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  1. 18H AGO

    #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 - drainage pipe 瓦斯管 wǎ sī guǎn - gas pipe 樓層 lóu céng - floor (of a building) 治安 zhì ān - public safety 記憶深刻 jì yì shēn kè - deeply memorable 失蹤 shī zōng - missing / disappeared 隔壁 gé bì - next door / neighbor 綁架 bǎng jià - kidnapping 撕票 sī piào - to kill a hostage 犯人 fàn rén - criminal 向外推伸 xiàng wài tuī shēn - to extend outward 晾衣服 liàng yī fú - to hang clothes to dry 種植盆栽 zhòng zhí pén zāi - to grow potted plants 個人 gè rén - individual / personal 美學意識 měi xué yì shì - aesthetic awareness 失火 shī huǒ - fire accident 消防人員 xiāo fáng rén yuán - firefighters 救災 jiù zāi - disaster rescue 限制 xiàn zhì - restriction 區分所有權人會議 qū fēn suǒ yǒu quán rén huì yì - condominium owners’ meeting 管委會 guǎn wěi huì - management committee 住戶 zhù hù - residents 逃生口 táo shēng kǒu - emergency exit 逃生門 táo shēng mén - escape door 上鎖 shàng suǒ - to lock 滅火器 miè huǒ qì - fire extinguisher 隱形鐵窗 yǐn xíng tiě chuāng - invisible window bars 墜樓 zhuì lóu - to fall from a building 美觀 měi guān - aesthetically pleasing 自殺 zì shā - suicide 消防安全 xiāo fáng ān quán - fire safety 剪斷器 jiǎn duàn qì - cutting tool 破壞 pò huài - to destroy / to break 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

  2. 2D AGO

    #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 cover one’s body 乞討 qǐ tǎo - to beg 統計 tǒng jì - statistics 大多數集中在 dà duō shù jí zhōng zài - mostly concentrated in 訪問 fǎng wèn - to interview 失業 shī yè - unemployment 收入太低 shōu rù tài dī - income is too low 支付 zhī fù - to pay 自由自在 zì yóu zì zài - free and unrestrained 物價 wù jià - prices (of goods) 上升 shàng shēng - to rise / increase 經濟弱勢 jīng jì ruò shì - economically disadvantaged 陷入生活困境 xiàn rù shēng huó kùn jìng - to fall into life difficulties 毒癮 dú yǐn - drug addiction 吸毒吸上癮 xī dú xī shàng yǐn - to become addicted to drugs 中老年人 zhōng lǎo nián rén - middle-aged and elderly people 民間團體 mín jiān tuán tǐ - non-governmental organizations 臨時 lín shí - temporary 收容中心 shōu róng zhōng xīn - shelter center 別人的眼光 bié rén de yǎn guāng - others’ opinions / judgments 光溜溜 guāng liū liū - naked / bare 社工人員 shè gōng rén yuán - social worker 協助 xié zhù - to assist / to help 重新回到社會 chóng xīn huí dào shè huì - to reintegrate into society 生活補助 shēng huó bǔ zhù - living allowance 職業訓練 zhí yè xùn liàn - vocational training 物質 wù zhí - material (things) 包容 bāo róng - to tolerate / to be inclusive 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

    10 min

  3. 5D AGO

    #445 2026春浪音樂節 2026 Spring Wave Music & Art Festival

    2026 Spring Wave Music & Art Festival Dates: 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 - Kenting (a coastal area in southern Taiwan) 舉辦 jǔ bàn - to hold / to organize 露營 lù yíng - camping 市集 shì jí - market / fair 採取 cǎi qǔ - to adopt (a method) 巡迴 xún huí - to tour / to go on a circuit 模式 mó shì - model / format 獨立樂團 dú lì yuè tuán - indie band 遠離 yuǎn lí - to stay away from / to get away from 除此之外 chú cǐ zhī wài - besides that / in addition 電子音樂 diàn zǐ yīn yuè - electronic music 嘻哈 xī hā - hip-hop 饒舌 ráo shé - rap 營區 yíng qū - camping area 星空 xīng kōng - starry sky 文創 wén chuàng - cultural and creative (industries/products) 攤位 tān wèi - booth / stall 外埔 wài pǔ - Waipu (a district in Taichung) 水渼渼 shuǐ měi měi - Shuimeimei (a place name) 山林 shān lín - mountains and forests 前夜祭 qián yè jì - pre-event / eve festival 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

