海濱公園 hǎi bīn gōng yuán - seaside park

精彩 jīng cǎi - wonderful, marvelous

盧廣仲 lú guǎng zhòng - name of a famous Taiwanese singer

林宥嘉 lín yòu jiā - name of a famous Taiwanese singer

羅志祥 luó zhì xiáng - name of a famous Taiwanese singer

登場 dēng chǎng - to appear on stage, to perform

煙火秀 yān huǒ xiù - fireworks show

台灣國際衝浪公開賽 tái wān guó jì chōng làng gōng kāi sài - Taiwan International Surfing Open

頂尖 dǐng jiān - top, elite

選手 xuǎn shǒu - contestant, athlete

燒烤 shāo kǎo - barbecue

音樂祭 yīn yuè jì - music festival

主辦單位 zhǔ bàn dān wèi - organizer

接駁 jiē bō - shuttle (transportation)

往返 wǎng fǎn - round trip

比賽場地 bǐ sài chǎng dì - competition venue

鐵花新聚落 tiě huā xīn jù luò - Tiehua Music Village (a cultural area in Taitung)

鐵花燈之祭 tiě huā dēng zhī jì - Tiehua Lantern Festival

極地童話 jí dì tóng huà - Arctic fairy tale

展出 zhǎn chū - to exhibit, to show

北極熊 běi jí xióng - polar bear

企鵝 qǐ é - penguin

燈飾 dēng shì - lighting decoration

點亮 diǎn liàng - to light up

節慶 jié qìng - festival, celebration

知本溫泉區 zhī běn wēn quán qū - Zhiben Hot Springs Area

台東光祭 tái dōng guāng jì - Taitung Light Festival

光影藝術裝置 guāng yǐng yì shù zhuāng zhì - light and shadow art installations

以...作為靈感 yǐ ... zuò wéi líng gǎn - to use... as inspiration

自然元素 zì rán yuán sù - natural elements

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雙十一 shuāng shí yī - Double Eleven; a major shopping holiday in China on November 11

購物 gòu wù - shopping

光棍節 guāng gùn jié - Singles' Day

演變 yǎn biàn - evolution; the process of change or development over time

購物狂歡日 gòu wù kuáng huān rì - shopping carnival day

追溯 zhuī sù - trace back

脫單 tuō dān - to get out of being single; to find a romantic partner

男大學生 nán dà xué shēng - male university student

自嘲 zì cháo - self-deprecate

單身 dān shēn - single

由...發起 yóu...fā qǐ - initiated by

即將 jí jiāng - about to

來臨 lái lín - arrival; the act of coming to a place

校園 xiào yuán - campus

流傳開來 liú chuán kāi lái - spread widely

光棍 guāng gùn - bachelor; a term used to refer to single men.

名氣 míng qì - fame

傳播開來 chuán bō kāi lái - spread; to disseminate information or ideas widely.

認可 rèn kě - recognition; acceptance or approval of something.

電商平台 diàn shāng píng tái - e-commerce platform

淘寶 táo bǎo - Taobao; a popular online shopping platform in China.

天貓 tiān māo - Tmall; a premium online retail platform in China.

商機 shāng jī - business opportunity

推出 tuī chū - launch; to introduce or release something new.

大促銷 dà cù xiāo - major sale;

打出了...口號 dǎ chū le...kǒu hào - launched a slogan

犒賞 kào shǎng - reward oneself; to give oneself a treat or gift

標語 biāo yǔ - slogan

瞬間 shùn jiān - moment

引起 yǐn qǐ - arouse; to provoke or stimulate a reaction

單身人士 dān shēn rén shì - single individuals

共鳴 gòng míng - resonance; an emotional response or connection

概念 gài niàn - concept

盛行 shèng xíng - prevalent; widely accepted or practiced

銷售額 xiāo shòu é - sales volume

逐年攀升 zhú nián pān shēng - increase year by year

年度 nián dù - annual

實體 shí tǐ - physical; tangible or relating to material objects

商場 shāng chǎng - shopping mall

集體 jí tǐ - collective; involving a group of people

優惠 yōu huì - discount; a reduction in price

免運 miǎn yùn - free shipping

蝦皮 xiā pí - Shopee; a well-known online shopping platform in Taiwan

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康芮颱風 kāng ruì táifēng - Typhoon Kong-rey

