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  1. 18h ago

    #512 台灣困境 Taiwan’s Challenges

    困境 kùnjìng - difficult situation; dilemma 國際社會 guójì shèhuì - international community 打壓 dǎyā - to suppress; to pressure politically 堅持 jiānchí - to insist on; to persist in 一個中國原則 yí ge Zhōngguó yuánzé - the One China principle 聯合國 Liánhéguó - the United Nations (UN) 世界衛生組織 Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī - World Health Organization (WHO) 醫療 yīliáo - medical care; healthcare 實力 shílì - strength; capability 反對 fǎnduì - to oppose 疫苗 yìmiáo - vaccine 爭取 zhēngqǔ - to strive for; to fight for 認可 rènkě - recognition; approval 世界貿易組織 Shìjiè Màoyì Zǔzhī - World Trade Organization (WTO) 名義 míngyì - name; title; in the name of 奧運 Àoyùn - the Olympics 中華台北 Zhōnghuá Táiběi - Chinese Taipei 名稱 míngchēng - name; designation 選手 xuǎnshǒu - athlete; competitor 國旗 guóqí - national flag 委屈 wěiqū - to feel wronged; grievance 大方 dàfāng - confident and natural; open 代表 dàibiǎo - to represent 外交 wàijiāo - diplomacy; foreign affairs 邦交國 bāngjiāoguó - diplomatic ally 巨額 jù’é - huge amount; enormous sum 經濟援助 jīngjì yuánzhù - economic aid 挖走 wāzǒu - to lure away; to poach 處境 chǔjìng - situation; circumstances 川普 Chuānpǔ - Trump 美中高峰會 Měi Zhōng Gāofēnghuì - U.S.-China summit 川習會 Chuān Xí huì - Trump-Xi meeting 習近平 Xí Jìnpíng - Xi Jinping 強烈的表示 qiángliè de biǎoshì - to strongly express 宣布 xuānbù - to announce; to declare 獨立 dúlì - independence 閉門會談 bìmén huìtán - closed-door meeting 福斯新聞 Fúsī Xīnwén - Fox News 專訪 zhuānfǎng - exclusive interview 公開 gōngkāi - publicly; open 警告 jǐnggào - to warn; warning 晶片產業 jīngpiàn chǎnyè - chip industry 發達 fādá - advanced; highly developed 半導體產業 bàndǎotǐ chǎnyè - semiconductor industry 施加 shījiā - to impose; to apply 關稅 guānshuì - tariff; customs duty 供應鏈 gōngyìngliàn - supply chain 移到 yídào - to move to; to relocate to 本土 běntǔ - homeland; domestic 掌握 zhǎngwò - to grasp; to control 接管 jiēguǎn - to take over 掌控 zhǎngkòng - to control 反而 fǎn’ér - instead; on the contrary 發動戰爭 fādòng zhànzhēng - to start a war 定義 dìngyì - definition; to define 嚴峻 yánjùn - severe; grim 不確定性 bù quèdìngxìng - uncertainty 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

    #511 台灣國慶活動 Taiwan National Day Celebrations

    (2026台灣國慶煙火改成在台東! 🥰下個週末如果你有空，可以去看看!) 國慶日 guó qìng rì - National Day 雙十節 shuāng shí jié - Double Tenth Day (Taiwan's National Day) 武昌起義 Wǔ Chāng Qǐ Yì - Wuchang Uprising (the 1911 uprising that led to the fall of the Qing Dynasty) 推翻 tuī fān - to overthrow; to topple 清朝 Qīng cháo - the Qing Dynasty 統治 tǒng zhì - to rule; to govern 關鍵 guān jiàn - crucial; key; critical 戰役 zhàn yì - battle; military campaign 民主共和國 mín zhǔ gòng hé guó - democratic republic 中華民國 Zhōng Huá Mín Guó - Republic of China (ROC) 誕生 dàn shēng - to be born; to come into existence 國慶大會 guó qìng dà huì - National Day ceremony 總統府 zǒng tǒng fǔ - Presidential Office Building 廣場 guǎng chǎng - public square; plaza 舉行 jǔ xíng - to hold; to conduct (an event) 升旗典禮 shēng qí diǎn lǐ - flag-raising ceremony 三軍儀隊 sān jūn yí duì - military honor guard 花式操槍 huā shì cāo qiāng - precision rifle drill performance 戰機 zhàn jī - fighter jet; military aircraft 樂儀隊 yuè yí duì - military marching band and honor guard 盛大 shèng dà - grand; magnificent; large-scale 莊嚴 zhuāng yán - solemn; dignified 國慶煙火 guó qìng yān huǒ - National Day fireworks display 煙火秀 yān huǒ xiù - fireworks show 無人機 wú rén jī - drone 交響樂 jiāo xiǎng yuè - symphony; orchestral music 新莊體育館 Xīn Zhuāng Tǐ Yù Guǎn - Xinzhuang Gymnasium 舉辦 jǔ bàn - to organize; to host 新竹縣 Xīn Zhú Xiàn - Hsinchu County 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

