類型 lèi xíng - type; category

消耗型 xiāo hào xíng - exhausting type

親力親為 qīn lì qīn wéi - to do something personally

打拼 dǎ pīn - to work hard; to strive

帶領 dài lǐng - to lead

跟不上 gēn bú shàng - unable to keep up

激勵 jī lì - to motivate; encouragement

挫折 cuò zhé - setback; frustration

鼓勵 gǔ lì - to encourage

不吝嗇 bú lìn sè - not stingy; generous (with praise)

讚美 zàn měi - to praise

誇獎 kuā jiǎng - to compliment

正視 zhèng shì - to face squarely; to confront

核心 hé xīn - core; essence

自戀 zì liàn - narcissistic

決策 jué cè - decision-making

利益 lì yì - benefit; interest

優先 yōu xiān - priority

搶走 qiǎng zǒu - to snatch away

功勞 gōng láo - credit; contribution

提不起勁 tí bù qǐ jìn - unable to muster enthusiasm

閨密 guī mì - close (female) friend

互動 hù dòng - interaction

私下 sī xià - in private

本分 běn fèn - duty; role

忽略 hū lüè - to neglect

輔導 fǔ dǎo - to guide; to coach

指示 zhǐ shì - instructions; directives

火山 huǒ shān - volcano

犯錯 fàn cuò - to make a mistake

理智線 lǐ zhì xiàn - rational line (emotional restraint)

瞬間 shùn jiān - moment; instantly

斷裂 duàn liè - to break; to snap

火山爆發 huǒ shān bào fā - volcanic eruption

發脾氣 fā pí qì - to lose temper

不定時 bú dìng shí - irregular; unpredictable

炸彈 zhà dàn - bomb

繃緊神經 bēng jǐn shén jīng - to stay tense; to be on edge

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職場霸凌 zhí chǎng bà líng - workplace bullying

勞動部 láo dòng bù - Ministry of Labor

公務員 gōng wù yuán - civil servant, public official

遭受 zāo shòu - to suffer, to endure

輕生 qīng shēng - to commit suicide, to take one’s own life

震驚 zhèn jīng - shocked, astonished

持續性 chí xù xìng - continuity, persistent nature

對待 duì dài - to treat, to deal with

冷言冷語 lěng yán lěng yǔ - cold remarks, unkind words

語帶嘲諷 yǔ dài cháo fèng - sarcastic tone, mocking language

羞辱 xiū rǔ - to humiliate, to shame

排擠 pái jǐ - to exclude, to ostracize

承受 chéng shòu - to bear, to endure

精神上 jīng shén shàng - mentally, psychologically

虐待 nüè dài - abuse, mistreatment

性別平等工作法 xìng bié píng děng gōng zuò fǎ - Gender Equality in Employment Act

勞動基準法 láo dòng jī zhǔn fǎ - Labor Standards Act

規範 guī fàn - regulation, standard

起訴 qǐ sù - to prosecute, to file a lawsuit

學姐制 xué jiě zhì - seniority-based hierarchy, "senior-junior" system (female)

討好 tǎo hǎo - to flatter, to seek favor

航空公司 háng kōng gōng sī - airline company

檢舉 jiǎn jǔ - to report, to file a complaint

調查 diào chá - investigation, inquiry

機制 jī zhì - mechanism, system

匿名 nì míng - anonymous, anonymously

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攀岩 pān yán - rock climbing

充滿 chōng mǎn - full of; brimming with

大自然氣息 dà zì rán qì xī - the vibe of nature; natural atmosphere

山林間 shān lín jiān - among the mountains and forests

高聳 gāo sǒng - towering; tall and lofty

滑倒 huá dǎo - to slip and fall

攀岩場 pān yán chǎng - climbing gym

設施 shè shī - facilities; equipment

角攀岩館 jiǎo pān yán guǎn - CORNER Bouldering Gym

抱石墊 bào shí diàn - bouldering mat

嵌入 qiàn rù - embedded; inset

地面 dì miàn - ground; floor

凹槽 āo cáo - groove; notch

高度落差 gāo dù luò chā - height difference

初學者 chū xué zhě - beginner

摔傷 shuāi shāng - injury from a fall

箭頭 jiàn tóu - arrow

指引 zhǐ yǐn - to guide; direction

攀點 pān diǎn - climbing hold

營業時間 yíng yè shí jiān - business hours; opening hours

新北 xīn běi - New Taipei City

新莊 xīn zhuāng - Xinzhuang (a district in New Taipei City)

