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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 yearFollow 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

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 powderFollow 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

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 jobFollow 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

政治名詞 zhèng zhì míng cí - political term九二共識 jiǔ èr gòng shì - the 1992 Consensus (a political understanding about “one China” between Taiwan and mainland China)兩岸關係 liǎng àn guān xì - cross-strait relations (relations between Taiwan and mainland China)爭議 zhēng yì - controversy; dispute簽署 qiān shǔ - to sign (a treaty or agreement)條約 tiáo yuē - treaty解釋 jiě shì - explanation; interpretation破冰 pò bīng - to break the ice; to begin improving relations第二次世界大戰 Dì èr cì shì jiè dà zhàn - World War II內戰 nèi zhàn - civil war中華民國政府 Zhōng huá mín guó zhèng fǔ - the government of the Republic of China (ROC)打了個敗仗 dǎ le ge bài zhàng - to lose a battle; suffer a defeat通信 tōng xìn - to correspond; communication by mail通話 tōng huà - to talk by phone; telephone communication互不往來 hù bù wǎng lái - to have no contact with each other初期 chū qí - early stage; initial period海基會 Hǎi jī huì - Straits Exchange Foundation (Taiwan organization handling cross-strait affairs)海協會 Hǎi xié huì - Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (mainland China organization)事務性 shì wù xìng - administrative; practical/operational matters協商 xié shāng - negotiation; consultation文書 wén shū - documents; paperwork犯罪 fàn zuì - crime; criminal activity香港會談 Xiāng gǎng huì tán - the Hong Kong talks (1992 cross-strait meeting)達成 dá chéng - to reach; to achieve (an agreement)口頭表述 kǒu tóu biǎo shù - oral statement; verbal expression默契 mò qì - tacit understanding協議 xié yì - agreement國民黨 Guó mín dǎng - Kuomintang 解讀 jiě dú - interpretation; reading (of a policy or statement)一中各表 yì zhōng gè biǎo - “one China, different interpretations”一個中國的原則 (一中原則) yí ge zhōng guó de yuán zé (yì zhōng yuán zé) - the “One China” principle含意 hán yì - meaning; implication中華人民共和國 Zhōng huá rén mín gòng hé guó - the People’s Republic of China (PRC)共產黨 gòng chǎn dǎng - Communist Party海峽兩岸 hǎi xiá liǎng àn - both sides of the Taiwan Strait同屬一個中國 tóng shǔ yí ge zhōng guó - belong to the same China統一 tǒng yī - unification國際場合 guó jì chǎng hé - international occasions; international settings兩岸交流 liǎng àn jiāo liú - cross-strait exchanges政治基礎 zhèng zhì jī chǔ - political foundation定海神針 dìng hǎi shén zhēn - stabilizing pillar; something that keeps a situation stable維持現狀 wéi chí xiàn zhuàng - to maintain the status quo開啟對話 kāi qǐ duì huà - to start dialogue復旦大學 Fù dàn dà xué - Fudan University經貿往來 jīng mào wǎng lái - economic and trade exchanges民進黨 mín jìn dǎng - Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)一國兩制 yì guó liǎng zhì - “one country, two systems”過時 guò shí - outdated; obsolete損害 sǔn hài - to damage; to harm主權地位 zhǔ quán dì wèi - sovereign status提及 tí jí - to mention; to refer toFollow 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

藝術品 yì shù pǐn - artwork / art piece木雕 mù diāo - wood carving木材 mù cái - wood / timber檜木 kuì mù - cypress wood (Taiwan cypress)扁柏 biǎn bǎi - hinoki cypress樟木 zhāng mù - camphor wood細緻 xì zhì - delicate / fine獨特 dú tè - unique耐蛀 nài zhù - resistant to insect damage蟲子 chóng zi - insect / bug蛀 zhù - to bore into (by insects)防腐 fáng fǔ - anti-corrosion / rot-resistant腐壞 fǔ huài - to rot / decay雕刻 diāo kè - carving / engraving建築 jiàn zhù - architecture / building福建 fú jiàn - Fujian (province in China)廟宇 miào yǔ - temple明朝 míng cháo - Ming Dynasty清朝 qīng cháo - Qing Dynasty裝飾 zhuāng shì - decoration / to decorate日治時期 rì zhì shí qī - Japanese colonial period (in Taiwan)木工師傅 mù gōng shī fu - carpenter / woodworking master雕飾 diāo shì - carved decoration木雕工藝 mù diāo gōng yì - woodcarving craftsmanship三義 sān yì - Sanyi (a township in Taiwan)苗栗 miáo lì - Miaoli (a county in Taiwan)三義木雕博物館 sān yì mù diāo bó wù guǎn - Sanyi Wood Sculpture Museum盛產 shèng chǎn - to produce in abundance核心 hé xīn - core / center集散地 jí sàn dì - distribution center / hub創作 chuàng zuò - creation / artistic creation重鎮 zhòng zhèn - major center / important hub水美街 shuǐ měi jiē - Shuimei Street (famous woodcarving street in Sanyi)藝廊 yì láng - art gallery大師 dà shī - master (expert artist)耗力氣 hào lì qi - to require a lot of effort識木 shì mù - knowledge of different types of wood木頭 mù tou - wood紋理 wén lǐ - grain / texture (of wood)磨刀 mó dāo - to sharpen a knife工具 gōng jù - tool鋒利 fēng lì - sharp力道控制 lì dào kòng zhì - control of strength/force台北當代工藝館 tái běi dāng dài gōng yì guǎn - National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute Taipei BranchFollow 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