    #510 玩電動遊戲的重要性 The Importance of Playing Video Games🕹

    電動遊戲 diàn dòng yóu xì - video game 重要性 zhòng yào xìng - importance 深刻 shēn kè - profound; deep 體悟 tǐ wù - realization; insight gained through experience 爛 làn - terrible; poor (informal) 順 shùn - smooth; fluent 自動駕駛 zì dòng jià shǐ - autonomous driving; self-driving 反應力 fǎn yìng lì - reaction speed; responsiveness 眼睛 yǎn jīng - eyes 視覺 shì jué - vision; visual perception 訊號 xùn hào - signal 大腦 dà nǎo - brain 快速 kuài sù - rapid; fast 決策 jué cè - decision-making 手指 shǒu zhǐ - finger 精準 jīng zhǔn - precise; accurate 操作 cāo zuò - operation; to operate 高頻率 gāo pín lǜ - high frequency 同步 tóng bù - synchronized; in sync 訓練 xùn liàn - training 有效 yǒu xiào - effective 縮短 suō duǎn - to shorten 人類 rén lèi - human beings 外界刺激 wài jiè cì jī - external stimuli 反應時間 fǎn yìng shí jiān - reaction time 手腳動作 shǒu jiǎo dòng zuò - hand and foot movements 協調 xié tiáo - coordinated; harmonious 浪費 làng fèi - to waste 漫畫 màn huà - comic; manga 手腳不協調 shǒu jiǎo bù xié tiáo - poor coordination; clumsy movements 專心 zhuān xīn - to concentrate; focus 書桌 shū zhuō - desk 速度 sù dù - speed 鍛鍊 duàn liàn - to train; strengthen 視覺空間 shì jué kōng jiān - visual-spatial ability 認知 rèn zhī - cognition; awareness 注意力 zhù yì lì - attention; concentration 增強 zēng qiáng - to enhance; strengthen 可塑性 kě sù xìng - plasticity; adaptability 記憶力 jì yì lì - memory ability 地圖 dì tú - map 道具 dào jù - item; game tool 敵人 dí rén - enemy 規律 guī lǜ - pattern; regularity 玩家 wán jiā - player; gamer 加以應用 jiā yǐ yìng yòng - to apply; put into practice 刺激 cì jī - to stimulate 海馬體 hǎi mǎ tǐ - hippocampus 強化 qiáng huà - to strengthen; reinforce 工作記憶 gōng zuò jì yì - working memory 資訊處理 zī xùn chǔ lǐ - information processing 休閒娛樂 xiū xián yú lè - leisure and entertainment 罪惡感 zuì è gǎn - feeling of guilt 培養 péi yǎng - to cultivate; develop 挫折容忍度 cuò zhé róng rěn dù - frustration tolerance 失敗 shī bài - failure 常態 cháng tài - normal state; norm 卡關 kǎ guān - to get stuck at a level; hit a roadblock 擊敗 jí bài - to defeat; beat 嘗試 cháng shì - to try; attempt 修正錯誤 xiū zhèng cuò wù - to correct mistakes 破關 pò guān - to clear a game level; beat a game 抗壓性 kàng yā xìng - stress tolerance 毅力 yì lì - perseverance; determination 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 28

