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愚人節 yú rén jié - April Fools’ Day
騙 piàn - to deceive; to trick
脆 cuì - Taiwanese nickname for the social media app Threads
發音 fā yīn - pronunciation
懷孕 huái yùn - to be pregnant
香菜珍珠奶茶 xiāng cài zhēn zhū nǎi chá - cilantro bubble milk tea
騙人 piàn rén - to trick someone; to fool people
世紀 shì jì - century
查理九世 Chá lǐ jiǔ shì - King Charles IX of France
曆法 lì fǎ - calendar system
元旦 yuán dàn - New Year’s Day
保守派 bǎo shǒu pài - conservatives
主張 zhǔ zhāng - to advocate; to support an idea
改革 gǎi gé - reform
守舊派 shǒu jiù pài - traditionalists; conservatives who resist change
傻瓜 shǎ guā - fool; idiot
假 jiǎ - fake; false
存在 cún zài - to exist
舞會 wǔ huì - dance party; ball
耍人 shuǎ rén - to play a trick on someone; to prank someone
謊言 huǎng yán - lie; false statement
恐慌 kǒng huāng - panic
心理傷害 xīn lǐ shāng hài - psychological harm
震驚 zhèn jīng - shock; to be shocked
油價 yóu jià - oil price; fuel price
辭職 cí zhí - to resign from a job

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政治名詞 zhèng zhì míng cí - political term
九二共識 jiǔ èr gòng shì - the 1992 Consensus (a political understanding about “one China” between Taiwan and mainland China)
兩岸關係 liǎng àn guān xì - cross-strait relations (relations between Taiwan and mainland China)
爭議 zhēng yì - controversy; dispute
簽署 qiān shǔ - to sign (a treaty or agreement)
條約 tiáo yuē - treaty
解釋 jiě shì - explanation; interpretation
破冰 pò bīng - to break the ice; to begin improving relations
第二次世界大戰 Dì èr cì shì jiè dà zhàn - World War II
內戰 nèi zhàn - civil war
中華民國政府 Zhōng huá mín guó zhèng fǔ - the government of the Republic of China (ROC)
打了個敗仗 dǎ le ge bài zhàng - to lose a battle; suffer a defeat
通信 tōng xìn - to correspond; communication by mail
通話 tōng huà - to talk by phone; telephone communication
互不往來 hù bù wǎng lái - to have no contact with each other
初期 chū qí - early stage; initial period
海基會 Hǎi jī huì - Straits Exchange Foundation (Taiwan organization handling cross-strait affairs)
海協會 Hǎi xié huì - Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (mainland China organization)
事務性 shì wù xìng - administrative; practical/operational matters
協商 xié shāng - negotiation; consultation
文書 wén shū - documents; paperwork
犯罪 fàn zuì - crime; criminal activity
香港會談 Xiāng gǎng huì tán - the Hong Kong talks (1992 cross-strait meeting)
達成 dá chéng - to reach; to achieve (an agreement)
口頭表述 kǒu tóu biǎo shù - oral statement; verbal expression
默契 mò qì - tacit understanding
協議 xié yì - agreement
國民黨 Guó mín dǎng - Kuomintang 
解讀 jiě dú - interpretation; reading (of a policy or statement)
一中各表 yì zhōng gè biǎo - “one China, different interpretations”
一個中國的原則 (一中原則) yí ge zhōng guó de yuán zé (yì zhōng yuán zé) - the “One China” principle
含意 hán yì - meaning; implication
中華人民共和國 Zhōng huá rén mín gòng hé guó - the People’s Republic of China (PRC)
共產黨 gòng chǎn dǎng - Communist Party
海峽兩岸 hǎi xiá liǎng àn - both sides of the Taiwan Strait
同屬一個中國 tóng shǔ yí ge zhōng guó - belong to the same China
統一 tǒng yī - unification
國際場合 guó jì chǎng hé - international occasions; international settings
兩岸交流 liǎng àn jiāo liú - cross-strait exchanges
政治基礎 zhèng zhì jī chǔ - political foundation
定海神針 dìng hǎi shén zhēn - stabilizing pillar; something that keeps a situation stable
維持現狀 wéi chí xiàn zhuàng - to maintain the status quo
開啟對話 kāi qǐ duì huà - to start dialogue
復旦大學 Fù dàn dà xué - Fudan University
經貿往來 jīng mào wǎng lái - economic and trade exchanges
民進黨 mín jìn dǎng - Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)
一國兩制 yì guó liǎng zhì - “one country, two systems”
過時 guò shí - outdated; obsolete
損害 sǔn hài - to damage; to harm
主權地位 zhǔ quán dì wèi - sovereign status
提及 tí jí - to mention; to refer to

