二二八紀念日 èr èr bā jìniàn rì - 228 Memorial Day

二二八事件 èr èr bā shìjiàn - The February 28 Incident

國民政府 guómín zhèngfǔ - Nationalist Government (ROC government)

接收 jiēshōu - to take over; to receive

殖民 zhímín - colonization

統治 tǒngzhì - governance; rule

接管 jiēguǎn - to take control; to take over

官員 guānyuán - government official

對日抗戰 duì rì kàngzhàn - War of Resistance Against Japan (Second Sino-Japanese War)

勝利者 shènglì zhě - victor; winner

優越感 yōuyuègǎn - sense of superiority

排斥 páichì - to exclude; to reject

治理方式 zhìlǐ fāngshì - method of governance

貪污腐敗 tānwū fǔbài - corruption and bribery

官兵 guānbīng - officers and soldiers

紀律不佳 jìlǜ bù jiā - lack of discipline

不滿 bùmǎn - dissatisfaction; resentment

導火線 dǎohuǒxiàn - trigger (of an event)

專賣局 zhuānmài jú - Monopoly Bureau (government agency controlling sales of certain goods)

專門 zhuānmén - specialized; designated

查緝人員 cháqì rényuán - enforcement officer; investigator

婦女 fùnǚ - woman

私菸 sīyān - smuggled cigarettes

當場 dāngchǎng - on the spot; immediately

沒收 mòshōu - to confiscate

香菸 xiāngyān - cigarette

一併 yībìng - together with; at the same time

跪地 guìdì - to kneel on the ground

求情 qiúqíng - to plead for mercy

理會 lǐhuì - to pay attention to; to heed

槍托 qiāngtuō - rifle butt

打傷 dǎshāng - to injure

頭部 tóubù - head (part of the body)

周圍 zhōuwéi - surrounding; vicinity

這一幕 zhè yī mù - this scene

憤怒 fènnù - anger; rage

包圍 bāowéi - to surround; to encircle

開槍 kāiqiāng - to fire a gun

試圖 shìtú - to attempt; to try

驅散 qūsàn - to disperse (a crowd)

群眾 qúnzhòng - crowd; mass of people

市民 shìmín - citizen; city resident

誤殺 wùshā - accidental killing

搶走 qiǎngzǒu - to snatch away; to seize

警察局 jǐngchá jú - police station

交代 jiāodài - to explain; to account for

明確 míngquè - clear and definite

抗議行動 kàngyì xíngdòng - protest action

隔一天 gé yì tiān - the next day

罷工 bàgōng - strike (labor action)

放火 fànghuǒ - to set fire

焚燒 fénshāo - to burn (something)

衝突 chōngtú - conflict; clash

局勢 júshì - situation

示威 shìwēi - demonstration; protest

衛兵 wèibīng - guards

開槍 kāiqiāng - to fire a gun

怒火 nùhuǒ - rage; anger

徹底 chèdǐ - thoroughly; completely

點燃 diǎnrán - to ignite

擴散 kuòsàn - to spread

懲處 chéngchǔ - to punish

鎮壓 zhènyā - to suppress

演變 yǎnbiàn - to evolve; to develop into

規模 guīmó - scale; scope

官民對抗 guānmín duìkàng - confrontation between government and people

本地人 běndì rén - local people

外省人 wàishěng rén - people from mainland China (who moved to Taiwan after 1945)

族群衝突 zúqún chōngtū - ethnic conflict

機構 jīgòu - institution; organization

派軍隊 pài jūnduì - to send troops

傷亡人數 shāngwáng rénshù - number of casualties

知識份子 zhīshì fènzǐ - intellectuals

波及 bōjí - to affect; to spread to

戒嚴 jièyán - martial law

犧牲 xīshēng - sacrifice

緬懷 miǎnhuái - to commemorate; to remember with respect

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