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  #525 收驚 Spiritual Cleansing Rituals in Taiwan 04.11.2026 11m

  民間 mín jiān - folk; traditional醫療 yī liáo - medical treatment; healthcare撫慰 fǔ wèi - to comfort; to soothe心靈 xīn líng - mind; spirit收驚 shōu jīng - a traditional ritual to calm someone after a fright獨特 dú tè - unique; distinctive信仰 xìn yǎng - belief; faith三魂七魄 sān hún qī pò - the "three souls and seven spirits" in Chinese folk belief靈魂 líng hún - soul; spirit維持 wéi chí - to maintain; to keep精神 jīng shén - mental state; spirit能量 néng liàng - energy平衡 píng héng - balance衝擊 chōng jí - shock; impact出車禍 chū chē huò - to be in a traffic accident場景 chǎng jǐng - scene; setting鬼 guǐ - ghost; spirit魂魄 hún pò - soul; spirit被嚇散 bèi xià sàn - to have one's spirit scattered by fear被嚇跑 bèi xià pǎo - to have one's spirit frightened away巨大 jù dà - huge; enormous衝擊 chōng jí - shock; impact心神 xīn shén - mind; mental state安寧 ān níng - peaceful; calm神明 shén míng - deity; god力量 lì liàng - power; strength符咒 fú zhòu - talisman and incantation特定 tè dìng - specific; particular法器 fǎ qì - ritual object; ceremonial tool總而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī - in short; all in all游離在外 yóu lí zài wài - wandering outside (the body)召喚 zhào huàn - to summon; to call back安撫 ān fǔ - to comfort; to calm受創 shòu chuàng - traumatized; emotionally hurt精神安定劑 jīng shén ān dìng jì - tranquilizer; emotional stabilizer疾病 jí bìng - illness; disease西醫 xī yī - Western medicine; Western doctor精神狀態 jīng shén zhuàng tài - mental condition; state of mind不對勁 bú duì jìn - not right; something feels wrong在半夜驚醒 zài bàn yè jīng xǐng - to wake up suddenly in the middle of the night脹氣 zhàng qì - bloating; gas失眠 shī mián - insomnia閉上眼睛 bì shàng yǎn jīng - to close one's eyes做惡夢 zuò è mèng - to have a nightmare精神恍惚 jīng shén huǎng hū - absent-minded; mentally dazed喪禮 sāng lǐ - funeral莫名 mò míng - for no apparent reason; inexplicably頭暈 tóu yūn - dizziness冒冷汗 mào lěng hàn - to break out in a cold sweat胸悶 xiōng mēn - chest tightness畏寒 wèi hán - to feel unusually sensitive to cold行天宮 Xíng Tiān Gōng - Xingtian Temple 年齡 nián líng / 年紀 nián jì - age拿三炷香 ná sān zhù xiāng - to hold three sticks of incense胸前背後 xiōng qián bèi hòu - in front of the chest and behind the back上下揮動 shàng xià huī dòng - to wave up and down磁場 cí chǎng - aura; energy field由上往下，由內往外 yóu shàng wǎng xià, yóu nèi wǎng wài - from top to bottom, from inside to outside撥開 bō kāi - to brush away; to clear away晃一晃 huàng yí huàng - to wave; to shake gently口中 kǒu zhōng - in one's mouth; while speaking默念 mò niàn - to recite silently請神咒 qǐng shén zhòu - invocation chant to invite a deity頭頂 tóu dǐng - top of the head用香輕點一下 yòng xiāng qīng diǎn yí xià - to gently touch someone with incense安撫魂魄 ān fǔ hún pò - to calm and comfort the soul祈禱 qí dǎo - to pray身前身後 shēn qián shēn hòu - in front of and behind the body揮動 huī dòng - to wave; to move back and forth米 mǐ - rice (uncooked)蓋上去 gài shàng qù - to cover with; to place over心理作用 xīn lǐ zuò yòng - placebo effect; psychological effect有效 yǒu xiào - effective; works安全感 ān quán gǎn - sense of security踏實 tà shi - reassured; at ease; groundedIf you enjoy listening to the podcast, you can Buy Me a Coffee☕ every month to support me in creating more fun podcasts about everyday life in Taiwan! 😊 My Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !😀Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast
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  #524 器官買賣 Organ Trafficking😱 02.11.2026 13m

