迷信 mí xìn - superstition; superstitious belief

民間社會 mín jiān shè huì - folk society; grassroots society

道教 dào jiào - Taoism; Daoism

佛教 fó jiào - Buddhism

禁忌 jìn jì - taboo; something forbidden by custom or belief

衙門 yá mén - government office or court in ancient China

法院 fǎ yuàn - court of law

犯罪 fàn zuì - to commit a crime; criminal activity

判刑 pàn xíng - to sentence; to give a criminal punishment

判死刑 pàn sǐ xíng - to sentence someone to death

死刑犯 sǐ xíng fàn - death-row inmate; person sentenced to death

判決書 pàn jué shū - court judgment; legal verdict document

墓碑 mù bēi - tombstone; gravestone

折壽 zhé shòu - to shorten one's lifespan

生命 shēng mìng - life; lifespan

詛咒 zǔ zhòu - to curse; a curse

糾正 jiū zhèng - to correct; to fix mistakes

筷子 kuài zi - chopsticks

插 chā - to insert; to stick into

祭祖 jì zǔ - to worship or honor one's ancestors

寺廟 sì miào - temple

香爐 xiāng lú - incense burner

香 xiāng - incense stick

對面 duì miàn - opposite side; across from someone

孤魂野鬼 gū hún yě guǐ - wandering spirits; restless ghosts

長輩 zhǎng bèi - elder; senior family member

家教 jiā jiào - family upbringing; manners taught by one's family

餐桌 cān zhuō - dining table

禮儀 lǐ yí - etiquette; manners; proper social behavior

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喪屍煙彈 sàng shī yān dàn - zombie vapes

不法份子 bù fǎ fèn zǐ - lawbreaker; criminal individual

短效麻醉藥 duǎn xiào má zuì yào - short-acting anesthetic

依托咪酯 yī tuō mī zhǐ - etomidate 

混入 hùn rù - to mix into; to blend into

電子煙油 diàn zǐ yān yóu - e-cigarette liquid; vape juice

毒品 dú pǐn - illegal drugs; narcotics

中樞神經 zhōng shū shén jīng - central nervous system

癱瘓 tān huàn - paralysis; to become paralyzed

失控 shī kòng - to lose control

自主 zì zhǔ - voluntarily; independently

抖 dǒu - to shake; to tremble

神情 shén qíng - facial expression; demeanor

恍惚 huǎng hū - dazed; absent-minded; confused

喪屍 sàng shī - zombie

娛樂場所 yú lè chǎng suǒ - entertainment venue

走私 zǒu sī - to smuggle

加工 jiā gōng - processing; to process

分裝 fēn zhuāng - repackaging into smaller portions

迅速 xùn sù - rapid; quickly

蔓延 màn yán - to spread

偽裝 wěi zhuāng - to disguise; to camouflage

新潮 xīn cháo - trendy; fashionable

時髦 shí máo - stylish; fashionable

攜帶方便 xī dài fāng biàn - easy to carry; portable

降低 jiàng dī - to reduce; to lower

戒心 jiè xīn - vigilance; caution

對…成癮 duì... chéng yǐn - to become addicted to

陸陸續續 lù lù xù xù - one after another; continuously

毒駕 dú jià - drug-impaired driving

自撞 zì zhuàng - to crash by oneself; single-vehicle crash

相撞 xiāng zhuàng - to collide with each other

撞死 zhuàng sǐ - to kill by collision

員警 yuán jǐng - police officer

無辜民眾 wú gū mín zhòng - innocent civilians

案件 àn jiàn - case; incident

暴增 bào zēng - to increase dramatically

行人 xíng rén - pedestrian

查獲 chá huò - to discover and seize (illegal activities)

移動炸彈 yí dòng zhà dàn - moving bomb; serious public danger

反覆作案 fǎn fù zuò àn - to repeatedly commit crimes

毒駕犯 dú jià fàn - drug-impaired driver; offender

限制 xiàn zhì - restriction; to restrict

二級毒品 èr jí dú pǐn - Schedule II/Class II controlled drug

海洛因 hǎi luò yīn - heroin

嗎啡 mǎ fēi - morphine

級別 jí bié - level; classification

處 chǔ - to sentence; to impose (a penalty)

死刑 sǐ xíng - death penalty

無期徒刑 wú qí tú xíng - life imprisonment

抽電子菸 chōu diàn zǐ yān - to vape; to smoke e-cigarettes

行政院 xíng zhèng yuàn - the Executive Yuan (Taiwan's executive branch)

刑法 xíng fǎ - criminal law; penal code

道路交通管理處罰條例 dào lù jiāo tōng guǎn lǐ chǔ fá tiáo lì - Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act

