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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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竹筒飯 zhú tǒng fàn - bamboo tube rice
具有代表性 jù yǒu dài biǎo xìng - representative; symbolic
山林 shān lín - mountains and forests
生存 shēng cún - to survive; survival
糯米 nuò mǐ - glutinous rice
嚼勁 jiáo jìn - chewy texture
黏 nián - sticky
配料 pèi liào - ingredients; toppings
驚為天人 jīng wéi tiān rén - to be amazed (extremely impressed)
香菇 xiāng gū - shiitake mushroom
油飯 yóu fàn - sticky rice with oil (savory glutinous rice dish)
竹子 zhú zi - bamboo
鋸成一節一節 jù chéng yì jié yì jié - to cut into sections
剖開 pǒu kāi - to split open
浸泡 jìn pào - to soak
肉絲 ròu sī - shredded meat
芋頭 yù tóu - taro
淹過 yān guò - to cover (with liquid)
香蕉葉 xiāng jiāo yè - banana leaf
錫箔紙 xí bó zhǐ - aluminum foil
封住 fēng zhù - to seal
炭火 tàn huǒ - charcoal fire
翻轉 fān zhuǎn - to turn over
烘烤 hōng kǎo - to roast; bake
焦黑 jiāo hēi - burnt black
冒出蒸氣 mào chū zhēng qì - to release steam
蒸 zhēng - to steam
切成兩半 qiē chéng liǎng bàn - to cut into two halves
技巧 jì qiǎo - skill; technique
香氣 xiāng qì - aroma; fragrance
竹內膜 zhú nèi mó - inner bamboo membrane
口感 kǒu gǎn - texture (mouthfeel)
清爽 qīng shuǎng - light and refreshing
嚼勁 jiáo jìn - chewiness
油膩 yóu nì - greasy
口水 kǒu shuǐ - saliva; drool
新北市的烏來 Xīn běi shì de Wū lái - Wulai, New Taipei City

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鐵窗 tiě chuāng - metal window bars
監獄 jiān yù - prison
快速 kuài sù - fast / rapid
賺到錢 zhuàn dào qián - to make money
貧富差距拉大 pín fù chā jù lā dà - widening gap between rich and poor
都市化 dū shì huà - urbanization
鄰居 lín jū - neighbor
住宅竊盜案 zhù zhái qiè dào àn - residential burglary case
闖空門 chuǎng kōng mén - to break into an empty house
小偷 xiǎo tōu - thief
監視器 jiān shì qì - surveillance camera
排水管 pái shuǐ guǎn - drainage pipe
瓦斯管 wǎ sī guǎn - gas pipe
樓層 lóu céng - floor (of a building)
治安 zhì ān - public safety
記憶深刻 jì yì shēn kè - deeply memorable
失蹤 shī zōng - missing / disappeared
隔壁 gé bì - next door / neighbor
綁架 bǎng jià - kidnapping
撕票 sī piào - to kill a hostage
犯人 fàn rén - criminal
向外推伸 xiàng wài tuī shēn - to extend outward
晾衣服 liàng yī fú - to hang clothes to dry
種植盆栽 zhòng zhí pén zāi - to grow potted plants
個人 gè rén - individual / personal
美學意識 měi xué yì shì - aesthetic awareness
失火 shī huǒ - fire accident
消防人員 xiāo fáng rén yuán - firefighters
救災 jiù zāi - disaster rescue
限制 xiàn zhì - restriction
區分所有權人會議 qū fēn suǒ yǒu quán rén huì yì - condominium owners’ meeting
管委會 guǎn wěi huì - management committee
住戶 zhù hù - residents
逃生口 táo shēng kǒu - emergency exit
逃生門 táo shēng mén - escape door
上鎖 shàng suǒ - to lock
滅火器 miè huǒ qì - fire extinguisher
隱形鐵窗 yǐn xíng tiě chuāng - invisible window bars
墜樓 zhuì lóu - to fall from a building
美觀 měi guān - aesthetically pleasing
自殺 zì shā - suicide
消防安全 xiāo fáng ān quán - fire safety
剪斷器 jiǎn duàn qì - cutting tool
破壞 pò huài - to destroy / to break

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