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熬夜 áo yè - to stay up late
消夜 xiāo yè - late-night snack
夜貓子 yè māo zi - night owl
動力 dòng lì - motivation
懶 lǎn - lazy
追劇 zhuī jù - to binge-watch dramas/shows
負面 fù miàn - negative
睡眠不足 shuì mián bù zú - lack of sleep / sleep deprivation
疲倦 pí juàn - tired / fatigued
注意力下降 zhù yì lì xià jiàng - decreased attention / reduced concentration
專心 zhuān xīn - to focus / concentrate
效率 xiào lǜ - efficiency
免疫系統 miǎn yì xì tǒng - immune system
免疫力 miǎn yì lì - immunity / immune strength
細菌 xì jūn - bacteria
病毒 bìng dú - virus
情緒不穩定 qíng xù bù wěn dìng - emotionally unstable
焦慮 jiāo lǜ - anxiety / anxious
拼命 pīn mìng - to work desperately / very hard
房仲 fáng zhòng - real estate agent
猝死 cù sǐ - sudden death
在睡夢中 zài shuì mèng zhōng - in one’s sleep
自律 zì lǜ - self-disciplined
充足的睡眠 chōng zú de shuì mián - sufficient sleep
沖 chōng - to rinse / wash
脖子 bó zi - neck
肩膀 jiān bǎng - shoulders
鬆下來 sōng xià lái - to relax / loosen up
草藥 cǎo yào - herbal medicine / herbs
洗熱水澡 xǐ rè shuǐ zǎo - to take a hot bath/shower

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老鼠 lǎoshǔ - rat; mouse
掃地 sǎo dì - to sweep the floor
拖地 tuō dì - to mop the floor
富豪區 fù háo qū - wealthy area; rich neighborhood
大安區 Dà’ān Qū - Da’an District (in Taipei)
信義區 Xìnyì Qū - Xinyi District (in Taipei)
體型 tǐ xíng - body size; physique
爆發 bào fā - to break out; to erupt
漢他病毒 Hàn tā bìng dú - hantavirus
致死 zhì sǐ - to cause death; fatal
案例 àn lì - case; example
傳染 chuán rǎn - to infect; to spread disease
疾病 jí bìng - disease; illness
死亡 sǐ wáng - death
恐慌 kǒng huāng - panic
投放 tóu fàng - to place; to distribute; to release
老鼠藥 lǎo shǔ yào - rat poison
包裝 bāo zhuāng - packaging; to package
遛狗 liù gǒu - to walk a dog
害死 hài sǐ - to cause someone/something to die
氣炸 qì zhà - extremely angry; furious
運往 yùn wǎng - to transport to
髒亂 zāng luàn - dirty and messy
流浪貓 liú làng māo - stray cat
老鷹 lǎo yīng - eagle
大量 dà liàng - a large amount; massive quantity
破壞 pò huài - to destroy; to damage
生態 shēng tài - ecology; ecosystem
鼠患 shǔ huàn - rat infestation problem
及早處理 jí zǎo chǔ lǐ - to deal with early; early intervention
土壤 tǔ rǎng - soil
吸收 xī shōu - to absorb
滲 shèn - to seep; to penetrate
生物 shēng wù - living organism; creature
迫害 pò hài - persecution; harm
監督 jiān dū - to supervise; to monitor
清理環境 qīng lǐ huán jìng - to clean up the environment
撿起來 jiǎn qǐ lái - to pick up

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日月潭花火音樂嘉年華 rì yuè tán huā huǒ yīn yuè jiā nián huá - Sun Moon Lake Music & Fireworks Festival
南投 nán tóu - Nantou (a county in central Taiwan)
交響音樂會 jiāo xiǎng yīn yuè huì - symphony concert
加上 jiā shàng - in addition to; plus
高空煙火秀 gāo kōng yān huǒ xiù - high-altitude fireworks show
交響樂 jiāo xiǎng yuè - symphonic music
倒映在湖面上 dào yìng zài hú miàn shàng - reflected on the surface of the lake
壯觀 zhuàng guān - spectacular; magnificent
日月潭環湖馬拉松 rì yuè tán huán hú mǎ lā sōng - Sun Moon Lake round-the-lake marathon
馬拉松 mǎ lā sōng - marathon
自行車嘉年華 zì xíng chē jiā nián huá - cycling festival
無人機燈光秀 wú rén jī dēng guāng xiù - drone light show
演出 yǎn chū - performance; to perform
涼爽 liáng shuǎng - cool and refreshing (weather)