修正草案 xiū zhèng cǎo àn - amendment draft; proposed revision

刑責 xíng zé - criminal liability; legal responsibility

罰鍰 fá huán - monetary fine

有期徒刑 yǒu qí tú xíng - fixed-term imprisonment

終身 zhōng shēn - lifelong; for life

吊銷 diào xiāo - to revoke; to cancel

滑雪 huá xuě - skiing; to ski

講中文的團 jiǎng Zhōngwén de tuán - a tour group conducted in Chinese

教練 jiào liàn - coach; instructor

報名 bào míng - to register; to sign up

第一堂課 dì yī táng kè - the first lesson/class

跌倒 dié dǎo - to fall down

摔倒 shuāi dǎo - to take a fall; to tumble

上進心 shàng jìn xīn - ambition; motivation to improve oneself

初學者區 chū xué zhě qū - beginner area/zone

坡度 pō dù - slope; gradient

陡 dǒu - steep

平滑 píng huá - smooth; even

雙板滑雪 shuāng bǎn huá xuě - skiing with two skis (alpine skiing)

單板滑雪 dān bǎn huá xuě - snowboarding

平衡感 píng héng gǎn - sense of balance

往上爬 wǎng shàng pá - to climb upward

滑下來 huá xià lái - to ski/slide down

控制速度 kòng zhì sù dù - to control speed

煞車 shà chē - to brake; to slow down

山頂 shān dǐng - mountaintop; summit

佩服 pèi fú - to admire; to respect

閨蜜 guī mì - best female friend; close girlfriend

溝通 gōu tōng - to communicate

加上 jiā shàng - in addition to; plus

重新開始 chóng xīn kāi shǐ - to start over; to begin again

腦袋 nǎo dài - head; mind; brain

空 kōng - blank; empty (e.g., one's mind goes blank)

滑雪場 huá xuě chǎng - ski resort; ski area

放慢速度 fàng màn sù dù - to slow down

掌握 zhǎng wò - to grasp; to master; to get the hang of

記住 jì zhù - to remember; to keep in mind

自信心不足 zì xìn xīn bù zú - lacking self-confidence

保持平衡 bǎo chí píng héng - to keep one's balance

控制速度 kòng zhì sù dù - to control speed

調整重心 tiáo zhěng zhòng xīn - to adjust one's center of gravity

轉彎 zhuǎn wān - to turn; to make a turn

技巧 jì qiǎo - skill; technique

目標 mù biāo - goal; objective

強力推動 qiáng lì tuī dòng - to vigorously promote; to strongly push forward

無菸城市 wú yān chéng shì - smoke-free city

政策 zhèng cè - policy

抽菸chōu yān ／ 吸菸 xī yān - to smoke; smoking

民調 mín diào - public opinion poll; survey

調查 diào chá - investigation; survey

九成 jiǔ chéng - ninety percent

反感 fǎn gǎn - dislike; resentment; aversion

困擾 kùn rǎo - trouble; annoyance; disturbance

東京 Dōng Jīng - Tokyo

大阪 Dà Bǎn - Osaka

基本上 jī běn shàng - basically; in general

禁止 jìn zhǐ - to prohibit; to ban

吸菸區 xī yān qū - designated smoking area

吸菸室 xī yān shì - smoking room

負壓式密閉吸菸室 fù yā shì mì bì xī yān shì - negative-pressure enclosed smoking room

西門町 Xī Mén Dīng - Ximending (shopping district in Taipei)

中山站 Zhōng Shān Zhàn - Zhongshan Station

雙連站 Shuāng Lián Zhàn - Shuanglian Station

透明的玻璃 tòu míng de bō lí - transparent glass

空氣清淨 kōng qì qīng jìng - air purification; air cleaning

設備 shè bèi - equipment; facilities

負壓排煙 fù yā pái yān - negative-pressure smoke exhaust system

戶外 hù wài - outdoors; outdoor

明確 míng què - clear; explicit

告示牌 gào shì pái - sign; notice board

專用 zhuān yòng - designated for a specific use; dedicated

菸蒂桶 yān dì tǒng - cigarette butt disposal bin; cigarette receptacle

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通貨膨脹 tōng huò péng zhàng - inflation

