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教師節 jiào shī jié - Teachers' Day
起源 qǐ yuán - origin; beginning
紀念 jì niàn - to commemorate; remembrance
孔子 Kǒng Zǐ - Confucius
思想家 sī xiǎng jiā - thinker; philosopher
政治家 zhèng zhì jiā - statesman; politician
教育家 jiào yù jiā - educator
開創 kāi chuàng - to found; to pioneer; to initiate
有教無類 yǒu jiào wú lèi - education for all regardless of background or ability
因材施教 yīn cái shī jiào - to teach according to a student's abilities and characteristics
打破 dǎ pò - to break; to overturn
貴族 guì zú - aristocracy; noble class
特權 tè quán - privilege; special right
命運 mìng yùn - fate; destiny
被稱為 bèi chēng wéi - to be called; to be known as
至聖先師 zhì shèng xiān shī - the Greatest Sage and First Teacher (title for Confucius)
偉大 wěi dà - great; remarkable
農曆 nóng lì - lunar calendar
作為 zuò wéi - to serve as; to be used as
孔子誕辰紀念日 Kǒng Zǐ dàn chén jì niàn rì - Confucius' Birthday Memorial Day
祭孔大典 jì Kǒng dà diǎn - Grand Confucius Commemoration Ceremony
孔廟 Kǒng miào - Confucius Temple
神聖 shén shèng - sacred; solemn
年代 nián dài - era; period of time
典禮 diǎn lǐ - ceremony
毛筆 máo bǐ - Chinese calligraphy brush
學業進步 xué yè jìn bù - improvement in academic studies
教育部 jiào yù bù - Ministry of Education
前夕 qián xì - eve; the day before an event
師鐸獎 shī duó jiǎng - Teacher Excellence Award in Taiwan
行政院長 xíng zhèng yuàn zhǎng - Premier of Taiwan (Head of the Executive Yuan)
親自 qīn zì - personally; in person
頒獎 bān jiǎng - to present an award
輔導 fǔ dǎo - guidance; counseling; mentoring
巨大 jù dà - huge; enormous
貢獻 gòng xiàn - contribution
敬意 jìng yì - respect; tribute
敬師 jìng shī - to honor teachers
奉茶 fèng chá - to serve tea respectfully
儀式 yí shì - ceremony; ritual
表達謝意 biǎo dá xiè yì - to express gratitude; show appreciation
黑板 hēi bǎn - blackboard; chalkboard

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月餅 yuèbǐng - mooncake
元朝 Yuáncháo - the Yuan Dynasty
朝代 cháodài - dynasty
蒙古人 Měnggǔrén - Mongolian; Mongol people
漢人 Hànrén - Han Chinese
統治 tǒngzhì - to rule; to govern
殘酷 cánkù - cruel; brutal
嚴格 yángé - strict; rigorous
防止 fángzhǐ - to prevent
百姓 bǎixìng - common people; ordinary citizens
造反 zàofǎn - to rebel; to revolt
朝廷 cháotíng - the imperial court
下令 xiàlìng - to issue an order; to command
合用一把菜刀 héyòng yì bǎ càidāo - to share one kitchen knife among several households
村子 cūnzi - village
士兵 shìbīng - soldier
嚴密監視 yánmì jiānshì - to keep under close surveillance
苦不堪言 kǔ bù kān yán - to suffer beyond words; unbearable hardship
反抗軍 fǎnkàngjūn - rebel army; resistance force
紛紛 fēnfēn - one after another; in succession
密謀 mìmóu - to secretly plot; to conspire
起義 qǐyì - uprising; revolt
推翻 tuīfān - to overthrow
領袖 lǐngxiù - leader
朱元璋 Zhū Yuánzhāng - Zhu Yuanzhang (founder of the Ming Dynasty)
官兵 guānbīng - government troops; officers and soldiers
檢查 jiǎnchá - to inspect; to check
搜身 sōushēn - to search someone's body
傳達 chuándá - to convey; to communicate
傳遞 chuándì - to pass on; to transmit
瘟疫 wēnyì - epidemic; plague
消災解厄 xiāozāi jiě'è - to ward off disasters and misfortune
保全性命 bǎoquán xìngmìng - to preserve one's life; to stay alive
傳言 chuányán - rumor; hearsay
前夕 qiánxì - eve; the day before
爭相購買 zhēngxiāng gòumǎi - to rush to buy; to compete to purchase
打仗 dǎzhàng - to fight a war; to go to battle
塞 sāi - to stuff; to insert
紙條 zhǐtiáo - small note; slip of paper
內餡 nèixiàn - filling (inside food)
家家戶戶 jiājiā hùhù - every household
切開 qiēkāi - to cut open
賞月 shǎngyuè - to admire the full moon
藏 cáng - to hide
字條 zìtiáo - written note; message slip
政權 zhèngquán - political power; regime
明朝 Míngcháo - the Ming Dynasty

