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民間 mín jiān - folk; traditional
醫療 yī liáo - medical treatment; healthcare
撫慰 fǔ wèi - to comfort; to soothe
心靈 xīn líng - mind; spirit
收驚 shōu jīng - a traditional ritual to calm someone after a fright
獨特 dú tè - unique; distinctive
信仰 xìn yǎng - belief; faith
三魂七魄 sān hún qī pò - the "three souls and seven spirits" in Chinese folk belief
靈魂 líng hún - soul; spirit
維持 wéi chí - to maintain; to keep
精神 jīng shén - mental state; spirit
能量 néng liàng - energy
平衡 píng héng - balance
衝擊 chōng jí - shock; impact
出車禍 chū chē huò - to be in a traffic accident
場景 chǎng jǐng - scene; setting
鬼 guǐ - ghost; spirit
魂魄 hún pò - soul; spirit
被嚇散 bèi xià sàn - to have one's spirit scattered by fear
被嚇跑 bèi xià pǎo - to have one's spirit frightened away
巨大 jù dà - huge; enormous
衝擊 chōng jí - shock; impact
心神 xīn shén - mind; mental state
安寧 ān níng - peaceful; calm
神明 shén míng - deity; god
力量 lì liàng - power; strength
符咒 fú zhòu - talisman and incantation
特定 tè dìng - specific; particular
法器 fǎ qì - ritual object; ceremonial tool
總而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī - in short; all in all
游離在外 yóu lí zài wài - wandering outside (the body)
召喚 zhào huàn - to summon; to call back
安撫 ān fǔ - to comfort; to calm
受創 shòu chuàng - traumatized; emotionally hurt
精神安定劑 jīng shén ān dìng jì - tranquilizer; emotional stabilizer
疾病 jí bìng - illness; disease
西醫 xī yī - Western medicine; Western doctor
精神狀態 jīng shén zhuàng tài - mental condition; state of mind
不對勁 bú duì jìn - not right; something feels wrong
在半夜驚醒 zài bàn yè jīng xǐng - to wake up suddenly in the middle of the night
脹氣 zhàng qì - bloating; gas
失眠 shī mián - insomnia
閉上眼睛 bì shàng yǎn jīng - to close one's eyes
做惡夢 zuò è mèng - to have a nightmare
精神恍惚 jīng shén huǎng hū - absent-minded; mentally dazed
喪禮 sāng lǐ - funeral
莫名 mò míng - for no apparent reason; inexplicably
頭暈 tóu yūn - dizziness
冒冷汗 mào lěng hàn - to break out in a cold sweat
胸悶 xiōng mēn - chest tightness
畏寒 wèi hán - to feel unusually sensitive to cold
行天宮 Xíng Tiān Gōng - Xingtian Temple 
年齡 nián líng / 年紀 nián jì - age
拿三炷香 ná sān zhù xiāng - to hold three sticks of incense
胸前背後 xiōng qián bèi hòu - in front of the chest and behind the back
上下揮動 shàng xià huī dòng - to wave up and down
磁場 cí chǎng - aura; energy field
由上往下，由內往外 yóu shàng wǎng xià, yóu nèi wǎng wài - from top to bottom, from inside to outside
撥開 bō kāi - to brush away; to clear away
晃一晃 huàng yí huàng - to wave; to shake gently
口中 kǒu zhōng - in one's mouth; while speaking
默念 mò niàn - to recite silently
請神咒 qǐng shén zhòu - invocation chant to invite a deity
頭頂 tóu dǐng - top of the head
用香輕點一下 yòng xiāng qīng diǎn yí xià - to gently touch someone with incense
安撫魂魄 ān fǔ hún pò - to calm and comfort the soul
祈禱 qí dǎo - to pray
身前身後 shēn qián shēn hòu - in front of and behind the body
揮動 huī dòng - to wave; to move back and forth
米 mǐ - rice (uncooked)
蓋上去 gài shàng qù - to cover with; to place over
心理作用 xīn lǐ zuò yòng - placebo effect; psychological effect
有效 yǒu xiào - effective; works
安全感 ān quán gǎn - sense of security
踏實 tà shi - reassured; at ease; grounded

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器官買賣 qì guān mǎi mài - organ trafficking; illegal organ trade
肺 fèi - lung
腎臟 shèn zàng - kidney
醫療技術 yī liáo jì shù - medical technology
心臟 xīn zàng - heart
