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 despise Planning 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!