教師節 jiàoshī jié – Teachers’ Day

由來 yóulái – origin; source

民國 Mínguó – the Republic of China (ROC) era

表達敬意 biǎodá jìngyì – to express respect

孔子誕辰 Kǒngzǐ dànchén – Confucius’ birthday

孔子 Kǒngzǐ – Confucius

教育精神 jiàoyù jīngshén – educational spirit; philosophy of education

偉大 wěidà – great; remarkable

三人行，必有我師焉 sān rén xíng, bì yǒu wǒ shī yān – “When three people walk together, there is always something I can learn from one of them” (Confucius quote)

改正 gǎizhèng – to correct; to rectify

提倡 tíchàng – to advocate; to promote

有教無類 yǒu jiào wú lèi – “Education for all, without discrimination” (Confucius teaching)

因材施教 yīn cái shī jiào – to teach according to the student’s ability and characteristics

擅長 shàncháng – to be good at; to excel in

典範 diǎnfàn – model; example; role model

細細地品讀 xìxì de pǐndú – to read and savor carefully

鮮花 xiānhuā – fresh flowers

孔廟 Kǒngmiào – Confucius Temple

祭孔大典 jì Kǒng dàdiǎn – grand ceremony to worship Confucius

教育部 jiàoyù bù – Ministry of Education

師鐸獎 shīduó jiǎng – Teacher’s Award (Taiwan)

教育奉獻獎 jiàoyù fèngxiàn jiǎng – Award for Educational Contribution

表揚 biǎoyáng – to commend; to honor

優秀 yōuxiù – outstanding; excellent

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生孩子 shēng hái zi – to give birth to a child

世紀 shì jì – century

風險 fēng xiǎn – risk; danger

自然產 zì rán chǎn – natural childbirth

卡住 kǎ zhù – to get stuck; be jammed

血壓 xiě yā – blood pressure

下降 xià jiàng – to drop; to decrease

手術室 shǒu shù shì – operating room

剖腹產 pǒu fù chǎn – caesarean section (C-section)

麻醉藥 má zuì yào – anesthetic

全身麻醉 quán shēn má zuì – general anesthesia

半身麻醉 bàn shēn má zuì – spinal/epidural anesthesia (partial body)

抖 dǒu – to tremble; to shake

把她的手綁在病床上 bǎ tā de shǒu bǎng zài bìng chuáng shàng – to tie her hands to the hospital bed

十大酷刑 shí dà kù xíng – the ten most severe ancient tortures

犯人 fàn rén – prisoner; criminal

處刑 chǔ xíng – to execute; to punish by death or torture

高齡產婦 gāo líng chǎn fù – elderly pregnant woman (35+ years old)

卵子 luǎn zǐ – egg (female reproductive cell)

受孕 shòu yùn – to conceive; to become pregnant

流產 liú chǎn – miscarriage

胎兒 tāi ér – fetus

染色體異常 rǎn sè tǐ yì cháng – chromosomal abnormality

高血壓 gāo xiě yā – high blood pressure

糖尿病 táng niào bìng – diabetes

早產 zǎo chǎn – premature birth

難產 nán chǎn – difficult labor

產後大出血 chǎn hòu dà chū xiě – postpartum hemorrhage

感染 gǎn rǎn – infection

荷爾蒙 hè ěr méng – hormone

劇烈變化 jù liè biàn huà – drastic change

中風 zhòng fēng – stroke

癲癇 diān xián – epilepsy

產後憂鬱 chǎn hòu yōu yù – postpartum depression

懷疑自己 huái yí zì jǐ – to doubt oneself

餵母乳 wèi mǔ rǔ – to breastfeed

情緒 qíng xù – mood; emotions

崩潰 bēng kuì – to collapse emotionally; to break down

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電費 diàn fèi – electricity bill

用電量 yòng diàn liàng – amount of electricity used

台電 tái diàn – Taiwan Power Company (Taipower, the main electricity provider in Taiwan)

電廠 diàn chǎng – power plant

開啟 kāi qǐ – to turn on; to activate

發電機 fā diàn jī – generator

運轉 yùn zhuǎn – to operate; to run (machinery)

供電成本 gōng diàn chéng běn – cost of supplying electricity

實施 shí shī – to implement; to carry out

隔年 gé nián – the following year

累進方式 lěi jìn fāng shì – progressive method (e.g., pricing or taxation based on increasing usage)

省電 shěng diàn – to save electricity

搭配 dā pèi – to pair with; to be used together with

電風扇 diàn fēng shàn – electric fan

空氣循環 kōng qì xún huán – air circulation

壓縮機 yā suō jī – compressor (part of an air conditioner)

電器 diàn qì – electrical appliance

插著電 chā zhe diàn – plugged in (still connected to electricity)

待機 dài jī – standby mode

耗電 hào diàn – to consume electricity

插頭 chā tóu – plug (for an electrical outlet)

拔掉 bá diào – to pull out; to unplug

延長線 yán cháng xiàn – extension cord

關掉 guān diào – to turn off

插座 chā zuò – power socket

開關 kāi guān – switch (for turning something on or off)

變頻冷氣 biàn pín lěng qì – inverter air conditioner (more energy efficient)

清洗 qīng xǐ – to clean (by washing)

濾網 lǜ wǎng – filter (mesh/net for air or liquid)

效能 xiào néng – efficiency; performance

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