台味十足 táiwèi shízú – full of Taiwanese flavor

清粥小菜 qīngzhōu xiǎocài – plain porridge with small side dishes

燒餅油條配豆漿 shāobǐng yóutiáo pèi dòujiāng – baked flatbread with fried dough sticks and soy milk

經典中的經典 jīngdiǎn zhōng de jīngdiǎn – the classic among classics

粉漿皮 fěnjiāngpí – soft crepe-like batter wrapper (for egg pancake)

脆皮 cuìpí – crispy skin or crust

培根 péigēn – bacon

薯條 shǔtiáo – French fries

飯糰 fàntuán – rice ball

肉鬆 ròusōng – shredded dried pork floss

飽足感 bǎozúgǎn – feeling of fullness

刈包 guàbāo – Taiwanese pork belly bun

饅頭 mántou – steamed bun (plain)

夾 jiá – to sandwich; to place between

滷肉 lǔròu – braised pork in soy sauce

酸菜 suāncài – pickled mustard greens

花生粉 huāshēngfěn – ground peanut powder

虱目魚粥 shīmùyú zhōu – milkfish congee

米粉湯 mǐfěntāng – rice vermicelli soup

總匯 zǒnghuì – club (sandwich)

鐵板麵 tiěbǎnmiàn – sizzling hot plate noodles

荷包蛋 hébāodàn – fried egg (sunny-side or over-easy)

淋上 línshàng – to pour or drizzle over

黑胡椒醬 hēi hújiāo jiàng – black pepper sauce

蘑菇醬 mógū jiàng – mushroom sauce

蔥抓餅 cōngzhuābǐng – scallion pancake (flaky style)

清淡 qīngdàn – light in flavor; mild

麥味登 Màiwèidēng – MyWarmDay (Taiwanese breakfast chain)

搭配 dāpèi – to pair; to match

拉亞漢堡 Lāyǎ Hànbǎo – Laya Burger (Taiwanese breakfast chain)

專攻 zhuāngōng – to specialize in

早安美芝城 Zǎo’ān Měizhīchéng – Good Morning macc (Taiwanese breakfast chain)

晨間廚房 Chénjiān Chúfáng – La Morning (Taiwanese breakfast chain)

價格透明 jiàgé tòumíng – price transparency

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排氣檢驗 pái qì jiǎn yàn – emissions inspection; a test to check the exhaust emissions from a vehicle

排氣管 pái qì guǎn – exhaust pipe; the pipe that expels exhaust gases from a vehicle

廢氣 fèi qì – exhaust gas; waste gases produced by engines or industrial processes

保養 bǎo yǎng – maintenance; servicing (for vehicles, machines, etc.)

機車排氣檢驗站 jī chē pái qì jiǎn yàn zhàn – motorcycle emissions inspection station

修理 xiū lǐ – to repair; to fix

罰錢 fá qián – to fine; monetary penalty

荷包 hé bāo – wallet; figuratively, one’s finances or budget

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宇宙 yǔ zhòu - universe

太空 tài kōng - outer space

西敏大學 xī mǐn dà xué - University of Westminster

木星 mù xīng - Jupiter

太陽系 tài yáng xì - solar system

氣態 qì tài - gaseous

行星 xíng xīng - planet

臭氣彈 chòu qì dàn - stink bomb

貓尿 māo niào - cat urine

硫化氫 liú huà qīng - hydrogen sulfide

氨加硫 ān jiā liú - ammonia mixed with sulfur (pungent smell)

地獄 dì yù - hell

雲帶 yún dài - cloud band

類似 lèi sì - similar to

汽油 qì yóu - gasoline

大蒜 dà suàn - garlic

刺鼻氣味 cì bí qì wèi - pungent odor

大氣壓力 dà qì yā lì - atmospheric pressure

壓碎 yā suì - crush

熟食 shóu shí - cooked food

太空漫步 tài kōng màn bù - spacewalk

太空艙 tài kōng cāng - space capsule

金屬 jīn shǔ - metal

燒肉 shāo ròu - grilled meat

火藥 huǒ yào - gunpowder

電線燒焦 diàn xiàn shāo jiāo - burnt electrical wire

單原子 dān yuán zǐ - single atom

氧 yǎng - oxygen

黏 nián - stick to

太空衣 tài kōng yī - spacesuit

表面 biǎo miàn - surface

多環芳香烴 duō huán fāng xiāng tīng - polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