  器官買賣 qì guān mǎi mài - organ trafficking; illegal organ trade肺 fèi - lung腎臟 shèn zàng - kidney醫療技術 yī liáo jì shù - medical technology心臟 xīn zàng - heart狀態 zhuàng tài - condition; state簽 qiān - to sign器官捐贈 qì guān juān zèng - organ donation同意書 tóng yì shū - consent form出意外 chū yì wài - to have an accident器官 qì guān - organ移植 yí zhí - transplant; transplantation非法 fēi fǎ - illegal肝臟 gān zàng - liver被爆出來 bèi bào chū lái - to be exposed; to be revealed publicly查資料 chá zī liào - to look up information; do research失蹤 shī zōng - to go missing; disappear傳聞 chuán wén - rumor; hearsay地下交易 dì xià jiāo yì - underground trade; illicit transaction政治犯 zhèng zhì fàn - political prisoner宗教群體 zōng jiào qún tǐ - religious group少數民族 shǎo shù mín zú - ethnic minority拘留 jū liú - detention; to detain監獄 jiān yù - prison; jail非自願 fēi zì yuàn - involuntary; against one's will被摘走 bèi zhāi zǒu - to have (an organ) removed抖音 Dǒu Yīn - Douyin (Chinese version of TikTok)微博 Wēi Bó - Weibo (Chinese social media platform)失蹤 shī zōng - to go missing; disappear尋人啟事 xún rén qǐ shì - missing person notice監控 jiān kòng - surveillance; monitoring監視器 jiān shì qì - surveillance camera; CCTV camera集團 jí tuán - organization; criminal gang黑市 hēi shì - black market操作 cāo zuò - to operate; to manipulate人口販運 rén kǒu fàn yùn - human trafficking傳言 chuán yán - rumor; unverified claim提高警覺 tí gāo jǐng jué - to stay alert; raise one's vigilance詳細 xiáng xì - detailedDNA生物數據 DNA shēng wù shù jù - DNA and biometric data健康檢查 jiàn kāng jiǎn chá - health checkup; medical examination抽血 chōu xiě - to draw blood; blood test基因檢測 jī yīn jiǎn cè - genetic testing內臟超音波體檢 nèi zàng chāo yīn bō tǐ jiǎn - internal organ ultrasound examination常規入職 cháng guī rù zhí - standard pre-employment procedure體檢 tǐ jiǎn - physical examination; medical checkup身份證件 shēn fèn zhèng jiàn - identity documents隨身攜帶 suí shēn xī dài - to carry with you at all times護照 hù zhào - passport郊區 jiāo qū - suburbs; outskirts暗 àn - dark; dim巷子 xiàng zi - alley; lane官方 guān fāng - official叫車 jiào chē - to hail or book a ride滴滴出行 Dī Dī Chū Xíng - DiDi Chuxing (ride-hailing service)行車軌跡 xíng chē guǐ jì - travel route; trip history司機資訊 sī jī zī xùn - driver information下藥 xià yào - to drug someone's food or drink陌生人 mò shēng rén - stranger公立 gōng lì - public; government-run私人 sī rén - private診所 zhěn suǒ - clinic提醒 tí xǐng - reminder; to remind誇張 kuā zhāng - exaggerated; extremeIf you enjoy listening to the podcast, you can Buy Me a Coffee☕ every month to support me in creating more fun podcasts about everyday life in Taiwan! 😊 My Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !😀Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast
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  #523 2026 台北國際藝術博覽會 2026 ART TAIPEI👩‍🎨 30.10.2026 5m

  台北國際藝術博覽會 Tái běi Guó Jì Yì Shù Bó Lǎn Huì - Taipei International Art Fair (ART TAIPEI)藝術家 yì shù jiā - artist藝廊 yì láng - art gallery本土 běn tǔ - local; domestic海外 hǎi wài - overseas; abroad收藏家 shōu cáng jiā - art collector推廣 tuī guǎng - to promote; to popularize交易平台 jiāo yì píng tái - trading platform; marketplace單純 dān chún - simply; purely油畫 yóu huà - oil painting雕塑 diāo sù - sculpture大型 dà xíng - large-scale裝置藝術 zhuāng zhì yì shù - installation art數位影像 shù wèi yǐng xiàng - digital imagery實驗性 shí yàn xìng - experimental作品 zuò pǐn - artwork; work講座 jiǎng zuò - lecture; seminar對談 duì tán - discussion; dialogue期間 qí jiān - during; period學者 xué zhě - scholar; academic沙龍論壇 shā lóng lùn tán - salon forum; discussion forum探討 tàn tǎo - to explore; to discuss in depth趨勢 qū shì - trend爭議 zhēng yì - controversy; debate威士忌 wēi shì jì - whisky廠商 chǎng shāng - manufacturer; vendor; exhibitor同類 tóng lèi - people of the same kind; like-minded people發表 fā biǎo - to present; to publish; to express言論 yán lùn - remarks; opinions; statements世貿一館 Shì Mào Yī Guǎn - Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1(地址: 台北市信義區信義路五段5號)信義區 Xìn Yì Qū - Xinyi District展覽 zhǎn lǎn - exhibition場地 chǎng dì - venue; exhibition site市政府站 Shì Zhèng Fǔ Zhàn - Taipei City Hall MRT StationFollow me on Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast
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  #522 為什麼不能喝冰水 Why Shouldn't You Drink Ice Water ? 🤔 28.10.2026 9m

  冰水 bīng shuǐ - ice water華人 Huárén - ethnic Chinese; Chinese people中醫 zhōng yī - Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)觀點 guān diǎn - viewpoint; perspective醫學 yī xué - medicine; medical science壞處 huài chù - disadvantage; harmful effect喉嚨 hóu lóng - throat下肚 xià dù - to go into the stomach; to be swallowed胃 wèi - stomach溫度 wēn dù - temperature耗費 hào fèi - to consume; to use up額外 é wài - extra; additional能量 néng liàng - energy加熱 jiā rè - to heat up體溫 tǐ wēn - body temperature長期下來 cháng qí xià lái - over a long period of time辛苦 xīn kǔ - hard-working; under strain; exhausting受損 shòu sǔn - to be damaged; to suffer damage功能 gōng néng - function失調 shī tiáo - to become unbalanced; dysfunction胃痛 wèi tòng - stomachache胃脹氣 wèi zhàng qì - bloating; stomach gas拉肚子 lā dù zi - to have diarrhea症狀 zhèng zhuàng - symptom調節 tiáo jié - to regulate; to adjust氣血 qì xiě - qi and blood (a concept in Traditional Chinese Medicine)流 liú - to flow寒冷 hán lěng - cold; chilly凝結 níng jié - to congeal; to solidify停滯 tíng zhì - to stagnate; to stop flowing子宮 zǐ gōng - uterus; womb寒氣 hán qì - cold energy; internal cold (in TCM)侵襲 qīn xí - to invade; to affect negatively月經 yuè jīng - menstruation; menstrual period經血 jīng xuè - menstrual blood流暢 liú chàng - to flow smoothly血塊 xiě kuài - blood clot經痛 jīng tòng - menstrual cramps; period pain月經量 yuè jīng liàng - menstrual flow; amount of menstrual bleeding難懷孕 nán huái yùn - difficult to become pregnant累積 lěi jī - to accumulate; to build up防禦力 fáng yù lì - body's defense; resistance大打折扣 dà dǎ zhé kòu - to be greatly reduced; to decrease significantly澆熄 jiāo xí - to extinguish; to put out免疫力 miǎn yì lì - immunity; immune system手腳冰冷 shǒu jiǎo bīng lěng - to have cold hands and feet細胞 xì bāo - cell縮起來 suō qǐ lái - to shrink; to contract吸收水分 xī shōu shuǐ fèn - to absorb water代謝 dài xiè - metabolism; to metabolize濕氣 shī qì - dampness (in TCM)水腫 shuǐ zhǒng - swelling; edema皮膚 pí fū - skin濕疹 shī zhěn - eczema喉嚨有痰 hóu lóng yǒu tán - to have phlegm in the throat溫開水 wēn kāi shuǐ - warm boiled water體溫 tǐ wēn - body temperature攝氏 shè shì - Celsius (°C)華氏 huá shì - Fahrenheit (°F)水龍頭 shuǐ lóng tóu - faucet; tap打開 dǎ kāi - to openFollow me on Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast
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  #521 台灣無人機產業 Taiwan’s Drone Industry 26.10.2026 10m