    #509 今天是教師節 Today Is Teachers’ Day

    教師節 jiào shī jié - Teachers' Day 起源 qǐ yuán - origin; beginning 紀念 jì niàn - to commemorate; remembrance 孔子 Kǒng Zǐ - Confucius 思想家 sī xiǎng jiā - thinker; philosopher 政治家 zhèng zhì jiā - statesman; politician 教育家 jiào yù jiā - educator 開創 kāi chuàng - to found; to pioneer; to initiate 有教無類 yǒu jiào wú lèi - education for all regardless of background or ability 因材施教 yīn cái shī jiào - to teach according to a student's abilities and characteristics 打破 dǎ pò - to break; to overturn 貴族 guì zú - aristocracy; noble class 特權 tè quán - privilege; special right 命運 mìng yùn - fate; destiny 被稱為 bèi chēng wéi - to be called; to be known as 至聖先師 zhì shèng xiān shī - the Greatest Sage and First Teacher (title for Confucius) 偉大 wěi dà - great; remarkable 農曆 nóng lì - lunar calendar 作為 zuò wéi - to serve as; to be used as 孔子誕辰紀念日 Kǒng Zǐ dàn chén jì niàn rì - Confucius' Birthday Memorial Day 祭孔大典 jì Kǒng dà diǎn - Grand Confucius Commemoration Ceremony 孔廟 Kǒng miào - Confucius Temple 神聖 shén shèng - sacred; solemn 年代 nián dài - era; period of time 典禮 diǎn lǐ - ceremony 毛筆 máo bǐ - Chinese calligraphy brush 學業進步 xué yè jìn bù - improvement in academic studies 教育部 jiào yù bù - Ministry of Education 前夕 qián xì - eve; the day before an event 師鐸獎 shī duó jiǎng - Teacher Excellence Award in Taiwan 行政院長 xíng zhèng yuàn zhǎng - Premier of Taiwan (Head of the Executive Yuan) 親自 qīn zì - personally; in person 頒獎 bān jiǎng - to present an award 輔導 fǔ dǎo - guidance; counseling; mentoring 巨大 jù dà - huge; enormous 貢獻 gòng xiàn - contribution 敬意 jìng yì - respect; tribute 敬師 jìng shī - to honor teachers 奉茶 fèng chá - to serve tea respectfully 儀式 yí shì - ceremony; ritual 表達謝意 biǎo dá xiè yì - to express gratitude; show appreciation 黑板 hēi bǎn - blackboard; chalkboard 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. Sep 25

    #508 今天是中秋節 Today Is the Mid-Autumn Festival 🌝

    月餅 yuèbǐng - mooncake 元朝 Yuáncháo - the Yuan Dynasty 朝代 cháodài - dynasty 蒙古人 Měnggǔrén - Mongolian; Mongol people 漢人 Hànrén - Han Chinese 統治 tǒngzhì - to rule; to govern 殘酷 cánkù - cruel; brutal 嚴格 yángé - strict; rigorous 防止 fángzhǐ - to prevent 百姓 bǎixìng - common people; ordinary citizens 造反 zàofǎn - to rebel; to revolt 朝廷 cháotíng - the imperial court 下令 xiàlìng - to issue an order; to command 合用一把菜刀 héyòng yì bǎ càidāo - to share one kitchen knife among several households 村子 cūnzi - village 士兵 shìbīng - soldier 嚴密監視 yánmì jiānshì - to keep under close surveillance 苦不堪言 kǔ bù kān yán - to suffer beyond words; unbearable hardship 反抗軍 fǎnkàngjūn - rebel army; resistance force 紛紛 fēnfēn - one after another; in succession 密謀 mìmóu - to secretly plot; to conspire 起義 qǐyì - uprising; revolt 推翻 tuīfān - to overthrow 領袖 lǐngxiù - leader 朱元璋 Zhū Yuánzhāng - Zhu Yuanzhang (founder of the Ming Dynasty) 官兵 guānbīng - government troops; officers and soldiers 檢查 jiǎnchá - to inspect; to check 搜身 sōushēn - to search someone's body 傳達 chuándá - to convey; to communicate 傳遞 chuándì - to pass on; to transmit 瘟疫 wēnyì - epidemic; plague 消災解厄 xiāozāi jiě'è - to ward off disasters and misfortune 保全性命 bǎoquán xìngmìng - to preserve one's life; to stay alive 傳言 chuányán - rumor; hearsay 前夕 qiánxì - eve; the day before 爭相購買 zhēngxiāng gòumǎi - to rush to buy; to compete to purchase 打仗 dǎzhàng - to fight a war; to go to battle 塞 sāi - to stuff; to insert 紙條 zhǐtiáo - small note; slip of paper 內餡 nèixiàn - filling (inside food) 家家戶戶 jiājiā hùhù - every household 切開 qiēkāi - to cut open 賞月 shǎngyuè - to admire the full moon 藏 cáng - to hide 字條 zìtiáo - written note; message slip 政權 zhèngquán - political power; regime 明朝 Míngcháo - the Ming Dynasty 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. Sep 23

    #507 玻璃心 The "Glass Heart" Mentality🤔

    玻璃心 bō lí xīn - a person who is overly sensitive and easily hurt by criticism 用來 yòng lái - to be used for; used to 形容 xíng róng - to describe 脆弱 cuì ruò - fragile; vulnerable 敏感 mǐn gǎn - sensitive 玻璃 bō lí - glass 碎裂 suì liè - to shatter; break into pieces 用語 yòng yǔ - expression; term; wording 批評 pī píng - criticism; to criticize 質疑 zhí yí - to question; to doubt 無心 wú xīn - unintentional; without bad intentions 玩笑 wán xiào - joke 內心 nèi xīn - inner feelings; heart 打擊 dǎ jí - blow; setback; emotional hit 崩潰 bēng kuì - to break down emotionally; collapse 走心 zǒu xīn - to take something personally; be emotionally affected 惱羞成怒 nǎo xiū chéng nù - to become angry out of embarrassment 職場 zhí chǎng - workplace 社群平台 shè qún píng tái - social media platform 發文 fā wén - to post online 立刻 lì kè - immediately 火冒三丈 huǒ mào sān zhàng - to become extremely angry 瘋狂 fēng kuáng - crazy; frenzied 跟網友對罵 gēn wǎng yǒu duì mà - to argue and insult each other online 狂敲鍵盤 kuáng qiāo jiàn pán - to furiously type on a keyboard 回擊 huí jí - to fight back; retaliate 刪文 shān wén - to delete a post 封鎖 fēng suǒ - to block someone online 被講兩句 bèi jiǎng liǎng jù - to be criticized a little; receive a few negative comments 玻璃心碎一地 bō lí xīn suì yí dì - to be extremely hurt emotionally; heart shattered into pieces 經不起批評 jīng bù qǐ pī píng - unable to handle criticism 發文 fā wén - to post online 兇 xiōng - fierce; harsh; mean 場合 chǎng hé - occasion; situation; setting 報告 bào gào - report 數據 shù jù - data; figures 重新 chóng xīn - again; anew 修改 xiū gǎi - to revise; modify 否定 fǒu dìng - to deny; reject 霸凌 bà líng - bullying 委屈 wěi qū - feeling wronged; grievance 離職 lí zhí - to resign; leave a job 抗壓性 kàng yā xìng - ability to handle pressure; stress tolerance 調侃 tiáo kǎn - to tease; joke with someone 臉色 liǎn sè - facial expression; complexion 退群組 tuì qún zǔ - to leave a group chat 罵 mà - to scold; curse; criticize harshly 自我 zì wǒ - self-centered; self-focused (depending on context) 隱藏 yǐn cáng - to hide; conceal 帳號 zhàng hào - account (online account) 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. Sep 21