價錢 jià qián - price

上升 shàng shēng - to rise; increase

便當 biàn dāng - boxed meal; lunch box

貨幣 huò bì - currency; money

購買力 gòu mǎi lì - purchasing power

下降 xià jiàng - to decline; decrease

壞事 huài shì - bad thing; negative thing

企業 qì yè - enterprise; company

願意 yuàn yì - willing to; be willing to

投資 tóu zī - to invest; investment

民眾 mín zhòng - the public; ordinary people

消費 xiāo fèi - consumption; spending

物價 wù jià - prices of goods; cost of goods

小幅 xiǎo fú - slight; modest

存錢 cún qián - to save money

促進 cù jìn - to promote; stimulate

經濟活動 jīng jì huó dòng - economic activity

增加 zēng jiā - to increase; add

收入 shōu rù - income; revenue

提高 tí gāo - to raise; improve

員工 yuán gōng - employee; staff member

薪水 xīn shuǐ - salary; wages

經濟學家 jīng jì xué jiā - economist

低而穩定 dī ér wěn dìng - low and stable

速度 sù dù - speed; rate

漲價 zhǎng jià - to increase in price; price hike

食用油 shí yòng yóu - cooking oil; edible oil

經濟危機 jīng jì wéi jī - economic crisis

中央銀行 zhōng yāng yín háng - central bank

採取 cǎi qǔ - to adopt; take (a measure)

量化寬鬆政策 liàng huà kuān sōng zhèng cè - quantitative easing policy

刺激經濟 cì jī jīng jì - to stimulate the economy

疫情 yì qíng - epidemic situation; pandemic

新冠肺炎 xīn guān fèi yán - COVID-19

大量印鈔 dà liàng yìn chāo - to print large amounts of money

降息 jiàng xí - to cut interest rates

補助 bǔ zhù - subsidy; financial assistance

補助金 bǔ zhù jīn - subsidy payment; government aid money

同步 tóng bù - simultaneously; in sync

導致 dǎo zhì - to lead to; cause

梨子 lí zi - pear

薪水追不上物價 xīn shuǐ zhuī bú shàng wù jià - wages cannot keep up with rising prices; salaries lag behind inflation

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山林 shānlín - mountain forests; forests in mountainous areas

森林 sēnlín - forest

生態 shēngtài - ecology; ecosystem

多樣 duōyàng - diverse; varied

覆蓋率 fùgàilǜ - coverage rate

面積 miànjī - area; surface area

地勢 dìshì - terrain; topography

陡峭 dǒuqiào - steep

熱帶 rèdài - tropical zone

亞熱帶 yǎrèdài - subtropical zone

溫帶 wēndài - temperate zone

寒帶 hándài - frigid zone; polar zone

平地 píngdì - flat land; plain

闊葉林 kuòyè lín - broadleaf forest

葉子 yèzi - leaf

分佈最廣 fēnbù zuì guǎng - most widely distributed

生機 shēngjī - vitality; life force

盎然 àngrán - full of life; flourishing

地帶 dìdài - zone; region

植物 zhíwù - plant

濕潤 shīrùn - humid; moist

海拔 hǎibá - altitude above sea level

纏繞 chánrào - to wind around; to twine

台灣黑熊 Táiwān hēixióng - Formosan black bear

活動範圍 huódòng fànwéi - activity range; habitat area

獼猴 míhóu - macaque monkey

昆蟲 kūnchóng - insect

針葉林 zhēnyè lín - coniferous forest

針 zhēn - needle

苔蘚 táixiǎn - moss

蕨類 juélèi - ferns

雲霧壟罩 yúnwù lǒngzhào - covered in clouds and mist

雲層 yúncéng - cloud layer

山羊 shānyáng - mountain goat

檜木 kuàimù - cypress wood

冷杉 lěngshān - fir tree

樹幹 shùgàn - tree trunk

色澤 sèzé - color and luster

墨綠色 mòrǜsè - dark green

黑森林 hēisēnlín - black forest; dark forest

寒冷 hánlěng - cold; chilly

惡劣 èliè - harsh; severe

生長 shēngzhǎng - to grow

界線 jièxiàn - boundary; limit

生存 shēngcún - to survive; existence

玉山圓柏 Yùshān yuánbǎi - Yushan juniper

扭曲 niǔqū - twisted; distorted

歪七扭八 wāiqīniǔbā - crooked and twisted

杜鵑花 dùjuānhuā - azalea

玉山薄雪草 Yùshān bóxuěcǎo - Yushan edelweiss

高山症 gāoshānzhèng - altitude sickness

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民間信仰 mín jiān xìn yǎng - folk religion; popular belief

遶境 rào jìng - religious procession around an area or community

平安 píng ān - peace and safety

近距離接觸 jìn jù lí jiē chù - close contact

驅除 qū chú - to drive away; to eliminate

妖邪 yāo xié - evil spirits

惡氣 è qì - bad energy; evil aura

民俗表演 mín sú biǎo yǎn - folk performance

陣頭 zhèn tóu - traditional temple parade performance group

舞龍舞獅 wǔ lóng wǔ shī - dragon and lion dance

八家將 bā jiā jiàng - traditional Taiwanese temple performance troupe/deities’ guards