  股票 gǔ piào - stock; share頻道 pín dào - channel (e.g. TV or YouTube channel)大力發展 dà lì fā zhǎn - to vigorously develop; strongly promote新興產業 xīn xīng chǎn yè - emerging industry無人機產業 wú rén jī chǎn yè - drone industry; UAV industry扶植 fú zhí - to support; foster; nurture半導體產業 bàn dǎo tǐ chǎn yè - semiconductor industry心思 xīn sī - effort; thought; attention產業聚落成形 chǎn yè jù luò chéng xíng - the formation of an industrial cluster嘉義 Jiā yì - Chiayi (city/county in Taiwan)亞洲無人機 AI 創新應用研發中心 Yǎ zhōu wú rén jī AI chuàng xīn yìng yòng yán fā zhōng xīn - Asia UAV AI Innovation Application R&D Center雷虎科技 Léi hǔ kē jì - Thunder Tiger Corporation經緯航太 Jīng wěi háng tài - GEOSAT Aerospace & Technology Inc.中光電智能機器人 Zhōng guāng diàn zhì néng jī qì rén - Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corporation頂尖 dǐng jiān - top; world-class; leading上下游廠商 shàng xià yóu chǎng shāng - upstream and downstream suppliers/manufacturers進駐 jìn zhù - to move in; establish operations in複製 fù zhì - to replicate; copy新竹 Xīn zhú - Hsinchu (city in Taiwan)休閒娛樂 xiū xián yú lè - leisure and entertainment軍用商規 jūn yòng shāng guī - commercial-grade products for military use國家隊 guó jiā duì - national team; government-backed strategic industry alliance啟動 qǐ dòng - to launch; activate; initiate國防部 guó fáng bù - Ministry of National Defense釋出 shì chū - to release; make available百億元 bǎi yì yuán - tens of billions (of dollars)商機 shāng jī - business opportunity推動 tuī dòng - to promote; drive forward採購案 cǎi gòu àn - procurement project; purchasing contract微型 wéi xíng - miniature; micro-sized監偵型 jiān zhēn xíng - surveillance and reconnaissance type目獲型 mù huò xíng - target acquisition type民間廠商 mín jiān chǎng shāng - private company; private-sector manufacturer研發 yán fā - research and development (R&D)中科院 Zhōng kē yuàn - National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST)協助 xié zhù - to assist; help認證 rèn zhèng - certification; verification國防訂單 guó fáng dìng dān - defense contract; military procurement order以軍帶民 yǐ jūn dài mín - using military demand to drive civilian industry本土無人機廠商 běn tǔ wú rén jī chǎng shāng - domestic drone manufacturer穩固 wěn gù - stable; solid; secure商業量產 shāng yè liàng chǎn - commercial mass production模式 mó shì - model; pattern投入 tóu rù - to invest in; put into use噴灑農藥 pēn sǎ nóng yào - to spray pesticides電力巡檢 diàn lì xún jiǎn - power line inspection高壓電塔檢測 gāo yā diàn tǎ jiǎn cè - high-voltage transmission tower inspection土石流防災監測 tǔ shí liú fáng zāi jiān cè - landslide disaster monitoring物流大廠 wù liú dà chǎng - major logistics company偏鄉 piān xiāng - rural or remote area快遞 kuài dì - express delivery; courier service硬體 yìng tǐ - hardware供應鏈 gōng yìng liàn - supply chain敵對國 dí duì guó - hostile country; rival nation去中化 qù Zhōng huà - de-Sinicization; reducing dependence on China干預 gān yù - to interfere; intervene資安合規 zī ān hé guī - cybersecurity compliance代工工廠 dài gōng gōng chǎng - contract manufacturing factory晶片 jīng piàn - semiconductor chip; microchip低軌衛星 dī guǐ wèi xīng - low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite通訊技術 tōng xùn jì shù - communication technology精密機械 jīng mì jī xiè - precision machinery加工 jiā gōng - processing; machining精密機械加工能力 jīng mì jī xiè jiā gōng néng lì - precision machining capability馬達 mǎ dá - motor高能量密度電池 gāo néng liàng mì dù diàn chí - high energy-density battery光學鏡頭 guāng xué jìng tóu - optical lens碳纖維複合材料 tàn xiān wéi fù hé cái liào - carbon fiber composite material自主生產 zì zhǔ shēng chǎn - independent production; domestically produced硬體整合 yìng tǐ zhěng hé - hardware integration優勢 yōu shì - advantage; strength積極 jī jí - proactive; active簽署 qiān shǔ - to sign (an agreement)合作備忘錄 hé zuò bèi wàng lù - memorandum of understanding (MOU)聯合研發 lián hé yán fā - joint research and development反制無人機系統 fǎn zhì wú rén jī xì tǒng - counter-drone system干擾槍 gān rǎo qiāng - drone jammer; jamming gun偵測雷達 zhēn cè léi dá - detection radar介入 jiè rù - to intervene; step in
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  #520 吃螃蟹 Eating Crabs🦀 23.10.2026 7m