強風豪雨 qiáng fēng háo yǔ - strong winds and heavy rain

侵襲 qīnxí - to invade, attack

傳出 chuánchū - to spread, to report (of news)

災情 zāiqíng - disaster situation, damage from a disaster

登陸 dēnglù - to make landfall

淹水 yān shuǐ - to flood, flooding

誇張 kuāzhāng - exaggerated, extreme

電線杆 diànxiàn gān - utility pole, power pole

倒塌 dǎotā - to collapse, to topple

貨車 huòchē - truck, cargo vehicle

翻覆 fānfù - to overturn, to capsize

鐵皮屋 tiěpí wū - corrugated metal house

屋頂 wūdǐng - rooftop

被吹掀 bèi chuī xiān - blown off, lifted by the wind

土石流 tǔshí liú - mudslide

也不例外 yě bù lìwài - no exception

滾滾泥流 gǔngǔn níliú - rolling mudslide

直洩而下 zhí xiè ér xià - rushing straight down

暴漲 bàozhǎng - to surge, to swell rapidly

把橋沖毀 bǎ qiáo chōng huǐ - to wash away the bridge

災害 zāihài - disaster, calamity

松山區 Sōngshān Qū - Songshan District

路樹 lù shù - street tree

不敵強風 bù dí qiáng fēng - unable to withstand the strong wind

信義區 Xìnyì Qū - Xinyi District

倒 dǎo - to fall, to topple

連根拔起 lián gēn bá qǐ - uprooted

壓損 yā sǔn - crushed, damaged under pressure

車身 chē shēn - car body

嚴重變形 yánzhòng biànxíng - severely deformed

損壞 sǔnhuài - damage

頂加 dǐng jiā - rooftop extension

被吹翻 bèi chuī fān - blown over

吹落 chuī luò - blown down

砸到了 zá dào le - smashed, hit by a falling object

被吹落了 bèi chuī luò le - was blown down

一閃一閃 yī shǎn yī shǎn - flickering

電線 diànxiàn - electric wire, power line

招牌 zhāopái - signboard

掉落 diào luò - to fall off

生成 shēngchéng - to form, to generate

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密室逃脫 mìshì táotuō - escape room

實境遊戲 shíjìng yóuxì - reality game

關 guān - lock up/enclose

有限的時間內 yǒuxiàn de shíjiān nèi - within a limited time

任務 rènwù - task/mission

逃離 táolí - escape

猜謎 cāimí - riddle-solving

魅力 mèilì - charm/appeal

解謎 jiěmí - solve a puzzle

團隊合作 tuánduì hézuò - teamwork

破關 pòguān - clear a level

場館 chǎngguǎn - venue

難易度 nányìdù - difficulty level

難度 nándù - difficulty

道具 dàojù - props

細節 xìjié - details

線索 xiànsuǒ - clue

神秘 shénmì - mysterious

毛骨悚然 máogǔ sǒngrán - creepy/spine-chilling

解開 jiěkāi - solve/unlock

謎題 mítí - riddle

佈置 bùzhì - setup/decor

精緻 jīngzhì - delicate/exquisite

顛覆我們的想像 diānfù wǒmen de xiǎngxiàng - overturn our imagination

資訊欄 zīxùn lán - information column

融入 róngrù - integrate

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中醫療法 zhōngyī liáofǎ - traditional chinese medicine therapy

刮痧 guāshā - guasha (a traditional healing technique)

摩擦 mócā - friction; rubbing

皮膚 pífū - skin

表面 biǎomiàn - surface

促進 cùjìn - promote; facilitate

氣血 qìxiě - qi and blood (vital energy and blood circulation)