打扮 dǎ bàn - to dress up; appearance

開路 kāi lù - to clear the way

用意 yòng yì - intention; purpose

鑽轎底 zuān jiào dǐ - to crawl under a sedan chair for blessing

神轎 shén jiào - deity’s sedan chair/palanquin

跪在地上 guì zài dì shàng - to kneel on the ground

頭低低 tóu dī dī - head lowered

庇佑 bì yòu - blessing and protection from a deity

消災 xiāo zāi - to ward off misfortune

鞭炮 biān pào - firecrackers

文化資產 wén huà zī chǎn - cultural heritage

爭議 zhēng yì - controversy

亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo - messy; chaotic

被...介入 bèi...jiè rù - to be involved/intervened by...

黑道 hēi dào - organized crime; gangsters

董事長 dǒng shì zhǎng - chairman; chairperson

香油錢 xiāng yóu qián - temple donation money

勢力 shì lì - influence; power

胡作非為 hú zuò fēi wéi - to behave recklessly; to do evil things

打擾 dǎ rǎo - to disturb

周邊居民 zhōu biān jū mín - nearby residents

在街頭上 zài jiē tóu shàng - on the streets

幫派 bāng pài - gang; faction

藉著...名義 jiè zhe...míng yì - under the name/pretense of...

小鬼 xiǎo guǐ - little ghost/spirit

封路 fēng lù - to block off a road

架設 jià shè - to set up; to install

舞台 wǔ tái - stage

吉普車 jí pǔ chē - jeep

宗教信仰 zōng jiào xìn yǎng - religious belief

自由 zì yóu - freedom

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區塊鏈 qū kuài liàn - blockchain

記錄資料 jì lù zī liào - to record data

技術 jì shù - technology; technique

區塊 qū kuài - block

交易 jiāo yì - transaction; trade

資訊 zī xùn - information

把...連結起來 bǎ...lián jié qǐ lái - to connect; to link together

鏈 liàn - chain

共同 gòng tóng - together; jointly

維護 wéi hù - to maintain

去中心化 qù zhōng xīn huà - decentralization

確認 què rèn - to confirm; verification

被隨意修改 bèi suí yì xiū gǎi - to be changed freely or casually

增加 zēng jiā - to increase

安全性 ān quán xìng - security; safety level

透明度 tòu míng dù - transparency

比特幣 bǐ tè bì - Bitcoin

乙太幣 yǐ tài bì - Ethereum

加密貨幣 jiā mì huò bì - cryptocurrency

應用 yìng yòng - application; use

金融交易 jīn róng jiāo yì - financial transaction

發行 fā xíng - to issue; to release

穩定幣 wěn dìng bì - stablecoin

合約 hé yuē - contract

管理 guǎn lǐ - management

身分認證 shēn fèn rèn zhèng - identity verification

投票系統 tóu piào xì tǒng - voting system

提升 tí shēng - to improve; to enhance

效率 xiào lǜ - efficiency

信任度 xìn rèn dù - level of trust; credibility

人類發展 rén lèi fā zhǎn - human development

電力 diàn lì - electric power

運作 yùn zuò - to operate; operation

人工智慧 rén gōng zhì huì - artificial intelligence (AI)

半導體 bàn dǎo tǐ - semiconductor

規範 guī fàn - regulation; standard

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綠島 lǜ dǎo - Green Island (an offshore island of Taiwan)

台東 Tái Dōng - Taitung (a city/county in eastern Taiwan)

外海 wài hǎi - offshore waters; open sea

距離 jù lí - distance

公里 gōng lǐ - kilometer (km)

由…所形成 yóu...suǒ xíng chéng - to be formed by; to be created by

火山噴發 huǒ shān pēn fā - volcanic eruption

火山島 huǒ shān dǎo - volcanic island

風化 fēng huà - weathering (erosion by natural forces)

海水 hǎi shuǐ - seawater

侵蝕 qīn shí - erosion; to erode

地貌 dì mào - landform; terrain

自然景觀 zì rán jǐng guān - natural landscape

海蝕 hǎi shí - marine erosion; sea erosion

岬角 jiǎ jiǎo - cape; headland

燕子洞 Yàn Zi Dòng - Swallow Cave (a scenic cave)