MegaSTONE Climbing Gym

近百條 jìn bǎi tiáo - nearly 100 (routes)

路線 lù xiàn - route

老手 lǎo shǒu - expert; experienced person

360度環繞 sān bǎi liù shí dù huán rào - 360-degree surround

攀岩塔 pān yán tǎ - climbing tower

挑戰性 tiǎo zhàn xìng - challenging

十足 shí zú - full of; complete

划算 huá suàn - cost-effective; worthwhile

永和攀岩場 yǒng hé pān yán chǎng - Yonghe Climbing Gym

永和國民運動中心 yǒng hé guó mín yùn dòng zhōng xīn - Yonghe Civil Sports Center

規模 guī mó - scale; size

符合 fú hé - to comply with; to meet (standards)

國際賽事 guó jì sài shì - international competition

標準 biāo zhǔn - standard

抱石區 bào shí qū - bouldering area

上攀區 shàng pān qū - lead climbing area

速度牆 sù dù qiáng - speed climbing wall

身體極限 shēn tǐ jí xiàn - physical limits

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步調 bù diào - pace; rhythm

上下班 shàng xià bān - commuting (to and from work)

白眼 bái yǎn - a contemptuous glance; rolling one's eyes

人擠人 rén jǐ rén - crowded; packed with people

水泄不通 shuǐ xiè bù tōng - so crowded that not even water can pass through

生活節奏 shēng huó jié zòu - pace of life

街頭 jiē tóu - street; street corner

趕著... gǎn zhe... - rushing to...; hurrying to...

首爾 Shǒu ěr - Seoul (the capital city of South Korea)

守交通規矩 shǒu jiāo tōng guī jǔ - obey traffic rules

人行道 rén xíng dào - sidewalk; pedestrian path

違規 wéi guī - violate regulations; break the rules

連鎖 lián suǒ - chain (e.g., of stores or restaurants)

外觀 wài guān - exterior appearance

裝潢 zhuāng huáng - interior decoration; furnishing

狀態 zhuàng tài - state; condition

維持 wéi chí - maintain; keep up

髒話 zāng huà - vulgar language; swear words

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擔憂 dān yōu - worry; concern

洛杉磯 luò shān jī - Los Angeles

大火 dà huǒ - large fire; blaze

野火 yě huǒ - wildfire

火場 huǒ chǎng - fire site

燒毀 shāo huǐ - to burn down

平方公里 píng fāng gōng lǐ - square kilometer

舊金山市 jiù jīn shān shì - San Francisco

嚴峻 yán jùn - severe; grim

平息 píng xí - to calm down; to subside

氣象局 qì xiàng jú - meteorological bureau

罕見 hǎn jiàn - rare

警告 jǐng gào - warning

成因 chéng yīn - cause; reason

乾燥 gān zào - dry

火勢 huǒ shì - intensity of the fire

預測 yù cè - prediction; forecast

風速 fēng sù - wind speed

公里 gōng lǐ - kilometer

撤離 chè lí - evacuation; to withdraw

命令 mìng lìng - order; command

火災 huǒ zāi - fire disaster

摧毀 cuī huǐ - to destroy

損失 sǔn shī - loss

億 yì - hundred million

消防人員 xiāo fáng rén yuán - firefighters

對抗 duì kàng - to combat; to resist

災情 zāi qíng - disaster situation

平安 píng ān - safe and sound

災難 zāi nàn - disaster

背後 bèi hòu - behind; in the background

因素 yīn sù - factor; element

不可忽視 bù kě hū shì - cannot be ignored

全球暖化 quán qiú nuǎn huà - global warming

極端 jí duān - extreme

頻率 pín lǜ - frequency

規模 guī mó - scale; magnitude

燒毀 shāo huǐ - to burn down (duplicate, see #6)

面積 miàn jī - area

全球變遷 quán qiú biàn qiān - global change

植披 zhí pī - vegetation

高溫 gāo wēn - high temperature

助燃劑 zhù rán jì - accelerant

燃燒 rán shāo - to burn

撤離 chè lí - evacuation (duplicate, see #20)