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藝術品 yì shù pǐn - artwork / art piece
木雕 mù diāo - wood carving
木材 mù cái - wood / timber
檜木 kuì mù - cypress wood (Taiwan cypress)
扁柏 biǎn bǎi - hinoki cypress
樟木 zhāng mù - camphor wood
細緻 xì zhì - delicate / fine
獨特 dú tè - unique
耐蛀 nài zhù - resistant to insect damage
蟲子 chóng zi - insect / bug
蛀 zhù - to bore into (by insects)
防腐 fáng fǔ - anti-corrosion / rot-resistant
腐壞 fǔ huài - to rot / decay
雕刻 diāo kè - carving / engraving
建築 jiàn zhù - architecture / building
福建 fú jiàn - Fujian (province in China)
廟宇 miào yǔ - temple
明朝 míng cháo - Ming Dynasty
清朝 qīng cháo - Qing Dynasty
裝飾 zhuāng shì - decoration / to decorate
日治時期 rì zhì shí qī - Japanese colonial period (in Taiwan)
木工師傅 mù gōng shī fu - carpenter / woodworking master
雕飾 diāo shì - carved decoration
木雕工藝 mù diāo gōng yì - woodcarving craftsmanship
三義 sān yì - Sanyi (a township in Taiwan)
苗栗 miáo lì - Miaoli (a county in Taiwan)
三義木雕博物館 sān yì mù diāo bó wù guǎn - Sanyi Wood Sculpture Museum
盛產 shèng chǎn - to produce in abundance
核心 hé xīn - core / center
集散地 jí sàn dì - distribution center / hub
創作 chuàng zuò - creation / artistic creation
重鎮 zhòng zhèn - major center / important hub
水美街 shuǐ měi jiē - Shuimei Street (famous woodcarving street in Sanyi)
藝廊 yì láng - art gallery
大師 dà shī - master (expert artist)
耗力氣 hào lì qi - to require a lot of effort
識木 shì mù - knowledge of different types of wood
木頭 mù tou - wood
紋理 wén lǐ - grain / texture (of wood)
磨刀 mó dāo - to sharpen a knife
工具 gōng jù - tool
鋒利 fēng lì - sharp
力道控制 lì dào kòng zhì - control of strength/force
台北當代工藝館 tái běi dāng dài gōng yì guǎn - National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute Taipei Branch

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談戀愛 tán liàn ài - to be in a romantic relationship; to date
一知半解 yì zhī bàn jiě - to have only partial understanding; to know something superficially
典型 diǎn xíng - typical; representative
階段 jiē duàn - stage; phase
步驟 bù zhòu - step; procedure
中央空調 zhōng yāng kōng tiáo - literally “central air conditioner”; slang for someone who treats everyone warmly/flirtatiously instead of one person
區別 qū bié - difference; distinction
告白 gào bái - to confess one’s love; romantic confession
渣 zhā - slang for a bad or unfaithful person in relationships (jerk/playboy)
親密行為 qīn mì xíng wéi - intimate behavior
親親 qīn qīn - to kiss (cute or casual way of saying it)
接吻 jiē wěn - to kiss
情侶 qíng lǚ - couple; romantic partners
親密關係 qīn mì guān xì - intimate relationship
隨便的人 suí biàn de rén - a person considered careless or not serious in relationships
把自己的身體交出去 bǎ zì jǐ de shēn tǐ jiāo chū qù - to give one’s body to someone
愛護 ài hù - to care for; to cherish; to protect with affection

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薪水 xīn shuǐ - salary; wages
基本薪資 jī běn xīn zī - minimum wage; basic salary
固定 gù dìng - fixed; regular
年終獎金 nián zhōng jiǎng jīn - year-end bonus
筆 bǐ - measure word for sums of money or transactions
獎金 jiǎng jīn - bonus; reward money
航運業 háng yùn yè - shipping industry; maritime transport industry
疫情 yì qíng - epidemic; pandemic
長榮海運 Cháng Róng Hǎi Yùn - Evergreen Marine (Taiwan shipping company)
股票 gǔ piào - stock; shares
台積電 Tái Jī Diàn - TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)
重頭戲 zhòng tóu xì - main highlight; the most important part
分紅 fēn hóng - profit sharing; dividend bonus
半導體業 bàn dǎo tǐ yè - semiconductor industry
金融業 jīn róng yè - financial industry
金控公司 jīn kòng gōng sī - financial holding company
鴻海 Hóng Hǎi - Foxconn Technology Group
抽獎 chōu jiǎng - lottery draw; prize drawing
尾牙 wěi yá - year-end company banquet in Taiwan
繳 jiǎo - to pay (fees, taxes, insurance, etc.)
勞健保 láo jiàn bǎo - labor and health insurance system in Taiwan
健保費 jiàn bǎo fèi - health insurance premium
勞保費 láo bǎo fèi - labor insurance premium

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