梅雨季 méi yǔ jì - plum rain season; East Asian rainy season

冷空氣 lěng kōng qì - cold air mass

暖空氣 nuǎn kōng qì - warm air mass

交會 jiāo huì - to meet; to converge

形成 xíng chéng - to form; to develop

滯留鋒 zhì liú fēng - stationary front (a weather front that doesn't move much)

卡在上空 kǎ zài shàng kōng - stuck overhead (of weather systems)

毛毛雨 máo máo yǔ - drizzle

強降雨 qiáng jiàng yǔ - heavy rainfall

典型 diǎn xíng - typical; representative

華中地區 huá zhōng dì qū - Central China region

梅子 méi zi - plum

成熟 chéng shóu - to ripen; mature

熱帶 rè dài - tropical zone

晴朗 qíng lǎng - sunny and clear

輪流 lún liú - to take turns; alternately

天氣預報 tiān qì yù bào - weather forecast

悶熱 mēn rè - hot and stuffy

防曬用品 fáng shài yòng pǐn - sun protection products

防雨用品 fáng yǔ yòng pǐn - rain protection items

環島 huán dǎo - to travel around an island (especially Taiwan)

滑 huá - slippery

視線 shì xiàn - visibility; line of sight

減速慢行 jiǎn sù màn xíng - slow down (used in driving or riding)

積水 jī shuǐ - water accumulation; flooding

路段 lù duàn - section of the road

硬闖 yìng chuǎng - to force one’s way through

漏水 lòu shuǐ - water leakage

把門窗關緊 bǎ mén chuāng guān jǐn - to close doors and windows tightly

排水溝 pái shuǐ gōu - drainage ditch

清乾淨 qīng gān jìng - to clean thoroughly

排水口 pái shuǐ kǒu - drainage outlet

排水通暢 pái shuǐ tōng chàng - smooth drainage

牆壁 qiáng bì - wall

滲水 shèn shuǐ - water seepage

鋪 pū - to lay out; to spread

抹布 mǒ bù - cleaning cloth; rag

之類的 zhī lèi de - things like that; and so on

地下室 dì xià shì - basement

低窪 dī wā - low-lying (area)

抽水馬達 chōu shuǐ mǎ dá - water pump

豪雨或雷雨警報 háo yǔ huò léi yǔ jǐng bào - heavy rain or thunderstorm alert

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課徵 kè zhēng - to levy (a tax)

對等關稅 duì děng guān shuì - reciprocal tariff

舉例來說 jǔ lì lái shuō - for example

公平競爭 gōng píng jìng zhēng - fair competition

某個 mǒu ge - a certain; some

製造業回流美國 zhì zào yè huí liú měi guó - manufacturing returning to the U.S.

投下了一顆震撼彈 tóu xià le yì kē zhèn hàn dàn - to drop a bombshell (figuratively)

宣布 xuān bù - to announce

高達 gāo dá - to reach as high as (number or percentage)

遠遠超過大家原本的預期 yuǎn yuǎn chāo guò dà jiā yuán běn de yù qī - far exceeded everyone’s original expectations

伺服器 sì fú qì - server

網路通訊設備 wǎng lù tōng xùn shè bèi - network communication equipment

名單 míng dān - list

直接受到衝擊 zhí jiē shòu dào chōng jí - directly impacted

半導體 bàn dǎo tǐ - semiconductor

供應鏈 gōng yìng liàn - supply chain

間接 jiàn jiē - indirect; indirectly

組裝端 zǔ zhuāng duān - assembly end (of production)

生產成本上升 shēng chǎn chéng běn shàng shēng - rising production costs

毛利被壓縮 máo lì bèi yā suō - gross profit is compressed

波及整體科技景氣的周期 bō jí zhěng tǐ kē jì jǐng qì de zhōu qī - affect the entire tech industry’s business cycle

出口主力 chū kǒu zhǔ lì - main force of exports

成本轉嫁給客戶 chéng běn zhuǎn jià gěi kè hù - to pass costs on to customers

獲利 huò lì - profit

全球經濟局勢 quán qiú jīng jì jú shì - global economic situation

出口導向 chū kǒu dǎo xiàng - export-oriented

掉以輕心 diào yǐ qīng xīn - to take lightly; to lower one’s guard

轉型 zhuǎn xíng - to transform; transformation

分散風險 fēn sàn fēng xiǎn - to diversify risk

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墾丁 kěn dīng - Kenting (a popular tourist destination in Taiwan)

陽光 yáng guāng - sunlight; sunshine

沙灘 shā tān - beach

水上活動 shuǐ shàng huó dòng - water activities

潛水 qián shuǐ - diving

自由潛水 zì yóu qián shuǐ - free diving

水肺潛水 shuǐ fèi qián shuǐ - scuba diving

深入 shēn rù - to dive deep; to explore in depth

探索 tàn suǒ - to explore

海底世界 hǎi dǐ shì jiè - underwater world

浮淺 fú qiǎn - snorkeling

珊瑚礁 shān hú jiāo - coral reef

熱帶魚 rè dài yú - tropical fish

衝浪 chōng làng - surfing

佳樂水 jiā lè shuǐ - Jialeshui (a surf spot in Kenting)

SUP立槳 SUP lì jiǎng - Stand-Up Paddleboarding

划船 huá chuán - to row a boat

觀察 guān chá - to observe

魚群 yú qún - school of fish

香蕉船 xiāng jiāo chuán - banana boat

水上摩托車 shuǐ shàng mó tuō chē - jet ski

搖滾飛艇 yáo gǔn fēi tǐng - rocketing flying boat (a water sport activity)

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蝦皮 xiā pí - Shopee (a popular online shopping platform in Taiwan)

https://shopee.tw/

PChome - PChome (a Taiwanese e-commerce platform)

https://24h.pchome.com.tw/

三C產品 sān C chǎn pǐn - 3C products (computers, communications, and consumer electronics)

家電 jiā diàn - home appliances

熱水壺 rè shuǐ hú - electric kettle

枕頭 zhěn tóu - pillow

棉被 mián bèi - blanket, quilt

Momo購物網 Momo gòu wù wǎng - Momo Shop (a Taiwanese online retail platform)

https://www.momoshop.com.tw/

總而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī - in summary, in conclusion

網購平台 wǎng gòu píng tái - online shopping platform

推出 tuī chū - to launch, to introduce

一波又一波 yī bō yòu yī bō - wave after wave, continuously

手滑 shǒu huá - to make an impulsive purchase (literally "slip of the hand")

網紅 wǎng hóng - internet influencer

連結 lián jié - link (URL)

詐騙 zhà piàn - fraud, scam

貨比三家不吃虧 huò bǐ sān jiā bù chī kuī - compare prices before buying to avoid losses

下單 xià dān - to place an order

鑑賞期 jiàn shǎng qí - trial period (for returns and exchanges)

退換貨規定 tuì huàn huò guī dìng - return and exchange policy

運費 yùn fèi - shipping fee

免運 miǎn yùn - free shipping

門檻 mén kǎn - threshold, minimum requirement

觀察 guān chá - to observe

賣家 mài jiā - seller

評價 píng jià - review, rating

客服 kè fú - customer service

互動 hù dòng - interaction

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賴清德 Lài Qīngdé - Lai Ching-te (name of Taiwan's president)

宣布 xuānbù - to announce

軍方 jūnfāng - military

滲透 shèntòu - infiltration

恢復 huīfù - to restore, to resume

軍事審判制度 jūnshì shěnpàn zhìdù - military tribunal system

實施 shíshī - to implement, to carry out

犯罪 fànzuì - crime, to commit a crime

軍事法 jūnshì fǎ - military law

軍事法庭 jūnshì fǎtíng - military court

一般法庭 yìbān fǎtíng - civilian court, general court

義務役士官 yìwù yì shìguān - conscripted officer

義務兵 yìwù bīng - conscripted soldier

審理 shěnlǐ - to try (a case), to hear

國安 guó'ān - national security

交流 jiāoliú - communication, exchange

軍事機密 jūnshì jīmì - military secrets

間諜 jiàndié - spy, espionage

退役 tuìyì - to retire from military service

打架 dǎjià - to fight, to have a fight

偷竊 tōuqiè - to steal, theft

違反 wéifǎn - to violate, to break (a law)

國家效忠義務 guójiā xiàozhōng yìwù - national loyalty duty

洩漏 xièlòu - to leak, to disclose

軍事機密 jūnshì jīmì - military secrets

擅離職守 shàn lí zhíshǒu - to desert one’s post

竊取 qièqǔ - to steal, to take without permission

軍用武器 jūnyòng wǔqì - military weapons

破壞 pòhuài - to destroy, to damage

軍用設施 jūnyòng shèshī - military facilities

損毀 sǔnhuǐ - to damage, to destroy

軍用設備 jūnyòng shèbèi - military equipment

揭露 jiēlòu - to expose, to reveal

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遍地開花 biàn dì kāi huā - to bloom everywhere; something that is widespread

故宮博物院 gù gōng bó wù yuàn - the National Palace Museum

最具代表性 zuì jù dài biǎo xìng - the most representative

宋朝 sòng cháo - Song Dynasty (960–1279)

元朝 yuán cháo - Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368)

明朝 míng cháo - Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)

清朝 qīng cháo - Qing Dynasty (1644–1912)

宮廷文物 gōng tíng wén wù - imperial court artifacts

翠玉白菜 cuì yù bái cài - Jadeite Cabbage

肉形石 ròu xíng shí - Meat-shaped Stone

毛公鼎 máo gōng dǐng - Ding cauldron of Duke Mao

國立台灣博物館 guó lì tái wān bó wù yuàn - National Taiwan Museum

珍貴物種 zhēn guì wù zhǒng - precious species

縮影 suō yǐng - miniature; epitome

標本 biāo běn - specimen

泰雅族 t ài yǎ zú - Atayal Tribe (an indigenous group in Taiwan)

長衣 cháng yī - traditional long clothing

史前標本 shǐ qián biāo běn - prehistoric specimen

莫那魯道 mò nà lǔ dào - Mona Rudao (a famous indigenous hero in Taiwan)

珍貴 zhēn guì - valuable; precious

文化資產 wén huà zī chǎn - cultural heritage

順益台灣原住民博物館 shùn yì tái wān yuán zhù mín bó wù yuàn -Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines

不僅 bù jǐn - not only

保存 bǎo cún - to preserve; to conserve

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字幕 zì mù - subtitles, captions

盯著 dīng zhe - to stare at, to fix one's gaze on

方言 fāng yán - dialect

音量 yīn liàng - volume (sound level)

戲劇 xì jù - drama, play, theater

台詞 tái cí - lines (in a play, movie, or TV show)

調 diào - to adjust, to tune

背景聲 bèi jǐng shēng - background noise, ambient sound

喇叭聲 lǎ bā shēng - horn sound, speaker sound

電話響聲 diàn huà xiǎng shēng - telephone ringing sound

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比特犬 bǐtèquǎn - Pitbull

攻擊 gōngjí - attack, assault

路人 lùrén - passerby, pedestrian

車窗 chēchuāng - car window

打開 dǎkāi - to open

咬傷 yǎoshāng - to bite and injure

誤觸 wùchù - to accidentally touch or activate

開關 kāiguān - switch, button

跳窗 tiàochuāng - to jump out of a window

動保處 dòngbǎochù - Animal Protection Office

介入 jièrù - to intervene, to get involved

拒絕 jùjué - to refuse, to reject

進食 jìnshí - to eat, to take in food

吠叫 fèijiào - to bark

發抖 fādǒu - to tremble, to shiver

狗狗訓練師 gǒugǒu xùnliànshī - dog trainer

領養 lǐngyǎng - to adopt (a pet)

飼主 sìzhǔ - pet owner

應付 yìngfù - to cope with, to handle

咬死 yǎosǐ - to bite to death

攜帶 xīdài - to carry, to bring along

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