  螃蟹 páng xiè - crab產季 chǎn jì - harvest season; peak season母蟹 mǔ xiè - female crab蟹黃 xiè huáng - crab roe豐滿 fēng mǎn - plump; full公蟹 gōng xiè - male crab蟹膏 xiè gāo - crab cream (male crab paste)濃郁 nóng yù - rich; intense (in flavor or aroma)黏口 nián kǒu - sticky and creamy in the mouth度過 dù guò - to get through; to spend (time)寒冷 hán lěng - cold; chilly瘋狂 fēng kuáng - crazy; frantically覓食 mì shí - to forage for food肌肉 jī ròu - muscle發育 fā yù - to develop; growth蟹肉 xiè ròu - crab meat彈性 tán xìng - elasticity; springinessQQ的 Q Q de - chewy and bouncy 新北市 Xīn Běi Shì - New Taipei City萬里區 Wàn Lǐ Qū - Wanli District三點蟹 sān diǎn xiè - three-spot swimming crab花蟹 huā xiè - flower crab (blue swimming crab)石蟳 shí xún - rock crab明顯 míng xiǎn - obvious; noticeable殼 ké - shell薄 báo - thin剝 bō - to peel; to remove the shell肉質 ròu zhí - texture and quality of the meat細嫩 xì nèn - tender and delicate平價 píng jià - affordable; reasonably priced華麗 huá lì - gorgeous; splendid花紋 huā wén - pattern; markings體型 tǐ xíng - body shape; size結實 jiē shí - firm; solid多汁 duō zhī - juicy粗糙 cū cāo - rough螯 áo - claw 飽滿 bǎo mǎn - full; well-filled大閘蟹 dà zhá xiè - Chinese mitten crab品嚐 pǐn cháng - to taste; to savor熟透 shóu tòu - fully ripe; fully cooked香氣撲鼻 xiāng qì pū bí - a delicious aroma fills the air半透明 bàn tòu míng - semi-transparent; translucent清蒸 qīng zhēng - steamed (plain)原味 yuán wèi - original flavor; natural taste表面 biǎo miàn - surface鋪 pū - to spread; to lay on top薑片 jiāng piàn - ginger slices淋 lín - to drizzle; to pour over米酒 mǐ jiǔ - rice wine桂花蛋炒蟹 guì huā dàn chǎo xiè - stir-fried crab with fluffy scrambled egg裹粉 guǒ fěn - to coat with flour or starch油炸 yóu zhà - deep-fried蔥 cōng - scallion; green onion紅蘿蔔 hóng luó bo - carrot黑木耳 hēi mù ěr - black fungus (wood ear mushroom)打散的蛋液 dǎ sàn de dàn yì - beaten egg mixture打蛋 dǎ dàn - to beat eggs加進去 jiā jìn qù - to add in; to put into烏醋 wū cù - black vinegar白胡椒粉 bái hú jiāo fěn - white pepper powder大火翻炒 dà huǒ fān chǎo - to stir-fry over high heatFollow me on Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast
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  #519 台灣的婚禮 Taiwanese Weddings ❤️ 21.10.2026 9m

  婚禮 hūnlǐ - wedding; wedding ceremony舉辦 jǔbàn - to hold; to organize西方 xīfāng - the West; Western白紗 báishā - white wedding dress; bridal gown戶外 hùwài - outdoors; outdoor交換戒指 jiāohuàn jièzhǐ - to exchange rings宣讀誓言 xuāndú shìyán - to read wedding vows aloud婚宴 hūnyàn - wedding banquet; wedding reception親朋好友 qīnpéng hǎoyǒu (親友qīnyǒu) - relatives and friends; family and friends新人 xīnrén - newlyweds; the bride and groom規劃 guīhuà - to plan; planning流程 liúchéng - process; procedure新秘 xīnmì（新娘秘書xīnniáng mìshū）- bridal stylist; bridal assistant新郎 xīnláng - groom新娘 xīnniáng - bride賓客 bīnkè - guests抽獎 chōujiǎng - lucky draw; raffle保留 bǎoliú - to preserve; to keep習俗 xísú - custom; tradition訂婚 dìnghūn - to get engaged; engagement聘金 pìnjīn - bride price; betrothal money喜餅 xǐbǐng - traditional wedding pastry; wedding cake gift box分享 fēnxiǎng - to share喜悅 xǐyuè - joy; happiness迎娶 yíngqǔ - to fetch the bride for marriage考驗 kǎoyàn - test; challenge血型 xiěxíng - blood type星座 xīngzuò - zodiac sign; astrological sign伴郎 bànláng - best man; groomsman把新娘娶回家 bǎ xīnniáng qǔ huí jiā - to marry the bride and bring her home向雙方父母敬茶 xiàng shuāngfāng fùmǔ jìngchá - to serve tea to both sets of parents as a sign of respect多年來 duōnián lái - for many years禁忌 jìnjì - taboo; something to avoid挑選好日子 tiāoxuǎn hǎo rìzi - to choose an auspicious date農民曆 nóngmínlì - traditional Chinese almanac播種 bōzhǒng - to sow seeds; to plant crops收成 shōuchéng - harvest; crop yieldFollow me on Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast
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  #518 台灣今年最大食品安全問題 Taiwan’s Biggest Food Safety Issue This Year 😱 19.10.2026 7m

