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  1. 1d ago

    #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) 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; illness 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. 3d ago

    #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 - 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

  3. 5d ago

    #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 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 adjustment 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!

  4. Aug 7

    #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; 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 flavor Q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; excellent 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

  5. Aug 5

    #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 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

  6. Aug 3

    #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 - 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 tolerance 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. Jul 31

    #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 - 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 roll 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. Jul 29

    #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 together po 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; reaction 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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