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颱風季 tái fēng jì - typhoon season
頻繁 pín fán - frequent
遠離海邊 yuǎn lí hǎi biān - stay away from the seaside
級 jí - level / scale (for wind strength)
陣風 zhèn fēng - gust of wind
吹斷 chuī duàn - to blow and break
樹木 shù mù - trees
招牌 zhāo pái - shop sign / signboard
車輛 chē liàng - vehicles
翻覆 fān fù - to overturn / flip over
土石流 tǔ shí liú - landslide / mudslide
跑也跑不走 pǎo yě pǎo bù zǒu - unable to escape even by running
沖走 chōng zǒu - to wash away
取消 qǔ xiāo - to cancel
拜託你了 bài tuō nǐ le - please / I beg you
再來 zài lái - next / furthermore
發布 fā bù - to announce / issue
颱風假 tái fēng jià - typhoon day off (work/school closure)
停班停課 tíng bān tíng kè - suspension of work and classes
減班 jiǎn bān - reduced service / fewer departures
停駛 tíng shǐ - to suspend service (transport)
飆漲 biāo zhǎng - to surge sharply (price)
回穩 huí wěn - to stabilize again
上漲 shàng zhǎng - to increase / rise
清理 qīng lǐ - to clean up
亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo - messy / chaotic
樹倒了 shù dǎo le - trees have fallen down
積水 jī shuǐ - accumulated water / flooding
縣市 xiàn shì - counties and cities
環保局 huán bǎo jú - Environmental Protection Bureau
清 qīng - to clear / to clean
門 mén - door
窗戶 chuāng hù - window
關起來 guān qǐ lái - to close up
膠帶 jiāo dài - adhesive tape
貼 tiē - to stick / paste
防止 fáng zhǐ - to prevent
玻璃 bō lí - glass
破裂 pò liè - to crack / shatter
窗簾 chuāng lián - curtain
泡麵 pào miàn - instant noodles
罐頭 guàn tóu - canned food
停電 tíng diàn - power outage
行動電源 xíng dòng diàn yuán - portable power bank
手電筒 shǒu diàn tǒng - flashlight / torch 

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年代 nián dài - era / generation
身邊 shēn biān - around one; by one’s side
創業 chuàng yè - to start a business / entrepreneurship
傾向 qīng xiàng - tendency / inclination
養 yǎng - to raise / to support (e.g., children)
模式 mó shì - pattern / model
深植於 shēn zhí yú - deeply rooted in
上一代 shàng yí dài - the previous generation
價值觀 jià zhí guān - values / value system
聯誼 lián yí - social gathering for meeting people (often for dating)
對象 duì xiàng - partner / romantic prospect
目的 mù dì - purpose / intention
單身 dān shēn - single / unmarried
規劃 guī huà - plan / planning
彼此不適合 bǐ cǐ bú shì hé - not suitable for each other
自己給自己 zì jǐ gěi zì jǐ - to put pressure on oneself
完整 wán zhěng - complete / whole
托嬰中心 tuō yīng zhōng xīn - infant daycare center
托兒所 tuō ér suǒ - nursery / childcare center
幼兒園 yòu ér yuán - kindergarten
遷移 qiān yí - to move / relocate
戶籍 hù jí - household registration
不良 bù liáng - bad / problematic (often referring to behavior)
青少年 qīng shào nián - teenagers / adolescents
名聲 míng shēng - reputation
家長 jiā zhǎng - parents / guardians
學區 xué qū - school district

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桐花季 Tónghuā jì - Tung blossom season in Taiwan, when tung flowers bloom and people go to see them.
油桐花 (桐花) Yóutónghuā (Tónghuā) - Tung blossom; a white flower that blooms in Taiwan in spring.
具代表性 jù dàibiǎo xìng - Representative; something that symbolizes or characterizes something else.
盛開 shèngkāi - To be in full bloom (for flowers).
滿山遍野 mǎn shān biàn yě - Covering the mountains and fields everywhere.
白雪 báixuě - White snow.
覆蓋 fùgài - To cover or blanket something.
落花 luòhuā - Fallen flowers or petals.
隨風飄蕩 suífēng piāodàng - To drift or float with the wind.
純白色 chúnbáisè - Pure white color.
淡綠色 dànlǜsè - Light green color.
紅褐色 hónghèsè - Reddish-brown color.
陽明山 Yángmíngshān - Yangmingshan, a famous mountain and national park near Taipei.
平溪 Píngxī - Pingxi, a district in New Taipei known for nature and sky lanterns.
賞 shǎng - To appreciate or enjoy (often used for flowers or scenery).
苗栗 Miáolì - Miaoli, a county in Taiwan famous for tung blossoms.
彰化 Zhānghuà - Changhua, a county in central Taiwan.
南投 Nántóu - Nantou, a mountainous county in central Taiwan.
桃園 Táoyuán - Taoyuan, a city in northwestern Taiwan.
龍潭 Lóngtán - Longtan, a district in Taoyuan.
古道 gǔdào - Ancient trail or historic mountain path.
大溪花海農場 Dàxī Huāhǎi Nóngchǎng - Daxi Flower Ocean Farm, a scenic flower farm in Taoyuan.
新竹 Xīnzhú - Hsinchu, a city and county in northwestern Taiwan.
峨眉湖步道 Éméihú Bùdào - Emei Lake Trail, a scenic walking trail near Emei Lake.
橫山 Héngshān - Hengshan, a township in Hsinchu County.
大山背 Dàshānbèi - Dashanbei, a mountain area in Hsinchu known for nature trails.
大本營 dàběnyíng - Headquarters or main base.
三義 Sānyì - Sanyi, a town in Miaoli famous for wood carving and tung blossoms.
木雕 mùdiāo - Wood carving.