狀態 zhuàng tài - condition; state
簽 qiān - to sign
器官捐贈 qì guān juān zèng - organ donation
同意書 tóng yì shū - consent form
出意外 chū yì wài - to have an accident
器官 qì guān - organ
移植 yí zhí - transplant; transplantation
非法 fēi fǎ - illegal
肝臟 gān zàng - liver
被爆出來 bèi bào chū lái - to be exposed; to be revealed publicly
查資料 chá zī liào - to look up information; do research
失蹤 shī zōng - to go missing; disappear
傳聞 chuán wén - rumor; hearsay
地下交易 dì xià jiāo yì - underground trade; illicit transaction
政治犯 zhèng zhì fàn - political prisoner
宗教群體 zōng jiào qún tǐ - religious group
少數民族 shǎo shù mín zú - ethnic minority
拘留 jū liú - detention; to detain
監獄 jiān yù - prison; jail
非自願 fēi zì yuàn - involuntary; against one's will
被摘走 bèi zhāi zǒu - to have (an organ) removed
抖音 Dǒu Yīn - Douyin (Chinese version of TikTok)
微博 Wēi Bó - Weibo (Chinese social media platform)
失蹤 shī zōng - to go missing; disappear
尋人啟事 xún rén qǐ shì - missing person notice
監控 jiān kòng - surveillance; monitoring
監視器 jiān shì qì - surveillance camera; CCTV camera
集團 jí tuán - organization; criminal gang
黑市 hēi shì - black market
操作 cāo zuò - to operate; to manipulate
人口販運 rén kǒu fàn yùn - human trafficking
傳言 chuán yán - rumor; unverified claim
提高警覺 tí gāo jǐng jué - to stay alert; raise one's vigilance
詳細 xiáng xì - detailed
DNA生物數據 DNA shēng wù shù jù - DNA and biometric data
健康檢查 jiàn kāng jiǎn chá - health checkup; medical examination
抽血 chōu xiě - to draw blood; blood test
基因檢測 jī yīn jiǎn cè - genetic testing
內臟超音波體檢 nèi zàng chāo yīn bō tǐ jiǎn - internal organ ultrasound examination
常規入職 cháng guī rù zhí - standard pre-employment procedure
體檢 tǐ jiǎn - physical examination; medical checkup
身份證件 shēn fèn zhèng jiàn - identity documents
隨身攜帶 suí shēn xī dài - to carry with you at all times
護照 hù zhào - passport
郊區 jiāo qū - suburbs; outskirts
暗 àn - dark; dim
巷子 xiàng zi - alley; lane
官方 guān fāng - official
叫車 jiào chē - to hail or book a ride
滴滴出行 Dī Dī Chū Xíng - DiDi Chuxing (ride-hailing service)
行車軌跡 xíng chē guǐ jì - travel route; trip history
司機資訊 sī jī zī xùn - driver information
下藥 xià yào - to drug someone's food or drink
陌生人 mò shēng rén - stranger
公立 gōng lì - public; government-run
私人 sī rén - private
診所 zhěn suǒ - clinic
提醒 tí xǐng - reminder; to remind
誇張 kuā zhāng - exaggerated; extreme

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台北國際藝術博覽會 Tái běi Guó Jì Yì Shù Bó Lǎn Huì - Taipei International Art Fair (ART TAIPEI)
藝術家 yì shù jiā - artist
藝廊 yì láng - art gallery
本土 běn tǔ - local; domestic
海外 hǎi wài - overseas; abroad
收藏家 shōu cáng jiā - art collector
推廣 tuī guǎng - to promote; to popularize
交易平台 jiāo yì píng tái - trading platform; marketplace
單純 dān chún - simply; purely
油畫 yóu huà - oil painting
雕塑 diāo sù - sculpture
大型 dà xíng - large-scale
裝置藝術 zhuāng zhì yì shù - installation art
數位影像 shù wèi yǐng xiàng - digital imagery
實驗性 shí yàn xìng - experimental
作品 zuò pǐn - artwork; work
講座 jiǎng zuò - lecture; seminar
對談 duì tán - discussion; dialogue
期間 qí jiān - during; period
學者 xué zhě - scholar; academic
沙龍論壇 shā lóng lùn tán - salon forum; discussion forum
探討 tàn tǎo - to explore; to discuss in depth
趨勢 qū shì - trend
爭議 zhēng yì - controversy; debate
威士忌 wēi shì jì - whisky
廠商 chǎng shāng - manufacturer; vendor; exhibitor
同類 tóng lèi - people of the same kind; like-minded people
