陳之漢 chén zhī hàn – Chen Zhi-han, a well-known Taiwanese internet personality and fitness entrepreneur

館長 guǎn zhǎng – gym director (nickname of Chen Zhi-han, referring to his role as gym owner)

爭議 zhēng yì – controversy; dispute

健身教練 jiàn shēn jiào liàn – fitness coach

海軍陸戰隊 hǎi jūn lù zhàn duì – Marine Corps (of the Navy)

志願役 zhì yuàn yì – voluntary military service (non-drafted)

士官 shì guān – non-commissioned officer (NCO)

退伍 tuì wǔ – to retire or be discharged from military service

連鎖 lián suǒ – chain (store, business)

成吉思汗健身館 chéng jí sī hàn jiàn shēn guǎn – Genghis Khan Fitness Center (Chen's gym brand)

經營 jīng yíng – to operate; to run (a business)

電商 diàn shāng – e-commerce

直播 zhí bō – live streaming

直白 zhí bái – straightforward; blunt

顛沛流離 diān pèi liú lí – displaced and wandering; a life full of hardships

欺負 qī fù – to bully

拳頭 quán tóu – fist

堅強 jiān qiáng – strong; resilient

剛硬 gāng yìng – tough; unyielding

竹聯幫 zhú lián bāng – Bamboo Union (a Taiwanese gang)

黑道 hēi dào – gangster; organized crime

亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo – a mess; chaotic; disorganized

推銷 tuī xiāo – hard selling; aggressive sales promotion

企業家精神 qì yè jiā jīng shén – entrepreneurial spirit

共產黨 gòng chǎn dǎng – Communist Party (usually referring to the Chinese Communist Party, CCP)

反感 fǎn gǎn – dislike; aversion

中華民國派 zhōng huá mín guó pài – pro-Republic of China faction

極統 jí tǒng – extreme unification (with China)

極獨 jí dú – extreme independence (for Taiwan)

統一 tǒng yī – unification

獨立 dú lì – independence

中立 zhōng lì – neutral

和平 hé píng – peace

骨氣 gǔ qì – integrity; moral backbone

被...壓著打 bèi ... yā zhe dǎ – to be oppressed by...; to be suppressed by... (used metaphorically)

杭州 háng zhōu – Hangzhou, a city in eastern China

西湖 xī hú – West Lake, a famous scenic spot in Hangzhou

翻牆 fān qiáng – to bypass internet censorship (using VPNs to "climb over the firewall")

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