安穩 ān wěn - stable; secure

生態系統 shēng tài xì tǒng - ecosystem

破壞 pò huài - to destroy; to damage

無家可歸 wú jiā kě guī - homeless

自然災害 zì rán zāi hài - natural disaster

本身 běn shēn - itself; inherently

搶劫 qiǎng jié - robbery

趁... chèn - to take advantage of (a situation)

居民 jū mín - resident

疏散 shū sàn - evacuation; to disperse

入室盜竊 rù shì dào qiè - burglary

偷 tōu - to steal

天然災害 tiān rán zāi hài - natural disaster

故意縱火 gù yì zòng huǒ - arson

祈禱 qí dǎo / 禱告 dǎo gào - to pray

充滿 chōng mǎn - to be full of

活力 huó lì - vitality; energy

則 zé - (measure word) used for news, events, or cases

痛心 tòng xīn - heartbroken, distressed

詐騙 zhà piàn - fraud, scam

強盜 qiáng dào - robber, bandit

犯罪案件 fàn zuì àn jiàn - criminal case

層出不窮 céng chū bù qióng - to emerge endlessly, to be rampant

母女 mǔ nǚ - mother and daughter

聲稱 shēng chēng - to claim, to assert

詐騙集團 zhà piàn jí tuán - fraud syndicate, scam group

陸續 lù xù - successively, one after another

投入 tóu rù - to invest, to put in (resources or energy)

資金 zī jīn - funds, capital

積蓄 jī xù - savings, accumulated funds

抵押 dǐ yā - to mortgage, to use as collateral

加起來 jiā qǐ lái - to add up, to sum up

報案 bào àn - to report a case (to the police)

員警 yuán jǐng - police officer

筆錄 bǐ lù - written record, transcript

徹底 chè dǐ - thoroughly, completely

崩潰 bēng kuì - to collapse emotionally, to break down

冷言相向 lěng yán xiāng xiàng - to respond with cold or harsh words

冷言嘲諷 lěng yán cháo fèng - cold words and sarcasm

陳屍 chén shī - to be found dead, to be discovered deceased

住處 zhù chù - residence, dwelling

自殺 zì shā - suicide, to take one's own life

憤怒 fèn nù - anger, fury

涉嫌 shè xián - to be suspected of

教唆 jiào suō - to instigate, to abet

涉案 shè àn - to be involved in a case

車手 chē shǒu - money mule, person collecting funds for a scam group

主謀 zhǔ móu - mastermind, ringleader

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鹿港 lù gǎng - Lukang (a historic town in Taiwan)

古色古香 gǔ sè gǔ xiāng - full of traditional charm; quaint and classical

美味 měi wèi - delicious

鹿群 lù qún - herd of deer

聚集 jù jí - to gather; to assemble

海口 hǎi kǒu - river mouth; estuary

鹿港鎮 lù gǎng zhèn - Lukang Town

港口 gǎng kǒu - port; harbor

泉州 quán zhōu - Quanzhou (a city in Fujian Province, China)

來往 lái wǎng - to come and go; interactions

頻繁 pín fán - frequent

仕紳家族 shì shēn jiā zú - gentry families

定居 dìng jū - to settle down; to reside

清朝時期 qīng cháo shí qí - Qing Dynasty period

經商 jīng shāng - to do business

繁榮 fán róng - prosperous; flourishing

黃金時代 huáng jīn shí dài - golden age

古都 gǔ dū - ancient capital; historic city

繁盛 fán shèng - thriving; flourishing

古蹟 gǔ jì - historical site

鄉土 xiāng tǔ - native soil; local flavor

手工芋丸 shǒu gōng yù wán - handmade taro balls

大餅 dà bǐng - traditional Chinese flatbread

麵茶 miàn chá - wheat tea; a traditional snack made from roasted flour

粉粿冰 fěn guǒ bīng - sweet jelly ice dessert

小鎮 xiǎo zhèn - small town

風貌 fēng mào - style and features

紅磚 hóng zhuān - red bricks

構成 gòu chéng - to constitute; to form

古宅 gǔ zhái - old residence

街道 jiē dào - street; road

天后宮 tiān hòu gōng - Mazu Temple

信仰中心 xìn yǎng zhōng xīn - center of worship

香火鼎盛 xiāng huǒ dǐng shèng - thriving incense offerings; vigorous religious activity