運行 yùnxíng - run; flow

刮痧棒 guāshā bàng - guasha tool

刮 guā - scrape

肩膀 jiānbǎng - shoulder

背 bèi - back

皮下 píxià - under the skin

出血 chūxiě - bleeding

痧 shā - petechiae; marks from guasha

氣血不通 qìxiě bùtōng - qi and blood stagnation

通暢 tōngchàng - unblocked; smooth

僵硬 jiāngyìng - stiff; rigid

循環 xúnhuán - circulation

中暑 zhòngshǔ - heat stroke

緩解 huǎnjiě - alleviate; relieve

頭暈 tóuyūn - dizziness

肌肉痠痛 jīròu suāntòng - muscle soreness

心血管 xīniěguǎn - cardiovascular

疾病 jíbìng - disease

糖尿病 tángniàobìng - diabetes

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貿易 mào yì - trade

措施 cuò shī - measures

恢復 huī fù - restore

課徵 kè zhēng - levy

關稅 guān shuì - tariff

中國國務院 Zhōngguó Guówùyuàn - State Council of China

關稅稅則委員會 guān shuì shuì zé wěi yuán huì - Tariff and Tax Committee

發布 fā bù - issue/announce

公告 gōng gào - announcement

免徵 miǎn zhēng - exempt from levying

進口 jìn kǒu - import

出口 chū kǒu - export

反反覆覆 fǎn fǎn fù fù - repeatedly change (inconsistent)

養活 yǎng huó - to support (livelihood)

拓展 tuò zhǎn - expand

海外 hǎi wài - overseas

鳳梨 fèng lí - pineapple

鳳梨釋迦 fèng lí shì jiā - pineapple custard apple

木瓜 mù guā - papaya

楊桃 yáng táo - starfruit

芭樂 bā lè - guava

蓮霧 lián wù - wax apple

柚子 yòu zi - pomelo

椰子 yé zi - coconut

洋蔥 yáng cōng - onion

花椰菜 huā yé cài - cauliflower

絲瓜 sī guā - loofah

苦瓜 kǔ guā - bitter melon

胡蘿蔔 hú luó bo - carrot

青江菜 qīng jiāng cài - bok choy

小白菜 xiǎo bái cài - baby bok choy

輸出 shū chū - export (output)

高端市場 gāo duān shì chǎng - high-end market

積極 jī jí - proactive/positive

外銷 wài xiāo - export sales

降低 jiàng dī - reduce

損失 sǔn shī - loss

依賴 yī lài - depend on

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壽司 shòusī - sushi

連鎖店 liánsuǒ diàn - chain store

爭鮮 zhēngxiān - Sushi Express (Taiwanese sushi chain)

餐飲集團 cānyǐn jítuán - food and beverage group

版圖 bǎntú - territory

擴展 kuòzhǎn - expand

海外 hǎiwài - overseas

門市 ménshì - store/branch

董事長 dǒngshì zhǎng - chairman of the board

成立 chénglì - establish

經營 jīngyíng - operate

迴轉壽司 huízhuǎn shòusī - conveyor belt sushi

轉來轉去 zhuǎn lái zhuǎn qù - rotate/spin around

引進 yǐnjìn - introduce

均一價格 jūn yī jiàgé - uniform price

握壽司 wò shòusī - nigiri sushi

茶碗蒸 cháwǎn zhēng - steamed egg custard

味噌湯 wèicēng tāng - miso soup

鮭魚系列 guīyú xìliè - salmon series

鮭魚 guīyú - salmon

鮭魚肚 guīyú dù - salmon belly

生魚片 shēngyú piàn - sashimi

玉子燒 yùzǐ shāo - tamagoyaki (Japanese rolled omelette)

鮮蝦 xiānxiā - fresh shrimp

蝦子 xiāzi - shrimp

干貝 gānbèi - scallop

口感 kǒugǎn - texture

手捲 shǒujuǎn - hand roll

掃QR碼 sǎo QR mǎ - scan QR code

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Listen to TZUYU "Run Away" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIrCrGAX03Y

周子瑜 zhōu zǐyú - Tzuyu (a taiwanese singer)

知名 zhīmíng - well-known; famous

女子組合 nǚzǐ zǔhé - girl group

JYP娛樂 JYP yúlè - JYP entertainment

甄選 zhēnxuǎn - audition; selection

練習生 liànxíshēng - trainee

選秀節目 xuǎnxiù jiémù - talent show

拍攝 pāishè - filming; shooting

出道 chūdào - debut

娛樂圈 yúlè quān - entertainment industry

偶像劇 ǒuxiàngjù - idol drama

首張 shǒuzhāng - first (album, release)

個人 gèrén - personal; individual

迷你 mínǐ - mini (album)

專輯 zhuānjí - album

主打歌 zhǔdǎgē - title track; lead single

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