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國樂 guó yuè - traditional Chinese music
樂器 yuè qì - musical instrument
周朝 zhōu cháo - the Zhou Dynasty
西元 xī yuán - Common Era (A.D.)
朝廷 cháo tíng - imperial court / royal government
宮廷 gōng tíng - imperial palace court
皇帝 huáng dì - emperor
四大聲部 sì dà shēng bù - four main musical sections
吹管樂 chuī guǎn yuè - wind instruments
吹 chuī - to blow
吹奏 chuī zòu - to play (a wind instrument)
笛子 dí zi - Chinese bamboo flute
簫 xiāo - xiao (vertical bamboo flute)
嗩吶 suǒ nà - suona (Chinese double-reed horn)
高亢 gāo kàng - high-pitched and powerful
描述 miáo shù - to describe
彈撥樂 tán bō yuè - plucked-string instruments
琵琶 pí pá - pipa (Chinese lute)
古箏 gǔ zhēng - guzheng (Chinese zither)
撥 bō - to pluck
吉他 jí tā - guitar
弦 xián - string (of an instrument)
拉弦樂 lā xián yuè - bowed string instruments
二胡 èr hú - erhu (two-string Chinese fiddle)
中胡 zhōng hú - zhonghu (alto erhu)
拉 lā - to pull / to bow (a string instrument)
小提琴 xiǎo tí qín - violin
中提琴 zhōng tí qín - viola
大提琴 dà tí qín - cello
打擊 dǎ jí - percussion
鼓 gǔ - drum
鑼 luó - gong
木魚 mù yú - wooden fish percussion instrument
節奏 jié zòu - rhythm
律動 lǜ dòng - rhythmic movement / groove
流傳 liú chuán - to pass down / spread through generations
獨奏 dú zòu - solo performance
優雅 yōu yǎ - elegant / graceful
幽靜 yōu jìng - quiet and peaceful
高山流水 gāo shān liú shuǐ - “High Mountains and Flowing Water” 
超脫世俗 chāo tuō shì sú - transcending worldly concerns
鑼鼓 luó gǔ - gongs and drums
豐收 fēng shōu - good harvest
節慶 jié qìng - festival / celebration
廟會 miào huì - temple festival
情境 qíng jìng - situation / emotional scene
音色 yīn sè - tone color / timbre
小星星 xiǎo xīng xing - “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”
鋸木頭 jù mù tou - sawing wood
音準 yīn zhǔn - pitch accuracy
國樂基礎班 guó yuè jī chǔ bān - basic class for traditional Chinese music

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核能 hé néng - nuclear energy
風險 fēng xiǎn - risk
核能發電 hé néng fā diàn - nuclear power generation
儲存 chǔ cún - to store
原子核 yuán zǐ hé - atomic nucleus
能量 néng liàng - energy
商業化 shāng yè huà - commercialization
核分裂 hé fēn liè - nuclear fission
原理 yuán lǐ - principle
中子 zhōng zǐ - neutron
撞擊 zhuàng jí - to collide with / impact
重原子核 zhòng yuán zǐ hé - heavy atomic nucleus
輕 qīng - light (in weight)
釋放 shì fàng - to release
巨大 jù dà - huge / enormous
熱能 rè néng - thermal energy / heat energy
高壓蒸氣 gāo yā zhēng qì - high-pressure steam
推動 tuī dòng - to push / drive
汽輪機 qì lún jī - turbine
旋轉 xuán zhuǎn - to rotate / spin
帶動 dài dòng - to drive / to set in motion
發電機 fā diàn jī - generator
高效率 gāo xiào lǜ - high efficiency
燒水發電 shāo shuǐ fā diàn - power generation by heating water
科學界 kē xué jiè - the scientific community
核融合 hé róng hé - nuclear fusion
模擬 mó nǐ - to simulate
太陽 tài yáng - the sun
無窮 wú qióng - endless / infinite
無放射性 wú fàng shè xìng - non-radioactive
廢料 fèi liào - waste material
清潔能源 qīng jié néng yuán - clean energy
低碳排放 dī tàn pái fàng - low carbon emissions
二氧化碳 èr yǎng huà tàn - carbon dioxide
淨零排放 jìng líng pái fàng - net-zero emissions
密度 mì dù - density
燃料 rán liào - fuel
供電 gōng diàn - power supply
運轉 yùn zhuǎn - to operate / run
電網 diàn wǎng - power grid
頻率 pín lǜ - frequency
低廉 dī lián - inexpensive / low cost
核電廠 hé diàn chǎng - nuclear power plant
長期運轉 cháng qí yùn zhuǎn - long-term operation
核廢料 hé fèi liào - nuclear waste
存放 cún fàng - to store / keep
衰變 shuāi biàn - radioactive decay
永久處置 yǒng jiǔ chǔ zhì - permanent disposal
廢料 fèi liào - waste material
核災 hé zāi - nuclear disaster
事故 shì gù - accident
車諾比 chē nuò bǐ - Chernobyl
福島 fú dǎo - Fukushima
集體 jí tǐ - collective / group
創傷 chuàng shāng - trauma
退役 tuì yì - to retire from service
拆解 chāi jiě - dismantling
土地復育 tǔ dì fù yù - land restoration
地震帶 dì zhèn dài - earthquake zone
非核家園 fēi hé jiā yuán - nuclear-free homeland
半導體產業 bàn dǎo tǐ chǎn yè - semiconductor industry
台積電 tái jī diàn - TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)
通貨膨脹 tōng huò péng zhàng - inflation
連年調漲 lián nián tiáo zhǎng - to increase year after year

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