  原料油 yuán liào yóu - raw cooking oil; crude edible oil致癌物 zhì ái wù - carcinogen; cancer-causing substance沙拉油 shā lā yóu - salad oil; vegetable cooking oil普遍 pǔ biàn - common; widespread上游的廠商 shàng yóu de chǎng shāng - upstream supplier; raw material supplier油品代製大廠 yóu pǐn dài zhì dà chǎng - major contract manufacturer of cooking oils中聯油脂 Zhōng Lián Yóu Zhī - Central Union Oil Corp進行 jìn xíng - to carry out; to conduct自主檢驗 zì zhǔ jiǎn yàn - self-inspection; internal testing大豆沙拉油 dà dòu shā lā yóu - soybean salad oil批號 pī hào - batch number; lot number這一批產品 zhè yì pī chǎn pǐn - this batch of products出現異常 chū xiàn yì cháng - to show abnormalities; to have irregularities超標 chāo biāo - to exceed the safety standard; exceed the limit苯駢芘 běn pián bǐ - benzo[a]pyrene (a carcinogenic chemical)含量 hán liàng - content; concentration高達 gāo dá - as high as; reaching up to微克 wéi kè - microgram (μg)法定標準 fǎ dìng biāo zhǔn - legal standard; statutory limit限制 xiàn zhì - limit; restriction世界衛生組織 Shì Jiè Wèi Shēng Zǔ Zhī - World Health Organization (WHO)列為 liè wéi - to classify as; to list as一級致癌物 yì jí zhì ái wù - Group 1 carcinogen; known human carcinogen長期食用 cháng qí shí yòng - long-term consumption大幅增加 dà fú zēng jiā - to increase significantly罹患 lí huàn - to suffer from; to be diagnosed with (a disease)肺癌 fèi ái - lung cancer消化道癌症 xiāo huà dào ái zhèng - digestive tract cancer風險 fēng xiǎn - risk衛福部 Wèi Fú Bù - Ministry of Health and Welfare (Taiwan)食藥署 Shí Yào Shǔ - Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA)通報 tōng bào - to report; to notify authorities公噸 gōng dūn - metric ton下游 xià yóu - downstream (in the supply chain)進一步 jìn yí bù - further; additionally包裝 bāo zhuāng - packaging; to package家用 jiā yòng - household use; domestic use營業用 yíng yè yòng - commercial use; business use流入 liú rù - to flow into; enter the market食品加工廠 shí pǐn jiā gōng chǎng - food processing factory受波及 shòu bō jí - to be affected; to be implicated通路 tōng lù - distribution channel; sales channel調和油 tiáo hé yóu - blended cooking oil中標 zhòng biāo - to be contaminated; to be affected (informal)受到波及 shòu dào bō jí - to be impacted; to be caught up in連鎖餐飲 lián suǒ cān yǐn - chain restaurant business; restaurant chain毒素 dú sù - toxin全面下架 quán miàn xià jià - to remove all products from shelves; nationwide recall揭露 jiē lòu - to disclose; reveal加工品 jiā gōng pǐn - processed food products沙拉醬 shā lā jiàng - salad dressing主動 zhǔ dòng - proactively; on one's own initiative張開雙手擁抱 zhāng kāi shuāng shǒu yōng bào - to open one's arms and embrace (figuratively: to accept something wholeheartedly)Follow me on Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast
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  #517 重陽節 Double Ninth Festival👵👴 16.10.2026 6m

  重陽節 Chóngyáng Jié - Double Ninth Festival背後 bèi hòu - behind; underlying意義 yì yì - meaning; significance感念祖先 gǎn niàn zǔ xiān - to honor and remember one's ancestors敬老尊賢 jìng lǎo zūn xián - to respect the elderly and honor the virtuous避邪消災 bì xié xiāo zāi - to ward off evil and prevent misfortune農曆 nóng lì - lunar calendar國曆 guó lì - Gregorian (solar) calendar民間傳說 mín jiān chuán shuō - folk legend; traditional folklore妖魔鬼怪 yāo mó guǐ guài - demons and evil spirits除害 chú hài - to eliminate a threat; remove harm除掉 chú diào - to get rid of; eliminate依照 yī zhào - according to; in accordance with師父 shī fù - master; mentor; teacher (of a skill)指示 zhǐ shì - instruction; direction全鄉 quán xiāng - the whole township百姓 bǎi xìng - ordinary people; common people茱萸 zhū yú - dogwood 植物 zhí wù - plant菊花酒 jú huā jiǔ - chrysanthemum wine氣味 qì wèi - smell; scent; odor被震懾住 bèi zhèn shè zhù - to be intimidated; to be frightened into stopping登高 dēng gāo - to climb to a high place; hike uphill遠離 yuǎn lí - to stay away from; keep away from長壽 cháng shòu - longevity; long life生命長久 shēng mìng cháng jiǔ - a long and healthy life長輩 zhǎng bèi - elder; senior family member關懷 guān huái - care; concern; to care for銀髮族 yín fǎ zú - senior citizens; the elderly祭祖 jì zǔ - to worship and pay respects to one's ancestors敬老禮金 jìng lǎo lǐ jīn - senior citizens' holiday allowance (government gift payment)致敬 zhì jìng - to pay tribute; to show respect表揚大會 biǎo yáng dà huì - awards ceremony; recognition ceremony大眾運輸 dà zhòng yùn shū - public transportation風景區 fēng jǐng qū - scenic area; tourist attraction針對 zhēn duì - aimed at; targeted toward優惠 yōu huì - discount; special offer; preferential treatmentFollow me on Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast
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  🔥台灣政府要給你5000塊錢來台灣玩 The Taiwanese government giving you NT$5,000 to visit Taiwan! 😱 15.10.2026 12m

