in Taipei) 中山站 Zhōng Shān Zhàn - Zhongshan Station 雙連站 Shuāng Lián Zhàn - Shuanglian Station 透明的玻璃 tòu míng de bō lí - transparent glass 空氣清淨 kōng qì qīng jìng - air purification; air cleaning 設備 shè bèi - equipment; facilities 負壓排煙 fù yā pái yān - negative-pressure smoke exhaust system 戶外 hù wài - outdoors; outdoor 明確 míng què - clear; explicit 告示牌 gào shì pái - sign; notice board 專用 zhuān yòng - designated for a specific use; dedicated 菸蒂桶 yān dì tǒng - cigarette butt disposal bin; cigarette receptacle Download “台北通 APP (TaipeiPASS)” to see where smoking is allowed in Taipei! 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

  7. Aug 31

    #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 people 消費 xiāo fèi - consumption; spending 物價 wù jià - prices of goods; cost of goods 小幅 xiǎo fú - slight; modest 存錢 cún qián - to save money 促進 cù jìn - to promote; stimulate 經濟活動 jīng jì huó dòng - economic activity 增加 zēng jiā - to increase; add 收入 shōu rù - income; revenue 提高 tí gāo - to raise; improve 員工 yuán gōng - employee; staff member 薪水 xīn shuǐ - salary; wages 經濟學家 jīng jì xué jiā - economist 低而穩定 dī ér wěn dìng - low and stable 速度 sù dù - speed; rate 漲價 zhǎng jià - to increase in price; price hike 食用油 shí yòng yóu - cooking oil; edible oil 經濟危機 jīng jì wéi jī - economic crisis 中央銀行 zhōng yāng yín háng - central bank 採取 cǎi qǔ - to adopt; take (a measure) 量化寬鬆政策 liàng huà kuān sōng zhèng cè - quantitative easing policy 刺激經濟 cì jī jīng jì - to stimulate the economy 疫情 yì qíng - epidemic situation; pandemic 新冠肺炎 xīn guān fèi yán - COVID-19 大量印鈔 dà liàng yìn chāo - to print large amounts of money 降息 jiàng xí - to cut interest rates 補助 bǔ zhù - subsidy; financial assistance 補助金 bǔ zhù jīn - subsidy payment; government aid money 同步 tóng bù - simultaneously; in sync 導致 dǎo zhì - to lead to; cause 梨子 lí zi - pear 薪水追不上物價 xīn shuǐ zhuī bú shàng wù jià - wages cannot keep up with rising prices; salaries lag behind inflation 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

  8. Aug 28

    #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 - broadleaf forest 葉子 yèzi - leaf 分佈最廣 fēnbù zuì guǎng - most widely distributed 生機 shēngjī - vitality; life force 盎然 àngrán - full of life; flourishing 地帶 dìdài - zone; region 植物 zhíwù - plant 濕潤 shīrùn - humid; moist 海拔 hǎibá - altitude above sea level 纏繞 chánrào - to wind around; to twine 台灣黑熊 Táiwān hēixióng - Formosan black bear 活動範圍 huódòng fànwéi - activity range; habitat area 獼猴 míhóu - macaque monkey 昆蟲 kūnchóng - insect 針葉林 zhēnyè lín - coniferous forest 針 zhēn - needle 苔蘚 táixiǎn - moss 蕨類 juélèi - ferns 雲霧壟罩 yúnwù lǒngzhào - covered in clouds and mist 雲層 yúncéng - cloud layer 山羊 shānyáng - mountain goat 檜木 kuàimù - cypress wood 冷杉 lěngshān - fir tree 樹幹 shùgàn - tree trunk 色澤 sèzé - color and luster 墨綠色 mòrǜsè - dark green 黑森林 hēisēnlín - black forest; dark forest 寒冷 hánlěng - cold; chilly 惡劣 èliè - harsh; severe 生長 shēngzhǎng - to grow 界線 jièxiàn - boundary; limit 生存 shēngcún - to survive; existence 玉山圓柏 Yùshān yuánbǎi - Yushan juniper 扭曲 niǔqū - twisted; distorted 歪七扭八 wāiqīniǔbā - crooked and twisted 杜鵑花 dùjuānhuā - azalea 玉山薄雪草 Yùshān bóxuěcǎo - Yushan edelweiss 高山症 gāoshānzhèng - altitude sickness Follow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀 I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review! Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

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