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腳踏車 jiǎo tà chē / 自行車 zì xíng chē - bicycle

捷安特 jié ān tè - Giant (brand of bicycles)

旅行社 lǚ xíng shè - travel agency

行程 xíng chéng - itinerary

宜蘭單車兩日遊 yí lán dān chē liǎng rì yóu - Yilan two-day bicycle tour

蘭陽平原 lán yáng píng yuán - Lanyang Plain

穿越 chuān yuè - to pass through

自然景色 zì rán jǐng sè - natural scenery

愜意 qiè yì - relaxed, comfortable

羅東 luó dōng - Luodong (a place in Yilan)

安農溪 ān nóng xī - Anlong Creek

平坦 píng tǎn - flat

沿途 yán tú - along the way

溪岸風光 xī àn fēng guāng - riverside scenery

落羽松 luò yǔ sōng - swamp cypress

青蔥田 qīng cōng tián - green onion fields

體驗活動 tǐ yàn huó dòng - DIY experience activities

蔥油餅 cōng yóu bǐng - scallion pancake

泛舟 fàn zhōu - boating

湍急 tuān jí - rapid, fast-flowing

寧靜 níng jìng - tranquil, calm

農村 nóng cūn - countryside

鄉間小徑 xiāng jiān xiǎo jìng - countryside trails

山谷 shān gǔ - valley

小巧茶園 xiǎo qiǎo chá yuán - small, delicate tea garden

茶葉 chá yè - tea leaves

經典 jīng diǎn - classic

路線 lù xiàn - route

單車環島 dān chē huán dǎo - bicycle around Taiwan tour

花東縱騎 huā dōng zòng qí - East Taiwan cycling tour

武陵 wǔ líng - Wuling (highest spot of Taroko)

租借 zū jiè - rental

維修 wéi xiū - maintenance

意外險 yì wài xiǎn - accident insurance

醫療險 yī liáo xiǎn - medical insurance

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泡泡瑪特 pào pào mǎ tè - Pop Mart

火紅 huǒ hóng - extremely popular

市值 shì zhí - market value

億 yì - hundred million

潮流雜貨店 cháo liú zá huò diàn - trendy grocery store

創立 chuàng lì - founded

創業資金 chuàng yè zī jīn - startup capital

王寧 wáng níng - Wang Ning

淘寶 táo bǎo - Taobao

經營 jīng yíng - operate

公仔 gōng zǎi - figurine

業績 yè jī - performance

起色 qǐ sè - improvement

天使投資人 tiān shǐ tóu zī rén - angel investor

迅速 xùn sù - rapid

擴展 kuò zhǎn - expand

分店 fēn diàn - branch store

產品線 chǎn pǐn xiàn - product line

代理 dài lǐ - agent

角色玩偶 jiǎo sè wán ǒu - character doll

轉折點 zhuǎn zhé diǎn - turning point

引入 yǐn rù - introduce

盲盒 máng hé - blind box

銷售模式 xiāo shòu mó shì - sales model

福袋 fú dài - lucky bag

消費者 xiāo fèi zhě - consumer

預知 yù zhī - predict

刺激 cì jī - stimulate

王信明 wáng xìn míng - Kenny Wong

創作 chuàng zuò - creation

系列 xì liè - series

高峰 gāo fēng - peak

銷售額 xiāo shòu é - sales revenue

巨大 jù dà - huge

海外 hǎi wài - overseas

業務 yè wù - business

迪士尼 dí shì ní - Disney

吉卜力 jí bǔ lì - Studio Ghibli

表情 biǎo qíng - expression

劇情 jù qíng - plot

限制 xiàn zhì - limitation

情感共鳴 qíng gǎn gòng míng - emotional resonance

關鍵 guān jiàn - key

符合大眾審美 fú hé dà zhòng shěn měi - align with public aesthetics

標誌性 biāo zhì xìng - iconic

辨識度 biàn shí dù - recognition

具備 jù bèi - possess

延伸性 yán shēn xìng - extensibility

競爭優勢 jìng zhēng yōu shì - competitive advantage

對消費者情感的捕捉 duì xiāo fèi zhě qíng gǎn de bǔ zhuō - capturing consumer emotions

抓住了當代消費者的需求 zhuā zhù le dāng dài xiāo fèi zhě de xū qiú - capturing the needs of contemporary consumers

