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喪屍煙彈 sàng shī yān dàn - zombie vapes
不法份子 bù fǎ fèn zǐ - lawbreaker; criminal individual
短效麻醉藥 duǎn xiào má zuì yào - short-acting anesthetic
依托咪酯 yī tuō mī zhǐ - etomidate 
混入 hùn rù - to mix into; to blend into
電子煙油 diàn zǐ yān yóu - e-cigarette liquid; vape juice
毒品 dú pǐn - illegal drugs; narcotics
中樞神經 zhōng shū shén jīng - central nervous system
癱瘓 tān huàn - paralysis; to become paralyzed
失控 shī kòng - to lose control
自主 zì zhǔ - voluntarily; independently
抖 dǒu - to shake; to tremble
神情 shén qíng - facial expression; demeanor
恍惚 huǎng hū - dazed; absent-minded; confused
喪屍 sàng shī - zombie
娛樂場所 yú lè chǎng suǒ - entertainment venue
走私 zǒu sī - to smuggle
加工 jiā gōng - processing; to process
分裝 fēn zhuāng - repackaging into smaller portions
迅速 xùn sù - rapid; quickly
蔓延 màn yán - to spread
偽裝 wěi zhuāng - to disguise; to camouflage
新潮 xīn cháo - trendy; fashionable
時髦 shí máo - stylish; fashionable
攜帶方便 xī dài fāng biàn - easy to carry; portable
降低 jiàng dī - to reduce; to lower
戒心 jiè xīn - vigilance; caution
對…成癮 duì... chéng yǐn - to become addicted to
陸陸續續 lù lù xù xù - one after another; continuously
毒駕 dú jià - drug-impaired driving
自撞 zì zhuàng - to crash by oneself; single-vehicle crash
相撞 xiāng zhuàng - to collide with each other
撞死 zhuàng sǐ - to kill by collision
員警 yuán jǐng - police officer
無辜民眾 wú gū mín zhòng - innocent civilians
案件 àn jiàn - case; incident
暴增 bào zēng - to increase dramatically
行人 xíng rén - pedestrian
查獲 chá huò - to discover and seize (illegal activities)
移動炸彈 yí dòng zhà dàn - moving bomb; serious public danger
反覆作案 fǎn fù zuò àn - to repeatedly commit crimes
毒駕犯 dú jià fàn - drug-impaired driver; offender
限制 xiàn zhì - restriction; to restrict
二級毒品 èr jí dú pǐn - Schedule II/Class II controlled drug
海洛因 hǎi luò yīn - heroin
嗎啡 mǎ fēi - morphine
級別 jí bié - level; classification
處 chǔ - to sentence; to impose (a penalty)
死刑 sǐ xíng - death penalty
無期徒刑 wú qí tú xíng - life imprisonment
抽電子菸 chōu diàn zǐ yān - to vape; to smoke e-cigarettes
行政院 xíng zhèng yuàn - the Executive Yuan (Taiwan's executive branch)
刑法 xíng fǎ - criminal law; penal code
道路交通管理處罰條例 dào lù jiāo tōng guǎn lǐ chǔ fá tiáo lì - Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act
修正草案 xiū zhèng cǎo àn - amendment draft; proposed revision
刑責 xíng zé - criminal liability; legal responsibility
罰鍰 fá huán - monetary fine
有期徒刑 yǒu qí tú xíng - fixed-term imprisonment
終身 zhōng shēn - lifelong; for life
吊銷 diào xiāo - to revoke; to cancel