  Activity Website: https://5000.taiwan.net.tw/口袋 ❤ 謝謝你的分享！聽眾 tīngzhòng - listener; audience資訊 zīxùn - information網頁 wǎngyè - webpage絕對 juéduì - absolutely; definitely護照 hùzhào - passport自由行 zìyóuxíng - independent travel; traveling without joining a tour group導遊 dǎoyóu - tour guide領隊 lǐngduì - tour leader; tour manager護照效期 hùzhào xiàoqí - passport validity period; passport expiration date登錄 dēnglù - to register; to enter information into a system國籍 guójí - nationality電子信箱 diànzǐ xìnxiāng - email address親戚朋友 qīnqī péngyǒu - relatives and friends消費金 xiāofèi jīn - spending credit; money that can be used for purchases電子憑證 diànzǐ píngzhèng - electronic voucher; digital certificate超商 chāoshāng - convenience store購物 gòuwù - shopping; to shop悠遊卡 Yōuyóu Kǎ - EasyCard, a rechargeable card used for public transportation and purchases in Taiwan大眾運輸 dàzhòng yùnshū - public transportation觀光景點 guānguāng jǐngdiǎn - tourist attraction; sightseeing spot遊樂園 yóulèyuán - amusement park付款 fùkuǎn - to pay; to make a payment抵達 dǐdá - to arrive; to reach a destinationFollow me on Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast
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  #516 一個成語的故事 The Story Behind a Chinese Idiom 14.10.2026 7m

  成語 chéngyǔ - Chinese idiom; four-character idiomatic expression掩耳盜鈴 yǎn'ěr-dàolíng - to deceive oneself; to cover one's ears while stealing a bell蓋住 gàizhù - to cover; to block雙手 shuāngshǒu - both hands耳朵 ěrduo - ear偷 tōu - to steal鐘 zhōng - bell; large bell值錢 zhíqián - valuable; worth money小偷 xiǎotōu - thief偷走 tōuzǒu - to steal away; to take by stealing大錘 dàchuí - sledgehammer; large hammer敲碎 qiāosuì - to smash into pieces; to break by hitting槌子 chuízi - hammer; mallet敲 qiāo - to knock; to hit; to strike立刻 lìkè - immediately; right away震耳欲聾 zhèn'ěr-yùlóng - deafening; ear-splitting聲響 shēngxiǎng - sound; noise一敲下去 yì qiāo xiàqù - as soon as (someone) strikes it; with one hit鐘聲 zhōngshēng - sound of a bell; bell ringing引來 yǐnlái - to attract; to draw; to bring about搶走 qiǎngzǒu - to snatch away; to take by force伸出雙手 shēnchū shuāngshǒu - to stretch out both hands安靜 ānjìng - quiet; peaceful連續不斷 liánxù búduàn - continuous; nonstop被吵醒了 bèi chǎoxǐng le - to be woken up by noise自欺欺人 zìqī-qīrén - to deceive oneself and others裝作不知道 zhuāngzuò bù zhīdào - to pretend not to know承認 chéngrèn - to admit; to acknowledge火災 huǒzāi - fire; fire disasterFollow me on Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast
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  #515 台灣沒有護士了 Taiwan Is Running Out of Nurses 😱 12.10.2026 12m

  護士荒 hù shì huāng - nursing shortage; shortage of nurses手術 shǒu shù - surgery; operation病床 bìng chuáng - hospital bed復健 fù jiàn - rehabilitation; physical therapy縣市 xiàn shì - counties and cities員林 Yuán lín - Yuanlin (a city in Changhua County, Taiwan)鄉鎮 xiāng zhèn - township; rural town醫護人員 yī hù rén yuán - medical staff; healthcare workers護理師執照 hù lǐ shī zhí zhào - nursing license第一線 dì yī xiàn - frontline; first line護理師 hù lǐ shī - registered nurse; nurse薪資回報和勞動強度不成正比 xīn zī huí bào hé láo dòng qiáng dù bù chéng zhèng bǐ - the salary does not match the workload; pay is not proportional to the work intensity科技業 kē jì yè - technology industry; tech sector連年 lián nián - year after year; consecutively over the years大幅調薪 dà fú tiáo xīn - to significantly increase salaries基本底薪 jī běn dǐ xīn - basic salary; base pay白班 bái bān - day shift上夜班 shàng yè bān - to work the night shift依賴 yī lài - to rely on; depend on夜班 yè bān - night shift津貼 jīn tiē - allowance; stipend撐高 chēng gāo - to boost; raise (e.g. income)收入 shōu rù - income; earnings保障 bǎo zhàng - to protect; safeguard; guarantee改革 gǎi gé - reform; to reform健保 jiàn bǎo - National Health Insurance (NHI)護理人員 hù lǐ rén yuán - nursing staff; nurses將近 jiāng jìn - nearly; close to惡劣 è liè - harsh; terrible; poor (conditions)無止盡 wú zhǐ jìn - endless; never-ending輪班 lún bān - shift work; rotating shifts超時工作 chāo shí gōng zuò - overtime work; working beyond regular hours現象 xiàn xiàng - phenomenon疫情 yì qíng - epidemic situation; pandemic outbreak新冠病毒 xīn guān bìng dú - COVID-19 coronavirus緊繃 jǐn bēng - tense; under great pressure高壓 gāo yā - high pressure; high-stress心灰意冷 xīn huī yì lěng - to lose heart; become completely discouraged離職 lí zhí - to resign; leave one's job紛紛 fēn fēn - one after another; in large numbers醫美診所 yī měi zhěn suǒ - cosmetic medicine clinic; aesthetic clinic長照機構 cháng zhào jī gòu - long-term care facility連鎖反應 lián suǒ fǎn yìng - chain reaction; ripple effect急診室 jí zhěn shì - emergency room (ER); emergency department急診留觀區 jí zhěn liú guān qū - emergency observation area; ER observation wardFollow me on Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast
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  #514 2026 台北國際牛肉麵節 2026 Taipei International Beef Noodle Festival 🍜 09.10.2026 5m