  4. APR 29

    #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 qīng guāng yǎn - glaucoma 黃斑部病變 huáng bān bù bìng biàn - macular degeneration 病發的機率 bìng fā de jī lǜ - risk of developing a disease 失明 shī míng - blindness 智慧型手機 zhì huì xíng shǒu jī - smartphone 普及率 pǔ jí lǜ - penetration rate / adoption rate 平板 píng bǎn - tablet (device) 接觸 jiē chù - to come into contact with 三C產品 sān C chǎn pǐn - 3C products (electronics like computers, communication devices, consumer electronics) 依賴 yī lài - to depend on 螢幕 yíng mù - screen 娛樂 yú lè - entertainment 惡化 è huà - to worsen 嚴重不足 yán zhòng bù zú - seriously insufficient 刺激 cì jī - to stimulate 視網膜 shì wǎng mó - retina 分泌 fēn mì - to secrete 多巴胺 duō bā àn - dopamine 抑制眼軸拉長 yì zhì yǎn zhóu lā cháng - to slow down the elongation of the eyeball 曬太陽 shài tài yáng - to be in the sun 流汗 liú hàn - to sweat 檢查視力 jiǎn chá shì lì - to check eyesight 培養 péi yǎng - to cultivate / to develop (a habit) 定期檢查 dìng qī jiǎn chá - regular check-up 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

    12 min

  5. APR 27

    #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 - Tonga 大溪地 dà xī dì - Tahiti 相似 xiāng sì - similar 人類學 rén lèi xué - anthropology 學者 xué zhě - scholar 分布 fēn bù - to be distributed 印度洋 yìn dù yáng - Indian Ocean 南島語族 nán dǎo yǔ zú - Austronesian peoples 向南擴散 xiàng nán kuò sàn - to spread southward 震驚 zhèn jīng - shocked / astonished 阿美族 ā měi zú - Amis tribe 排灣族 pái wān zú - Paiwan tribe 泰雅族 tài yǎ zú - Atayal tribe 原住民族 yuán zhù mín zú - indigenous peoples 構詞 gòu cí - word formation 傳統習俗 chuán tǒng xí sú - traditional customs 文化上的連結 wén huà shàng de lián jié - cultural connection 基因 jī yīn - gene 證據 zhèng jù - evidence 線粒體 xiàn lì tǐ - mitochondria 遺傳學 yí chuán xué - genetics 擁有 yǒng yǒu - to have / to possess 共同 gòng tóng - common / shared 遺傳特徵 yí chuán tè zhēng - genetic traits 發源地 fā yuán dì - place of origin 精湛 jīng zhàn - highly skilled / superb 航海技術 háng hǎi jì shù - navigation skills 地圖 dì tú - map 羅盤 luó pán - compass 觀察 guān chá - to observe 星象 xīng xiàng - stars / celestial phenomena 洋流 yáng liú - ocean currents 雲層變化 yún céng biàn huà - cloud changes 鳥類路徑 niǎo lèi lù jìng - bird migration paths 精準的移動 jīng zhǔn de yí dòng - precise movement 雙體船 shuāng tǐ chuán - catamaran 兩側 liǎng cè - both sides 平衡木 píng héng mù - balance beam / outrigger 獨木舟 dú mù zhōu - canoe 拓展領土 tuò zhǎn lǐng tǔ - to expand territory 關鍵 guān jiàn - key / crucial 工具 gōng jù - tool 紋身 wén shēn - tattoo 象徵 xiàng zhēng - to symbolize 成年 chéng nián - adulthood 社會地位 shè huì dì wèi - social status 英勇事蹟 yīng yǒng shì jì - heroic deeds 身分地位 shēn fèn dì wèi - social identity / status 干欄式建築 gān lán shì jiàn zhù - stilt house 高架 gāo jià - elevated / raised 防潮 fáng cháo - moisture-proof 防蟲 fáng chóng - insect-proof 社會結構 shè huì jié gòu - social structure 階級 jiē jí - social class 巫術 wū shù - witchcraft / shamanism 嚴謹 yán jǐn - strict / rigorous 首領制度 shǒu lǐng zhì dù - chieftain system 自然神靈 zì rán shén líng - nature spirits 萬物都有靈 wàn wù dōu yǒu líng - all things have spirits 超自然的力量 chāo zì rán de lì liàng - supernatural power 崇尚 chóng shàng - to advocate / to revere 飲食 yǐn shí - diet 核心作物 hé xīn zuò wù - staple crops 芋頭 yù tou - taro 山藥 shān yào - yam 香蕉 xiāng jiāo - banana 椰子 yé zi - coconut 主食 zhǔ shí - staple food 毛利人 máo lì rén - Māori people 部落 bù luò - tribe 挖掘 wā jué - to dig 土坑 tǔ kēng - pit in the ground 放置 fàng zhì - to place 石頭 shí tou - stone 悶燒 mèn shāo - to cook by slow heating (in a sealed environment) 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