滑雪 huá xuě - skiing; to ski
講中文的團 jiǎng Zhōngwén de tuán - a tour group conducted in Chinese
教練 jiào liàn - coach; instructor
報名 bào míng - to register; to sign up
第一堂課 dì yī táng kè - the first lesson/class
跌倒 dié dǎo - to fall down
摔倒 shuāi dǎo - to take a fall; to tumble
上進心 shàng jìn xīn - ambition; motivation to improve oneself
初學者區 chū xué zhě qū - beginner area/zone
坡度 pō dù - slope; gradient
陡 dǒu - steep
平滑 píng huá - smooth; even
雙板滑雪 shuāng bǎn huá xuě - skiing with two skis (alpine skiing)
單板滑雪 dān bǎn huá xuě - snowboarding
平衡感 píng héng gǎn - sense of balance
往上爬 wǎng shàng pá - to climb upward
滑下來 huá xià lái - to ski/slide down
控制速度 kòng zhì sù dù - to control speed
煞車 shà chē - to brake; to slow down
山頂 shān dǐng - mountaintop; summit
佩服 pèi fú - to admire; to respect
閨蜜 guī mì - best female friend; close girlfriend
溝通 gōu tōng - to communicate
加上 jiā shàng - in addition to; plus
重新開始 chóng xīn kāi shǐ - to start over; to begin again
腦袋 nǎo dài - head; mind; brain
空 kōng - blank; empty (e.g., one's mind goes blank)
滑雪場 huá xuě chǎng - ski resort; ski area
放慢速度 fàng màn sù dù - to slow down
掌握 zhǎng wò - to grasp; to master; to get the hang of
記住 jì zhù - to remember; to keep in mind
自信心不足 zì xìn xīn bù zú - lacking self-confidence
保持平衡 bǎo chí píng héng - to keep one's balance
控制速度 kòng zhì sù dù - to control speed
調整重心 tiáo zhěng zhòng xīn - to adjust one's center of gravity
轉彎 zhuǎn wān - to turn; to make a turn
技巧 jì qiǎo - skill; technique
目標 mù biāo - goal; objective

強力推動 qiáng lì tuī dòng - to vigorously promote; to strongly push forward
無菸城市 wú yān chéng shì - smoke-free city
政策 zhèng cè - policy
抽菸chōu yān ／ 吸菸 xī yān - to smoke; smoking
民調 mín diào - public opinion poll; survey
調查 diào chá - investigation; survey
九成 jiǔ chéng - ninety percent
反感 fǎn gǎn - dislike; resentment; aversion
困擾 kùn rǎo - trouble; annoyance; disturbance
東京 Dōng Jīng - Tokyo
大阪 Dà Bǎn - Osaka
基本上 jī běn shàng - basically; in general
禁止 jìn zhǐ - to prohibit; to ban
吸菸區 xī yān qū - designated smoking area
吸菸室 xī yān shì - smoking room
負壓式密閉吸菸室 fù yā shì mì bì xī yān shì - negative-pressure enclosed smoking room
西門町 Xī Mén Dīng - Ximending (shopping district in Taipei)
中山站 Zhōng Shān Zhàn - Zhongshan Station
雙連站 Shuāng Lián Zhàn - Shuanglian Station
透明的玻璃 tòu míng de bō lí - transparent glass
空氣清淨 kōng qì qīng jìng - air purification; air cleaning
設備 shè bèi - equipment; facilities
負壓排煙 fù yā pái yān - negative-pressure smoke exhaust system
戶外 hù wài - outdoors; outdoor
明確 míng què - clear; explicit
告示牌 gào shì pái - sign; notice board
專用 zhuān yòng - designated for a specific use; dedicated
菸蒂桶 yān dì tǒng - cigarette butt disposal bin; cigarette receptacle