廟宇 miào yǔ - temple

龍山寺 lóng shān sì - Longshan Temple

現存 xiàn cún - still in existence

良好 liáng hǎo - good; excellent

木雕 mù diāo - wood carving

石雕 shí diāo - stone carving

工藝 gōng yì - craftsmanship

精美 jīng měi - exquisite

嘆為觀止 tàn wéi guān zhǐ - breathtaking; stunning

郊行博物館 jiāo xíng bó wù guǎn - Lugang Township Museum (Museum of Commerce and Exploration)

民俗文物館 mín sú wén wù guǎn - Folk Arts Museum

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葡萄牙 pú táo yá - Portugal

土耳其 tǔ ěr qí - Turkey

掌握 zhǎng wò - to master, to grasp

基礎概念 jī chǔ gài niàn - basic concept

捷克 jié kè - Czech (Republic)

教會 jiào huì - church

會話 huì huà - conversation

進度 jìn dù - progress

改進 gǎi jìn - improvement, to improve

句型 jù xíng - sentence structure, sentence pattern

動力 dòng lì - motivation, driving force

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引起 yǐn qǐ - to cause, to trigger

關注 guān zhù - to pay attention to, to follow closely

發布 fā bù - to release, to issue (e.g., a statement or video)

統戰 tǒng zhàn - united front (strategy for unification, often with political connotations)

策略 cè lüè - strategy, tactic

創業 chuàng yè - to start a business

辦理 bàn lǐ - to handle, to process (e.g., documents or procedures)

身分證 shēn fèn zhèng - identification card, ID card

免首付 miǎn shǒu fù - no down payment required

頭期款 tóu qí kuǎn - down payment

社群媒體 shè qún méi tǐ - social media

國籍 guó jí - nationality, citizenship

設戶籍 shè hù jí - to establish household registration

戶口 hù kǒu - household registration, residency record

違反 wéi fǎn - to violate (rules or laws)

註銷 zhù xiāo - to cancel, to revoke

喪失 sàng shī - to lose (e.g., a right or qualification)

參選 cān xuǎn - to run for election

議員 yì yuán - councilor, legislator

依附 yī fù - to depend on, to affiliate with

新黨 Xīn Dǎng - New Party (a political party in Taiwan)

統促黨 Tǒng Cù Dǎng - China Unification Promotion Party (a pro-China political party in Taiwan)

民進黨 Mín Jìn Dǎng - Democratic Progressive Party (Taiwan's ruling party at times)

資金 zī jīn - funds, capital

戶籍 hù jí - household registration, residency status

以身試法 yǐ shēn shì fǎ - to risk breaking the law, to test the law with one's actions

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甜湯 tián tāng - sweet soup

燒仙草 shāo xiān cǎo - herbal jelly dessert

滑嫩 huá nèn - smooth and tender

甘甜 gān tián - sweet and pleasant

熱呼呼 rè hū hū - hot and steamy

紅豆湯 hóng dòu tāng - red bean soup

花生湯 huā shēng tāng - peanut soup

香濃 xiāng nóng - fragrant and rich

濃濃的 nóng nóng de - thick and rich

厚厚的 hòu hòu de - thick and dense

薑湯 jiāng tāng - ginger soup

甜酒釀 tián jiǔ niàng - sweet fermented rice

去寒 qù hán - to dispel the cold

本身 běn shēn - itself

辛辣 xīn là - spicy and hot

口感 kǒu gǎn - texture, taste

緩和 huǎn hé - to ease, to soften

瞬間 shùn jiān - in an instant

配料 pèi liào - ingredients, toppings

湯圓 tāng yuán - sweet glutinous rice balls

靈魂 líng hún - soul (metaphorical)

Q彈 Q tán - chewy and bouncy

搭配 dā pèi - to pair with

芋圓 yù yuán - taro balls

粉圓 fěn yuán - tapioca balls

芋頭 yù tóu - taro

膩口 nì kǒu - greasy, overly rich taste

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