  台北國際牛肉麵節 Táiběi Guójì Niúròu Miàn Jié - Taipei International Beef Noodle Festival參賽 cān sài - to participate in a competition鮮食組 xiān shí zǔ - fresh-cooked category (competition division)調理包組 tiáo lǐ bāo zǔ - ready-to-cook meal pack category紅燒 hóng shāo - braised (in soy sauce); red-braised清燉 qīng dùn - clear-braised; lightly stewed經典 jīng diǎn - classic; iconic口味 kǒu wèi - flavor; taste清爽 qīng shuǎng - light and refreshing順口 shùn kǒu - smooth and pleasant to eat or drink現場 xiàn chǎng - on-site; at the venue熬煮湯頭 áo zhǔ tāng tóu - to slowly simmer broth愛好者 ài hào zhě - enthusiast; lover (of something)美食市集 měi shí shì jí - food market; food fair店家 diàn jiā - shop; vendor; restaurant owner試吃 shì chī - food tasting; to sample food折扣 zhé kòu - discount得獎 dé jiǎng - to win an award; award-winning頂尖 dǐng jiān - top; world-class; leading規劃 guī huà - to plan; to organize親子小廚師 qīn zǐ xiǎo chú shī - parent-child junior chef activity體驗 tǐ yàn - experience; hands-on experience料理秀 liào lǐ xiù - cooking show; culinary demonstration抽獎 chōu jiǎng - lucky draw; prize drawing圓山花博公園 Yuánshān Huābó Gōngyuán - Yuanshan Expo Park淡水信義線 Dànshuǐ Xìnyì Xiàn - Tamsui–Xinyi Line (Taipei Metro Red Line)紅線 hóng xiàn - Red Line (Taipei Metro)圓山站 Yuánshān Zhàn - Yuanshan Station品嘗 pǐn cháng - to taste; to savorFollow me on Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast
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  #513 在台灣看牙醫 Going to the Dentist in Taiwan👨‍⚕️ 07.10.2026 8m

  牙醫 yáyī - dentist牙齒 yáchǐ - tooth; teeth出狀況 chū zhuàngkuàng - to have a problem; to go wrong捷克 Jiékè - Czech Republic蛀牙 zhùyá - cavity; tooth decay補牙 bǔyá - to fill a cavity; dental filling門牙 ményá - front tooth; incisor牙線 yáxiàn - dental floss沖牙機 chōngyájī - water flosser; oral irrigator沖 chōng - to rinse; to flush with water填充物 tiánchōngwù - filling material; dental filling裝假牙 zhuāng jiǎyá - to get dentures; to have a false tooth fitted植牙 zhíyá - dental implant; to get a dental implant牙套 yátào - dental crown; dental cap檢查 jiǎnchá - to examine; to check輪到我 lúndào wǒ - it's my turn換我 huàn wǒ - my turn; now it's my turn異物感 yìwùgǎn - foreign body sensation; feeling that something doesn't belong清 qīng - to clean盡量 jìnliàng - as much as possible; to try one's bestFollow me on Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast
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  #512 台灣困境 Taiwan’s Challenges 05.10.2026 11m

  困境 kùnjìng - difficult situation; dilemma國際社會 guójì shèhuì - international community打壓 dǎyā - to suppress; to pressure politically堅持 jiānchí - to insist on; to persist in一個中國原則 yí ge Zhōngguó yuánzé - the One China principle聯合國 Liánhéguó - the United Nations (UN)世界衛生組織 Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī - World Health Organization (WHO)醫療 yīliáo - medical care; healthcare實力 shílì - strength; capability反對 fǎnduì - to oppose疫苗 yìmiáo - vaccine爭取 zhēngqǔ - to strive for; to fight for認可 rènkě - recognition; approval世界貿易組織 Shìjiè Màoyì Zǔzhī - World Trade Organization (WTO)名義 míngyì - name; title; in the name of奧運 Àoyùn - the Olympics中華台北 Zhōnghuá Táiběi - Chinese Taipei名稱 míngchēng - name; designation選手 xuǎnshǒu - athlete; competitor國旗 guóqí - national flag委屈 wěiqū - to feel wronged; grievance大方 dàfāng - confident and natural; open代表 dàibiǎo - to represent外交 wàijiāo - diplomacy; foreign affairs邦交國 bāngjiāoguó - diplomatic ally巨額 jù’é - huge amount; enormous sum經濟援助 jīngjì yuánzhù - economic aid挖走 wāzǒu - to lure away; to poach處境 chǔjìng - situation; circumstances川普 Chuānpǔ - Trump美中高峰會 Měi Zhōng Gāofēnghuì - U.S.-China summit川習會 Chuān Xí huì - Trump-Xi meeting習近平 Xí Jìnpíng - Xi Jinping強烈的表示 qiángliè de biǎoshì - to strongly express宣布 xuānbù - to announce; to declare獨立 dúlì - independence閉門會談 bìmén huìtán - closed-door meeting福斯新聞 Fúsī Xīnwén - Fox News專訪 zhuānfǎng - exclusive interview公開 gōngkāi - publicly; open警告 jǐnggào - to warn; warning晶片產業 jīngpiàn chǎnyè - chip industry發達 fādá - advanced; highly developed半導體產業 bàndǎotǐ chǎnyè - semiconductor industry施加 shījiā - to impose; to apply關稅 guānshuì - tariff; customs duty供應鏈 gōngyìngliàn - supply chain移到 yídào - to move to; to relocate to本土 běntǔ - homeland; domestic掌握 zhǎngwò - to grasp; to control接管 jiēguǎn - to take over掌控 zhǎngkòng - to control反而 fǎn’ér - instead; on the contrary發動戰爭 fādòng zhànzhēng - to start a war定義 dìngyì - definition; to define嚴峻 yánjùn - severe; grim不確定性 bù quèdìngxìng - uncertaintyFollow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast
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  #511 台灣國慶活動 Taiwan National Day Celebrations 02.10.2026 5m