    #506 九二一大地震 The 921 Earthquake

    凌晨 líng chén - early morning; after midnight 規模 guī mó - scale; magnitude 高達 gāo dá - to reach as high as; up to 級 jí - level; grade; magnitude (for earthquakes) 南投 Nán Tóu - Nantou (county in central Taiwan) 深度 shēn dù - depth 公里 gōng lǐ - kilometer 淺層地震 qiǎn céng dì zhèn - shallow earthquake 劇烈 jù liè - intense; violent; severe 上下水平搖動 shàng xià shuǐ píng yáo dòng - vertical and horizontal shaking 搖 yáo - to shake; sway 長達 cháng dá - to last for; extend up to 大力 dà lì - forcefully; strongly 上下舖 shàng xià pù - bunk beds 差一點 chà yì diǎn - almost; nearly 餘震 yú zhèn - aftershock 造成 zào chéng - to cause; result in 罹難 lí nàn - to die in a disaster; perish 死亡 sǐ wáng - death; to die 失蹤 shī zōng - missing; disappear 棟 dòng - measure word for buildings 房屋 fáng wū - house; building; residence 全倒 quán dǎo - completely collapsed 倒塌 dǎo tā - to collapse; cave in 半倒 bàn dǎo - partially collapsed 毀損 huǐ sǔn - damage; destruction 損失 sǔn shī - loss; damage 億 yì - one hundred million 高樓大廈 gāo lóu dà shà - skyscrapers; tall buildings 帳篷 zhàng péng - tent 建築法規 jiàn zhù fǎ guī - building regulations; construction laws 災害防救法 zāi hài fáng jiù fǎ - Disaster Prevention and Protection Act 防災 fáng zāi - disaster prevention 體制 tǐ zhì - system; structure 有法可循 yǒu fǎ kě xún - to have laws/rules to follow 成立 chéng lì - to establish; set up 救災部隊 jiù zāi bù duì - disaster relief team 內政部 Nèi Zhèng Bù - Ministry of the Interior 消防署 xiāo fáng shǔ - National Fire Agency 特種搜救隊 tè zhǒng sōu jiù duì - special search and rescue team 空中消防隊 kōng zhōng xiāo fáng duì - aerial firefighting/rescue team 搜救犬 sōu jiù quǎn - search and rescue dog 採購 cǎi gòu - to purchase; procure 搜救儀器 sōu jiù yí qì - search and rescue equipment 防災日 fáng zāi rì - Disaster Prevention Day 演練 yǎn liàn - drill; practice exercise 機關 jī guān - government agency; institution 強制 qiǎng zhì - mandatory; compulsory 防災意識 fáng zāi yì shí - disaster preparedness awareness 建築物 jiàn zhù wù - building; structure 抗震力 kàng zhèn lì - earthquake resistance 原則 yuán zé - principle; guideline 評估 píng gū - to evaluate; assess 慘 cǎn - miserable; disastrous; severe 遵循 zūn xún - to follow; comply with 梁柱結構 liáng zhù jié gòu - beam-and-column structure 嚴防 yán fáng - to strictly guard against; prevent rigorously 柱子 zhù zi - pillar; column 瞬間 shùn jiān - instant; moment 爆裂 bào liè - to burst; rupture 充電 chōng diàn - to charge (a battery) 手電筒 shǒu diàn tǒng - flashlight 警告 jǐng gào - warning; alert 預警 yù jǐng - early warning; advance alert

  8. Sep 18

    #505 台灣秋天吃什麼 What Do People Eat in Taiwan During the Fall? 🍂

    邁入 màirù - to enter; to step into 秋季 qiūjì - autumn; fall season 柚子 yòuzi - pomelo 產季 chǎnjì - harvest season; peak season 鮮嫩多汁 xiānnèn duōzhī - fresh, tender, and juicy 平衡 pínghéng - balance; balanced 解膩 jiěnì - to cut through richness; to reduce greasy taste 口乾舌燥 kǒugān shézào - dry mouth and tongue 滋潤 zīrùn - to moisten; to nourish; to hydrate 降溫 jiàngwēn - to cool down; to reduce body heat 中醫 zhōngyī - Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) 緩解秋燥 huǎnjiě qiūzào - to relieve autumn dryness 柿子 shìzi - persimmon 盛產 shèngchǎn - to produce in abundance; abundant harvest 口感 kǒugǎn - texture; mouthfeel 脆脆 cuìcuì - crispy; crunchy; firm and crisp 柿餅 shìbǐng - dried persimmon 濃郁Q彈 nóngyù Q tán - rich in flavor and pleasantly chewy 營養 yíngyǎng - nutrition; nutritious 含有 hányǒu - to contain 胡蘿蔔素 húluóbosù - beta-carotene 維生素 wéishēngsù - vitamin 膳食纖維 shànshí xiānwéi - dietary fiber 潤肺止咳 rùnfèi zhǐké - to moisten the lungs and relieve cough (TCM concept) 溫差 wēnchā - temperature difference 呼吸道 hūxīdào - respiratory tract 強化 qiánghuà - to strengthen; to enhance 黏膜 niánmó - mucous membrane 免疫力 miǎnyìlì - immunity; immune system strength 白蘿蔔 báiluóbo - white radish; daikon radish 平民人參 píngmín rénshēn - "the poor man's ginseng" (a nickname for white radish) 肥美 féiměi - plump, tender, and flavorful 辛辣 xīnlà - spicy; pungent 品嘗 pǐncháng - to taste; to savor 對時 duìshí - in season; seasonal 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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