錄影帶 lù yǐng dài - videotape

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邪教 xié jiào - cult

身心靈 shēn xīn líng - mind, body, and spirit

市面 shì miàn - market (in general terms)

迷茫 mí máng - confused; lost

存在 cún zài - existence

正向 zhèng xiàng - positive

被性侵 bèi xìng qīn - to be sexually assaulted

學員 xué yuán - student; participant

懷疑 huái yí - to doubt; suspect

變態 biàn tài - abnormal; perverted

安慰 ān wèi - to comfort; console

當事人 dāng shì rén - the person involved; party concerned

引起 yǐn qǐ - to cause; provoke

中邪 zhòng xié - to be possessed (by evil spirits)

上癮 shàng yǐn - to be addicted

心理的技巧 xīn lǐ de jì qiǎo - psychological techniques

內心 nèi xīn - inner self; heart

空虛 kōng xū - empty (mentally or emotionally)

依附 yī fù - to depend on; attach to

違反常理 wéi fǎn cháng lǐ - against common sense

過於激烈 guò yú jī liè - excessively intense

低頭 dī tóu - to lower one's head

蹲下 dūn xià - to squat down

講師 jiǎng shī - lecturer; instructor

指示 zhǐ shì - instruction; direction

服從 fú cóng - to obey; submit

催眠 cuī mián - hypnosis

洗腦 xǐ nǎo - to brainwash

誘使 yòu shǐ - to entice; induce

剝奪 bō duó - to deprive

操弄 cāo nòng - to manipulate

身體的界線 shēn tǐ de jiè xiàn - physical boundaries

情緒波動 qíng xù bō dòng - emotional fluctuations

保密條款 bǎo mì tiáo kuǎn - confidentiality clause

恐懼 kǒng jù - fear

儀式 yí shì - ritual

尋求 xún qiú - to seek

正規 zhèng guī - formal; standard

醫療 yī liáo - medical treatment

心理醫師 xīn lǐ yī shī - psychologist

治療 zhì liáo - therapy; treatment

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進補 jìn bǔ - to nourish the body, to take tonic

補湯 bǔ tāng - nourishing soup, tonic soup

能量 néng liàng - energy

往內收藏 wǎng nèi shōu cáng - to gather inward, to conserve energy

冬至 dōng zhì - winter solstice

體質 tǐ zhì - constitution, physical condition

溫補 wēn bǔ - warming tonic, to warm up the body

清補 qīng bǔ - cooling tonic, to cool down the body

偏寒 piān hán - cold-type, cold constitution

偏熱 piān rè - hot-type, hot constitution

手腳冰冷 shǒu jiǎo bīng lěng - cold hands and feet

屬於 shǔ yú - to belong to, to be classified as

寒性體質 hán xìng tǐ zhì - cold-type constitution

溫補 wēn bǔ - warming tonic

黃耆 huáng qí - astragalus (a medicinal herb)

當歸 dāng guī - angelica (a medicinal herb)

紅棗 hóng zǎo - red dates (used in Chinese medicine and cuisine)

枸杞 gǒu qǐ - goji berries (used in Chinese medicine and cuisine)

溫熱 wēn rè - warm, mildly hot

食材 shí cài - ingredients, food materials

燥熱 zào rè - dry and hot

上火 shàng huǒ - to get heat (often refers to an imbalance causing symptoms like mouth ulcers, sore throat)

口乾舌燥 kǒu gān shé zào - dry mouth and tongue, a symptom of heat in the body

涼補 liáng bǔ - cooling tonic

蓮子 lián zǐ - lotus seeds

四神湯 sì shén tāng - Four Gods Soup (a traditional Chinese herbal soup)

白蘿蔔 bái luó bo - white radish

清淡 qīng dàn - light (in flavor), mild

新冠肺炎 xīn guān fèi yán - COVID-19

痊癒 quán yù - to recover, to heal

狀態 zhuàng tài - state, condition

發炎 fā yán - inflammation

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縣市 xiàn shì - counties and cities

市政 shì zhèng - municipal government

服務專線 fú wù zhuān xiàn - service hotline

協助 xié zhù - assist

市民 shì mín - citizens

即時 jí shí - immediate

緊急狀況 jǐn jí zhuàng kuàng - emergency situation

尋求 xún qiú - seek

違規停車 wéi guī tíng chē - illegal parking

抱怨 bào yuàn - complain

養鴿子 yǎng gē zi - raise pigeons

鴿舍 gē shè - pigeon house

賽鴿比賽 sài gē bǐ sài - pigeon racing competition

沖天炮 chōng tiān pào - firework rocket

檢舉 jiǎn jǔ - report

派 pài - dispatch

勸導 quàn dǎo - advise

受不了 shòu bù liǎo - can't stand

忍受 rěn shòu - endure

報警 bào jǐng - report to the police

全年無休 quán nián wú xiū - open year-round

國定假日 guó dìng jià rì - public holidays

暫停服務 zhàn tíng fú wù - suspend service

排除 pái chú - eliminate

路燈不亮 lù dēng bù liàng - streetlight not lit

交通號誌 jiāo tōng hào zhì - traffic signal

故障 gù zhàng - malfunction

紅綠燈 hóng lǜ dēng - traffic light

相關人員 xiāng guān rén yuán - relevant personnel

虐待動物 nǜe dài dòng wù - animal abuse

寵物 chǒng wù - pet

路樹傾倒 lù shù qīng dǎo - fallen street trees

汙染 wū rǎn - pollution

客服人員 kè fú rén yuán - customer service personnel

相關機關 xiāng guān jī guān - relevant agencies

陳情 chén qíng - petition

困擾 kùn rǎo - trouble

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核能發電 hé néng fā diàn - nuclear power generation

扮演著...角色 bàn yǎn zhe... jué sè - plays the role of...

風險 fēng xiǎn - risk

再生能源 zài shēng néng yuán - renewable energy

風力發電 fēng lì fā diàn - wind power generation

地熱發電 dì rè fā diàn - geothermal power generation

發電量 fā diàn liàng - power generation capacity

核能發電廠 hé néng fā diàn chǎng - nuclear power plant

建造 jiàn zào - build, construct

建設 jiàn shè - establishment, construction

遭到...反對 zāo dào... fǎn duì - faced opposition from...

遭殃 zāo yāng - suffer from a disaster, be victimized

宣布 xuān bù - announce

停建 tíng jiàn - halt construction

製造業 zhì zào yè - manufacturing industry

反核運動 fǎn hé yùn dòng - anti-nuclear movement

半導體廠 bàn dǎo tǐ chǎng - semiconductor factory

台積電 tái jī diàn - TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)

科技大廠 kē jì dà chǎng - major technology company

晶片 jīng piàn - microchip

綠色能源 lǜ sè néng yuán - green energy

核廢料 hé fèi liào - nuclear waste

解決方案 jiě jué fāng àn - solution

蘭嶼 lán yǔ - Lanyu (Orchid Island)

外島 wài dǎo - outlying island

儲存空間 chǔ cún kōng jiān - storage space

地震帶 dì zhèn dài - earthquake zone

活斷層 huó duàn céng - active fault

遍布 biàn bù - spread all over

慘 cǎn - tragic, disastrous

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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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