分子 fēn zǐ - molecule

瀕死 bīn sǐ - dying, near death

恆星 héng xīng - star

原始 yuán shǐ - primitive

宇宙重生 yǔ zhòu chóng shēng - cosmic rebirth

痕跡 hén jì - trace, mark

卡迪夫大學 kǎ dí fū dà xué - Cardiff University

詹姆斯·韋伯 zhān mǔ sī · wěi bó - James Webb

太空望遠鏡 tài kōng wàng yuǎn jìng - space telescope

光年 guāng nián - light-year

二甲硫醚 èr jiǎ liú miè - dimethyl sulfide

某種形式 mǒu zhǒng xíng shì - some form (of)

生命 shēng mìng - life

土星 tǔ xīng - Saturn

衛星 wèi xīng - satellite (moon)

甜杏仁混汽油 tián xìng rén hùn qì yóu - sweet almond mixed with gasoline

腐魚 fǔ yú - rotten fish

銀河系 yín hé xì - Milky Way galaxy

分子雲 fēn zǐ yún - molecular cloud

覆盆子 fù pén zǐ - raspberry

指甲油去除劑 zhǐ jiǎ yóu qù chú jì - nail polish remover

火星 huǒ xīng - Mars

鐵鏽 tiě xiù - rust

塵土 chén tǔ - dust

霉味 méi wèi - musty smell

自然史博物館 zì rán shǐ bó wù guǎn - Natural History Museum

重現 chóng xiàn - recreate, reproduce

嗅覺體驗 xiù jué tǐ yàn - olfactory experience

降落 jiàng luò - landing

哈薩克草原 hā sà kè cǎo yuán - Kazakh steppe

大氣層 dà qì céng - atmosphere

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國慶日 guóqìngrì – National Day

雙十節 shuāngshíjié – Double Tenth Day (Taiwan’s National Day)

武昌起義 Wǔchāng Qǐyì – Wuchang Uprising

湖北省 Húběi Shěng – Hubei Province

揭開推翻清朝的序幕 jiēkāi tuīfān Qīngcháo de xùmù – to open the prelude to overthrowing the Qing Dynasty

腐敗 fǔbài – corrupt; corruption

一連串 yī liánchuàn – a series of; a succession of

革命 gémìng – revolution

中華民國 Zhōnghuá Mínguó – Republic of China (ROC)

隔年 génián – the following year

孫中山 Sūn Zhōngshān – Sun Yat-sen

臨時大總統 línshí dà zǒngtǒng – provisional president

民國元年 Mínguó yuánnián – the first year of the Republic of China

升旗典禮 shēngqí diǎnlǐ – flag-raising ceremony

藝文表演 yìwén biǎoyǎn – arts and cultural performances

盛大 shèngdà – grand; magnificent

遊行 yóuxíng – parade

列隊行進 lièduì xíngjìn – to march in formation

國家認同 guójiā rèntóng – national identity

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動畫 dòng huà – animation; cartoon

漫畫 màn huà – comic; manga

花樣男子 Huā yàng nán zǐ – Boys Over Flowers (Japanese manga)

貴族學校 guì zú xué xiào – aristocratic school; elite private school

囂張 xiāo zhāng – arrogant; overbearing

愛欺負人 ài qī fu rén – likes to bully others

傲嬌 ào jiāo – proud and aloof (often with a hidden warm side)

被翻拍成電視劇 bèi fān pāi chéng diàn shì jù – to be remade into a TV drama

流星花園 Liú xīng huā yuán – Meteor Garden (TV drama)

紅遍整個亞洲 hóng biàn zhěng ge Yǎ zhōu – to become famous all over Asia

租書店 zū shū diàn – rental bookstore

經典 jīng diǎn – classic

淘氣小親親 Táo qì xiǎo qīn qīn – Itazura na Kiss (Japanese manga, literally “Mischievous Kiss”)

呆呆的 dāi dāi de – blank-faced; slow-witted (in a cute way)

傻傻的 shǎ shǎ de – silly; foolish (in a harmless or cute way)

執著 zhí zhuó – persistent; determined

一見鍾情 yí jiàn zhōng qíng – love at first sight

追 zhuī – to pursue (someone or something)

被改編成電視劇 bèi gǎi biān chéng diàn shì jù – to be adapted into a TV drama

惡作劇之吻 È zuò jù zhī wěn – It Started with a Kiss (TV drama)

眼光 yǎn guāng – judgment; taste (in choosing things)

熱血 rè xiě – passionate; hot-blooded

冒險 mào xiǎn – adventure

類型 lèi xíng – type; genre

棋靈王 Qí líng wáng – Hikaru no Go (Japanese manga/anime)

棋魂 qí hún – the spirit of a Go player (refers to the character in Hikaru no Go)

圍棋 wéi qí – the board game Go

獵人 Liè rén – Hunter × Hunter (Japanese manga/anime)

精彩 jīng cǎi – wonderful; splendid

名偵探柯南 Míng zhēn tàn Kē nán – Detective Conan (Japanese manga/anime)

進擊的巨人 Jìn jī de jù rén – Attack on Titan (Japanese manga/anime)

死亡筆記本 Sǐ wáng bǐ jì běn – Death Note (Japanese manga/anime)

排球少年 Pái qiú shào nián – Haikyuu!! (Japanese manga/anime)

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桌球選手 zhūo qiú xuǎn shǒu – table tennis player

高層 gāo céng – senior officials; high-level leadership

阻擋 zǔ dǎng – to block; to prevent

世界桌球職業大聯盟 shì jiè zhūo qiú zhí yè dà lián méng – World Table Tennis (WTT), a global professional table tennis organization

大滿貫賽 dà mǎn guàn sài – Grand Slam tournament

參賽資格 cān sài zī gé – qualification to compete; eligibility

桌球協會 zhūo qiú xié huì – table tennis association

烏茲別克 wū zī bié kè – Uzbekistan

青少年桌球錦標賽 qīng shào nián zhūo qiú jǐn biāo sài – Junior Table Tennis Championship

婉拒 wǎn jù – to decline politely

保住 bǎo zhù – to preserve; to retain

名單 míng dān – list (of names)

公佈 gōng bù – to announce; to make public

白白失去 bái bái shī qù – to lose in vain; to lose for nothing

體壇 tǐ tán – the sports world

強硬 qiáng yìng – tough; unyielding

意願 yì yuàn – willingness; intention

協助 xié zhù – to assist; to help

爭取 zhēng qǔ – to strive for; to fight for

拒絕 jù jué – to reject; to refuse

補助款 bǔ zhù kuǎn – subsidy; funding

透明 tòu míng – transparent; openness

改革 gǎi gé – reform; to reform

失職 shī zhí – dereliction of duty; to fail one's responsibilities

生涯 shēng yá – career

錯失 cuò shī – to miss (an opportunity)

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柚子 yòuzi – pomelo

由來 yóulái – origin; source

嫦娥奔月 Cháng’é bēn yuè – the legend of Chang’e flying to the moon

英雄 yīngxióng – hero

后羿 Hòu Yì – Hou Yi (hero in Chinese mythology who shot down nine suns)

長生不老藥 chángshēng bùlǎo yào – elixir of immortality

月亮 yuèliàng – moon

賞月 shǎng yuè – to admire the moon

祭拜 jìbài – to worship; to offer sacrifices to

土地公 Tǔdìgōng – the Earth God in Chinese folk religion

溫馨 wēnxīn – warm and pleasant (atmosphere or feeling)

象徵 xiàngzhēng – to symbolize; symbol

團圓 tuányuán – reunion (especially of family)

綠豆椪 lǜdòupèng – mung bean mooncake

蛋黃酥 dànhuáng sū – salted egg yolk pastry

一家烤肉萬家香 yī jiā kǎoròu wàn jiā xiāng – “One family barbecues, the aroma spreads to ten thousand homes” (famous Taiwanese BBQ sauce advertisement slogan)

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取…名字 qǔ … míng zi – to give (someone) a name

肥 féi – fat

瘦 shòu – thin; slim

幼稚園 yòu zhì yuán – kindergarten

崇洋媚外 chóng yáng mèi wài – to worship foreign things and fawn over foreign countries

畢恭畢敬 bì gōng bì jìng – with the utmost respect; very polite and respectful

正式的場合 zhèng shì de chǎng hé – formal occasion

稱呼 chēng hū – to address; form of address

平衡點 píng héng diǎn – balance point; point of equilibrium

外商 wài shāng – foreign company (operating in another country)

華裔 huá yì – ethnic Chinese (born or living outside China)

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