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通貨膨脹 tōng huò péng zhàng - inflation
價錢 jià qián - price
上升 shàng shēng - to rise; increase
便當 biàn dāng - boxed meal; lunch box
貨幣 huò bì - currency; money
購買力 gòu mǎi lì - purchasing power
下降 xià jiàng - to decline; decrease
壞事 huài shì - bad thing; negative thing
企業 qì yè - enterprise; company
願意 yuàn yì - willing to; be willing to
投資 tóu zī - to invest; investment
民眾 mín zhòng - the public; ordinary people
消費 xiāo fèi - consumption; spending
物價 wù jià - prices of goods; cost of goods
小幅 xiǎo fú - slight; modest
存錢 cún qián - to save money
促進 cù jìn - to promote; stimulate
經濟活動 jīng jì huó dòng - economic activity
增加 zēng jiā - to increase; add
收入 shōu rù - income; revenue
提高 tí gāo - to raise; improve
員工 yuán gōng - employee; staff member
薪水 xīn shuǐ - salary; wages
經濟學家 jīng jì xué jiā - economist
低而穩定 dī ér wěn dìng - low and stable
速度 sù dù - speed; rate
漲價 zhǎng jià - to increase in price; price hike
食用油 shí yòng yóu - cooking oil; edible oil
經濟危機 jīng jì wéi jī - economic crisis
中央銀行 zhōng yāng yín háng - central bank
採取 cǎi qǔ - to adopt; take (a measure)
量化寬鬆政策 liàng huà kuān sōng zhèng cè - quantitative easing policy
刺激經濟 cì jī jīng jì - to stimulate the economy
疫情 yì qíng - epidemic situation; pandemic
新冠肺炎 xīn guān fèi yán - COVID-19
大量印鈔 dà liàng yìn chāo - to print large amounts of money
降息 jiàng xí - to cut interest rates
補助 bǔ zhù - subsidy; financial assistance
補助金 bǔ zhù jīn - subsidy payment; government aid money
同步 tóng bù - simultaneously; in sync
導致 dǎo zhì - to lead to; cause
梨子 lí zi - pear
薪水追不上物價 xīn shuǐ zhuī bú shàng wù jià - wages cannot keep up with rising prices; salaries lag behind inflation

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山林 shānlín - mountain forests; forests in mountainous areas
森林 sēnlín - forest
生態 shēngtài - ecology; ecosystem
多樣 duōyàng - diverse; varied
覆蓋率 fùgàilǜ - coverage rate
面積 miànjī - area; surface area
地勢 dìshì - terrain; topography
陡峭 dǒuqiào - steep
熱帶 rèdài - tropical zone
亞熱帶 yǎrèdài - subtropical zone
溫帶 wēndài - temperate zone
寒帶 hándài - frigid zone; polar zone
平地 píngdì - flat land; plain
闊葉林 kuòyè lín - broadleaf forest
葉子 yèzi - leaf
分佈最廣 fēnbù zuì guǎng - most widely distributed
生機 shēngjī - vitality; life force
盎然 àngrán - full of life; flourishing
地帶 dìdài - zone; region
植物 zhíwù - plant
濕潤 shīrùn - humid; moist
海拔 hǎibá - altitude above sea level
纏繞 chánrào - to wind around; to twine
台灣黑熊 Táiwān hēixióng - Formosan black bear
活動範圍 huódòng fànwéi - activity range; habitat area
獼猴 míhóu - macaque monkey
昆蟲 kūnchóng - insect
針葉林 zhēnyè lín - coniferous forest
針 zhēn - needle
苔蘚 táixiǎn - moss
蕨類 juélèi - ferns
雲霧壟罩 yúnwù lǒngzhào - covered in clouds and mist
雲層 yúncéng - cloud layer
山羊 shānyáng - mountain goat
檜木 kuàimù - cypress wood
冷杉 lěngshān - fir tree
樹幹 shùgàn - tree trunk
色澤 sèzé - color and luster
墨綠色 mòrǜsè - dark green
黑森林 hēisēnlín - black forest; dark forest
寒冷 hánlěng - cold; chilly
惡劣 èliè - harsh; severe
生長 shēngzhǎng - to grow
界線 jièxiàn - boundary; limit
生存 shēngcún - to survive; existence
玉山圓柏 Yùshān yuánbǎi - Yushan juniper
扭曲 niǔqū - twisted; distorted
歪七扭八 wāiqīniǔbā - crooked and twisted
杜鵑花 dùjuānhuā - azalea
玉山薄雪草 Yùshān bóxuěcǎo - Yushan edelweiss
高山症 gāoshānzhèng - altitude sickness

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