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垃圾桶 lè sè tǒng - trash can; garbage bin
垃圾收運 lè sè shōu yùn - garbage collection and transportation
模式 mó shì - model; system; pattern
垃圾不落地 lè sè bú luò dì - “trash not touching the ground” (policy of no street garbage bins)
堆滿街頭 duī mǎn jiē tóu - piled up all over the streets
蚊子 wén zi - mosquito
蒼蠅 cāng ying - fly
政策 zhèng cè - policy
隨袋徵收 suí dài zhēng shōu - pay-as-you-throw (garbage fee charged per official bag)
專用的垃圾袋 zhuān yòng de lè sè dài - designated garbage bags
隨便 suí biàn - casually; randomly; without restriction
塑膠袋 sù jiāo dài - plastic bag
清潔費 qīng jié fèi - sanitation/cleaning fee
瓶罐類 píng guàn lèi - bottles and cans (recyclables category)
負擔 fù dān - burden; to afford; to bear the cost
自在 zì zài - free; at ease
人生 rén shēng - life

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兩岸關係 liǎng àn guān xì - cross-strait relations (Taiwan–China relations)
角度 jiǎo dù - perspective; angle
第二次世界大戰 dì èr cì shì jiè dà zhàn - World War II
世紀 shì jì - century
佔據 zhàn jù - to occupy
據點 jù diǎn - base; strategic point
朝代 cháo dài - dynasty
納入 nà rù - to incorporate; to include
版圖 bǎn tú - territory; domain
明末清初 míng mò qīng chū - late Ming and early Qing period
明朝 Míng cháo - Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)
清朝 Qīng cháo - Qing Dynasty (1644–1912)
漢人的政權 Hàn rén de zhèng quán - Han Chinese regime
皇帝 huáng dì - emperor
女真人 Nǚ zhēn rén - Jurchen people
少數民族 shǎo shù mín zú - ethnic minority
服氣 fú qì - to accept; to be convinced
推翻 tuī fān - to overthrow
打敗 dǎ bài - to defeat
反攻大陸 fǎn gōng dà lù - to retake mainland China
穩固 wěn gù - to stabilize; to consolidate
甲午戰爭 Jiǎ wǔ zhàn zhēng - First Sino-Japanese War (First China–Japan War, 25 July 1894 – 17 April 1895)
打仗 dǎ zhàng - to wage war
割讓 gē ràng - to cede (territory)
統治 tǒng zhì - to rule; to govern
協議 xié yì - agreement
中華民國 Zhōng huá mín guó - Republic of China (Taiwan) (founded in 1912)
混亂 hùn luàn - chaotic; disorderly
腐敗 fǔ bài - corrupt; corruption
起義 qǐ yì - uprising
發動革命 fā dòng gé mìng - to launch a revolution
推翻 tuī fān - to overthrow
內戰 nèi zhàn - civil war
共產黨 gòng chǎn dǎng - Communist Party
國民黨 guó mín dǎng - Kuomintang (KMT)
抗日 kàng rì - to resist Japan (Anti-Japanese resistance)
中華人民共和國 Zhōng huá rén mín gòng hé guó - People’s Republic of China (October 1, 1949 founded)
執政 zhí zhèng - to be in power; to govern
民主社會 mín zhǔ shè huì - democratic society
戒嚴 jiè yán - martial law (May 20, 1949 – Jul 15, 1987 in Taiwan)
撤退 chè tuì - to retreat
通信 tōng xìn - to communicate (by mail/phone)
間諜 jiàn dié - spy
一個中國原則 yí gè Zhōng guó yuán zé - One-China principle
十大建設 shí dà jiàn shè - Ten Major Construction Projects (Taiwan)
反對台獨 fǎn duì tái dú - to oppose Taiwan independence
派 pài - to send; to dispatch
軍機軍艦 jūn jī jūn jiàn - military aircraft and warships
民主自由 mín zhǔ zì yóu - democracy and freedom
親近 qīn jìn - to get closer to; to be close with

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