運勢 yùnshì – fortune; luck (especially yearly fortune)

生肖 shēngxiào – Chinese zodiac sign

老鼠 lǎoshǔ – rat

移動 yídòng – to move; to relocate

過勞 guòláo – overwork; exhaustion from work

腸胃 chángwèi – digestive system; stomach and intestines

價值觀 jiàzhíguān – values; worldview

背後 bèihòu – behind someone’s back

投資 tóuzī – investment

跟風 gēnfēng – to follow the crowd; to follow trends blindly

股票 gǔpiào – stocks; shares

老虎 lǎohǔ – tiger

事業 shìyè – career; profession

權力 quánlì – power; authority

舞台 wǔtái – stage; platform (for opportunities)

展現 zhǎnxiàn – to show; to demonstrate

保守 bǎoshǒu – conservative; cautious

太衝 tài chōng – too impulsive; too aggressive

重點 zhòngdiǎn – key point; focus

少管閒事 shǎo guǎn xiánshì – mind your own business

兔子 tùzi – rabbit

財運 cáiyùn – financial luck

桃花 táohuā – romance luck

旺 wàng – strong; flourishing

虛花 xūhuā – empty romance; superficial attraction

對象 duìxiàng – romantic partner; target person

龍 lóng – dragon

調整期 tiáozhěng qí – adjustment period

界線 jièxiàn – boundaries; limits

蛇 shé – snake

以合為貴 yǐ hé wéi guì – harmony is most important

急 jí – anxious; in a hurry

情感 qínggǎn – emotions; feelings

安全感不足 ānquán gǎn bùzú – lack of sense of security

安心 ānxīn – to feel at ease

善事 shànshì – good deeds

馬 mǎ – horse

值太歲 zhí tàisuì – clashing with the Tai Sui (zodiac year conflict)

大起大落 dà qǐ dà luò – big ups and downs

團隊 tuánduì – team

單打獨鬥 dān dǎ dú dòu – to work alone; go solo

起伏 qǐfú – ups and downs

財務 cáiwù – finances; financial matters

翻身 fānshēn – to turn things around

順風順水 shùnfēng shùnshuǐ – everything goes smoothly

猴 hóu – monkey

耕耘 gēngyún – to cultivate; to put in steady effort

三分鐘熱度 sān fēnzhōng rèdù – short-lived enthusiasm

升官 shēngguān – to get promoted

發財 fācái – to make money; get rich

貴人 guìrén – benefactor; helpful person

突破 túpò – breakthrough

副業 fùyè – side business

正緣 zhèngyuán – destined partner; true romantic match

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解放軍 Jiěfàngjūn – the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA)

展開 zhǎnkāi – to launch; to carry out

軍事演習（軍演） jūnshì yǎnxí (jūnyǎn) – military exercise

演習 yǎnxí – drill; exercise

東部戰區 Dōngbù Zhànqū – Eastern Theater Command

宣佈 xuānbù – to announce; to declare

正義使命－2025 Zhèngyì Shǐmìng 2025 – “Mission of Justice-2025” (name of the military exercise)

裴洛西 Péiluòsī – Pelosi (Nancy Pelosi)

圍台軍演 wéi Tái jūnyǎn – military drills encircling Taiwan

包圍 bāowéi – to surround; to encircle

史上 shǐshàng – in history; ever

有感 yǒugǎn – strongly felt; noticeable

離島 lídǎo – outlying islands

馬祖 Mǎzǔ – Matsu (Taiwanese outlying islands)

金門 Jīnmén – Kinmen

往返 wǎngfǎn – to go back and forth

航線 hángxiàn – air route; flight route

航班 hángbān – flight

延誤 yánwù – delay

實質 shízhì – substantive; real

學者 xuézhě – scholar; academic

重點 zhòngdiǎn – key point; focus

海空戰備警巡 hǎi kōng zhànbèi jǐngxún – naval and aerial combat readiness patrol

巡邏 xúnluó – to patrol

奪取綜合制權 duóqǔ zònghé zhìquán – to seize comprehensive control

掌握 zhǎngwò – to grasp; to control

主導權 zhǔdǎoquán – dominance; initiative

要港要域封控 yàogǎng yàoyù fēngkòng – blockade and control of key ports and areas

外線立體懾阻 wàixiàn lìtǐ shèzǔ – external layered deterrence

警告 jǐnggào – to warn; warning

輕易 qīngyì – easily; lightly

介入 jièrù – to intervene

台海情勢 Táihǎi qíngshì – cross-strait situation

出售 chūshòu – to sell

軍售案 jūnshòu àn – arms sale deal

外力介入 wàilì jièrù – foreign intervention

強硬 qiángyìng – tough; hardline

軍事行動 jūnshì xíngdòng – military action

船隻 chuánzhī – vessels; ships

屏東 Píngdōng – Pingtung

公里 gōnglǐ – kilometer

臨海 línhǎi – coastal; territorial waters

動用 dòngyòng – to mobilize; to deploy

單位 dānwèi – unit; department

軍方 jūnfāng – the military

海事執法 hǎishì zhífǎ – maritime law enforcement

飛航管制 fēiháng guǎnzhì – air traffic control

模擬 mónǐ – to simulate

封控 fēngkòng – blockade; lockdown

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跨年晚會 kuànián wǎnhuì – New Year's Eve party / gala

元旦 yuándàn – New Year's Day (January 1st)

總統府 zǒngtǒng fǔ – Presidential Office

舉辦 jǔbàn – to hold / organize (an event)

升旗典禮 shēngqí diǎnlǐ – flag-raising ceremony

開國紀念日 kāiguó jìniàn rì – National Founding Day

平安順遂 píng’ān shùnsuì – safe and smooth; peace and success

放鬆身心 fàngsōng shēnxīn – relax body and mind

紀錄下來 jìlù xiàlái – to record / document

人工智慧 réngōng zhìhuì – artificial intelligence (AI)

個人成長 gèrén chéngzhǎng – personal growth

技能 jìnéng – skill

證照 zhèngzhào – certificate / license

具體化 jùtǐhuà – concretize; make specific

行動 xíngdòng – action

可能性 kěnéngxìng – possibility / likelihood

規律運動 guīlǜ yùndòng – regular exercise

改善飲食 gǎishàn yǐnshí – improve diet / eating habits

早睡早起 zǎoshuì zǎoqǐ – go to bed early and get up early

戒掉 jièdiào – quit / give up (a habit)

水煮 shuǐzhǔ – boiled (food)

身心靈 shēnxīnlíng – body, mind, and spirit

冥想 míngxiǎng – meditation

正念練習 zhèngniàn liànxí – mindfulness practice

減輕壓力 jiǎnqīng yālì – reduce stress

籠統 lǒngtǒng – vague / general / not specific

語句開頭 yǔjù kāitóu – sentence beginning / sentence starter

保持靈活 bǎochí línghuó – stay flexible / maintain flexibility

過度執著 guòdù zhízhuó – excessive obsession / over-attachment

灰心 huīxīn – discouraged / lose heart

專注 zhuānzhù – focus / concentrate

沉溺於 chénnì yú – indulge in / be addicted to

負面的思維 fùmiàn de sīwéi – negative thinking / mindset

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跨年 kuànián – New Year's Eve celebration / countdown to the new year

市民廣場 shìmín guǎngchǎng – City Hall Square

倒數 dàoshǔ – countdown

高樓層 gāolóu céng – high floor / upper levels of a building

跨年晚會 kuànián wǎnhuì – New Year's Eve party / gala

藝人 yìrén – entertainer; performer; celebrity

追日出 zhuī rìchū – chase the first sunrise of the year

升起 shēngqǐ – rise (of the sun, moon, or other objects)

搭船到外海 dā chuán dào wàihǎi – take a boat to the open sea

第一道曙光 dì yī dào shǔguāng – the first ray of sunlight / first light of the new year

阿里山 Ālǐshān – Alishan (a famous mountain in Taiwan)

小琉球 Xiǎo Liúqiú – Xiao Liuqiu (a small island in Taiwan)

SUP日出團 SUP rìchū tuán – SUP sunrise tour (Stand-Up Paddleboarding sunrise tour)

划著小船 huá zhe xiǎo chuán – paddling a small boat

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詐騙 zhàpiàn – scam; fraud

詐騙集團 zhàpiàn jítuán – scam/fraud syndicate; fraud group

太子集團 Tàizǐ jítuán – Prince Holding Group

跨國犯罪組織 kuàguó fànzuì zǔzhī – transnational criminal organization

陳志 Chén Zhì – Chen Zhi (founder’s name)

柬埔寨籍華裔 Jiǎnpǔzhài jí huáyì – ethnic Chinese from Cambodia

福建 Fújiàn – Fujian (province in China)

發家 fājiā – to make a fortune; to become wealthy

賭場 dǔchǎng – casino

涉嫌 shèxián – be suspected of; allegedly involved in

龐大 pángdà – huge; enormous

電信詐騙 diànxìn zhàpiàn – telecom fraud

人口販運 rénkǒu fànyùn – human trafficking

洗錢 xǐqián – money laundering

加密貨幣 jiāmì huòbì – cryptocurrency

緬甸 Miǎndiàn – Myanmar

暴力威脅 bàolì wēixié – violent threats; coercion

殺豬盤 shā zhū pán – ‘pig-butchering scam’, it’s a type of online scam where someone pretends to be a friend or romantic interest. They use sweet words to gain trust (‘fatten the pig’), then trick the person into giving money or investing. After that, the scammer disappears with the money (‘butcher the pig’)

名下 míngxià – under one’s name; owned by someone

挖礦 wā kuàng – cryptocurrency mining

合法 héfǎ – legal; legitimate

司法部 sīfǎbù – Department of Justice

查扣 chá kòu – seize; confiscate

枚 méi – (measure word for coins, tokens, or cryptocurrency)

比特幣 bǐtèbì – Bitcoin

凍結 dòngjié – freeze (assets or accounts)

創辦人 chuàngbàn rén – founder

政壇 zhèngtán – political arena

人脈 rénmài – connections; network

高層 gāocéng – senior level; high-ranking

政治人物 zhèngzhì rénwù – political figure

顧問 gùwèn – advisor; consultant

公爵 gōngjué – duke

封號 fēnghào – title; honorary title

重新檢視 chóngxīn jiǎnshì – re-examine; review

史上最大規模之一 shǐshàng zuìdà guīmó zhī yī – one of the largest-scale cases in history

殘忍 cánrěn – cruel; brutal

牽涉 qiānshè – involve; implicate

財務來源 cáiwù láiyuán – source of funds; financial source

單純 dānchún – simple; pure; straightforward

財產 cáichǎn – property; assets

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躲在家裡取暖 duǒ zài jiā lǐ qǔnuǎn – stay at home to keep warm

熱飲 rè yǐn – hot beverage

養生飲品 yǎngshēng yǐnpǐn – health-preserving drink; wellness beverage

薑茶 jiāng chá – ginger tea

辛辣 xīnlà – spicy; pungent

促進 cùjìn – promote; facilitate

血液循環 xiěyì xúnhuán – blood circulation

驅寒 qū hán – dispel cold; warm the body

手腳 shǒujiǎo – hands and feet

冰冷 bīng lěng – icy; very cold

市售 shìshòu – commercially sold; available in stores

薑汁飲品 jiāng zhī yǐnpǐn – ginger juice drink

全聯 Quánlián – PX Mart (Taiwanese supermarket chain)

薑糖 jiāng táng – ginger candy

沖泡 chōngpào – brew; steep

桂圓紅棗茶 guìyuán hóngzǎo chá – longan and red date tea

功效 gōngxiào – effect; function

補血 bǔ xiě – replenish blood

滋陰 zī yīn – nourish yin (traditional Chinese medicine term)

體質偏寒 tǐzhí piān hán – having a cold body constitution

失血 shīxiě – blood loss

抹茶拿鐵 mǒchá ná tiě – matcha latte

溫潤 wēn rùn – warm and smooth; mellow

冬季限定 dōngjì xiàndìng – winter seasonal special

新品 xīnpǐn – new product

推出 tuīchū – launch; introduce

可可系列 kěkě xìliè – cocoa series

以可可為基底 yǐ kěkě wéi jīdǐ – using cocoa as the base

搭配 dāpèi – pair with; match with

配料 pèiliào – ingredients; toppings

鐵觀音可可醇奶 tiěguānyīn kěkě chún nǎi – Tieguanyin cocoa milk

鐵觀音茶 tiěguānyīn chá – Tieguanyin tea

紫米芋椰奶 zǐ mǐ yù yē nǎi – purple rice and taro coconut milk

芋芋仙草奶露 yù yù xiāncǎo nǎi lù – taro and grass jelly milk drink

芋泥 yù ní – mashed taro; taro paste

紫米 zǐ mǐ – purple rice

芋圓 yù yuán – taro balls

口感 kǒugǎn – texture; mouthfeel

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多元 duōyuán – diverse; multiple types

宗教 zōngjiào – religion

商業 shāngyè – commercial; business-related

基督教徒 Jīdūjiàotú – Christian

天主教徒 Tiānzhǔjiàotú – Catholic

平安夜 píng’ān yè – Christmas Eve

聖誕感恩禮拜 shèngdàn gǎn’ēn lǐbài – Christmas thanksgiving service

報佳音 bào jiāyīn – caroling; spreading the good news

布置 bùzhì – decorate; arrangement

聖誕樹 shèngdàn shù – Christmas tree

燈飾 dēngshì – decorative lights

聖誕市集 shèngdàn shìjí – Christmas market

打卡 dǎkǎ – check in; take photos for social media

行憲紀念日 xíngxiàn jìniàn rì – Constitution Day (Taiwan)

中華民國憲法 Zhōnghuá Mínguó Xiànfǎ – Constitution of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

施行 shīxíng – implement; put into effect

基本大法 jīběn dàfǎ – fundamental law; basic law

保障 bǎozhàng – protect; ensure

象徵 xiàngzhēng – symbolize; symbol

民主制度 mínzhǔ zhìdù – democratic system

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長榮航空 Chángróng Hángkōng – EVA Air

空服員 kōngfúyuán – flight attendant; cabin crew

去世 qùshì – pass away; die

事件曝光 shìjiàn bàoguāng (pùguāng) – incident exposed; made public

考績被扣分 kǎojì bèi kòufēn – performance evaluation points deducted

班表 bānbiǎo – work schedule; roster

調班 diàobān – shift adjustment; change work schedule

年終獎金 niánzhōng jiǎngjīn – year-end bonus

被扣 bèi kòu – deducted; taken away

待命時間 dàimìng shíjiān – standby time

發高燒 fā gāoshāo – have a high fever

懲處 chéngchǔ – punish; disciplinary action

流產 liúchǎn – miscarriage

保住 bǎozhù – keep; preserve

嚴苛 yánkē – strict; harsh

勞動部 Láodòng bù – Ministry of Labor

延長工時 yáncháng gōngshí – extend working hours

罰金 fájīn – fine; penalty

不痛不癢 bú tòng bù yǎng – harmless; inconsequential

典型 diǎnxíng – typical; representative

創辦人 chuàngbànrén – founder

家父長式 jiā fùzhǎng shì – patriarchal style; paternalistic

恩賜 ēncì – favor; gift (from someone in power)

協商 xiéshāng – negotiate; consultation

爭議 zhēngyì – dispute; controversy

訴訟 sùsòng – lawsuit; litigation

打壓 dǎyā – suppress; oppress

被貼標籤 bèi tiē biāoqiān – be labeled; stigmatized

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