發表 fā biǎo - to present; to publish; to express
言論 yán lùn - remarks; opinions; statements
世貿一館 Shì Mào Yī Guǎn - Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1
(地址: 台北市信義區信義路五段5號)
信義區 Xìn Yì Qū - Xinyi District
展覽 zhǎn lǎn - exhibition
場地 chǎng dì - venue; exhibition site
市政府站 Shì Zhèng Fǔ Zhàn - Taipei City Hall MRT Station

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冰水 bīng shuǐ - ice water
華人 Huárén - ethnic Chinese; Chinese people
中醫 zhōng yī - Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
觀點 guān diǎn - viewpoint; perspective
醫學 yī xué - medicine; medical science
壞處 huài chù - disadvantage; harmful effect
喉嚨 hóu lóng - throat
下肚 xià dù - to go into the stomach; to be swallowed
胃 wèi - stomach
溫度 wēn dù - temperature
耗費 hào fèi - to consume; to use up
額外 é wài - extra; additional
能量 néng liàng - energy
加熱 jiā rè - to heat up
體溫 tǐ wēn - body temperature
長期下來 cháng qí xià lái - over a long period of time
辛苦 xīn kǔ - hard-working; under strain; exhausting
受損 shòu sǔn - to be damaged; to suffer damage
功能 gōng néng - function
失調 shī tiáo - to become unbalanced; dysfunction
胃痛 wèi tòng - stomachache
胃脹氣 wèi zhàng qì - bloating; stomach gas
拉肚子 lā dù zi - to have diarrhea
症狀 zhèng zhuàng - symptom
調節 tiáo jié - to regulate; to adjust
氣血 qì xiě - qi and blood (a concept in Traditional Chinese Medicine)
流 liú - to flow
寒冷 hán lěng - cold; chilly
凝結 níng jié - to congeal; to solidify
停滯 tíng zhì - to stagnate; to stop flowing
子宮 zǐ gōng - uterus; womb
寒氣 hán qì - cold energy; internal cold (in TCM)
侵襲 qīn xí - to invade; to affect negatively
月經 yuè jīng - menstruation; menstrual period
經血 jīng xuè - menstrual blood
流暢 liú chàng - to flow smoothly
血塊 xiě kuài - blood clot
經痛 jīng tòng - menstrual cramps; period pain
月經量 yuè jīng liàng - menstrual flow; amount of menstrual bleeding
難懷孕 nán huái yùn - difficult to become pregnant
累積 lěi jī - to accumulate; to build up
防禦力 fáng yù lì - body's defense; resistance
大打折扣 dà dǎ zhé kòu - to be greatly reduced; to decrease significantly
澆熄 jiāo xí - to extinguish; to put out
免疫力 miǎn yì lì - immunity; immune system
手腳冰冷 shǒu jiǎo bīng lěng - to have cold hands and feet
細胞 xì bāo - cell
縮起來 suō qǐ lái - to shrink; to contract
吸收水分 xī shōu shuǐ fèn - to absorb water
代謝 dài xiè - metabolism; to metabolize
濕氣 shī qì - dampness (in TCM)
水腫 shuǐ zhǒng - swelling; edema
皮膚 pí fū - skin
濕疹 shī zhěn - eczema
喉嚨有痰 hóu lóng yǒu tán - to have phlegm in the throat
溫開水 wēn kāi shuǐ - warm boiled water
體溫 tǐ wēn - body temperature
攝氏 shè shì - Celsius (°C)
華氏 huá shì - Fahrenheit (°F)
水龍頭 shuǐ lóng tóu - faucet; tap
打開 dǎ kāi - to open

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股票 gǔ piào - stock; share
頻道 pín dào - channel (e.g. TV or YouTube channel)
大力發展 dà lì fā zhǎn - to vigorously develop; strongly promote
新興產業 xīn xīng chǎn yè - emerging industry
無人機產業 wú rén jī chǎn yè - drone industry; UAV industry
扶植 fú zhí - to support; foster; nurture
半導體產業 bàn dǎo tǐ chǎn yè - semiconductor industry
心思 xīn sī - effort; thought; attention
產業聚落成形 chǎn yè jù luò chéng xíng - the formation of an industrial cluster
嘉義 Jiā yì - Chiayi (city/county in Taiwan)
亞洲無人機 AI 創新應用研發中心 Yǎ zhōu wú rén jī AI chuàng xīn yìng yòng yán fā zhōng xīn - Asia UAV AI Innovation Application R&D Center
雷虎科技 Léi hǔ kē jì - Thunder Tiger Corporation
經緯航太 Jīng wěi háng tài - GEOSAT Aerospace & Technology Inc.
