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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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清明節 qīng míng jié - Tomb-Sweeping Day (Qingming Festival)
掃墓 sǎo mù - to sweep/visit and clean ancestors’ graves
漢朝 hàn cháo - the Han Dynasty
西漢時期 xī hàn shí qí - Western Han period
漢高祖 hàn gāo zǔ - Emperor Gaozu of Han
劉邦 liú bāng - Liu Bang (founder of the Han Dynasty)
皇帝 huáng dì - emperor
稱謂 chēng wèi - title / form of address
返回 fǎn huí - to return
家鄉 jiā xiāng - hometown
祖墳 zǔ fén - ancestral grave
祖先 zǔ xiān - ancestors
墳墓 fén mù - grave / tomb
朝代 cháo dài - dynasty
開國 kāi guó - to found a country/dynasty
戰亂 zhàn luàn - war and chaos
毀損 huǐ sǔn - to damage / destroy
紙 zhǐ - paper
指引 zhǐ yǐn - to guide / lead the way
掉落下來 diào luò xià lái - to fall down
餅乾 bǐng gān - biscuits / cookies
塵土 chén tǔ - dust / dirt
灰塵 huī chén - dust
包裝 bāo zhuāng - packaging / to package
鐮刀 lián dāo - sickle
草 cǎo - grass
割掉 gē diào - to cut off
燒 shāo - to burn
墓園 mù yuán - cemetery / graveyard
葬 zàng - to bury
喜慶 xǐ qìng - festive / joyful celebration
潤餅 rùn bǐng - Taiwanese spring roll (Qingming food)
春捲 chūn juǎn - spring roll
麵皮 miàn pí - thin wrapper/dough skin
熟食材 shóu shí cái - cooked ingredients
花生粉 huā shēng fěn - ground peanut powder

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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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