    12 min

  6. APR 24

    #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 - mythical animal 曬 shài - to dry under the sun 陰暗 yīn àn - dark / shaded 龜裂 jūn liè - to crack (surface cracks) 窯 yáo - kiln 燒 shāo - to burn / to fire 強 qiáng - strong / sturdy 釉料 yòu liào - glaze 顏料 yán liào - pigment / paint 嘉義新港奉天宮 jiā yì xīn gǎng fèng tiān gōng - Fengtian Temple in Xingang, Chiayi 台北保安宮 tái běi bǎo ān gōng - Baoan Temple in Taipei 彰化鹿港龍山寺 zhāng huà lù gǎng lóng shān sì - Longshan Temple in Lukang, Changhua 板陶窯工藝園區 bǎn táo yáo gōng yì yuán qū - Bantaoyao Crafts Studio of Jiao-Zhi Pottery 體驗 tǐ yàn - to experience 親手 qīn shǒu - personally / with one’s own hands 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. APR 22

    #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 - free-range raising (let animals roam freely) 看門犬 kān mén quǎn - guard dog 特性 tè xìng - characteristic / trait 吠叫 fèi jiào - to bark 窄 zhǎi - narrow 鐵籠 tiě lóng - iron cage 社交 shè jiāo - social interaction 飼料 sì liào - pet food / feed 剩菜剩飯 shèng cài shèng fàn - leftovers 兇 xiōng - fierce / aggressive 現象 xiàn xiàng - phenomenon 改善 gǎi shàn - to improve 制定 zhì dìng - to establish / to formulate 法規 fǎ guī - laws / regulations 打晶片 dǎ jīng piàn - to implant a microchip 主人 zhǔ rén - owner (of a pet) 恐懼 kǒng jù - fear 接受教育 jiē shòu jiào yù - to receive education 缺乏 quē fá - to lack / be lacking 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

    16 min

  8. APR 20

    #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 阿拉伯海 ā lā bó hǎi - Arabian sea 印度洋 yìn dù yáng - Indian ocean 門戶 mén hù - gateway 天然氣 tiān rán qì - natural gas 窄 zhǎi - narrow 阿拉伯聯合大公國 ā lā bó lián hé dà gōng guó - United Arab Emirates 起起伏伏 qǐ qǐ fú fú - ups and downs 塑膠袋之亂 sù jiāo dài zhī luàn - plastic bag shortage crisis 原料 yuán liào - raw material 短缺 duǎn quē - shortage 油輪 yóu lún - oil tanker 臨海 lín hǎi - territorial waters 航道 háng dào - shipping lane 戰略的籌碼 zhàn lüè de chóu mǎ - strategic leverage 咽喉 yān hóu - choke point 運輸量 yùn shū liàng - transport volume 卡達 kǎ dá - Qatar 科威特 kē wēi tè - Kuwait 伊拉克 yī lā kè - Iraq 出海口 chū hǎi kǒu - outlet to the sea 通膨 tōng péng - inflation 提煉 tí liàn - refine 危急 wéi jí - critical 供應鏈 gōng yìng liàn - supply chain 崩潰 bēng kuì - collapse 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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