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玻璃心 bō lí xīn - a person who is overly sensitive and easily hurt by criticism
用來 yòng lái - to be used for; used to
形容 xíng róng - to describe
脆弱 cuì ruò - fragile; vulnerable
敏感 mǐn gǎn - sensitive
玻璃 bō lí - glass
碎裂 suì liè - to shatter; break into pieces
用語 yòng yǔ - expression; term; wording
批評 pī píng - criticism; to criticize
質疑 zhí yí - to question; to doubt
無心 wú xīn - unintentional; without bad intentions
玩笑 wán xiào - joke
內心 nèi xīn - inner feelings; heart
打擊 dǎ jí - blow; setback; emotional hit
崩潰 bēng kuì - to break down emotionally; collapse
走心 zǒu xīn - to take something personally; be emotionally affected
惱羞成怒 nǎo xiū chéng nù - to become angry out of embarrassment
職場 zhí chǎng - workplace
社群平台 shè qún píng tái - social media platform
發文 fā wén - to post online
立刻 lì kè - immediately
火冒三丈 huǒ mào sān zhàng - to become extremely angry
瘋狂 fēng kuáng - crazy; frenzied
跟網友對罵 gēn wǎng yǒu duì mà - to argue and insult each other online
狂敲鍵盤 kuáng qiāo jiàn pán - to furiously type on a keyboard
回擊 huí jí - to fight back; retaliate
刪文 shān wén - to delete a post
封鎖 fēng suǒ - to block someone online
被講兩句 bèi jiǎng liǎng jù - to be criticized a little; receive a few negative comments
玻璃心碎一地 bō lí xīn suì yí dì - to be extremely hurt emotionally; heart shattered into pieces
經不起批評 jīng bù qǐ pī píng - unable to handle criticism
發文 fā wén - to post online
兇 xiōng - fierce; harsh; mean
場合 chǎng hé - occasion; situation; setting
報告 bào gào - report
數據 shù jù - data; figures
重新 chóng xīn - again; anew
修改 xiū gǎi - to revise; modify
否定 fǒu dìng - to deny; reject
霸凌 bà líng - bullying
委屈 wěi qū - feeling wronged; grievance
離職 lí zhí - to resign; leave a job
抗壓性 kàng yā xìng - ability to handle pressure; stress tolerance
調侃 tiáo kǎn - to tease; joke with someone
臉色 liǎn sè - facial expression; complexion
退群組 tuì qún zǔ - to leave a group chat
罵 mà - to scold; curse; criticize harshly
自我 zì wǒ - self-centered; self-focused (depending on context)
隱藏 yǐn cáng - to hide; conceal
帳號 zhàng hào - account (online account)

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凌晨 líng chén - early morning; after midnight
規模 guī mó - scale; magnitude
高達 gāo dá - to reach as high as; up to
級 jí - level; grade; magnitude (for earthquakes)
南投 Nán Tóu - Nantou (county in central Taiwan)
深度 shēn dù - depth
公里 gōng lǐ - kilometer
淺層地震 qiǎn céng dì zhèn - shallow earthquake
劇烈 jù liè - intense; violent; severe
上下水平搖動 shàng xià shuǐ píng yáo dòng - vertical and horizontal shaking
搖 yáo - to shake; sway
長達 cháng dá - to last for; extend up to
大力 dà lì - forcefully; strongly
上下舖 shàng xià pù - bunk beds
差一點 chà yì diǎn - almost; nearly
餘震 yú zhèn - aftershock
造成 zào chéng - to cause; result in
罹難 lí nàn - to die in a disaster; perish
死亡 sǐ wáng - death; to die
失蹤 shī zōng - missing; disappear
棟 dòng - measure word for buildings
房屋 fáng wū - house; building; residence
全倒 quán dǎo - completely collapsed
倒塌 dǎo tā - to collapse; cave in
半倒 bàn dǎo - partially collapsed
毀損 huǐ sǔn - damage; destruction
損失 sǔn shī - loss; damage
億 yì - one hundred million
高樓大廈 gāo lóu dà shà - skyscrapers; tall buildings
帳篷 zhàng péng - tent
建築法規 jiàn zhù fǎ guī - building regulations; construction laws
災害防救法 zāi hài fáng jiù fǎ - Disaster Prevention and Protection Act
防災 fáng zāi - disaster prevention
體制 tǐ zhì - system; structure
有法可循 yǒu fǎ kě xún - to have laws/rules to follow
成立 chéng lì - to establish; set up
救災部隊 jiù zāi bù duì - disaster relief team
內政部 Nèi Zhèng Bù - Ministry of the Interior
消防署 xiāo fáng shǔ - National Fire Agency
特種搜救隊 tè zhǒng sōu jiù duì - special search and rescue team
空中消防隊 kōng zhōng xiāo fáng duì - aerial firefighting/rescue team
搜救犬 sōu jiù quǎn - search and rescue dog
採購 cǎi gòu - to purchase; procure
搜救儀器 sōu jiù yí qì - search and rescue equipment
防災日 fáng zāi rì - Disaster Prevention Day
演練 yǎn liàn - drill; practice exercise
機關 jī guān - government agency; institution
強制 qiǎng zhì - mandatory; compulsory
防災意識 fáng zāi yì shí - disaster preparedness awareness
建築物 jiàn zhù wù - building; structure
抗震力 kàng zhèn lì - earthquake resistance
原則 yuán zé - principle; guideline
評估 píng gū - to evaluate; assess
慘 cǎn - miserable; disastrous; severe
遵循 zūn xún - to follow; comply with
梁柱結構 liáng zhù jié gòu - beam-and-column structure
嚴防 yán fáng - to strictly guard against; prevent rigorously
柱子 zhù zi - pillar; column
瞬間 shùn jiān - instant; moment
爆裂 bào liè - to burst; rupture
充電 chōng diàn - to charge (a battery)
手電筒 shǒu diàn tǒng - flashlight
警告 jǐng gào - warning; alert
預警 yù jǐng - early warning; advance alert

邁入 màirù - to enter; to step into
秋季 qiūjì - autumn; fall season
柚子 yòuzi - pomelo
產季 chǎnjì - harvest season; peak season
鮮嫩多汁 xiānnèn duōzhī - fresh, tender, and juicy
平衡 pínghéng - balance; balanced
解膩 jiěnì - to cut through richness; to reduce greasy taste
口乾舌燥 kǒugān shézào - dry mouth and tongue
滋潤 zīrùn - to moisten; to nourish; to hydrate
降溫 jiàngwēn - to cool down; to reduce body heat
中醫 zhōngyī - Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
緩解秋燥 huǎnjiě qiūzào - to relieve autumn dryness
柿子 shìzi - persimmon
盛產 shèngchǎn - to produce in abundance; abundant harvest
口感 kǒugǎn - texture; mouthfeel
脆脆 cuìcuì - crispy; crunchy; firm and crisp
柿餅 shìbǐng - dried persimmon
濃郁Q彈 nóngyù Q tán - rich in flavor and pleasantly chewy
營養 yíngyǎng - nutrition; nutritious
含有 hányǒu - to contain
胡蘿蔔素 húluóbosù - beta-carotene
維生素 wéishēngsù - vitamin
膳食纖維 shànshí xiānwéi - dietary fiber
潤肺止咳 rùnfèi zhǐké - to moisten the lungs and relieve cough (TCM concept)
溫差 wēnchā - temperature difference
呼吸道 hūxīdào - respiratory tract
強化 qiánghuà - to strengthen; to enhance
黏膜 niánmó - mucous membrane
免疫力 miǎnyìlì - immunity; immune system strength
白蘿蔔 báiluóbo - white radish; daikon radish
平民人參 píngmín rénshēn - "the poor man's ginseng" (a nickname for white radish)
肥美 féiměi - plump, tender, and flavorful
辛辣 xīnlà - spicy; pungent
品嘗 pǐncháng - to taste; to savor
對時 duìshí - in season; seasonal

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