  (2026台灣國慶煙火改成在台東! 🥰下個週末如果你有空，可以去看看!)國慶日 guó qìng rì - National Day雙十節 shuāng shí jié - Double Tenth Day (Taiwan's National Day)武昌起義 Wǔ Chāng Qǐ Yì - Wuchang Uprising (the 1911 uprising that led to the fall of the Qing Dynasty)推翻 tuī fān - to overthrow; to topple清朝 Qīng cháo - the Qing Dynasty統治 tǒng zhì - to rule; to govern關鍵 guān jiàn - crucial; key; critical戰役 zhàn yì - battle; military campaign民主共和國 mín zhǔ gòng hé guó - democratic republic中華民國 Zhōng Huá Mín Guó - Republic of China (ROC)誕生 dàn shēng - to be born; to come into existence國慶大會 guó qìng dà huì - National Day ceremony總統府 zǒng tǒng fǔ - Presidential Office Building廣場 guǎng chǎng - public square; plaza舉行 jǔ xíng - to hold; to conduct (an event)升旗典禮 shēng qí diǎn lǐ - flag-raising ceremony三軍儀隊 sān jūn yí duì - military honor guard花式操槍 huā shì cāo qiāng - precision rifle drill performance戰機 zhàn jī - fighter jet; military aircraft樂儀隊 yuè yí duì - military marching band and honor guard盛大 shèng dà - grand; magnificent; large-scale莊嚴 zhuāng yán - solemn; dignified國慶煙火 guó qìng yān huǒ - National Day fireworks display煙火秀 yān huǒ xiù - fireworks show無人機 wú rén jī - drone交響樂 jiāo xiǎng yuè - symphony; orchestral music新莊體育館 Xīn Zhuāng Tǐ Yù Guǎn - Xinzhuang Gymnasium舉辦 jǔ bàn - to organize; to host新竹縣 Xīn Zhú Xiàn - Hsinchu CountyFollow me on Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast
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  #510 玩電動遊戲的重要性 The Importance of Playing Video Games🕹 30.09.2026 7m

  電動遊戲 diàn dòng yóu xì - video game重要性 zhòng yào xìng - importance深刻 shēn kè - profound; deep體悟 tǐ wù - realization; insight gained through experience爛 làn - terrible; poor (informal)順 shùn - smooth; fluent自動駕駛 zì dòng jià shǐ - autonomous driving; self-driving反應力 fǎn yìng lì - reaction speed; responsiveness眼睛 yǎn jīng - eyes視覺 shì jué - vision; visual perception訊號 xùn hào - signal大腦 dà nǎo - brain快速 kuài sù - rapid; fast決策 jué cè - decision-making手指 shǒu zhǐ - finger精準 jīng zhǔn - precise; accurate操作 cāo zuò - operation; to operate高頻率 gāo pín lǜ - high frequency同步 tóng bù - synchronized; in sync訓練 xùn liàn - training有效 yǒu xiào - effective縮短 suō duǎn - to shorten人類 rén lèi - human beings外界刺激 wài jiè cì jī - external stimuli反應時間 fǎn yìng shí jiān - reaction time手腳動作 shǒu jiǎo dòng zuò - hand and foot movements協調 xié tiáo - coordinated; harmonious浪費 làng fèi - to waste漫畫 màn huà - comic; manga手腳不協調 shǒu jiǎo bù xié tiáo - poor coordination; clumsy movements專心 zhuān xīn - to concentrate; focus書桌 shū zhuō - desk速度 sù dù - speed鍛鍊 duàn liàn - to train; strengthen視覺空間 shì jué kōng jiān - visual-spatial ability認知 rèn zhī - cognition; awareness注意力 zhù yì lì - attention; concentration增強 zēng qiáng - to enhance; strengthen可塑性 kě sù xìng - plasticity; adaptability記憶力 jì yì lì - memory ability地圖 dì tú - map道具 dào jù - item; game tool敵人 dí rén - enemy規律 guī lǜ - pattern; regularity玩家 wán jiā - player; gamer加以應用 jiā yǐ yìng yòng - to apply; put into practice刺激 cì jī - to stimulate海馬體 hǎi mǎ tǐ - hippocampus強化 qiáng huà - to strengthen; reinforce工作記憶 gōng zuò jì yì - working memory資訊處理 zī xùn chǔ lǐ - information processing休閒娛樂 xiū xián yú lè - leisure and entertainment罪惡感 zuì è gǎn - feeling of guilt培養 péi yǎng - to cultivate; develop挫折容忍度 cuò zhé róng rěn dù - frustration tolerance失敗 shī bài - failure常態 cháng tài - normal state; norm卡關 kǎ guān - to get stuck at a level; hit a roadblock擊敗 jí bài - to defeat; beat嘗試 cháng shì - to try; attempt修正錯誤 xiū zhèng cuò wù - to correct mistakes破關 pò guān - to clear a game level; beat a game抗壓性 kàng yā xìng - stress tolerance毅力 yì lì - perseverance; determinationFollow me on Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast
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  #509 今天是教師節 Today Is Teachers’ Day 28.09.2026 6m

  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; chalkboardFollow me on Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast
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  #508 今天是中秋節 Today Is the Mid-Autumn Festival 🌝 25.09.2026 5m

  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 DynastyFollow me on Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast
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  #507 玻璃心 The "Glass Heart" Mentality🤔 23.09.2026 6m

  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)Follow me on Instagram: ⁠fangfang.chineselearning⁠ !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast