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  1. 5D AGO

    #415 過年快到了 Lunar New Year Is Coming

    下個星期播客會休息一個星期，所以先祝你新年快樂啦 The podcast will be taking a one-week break next week, so I just want to wish you a Happy New Year ❤️ 耍廢 shuǎ fèi – to slack off; to do nothing and relax 懶 lǎn – lazy 除夕 chú xì – Lunar New Year’s Eve 圍爐 wéi lú – family reunion dinner on Lunar New Year’s Eve 吃年夜飯 chī nián yè fàn – to have the Lunar New Year’s Eve dinner 菜色 cài sè – dishes; food selection 長年菜 cháng nián cài – long greens eaten for longevity during New Year 年糕 nián gāo – rice cake eaten during Lunar New Year 長輩 zhǎng bèi – elder; senior family member 壓歲錢 yā suì qián – lucky money given during New Year 守歲 shǒu suì – to stay up late on New Year’s Eve 凌晨 líng chén – early morning; before dawn 打牌 dǎ pái – to play cards or mahjong 萬象更新 wàn xiàng gēng xīn – everything starts anew; a fresh beginning 走春 zǒu chūn – to go out visiting and traveling during New Year 拜年 bài nián – to pay a New Year visit; to send New Year greetings 旅遊景點 lǚ yóu jǐng diǎn – tourist attraction 祈福 qí fú – to pray for blessings 回娘家 huí niáng jiā – (a married woman) to return to her parents’ home 丈夫 zhàng fū – husband 伴手禮 bàn shǒu lǐ – souvenir; gift brought when visiting 睡到自然醒 shuì dào zì rán xǐng – to wake up naturally without an alarm 睡到飽 shuì dào bǎo – to sleep as much as one wants 設定鬧鐘 shè dìng nào zhōng – to set an alarm 接神 jiē shén – to welcome gods back after New Year 財神 cái shén – God of Wealth 累積 lěi jī – to accumulate 馬年 mǎ nián – Year of the Horse 大吉大利 dà jí dà lì – great luck and prosperity 財運亨通 cái yùn hēng tōng – smooth and successful financial luck 馬年行大運 mǎ nián xíng dà yùn – good luck in the Year of the Horse 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 min

  2. FEB 11

    #414 短劇 Short Drama

    轉變 zhuǎn biàn – change; transformation 短劇 duǎn jù – short-form drama (very short episodes, often for mobile viewing) 集 jí – episode 劇情 jù qíng – plot; storyline 狗血 gǒu xiě – overly dramatic; exaggerated and unrealistic (slang) 多半 duō bàn – mostly; most of the time 直式畫面 zhí shì huà miàn – vertical screen format 爽感 shuǎng gǎn – a satisfying, pleasurable feeling 衝突 chōng tú – conflict 身份 shēn fèn – identity; status 大反轉 dà fǎn zhuǎn – major plot twist 霸道總裁 bà dào zǒng cái – domineering CEO (a common drama trope) 邏輯 luó jí – logic 合理 hé lǐ – reasonable; logical 干擾 gān rǎo – to interfere; to disrupt 經典 jīng diǎn – classic 老套 lǎo tào – cliché; overused 關鍵時刻 guān jiàn shí kè – critical moment 盜版 dào bǎn – pirated; illegal copy 沒事幹 méi shì gàn – to have nothing to do 刺激 cì jī – exciting; stimulating 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 min

  3. FEB 9

    #413 台灣的政治制度 Taiwan’s Political System

    政治 zhèng zhì – politics 制度 zhì dù – system; structure 民主 mín zhǔ – democracy; democratic 五權分立 wǔ quán fēn lì – five-branch system of government (Taiwan’s political system) 三權分立 sān quán fēn lì – separation of powers (executive, legislative, judicial) 機構 jī gòu – organization; institution 互相制衡 hù xiāng zhì héng – to check and balance each other 行政權 xíng zhèng quán – executive power 行政院 xíng zhèng yuàn – Executive Yuan (executive branch of Taiwan’s government) 執行 zhí xíng – to carry out; to implement 立法權 lì fǎ quán – legislative power 立法院 lì fǎ yuàn – Legislative Yuan 立法委員 lì fǎ wěi yuán – legislator; member of parliament 制定 zhì dìng – to formulate; to establish (laws or rules) 通過 tōng guò – to pass; to approve 司法權 sī fǎ quán – judicial power 犯法 fàn fǎ – to break the law; to commit a crime 民法 mín fǎ – civil law 刑法 xíng fǎ – criminal law 司法院 sī fǎ yuàn – Judicial Yuan 考試權 kǎo shì quán – examination power 監察權 jiān chá quán – supervisory power 考試院 kǎo shì yuàn – Examination Yuan 技術人員 jì shù rén yuán – technical personnel 考績 kǎo jī – performance evaluation 保障 bǎo zhàng – protection; guarantee 任用 rèn yòng – to appoint; to employ (officially) 監察院 jiān chá yuàn – Control Yuan 彈劾 tán hé – to impeach 行使 xíng shǐ – to exercise (power or authority) 糾正權 jiū zhèng quán – corrective power 審計權 shěn jì quán – auditing power 監督 jiān dū – to supervise; to oversee 行政機關 xíng zhèng jī guān – administrative agency 貪汙 tān wū – corruption; embezzlement 腐敗 fǔ bài – corruption; moral decay 行政院長 xíng zhèng yuàn zhǎng – Premier (head of the Executive Yuan) 政黨 zhèng dǎng – political party 推派 tuī pài – to nominate; to assign 名單 míng dān – list; roster 國民黨 guó mín dǎng – Kuomintang (KMT) 民進黨 mín jìn dǎng – Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) 民眾黨 mín zhòng dǎng – Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) 縣市 xiàn shì – counties and cities 議員 yì yuán – councilor; local legislator 質詢 zhì xún – to question; to interpellate (in a council or parliament) 權益 quán yì – rights and interests 稅金 shuì jīn – taxes; tax money 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

    11 min

  4. FEB 6

    #412 過年前的準備 Preparing for the Lunar New Year

    除夕 chúxì - Lunar New Year’s Eve 大年初一 dà nián chū yī - the first day of the Lunar New Year 大掃除 dà sǎo chú - thorough cleaning (before the New Year) 整理乾淨 zhěnglǐ gānjìng - to tidy up and clean thoroughly 櫥櫃 chúguì - cabinet 清理 qīnglǐ - to clean up; to clear out 環保局 huánbǎo jú - Environmental Protection Bureau 預約 yùyuē - to make an appointment 採買 cǎimǎi - to go shopping (for supplies) 備貨 bèihuò - to stock up (on goods) 乾貨 gānhuò - dried foods 香菇 xiānggū - dried shiitake mushrooms 干貝 gānbèi - dried scallops 糖果 tángguǒ - candy 瓜子 guāzǐ - roasted seeds 肉乾 ròugān - dried meat jerky 迪化街 Díhuà Jiē - Dihua Street (famous market street in Taipei) 年貨大街 niánhuò dàjiē - New Year goods street 大魚大肉 dà yú dà ròu - lots of rich food (meat and seafood) 春聯 chūnlián - Spring Festival couplets 紅包袋 hóngbāo dài - red envelope 植物 zhíwù - plants 蘭花 lánhuā - orchid 換新鈔 huàn xīn chāo - to exchange for new banknotes 鈔票 chāopiào - banknotes; paper money 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

    6 min

  5. FEB 4

    #411 犯太歲 In conflict with the Zodiac God (Tai Sui)

    迷信 míxìn – superstition 犯太歲 fàn tài suì – to offend the Tai Sui (have bad luck due to zodiac clash) 民俗 mínsú – folk custom; tradition 值年太歲 / 太歲星君 zhínián tài suì / tài suì xīng jūn – yearly Tai Sui deity 神明 shénmíng – deity; god 掌管 zhǎngguǎn – to govern; be in charge of 運勢 yùnshì – fortune; luck 相沖 xiāngchōng – to clash (zodiac conflict) 相刑 xiāngxíng – to punish each other (astrological conflict) 相害 xiānghài – to harm each other (astrological conflict) 相破 xiāngpò – to break or undermine each other (astrological conflict) 老鼠 lǎoshǔ – rat (zodiac sign) 兔子 tùzi – rabbit (zodiac sign) 天文曆法 tiānwén lìfǎ – astronomical calendar system 木星 mùxīng – Jupiter 繞行一圈 rào xíng yì quān – to orbit once; make one full rotation 歲星 suìxīng – the Year Star (ancient name for Jupiter) 相衝 xiāngchōng – to be in direct opposition; to clash 宋代 Sòng dài – Song Dynasty 普遍 pǔbiàn – common; widespread 安太歲 ān tài suì – to appease Tai Sui (ritual for protection) 戴紅繩 dài hóngshéng – to wear a red string 避邪 bìxié – to ward off evil 招福 zhāofú – to attract good fortune 做公益 zuò gōngyì – to do charity work 捐錢 juān qián – to donate money 行善積德 xíngshàn jīdé – to do good deeds and build virtue 謹慎 jǐnshèn – cautious; careful 衝動 chōngdòng – impulsive 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 min

  6. FEB 2

    #410 危機來的時候，看這本書 A Book to Read When Crisis Strikes

    信箱 xìnxiāng – mailbox 吵得非常兇 chǎo de fēicháng xiōng – to argue fiercely; heated debate 小橘書 xiǎo jú shū – “Little Orange Book” (nickname for the booklet) 當危機來臨時：臺灣全民安全指引 dāng wéijī láilín shí: Táiwān quánmín ānquán zhǐyǐn – When Crisis Strikes: A Civil Defense Guide for All Taiwanese 國防部 guófáng bù – Ministry of National Defense 國際情勢比較緊張 guójì qíngshì bǐjiào jǐnzhāng – tense international situation 軍事威脅 jūnshì wēixié – military threat 除此之外 chúcǐ zhīwài – besides that; in addition 天災 tiānzāi – natural disasters 參考 cānkǎo – to refer to; to consult 芬蘭 Fēnlán – Finland 瑞典 Ruìdiǎn – Sweden 捷克 Jiékè – Czech Republic 概念 gàiniàn – concept 全社會防衛韌性 quán shèhuì fángwèi rènxìng – whole-of-society resilience (civil defense resilience) 卡通的圖案 kǎtōng de tú’àn – cartoon illustrations 緊急避難包 jǐnjí bìnàn bāo – emergency evacuation kit 證件影本 zhèngjiàn yǐngběn – copies of identification documents 海嘯 hǎixiào – tsunami 土石流 tǔshíliú – landslides  軍事侵略 jūnshì qīnlüè – military invasion 投降 tóuxiáng – to surrender 戰敗 zhànbài – defeat in war 假訊息 jiǎ xùnxí – false information; misinformation 資訊戰 zīxùn zhàn – information warfare 侵略 qīnlüè – to invade; aggression 絕對不會 juéduì bú huì – absolutely will not 兩極 liǎngjí – polarized; sharply divided 路透社 Lùtòu shè – Reuters 製造恐慌 zhìzào kǒnghuāng – to create panic 當眾撕掉 dāngzhòng sīdiào – to tear up in public 在野黨 zàiyě dǎng – opposition party 政治宣傳 zhèngzhì xuānchuán – political propaganda 執政黨 zhízhèng dǎng – ruling party 政治理念 zhèngzhì lǐniàn – political ideology 敵人 dírén – enemy 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 min

  7. JAN 30

    #409 釣蝦場 Shrimp Fishing Farms

    釣蝦場 diào xiā chǎng - shrimp fishing place 釣蝦 diào xiā - to fish for shrimp 蝦子 xiāzi - shrimp 結合 jiéhé - to combine; to integrate 熱炒 rèchǎo - Taiwanese stir-fried dishes 聚會 jùhuì - gathering 小巷子 xiǎo xiàngzi - small alley 郊區 jiāoqū - suburbs 鐵皮屋 tiěpí wū - tin-roof building 營業 yíngyè - to operate (a business) 颱風 táifēng - typhoon 中暑 zhòngshǔ - to get heatstroke 涼 liáng - cool 成就感 chéngjiù gǎn - sense of achievement 新手 xīnshǒu - beginner 療癒 liáoyù - healing; soothing 三五好友 sān wǔ hǎoyǒu - a few close friends 宵夜 xiāoyè - late-night snack 隨性 suíxìng - casual; laid-back 洗乾淨 xǐ gānjìng - to wash clean 撒一點鹽 sǎ yìdiǎn yán - to sprinkle a little salt 烤 kǎo - to grill; to roast 新鮮 xīnxiān - fresh 殘忍 cánrěn - cruel 活 huó - alive 料理 liàolǐ - dish; to cook 胡椒蝦 hújiāo xiā - pepper shrimp 檸檬蝦 níngméng xiā - lemon shrimp 台式快炒 táishì kuàichǎo - Taiwanese quick stir-fry 青菜 qīngcài - vegetables 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 min

  8. JAN 28

    #408 台灣住宅問題 Taiwan’s Housing Crisis

    住宅 zhùzhái – housing; residence 房價所得比 fángjià suǒdé bǐ – price-to-income ratio (housing affordability index) 通貨膨脹 tōnghuò péngzhàng – inflation 工料雙漲 gōngliào shuāng zhǎng – rising labor and material costs 往後延 wǎnghòu yán – to postpone; delay 租金補貼 zūjīn bǔtiē – rent subsidy 自用 zìyòng – for personal use 出租 chūzū – to rent out 報稅 bào shuì – to file taxes; declare tax 資訊不對稱 zīxùn bú duìchèn – information asymmetry 租約 zūyuē – lease; rental contract 公平 gōngpíng – fair; fairness 非法隔間 fēifǎ géjiān – illegal partitioning (of rooms) 違法 wéifǎ – illegal; against the law 消防設施 xiāofáng shèshī – fire safety facilities 技術 jìshù – technology; technique 都市更新 dūshì gēngxīn – urban renewal 危老重建 wéilǎo chóngjiàn – redevelopment of unsafe and old buildings 勉強 miǎnqiáng – to force; reluctantly 強迫 qiángpò – to compel; force 整合 zhěnghé – to integrate; coordinate 社會住宅 shèhuì zhùzhái – social housing; public housing 推動 tuīdòng – to promote; push forward 取得 qǔdé – to obtain; acquire 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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