中光電智能機器人 Zhōng guāng diàn zhì néng jī qì rén - Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corporation
頂尖 dǐng jiān - top; world-class; leading
上下游廠商 shàng xià yóu chǎng shāng - upstream and downstream suppliers/manufacturers
進駐 jìn zhù - to move in; establish operations in
複製 fù zhì - to replicate; copy
新竹 Xīn zhú - Hsinchu (city in Taiwan)
休閒娛樂 xiū xián yú lè - leisure and entertainment
軍用商規 jūn yòng shāng guī - commercial-grade products for military use
國家隊 guó jiā duì - national team; government-backed strategic industry alliance
啟動 qǐ dòng - to launch; activate; initiate
國防部 guó fáng bù - Ministry of National Defense
釋出 shì chū - to release; make available
百億元 bǎi yì yuán - tens of billions (of dollars)
商機 shāng jī - business opportunity
推動 tuī dòng - to promote; drive forward
採購案 cǎi gòu àn - procurement project; purchasing contract
微型 wéi xíng - miniature; micro-sized
監偵型 jiān zhēn xíng - surveillance and reconnaissance type
目獲型 mù huò xíng - target acquisition type
民間廠商 mín jiān chǎng shāng - private company; private-sector manufacturer
研發 yán fā - research and development (R&D)
中科院 Zhōng kē yuàn - National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST)
協助 xié zhù - to assist; help
認證 rèn zhèng - certification; verification
國防訂單 guó fáng dìng dān - defense contract; military procurement order
以軍帶民 yǐ jūn dài mín - using military demand to drive civilian industry
本土無人機廠商 běn tǔ wú rén jī chǎng shāng - domestic drone manufacturer
穩固 wěn gù - stable; solid; secure
商業量產 shāng yè liàng chǎn - commercial mass production
模式 mó shì - model; pattern
投入 tóu rù - to invest in; put into use
噴灑農藥 pēn sǎ nóng yào - to spray pesticides
電力巡檢 diàn lì xún jiǎn - power line inspection
高壓電塔檢測 gāo yā diàn tǎ jiǎn cè - high-voltage transmission tower inspection
土石流防災監測 tǔ shí liú fáng zāi jiān cè - landslide disaster monitoring
物流大廠 wù liú dà chǎng - major logistics company
偏鄉 piān xiāng - rural or remote area
快遞 kuài dì - express delivery; courier service
硬體 yìng tǐ - hardware
供應鏈 gōng yìng liàn - supply chain
敵對國 dí duì guó - hostile country; rival nation
去中化 qù Zhōng huà - de-Sinicization; reducing dependence on China
干預 gān yù - to interfere; intervene
資安合規 zī ān hé guī - cybersecurity compliance
代工工廠 dài gōng gōng chǎng - contract manufacturing factory
晶片 jīng piàn - semiconductor chip; microchip
低軌衛星 dī guǐ wèi xīng - low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite
通訊技術 tōng xùn jì shù - communication technology
精密機械 jīng mì jī xiè - precision machinery
加工 jiā gōng - processing; machining
精密機械加工能力 jīng mì jī xiè jiā gōng néng lì - precision machining capability
馬達 mǎ dá - motor
高能量密度電池 gāo néng liàng mì dù diàn chí - high energy-density battery
光學鏡頭 guāng xué jìng tóu - optical lens
碳纖維複合材料 tàn xiān wéi fù hé cái liào - carbon fiber composite material
自主生產 zì zhǔ shēng chǎn - independent production; domestically produced
硬體整合 yìng tǐ zhěng hé - hardware integration
優勢 yōu shì - advantage; strength
積極 jī jí - proactive; active
簽署 qiān shǔ - to sign (an agreement)
合作備忘錄 hé zuò bèi wàng lù - memorandum of understanding (MOU)
聯合研發 lián hé yán fā - joint research and development
反制無人機系統 fǎn zhì wú rén jī xì tǒng - counter-drone system
干擾槍 gān rǎo qiāng - drone jammer; jamming gun
偵測雷達 zhēn cè léi dá - detection radar
介入 jiè rù - to intervene; step in