景點 jǐng diǎn - tourist attraction; scenic spot

海底溫泉 hǎi dǐ wēn quán - underwater hot spring; seabed hot spring

潛水 qián shuǐ - scuba diving; diving

浮潛 fú qián - snorkeling

深潛 shēn qián - deep diving; scuba diving

周邊 zhōu biān - surrounding area; nearby area

強大 qiáng dà - powerful; strong

黑潮 Hēi Cháo - Kuroshio Current

透明度 tòu míng dù - transparency; clarity

能見度 néng jiàn dù - visibility

達到 dá dào - to reach; to achieve

公尺 gōng chǐ - meter (m)

被譽為 bèi yù wéi - to be known as; to be hailed as

國際 guó jì - international

潛水天堂 qián shuǐ tiān táng - diver’s paradise

梅花鹿 méi huā lù - sika deer

螢火蟲 yíng huǒ chóng - firefly

監獄 jiān yù - prison; jail

犯罪 fàn zuì - to commit a crime

罪犯 zuì fàn - criminal; offender

海草 hǎi cǎo - seaweed

芋圓 yù yuán - chewy taro balls 

鹹甜 xián tián - sweet and salty; savory-sweet

甜品 tián pǐn - dessert; sweet dish

飛魚料理 fēi yú liào lǐ - flying fish dishes/cuisine

飛魚季 fēi yú jì - flying fish season

生魚片 shēng yú piàn - sashimi; raw fish slices

鹿肉 lù ròu - venison

搭船 dā chuán - to travel by boat; take a ferry

航班 háng bān - flight; scheduled service

富岡漁港 Fù Gāng Yú Gǎng - Fugang Fishing Harbor

風浪 fēng làng - wind and waves; rough seas

暈船藥 yūn chuán yào - motion sickness medicine; seasickness medication

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東亞文化圈 Dōng Yǎ wén huà quān - East Asian cultural sphere

根深蒂固 gēn shēn dì gù - deeply rooted; firmly entrenched

觀念 guān niàn - concept; belief; mindset

重男輕女 zhòng nán qīng nǚ - preference for sons over daughters; gender bias favoring males

輕視 qīng shì - to look down on; to undervalue

來源 lái yuán - origin; source

以農業為主 yǐ nóng yè wéi zhǔ - to be primarily based on agriculture

大量 dà liàng - a large amount; a great quantity

體力 tǐ lì - physical strength; stamina

勞動 láo dòng - labor; physical work

男性 nán xìng - male; man

體力 tǐ lì - physical strength; stamina

具有 jù yǒu - to possess; to have

天然 tiān rán - natural; innate

優勢 yōu shì - advantage; strength

核心 hé xīn - core; central

經濟支柱 jīng jì zhī zhù - economic pillar; financial backbone

儒家思想 Rú jiā sī xiǎng - Confucian thought; Confucianism

孔子 Kǒng Zǐ - Confucius

不孝有三，無後為大 bú xiào yǒu sān, wú hòu wéi dà - “Among the greatest forms of unfilial conduct, having no descendants is the worst.”

孝順 xiào shùn - filial; respectful and dutiful to one’s parents

農耕 nóng gēng - farming; agricultural cultivation

族譜 zú pǔ - family genealogy; ancestral record

繼承 jì chéng - to inherit; to succeed to

祖先牌位 zǔ xiān pái wèi - ancestral tablet

社會輿論壓力 shè huì yú lùn yā lì - social pressure from public opinion

出嫁 chū jià - for a woman to get married

生育 shēng yù - childbirth; reproduction

歸…所有 guī … suǒ yǒu - to belong to; to be owned by

原生家庭 yuán shēng jiā tíng - family of origin

養 yǎng - to raise; to bring up

嫁出去的女兒，潑出去的水 jià chū qù de nǚ ér, pō chū qù de shuǐ - “A married daughter is like water that has been poured away” (traditional saying implying she no longer belongs to her birth family)

資源 zī yuán - resources

舅舅 jiù jiu - maternal uncle

把…送走 bǎ … sòng zǒu - to send … away; to give … away

財產 cái chǎn - property; assets; inheritance

翻轉 fān zhuǎn - to reverse; to transform

女兒奴 nǚ ér nú - a parent (usually a father) who dotes on his daughter

現象 xiàn xiàng - phenomenon

貼心 tiē xīn - thoughtful; caring; considerate

民法 mín fǎ - civil law; civil code

修正 xiū zhèng - to revise; to amend

同等 tóng děng - equal; equivalent

財產繼承權 cái chǎn jì chéng quán - inheritance rights; right to inherit property

姓 xìng - family name; surname

雙方約定 shuāng fāng yuē dìng - mutual agreement by both parties

社經地位 shè jīng dì wèi - socioeconomic status

職場 zhí chǎng - workplace; professional environment

政界 zhèng jiè - political circles; political arena