坐月子 zuò yuèzi - postpartum confinement period

傳統習俗 chuántǒng xísú - traditional customs

懷孕 huáiyùn - pregnancy

狀態 zhuàngtài - condition; state

做家事 zuò jiāshì - do household chores

盡量 jǐnliàng - as much as possible; to the best of one's ability

勞累 láolèi - tired; exhausted

飲食 yǐnshí - diet; food and drink

充足 chōngzú - sufficient; abundant

營養 yíngyǎng - nutrition

快速 kuàisù - quickly; rapidly

復原 fùyuán - recover; recuperate

生產 shēngchǎn - childbirth; delivery

迎接 yíngjiē - welcome; receive

重大 zhòngdà - significant; major

子宮 zǐgōng - uterus

撐大 chēng dà - expand; enlarge

體內 tǐnèi - inside the body; internally

臟器 zàngqì - internal organs

位移 wèiyí - displacement; shifting

流失 liúshī - loss; drain

大量 dàliàng - large quantity; great amount

體力 tǐlì - physical strength; energy

血液 xuèyè - blood

一段時間 yīduàn shíjiān - a period of time

恢復 huīfù - recover; restore

元氣 yuánqì - vitality; energy

月子中心 yuèzi zhōngxīn - postpartum care center

月嫂 yuèsǎo - postpartum caregiver

三餐 sāncān - three meals

營養師 yíngyǎng shī - nutritionist; dietitian

餐點 cāndiǎn - meal; dish

雞湯 jītāng - chicken soup

四神湯 sì shéntāng - four-herb soup

山藥粥 shānyào zhōu - Chinese yam congee

食材 shícái - ingredients; food materials

照護人員 zhàohù rényuán - caregiver; caretaker

餵奶 wèi nǎi - breastfeed; feed milk

換尿布 huàn niàobù - change diapers

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事件 shìjiàn - incident

太魯閣號出軌事故 Tàilǔgé Hào chūguǐ shìgù - Taroko Express derailment accident

輛 liàng - measure word for vehicles (counter for cars, trains, etc.)

出軌 chūguǐ - derailment

身亡 shēnwáng - death

鐵軌 tiěguǐ - railway track

山坡 shānpō - hillside; slope

工程車 gōngchéngchē - engineering vehicle

剎車 shāchē - brake

壞掉 huàidiào - break down

拉手剎車 lāshǒu shāchē - pull the hand brake

滑落 huáluò - slip; slide down

撞上了 zhuàng shàngle - collided with

經過 jīngguò - pass through; go through

行進 xíngjìn - move forward; proceed

司機員 sījī yuán - driver

來不及了 láibujíle - too late

列車 lièchē - train

卡在...內 kǎ zài... nèi - stuck in...

隧道 suìdào - tunnel

當場失去生命跡象 dāngchǎng shīqù shēngmìng jìxiàng - lose vital signs at the scene

送醫後不治身亡 sòngyī hòu bù zhì shēnwáng - die after being sent to the hospital

輕重傷 qīngzhòng shāng - injuries of varying severity

死者的家屬 sǐzhě de jiāshǔ - family members of the deceased

返回 fǎnhuí - return to

竟然 jìngrán - unexpectedly

軌道 guǐdào - track

陸續 lùxù - successively; one after another

遺骸 yíhái - remains; corpse

檢驗 jiǎnyàn - inspect; examine

屬於 shǔyú - belong to

罹難者 lí' nàn zhě - victims; casualties

震驚 zhènjīng - shocked; astonished

遺忘 yíwàng - forget; neglect

暗無天日 àn wú tiānrì - in the dark; in obscurity

將近 jiāngjìn - nearly; almost

痛心不已 tòngxīn bùyǐ - deeply grieved

事故 shìgù - accident; mishap

急於 jíyú - be eager to; be anxious to

搶通鐵路 qiǎng tōng tiělù - rush to reopen the railway

清查現場 qīngchá xiànchǎng - investigate the scene

草率地 cǎoshuài de - hastily; carelessly

遺落 yíluò - leave behind; abandon

物品 wùpǐn - items; belongings

隨意 suíyì - randomly; arbitrarily

堆放 duīfàng - pile up

角落 jiǎoluò - corner

明確 míngquè - clear; definite

災後 zāihòu - post-disaster

處理標準作業程序 chǔlǐ biāozhǔn zuòyè chéngxù - standard operating procedures for handling

規範 guīfàn - standard; norm

處理事項 chǔlǐ shìxiàng - matters to be handled

流程 liúchéng - process; procedure

負責機關 fùzé jīguān - responsible authority; organization

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連鎖 liánsuǒ - chain

炸雞 zhàjī - fried chicken

品牌 pǐnpái - brand

頂呱呱 Dǐngguāguā - TKK (a fast-food chain in Taiwan)

創立 chuànglì - to establish, to found

間 jiān - (measure word for stores, rooms, etc.)

分店 fēndiàn - branch (store)

創辦人 chuàngbànrén - founder

本來 běnlái - originally

養雞的 yǎng jī de - chicken farmer

肯德基 Kěndéjī - KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken)

仿效 fǎngxiào - to imitate

模式 móshì - model, pattern

經營 jīngyíng - to manage, to operate

餐點 cāndiǎn - meal, food item

雞脖子 jī bózi - chicken neck

呱呱包 guāguā bāo - TKK's unique rice dumpling wrapped in chicken skin and deep-fried

獨創 dúchuàng - original creation

糯米飯 nuòmǐ fàn - glutinous rice

炒 chǎo - to stir-fry

雞皮 jīpí - chicken skin

把...包裹起來 bǎ... bāoguǒ qǐlái - to wrap up

油炸 yóuzhá - to deep-fry

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基督教 Jīdūjiào - Christianity

統計資料 tǒngjì zīliào - statistical data

目前 mùqián - currently; at present

占少數 zhàn shǎoshù - constitute a minority

道教 Dàojiào - Taoism

佛教 Fójiào - Buddhism

商界 shāngjiè - business circles; business community

政界 zhèngjiè - political circles; political community

公眾人物 gōngzhòng rénwù - public figures; public personalities

具有一定程度的影響力 jùyǒu yīdìng chéngdù de yǐngxiǎnglì - have a certain degree of influence

傳入 chuánrù - introduced; transmitted

世紀 shìjì - century

荷蘭統治時期 Hélán tǒngzhì shíqī - Dutch colonial period

屬於 shǔyú - belong to; be part of

傳教 chuánjiào - evangelize; missionary work

殖民政策 zhímín zhèngcè - colonial policy

隸屬於 lìshǔyú - affiliated with

荷蘭東印度公司 Hélán Dōng Yìndù Gōngsī - Dutch East India Company

傳教士 chuánjiàoshì - missionary

原住民 yuánzhùmín - indigenous people; aboriginals

文化改造 wénhuà gǎizào - cultural transformation

減少 jiǎnshǎo - reduce; decrease

殖民者 zhímín zhě - colonizers; settlers

矛盾 máodùn - contradiction; conflict

族群間 zúqún jiān - between ethnic groups

開辦 kāibàn - establish; set up

文字 wénzì - script; writing

拉丁字母 Lādīng zìmǔ - Latin alphabet

創 chuàng - create; establish

接觸 jiēchù - come into contact with

統治者 tǒngzhìzhě - rulers; governors

禁教政策 jìnjiào zhèngcè - anti-Christian policy; prohibition of religion

革除 géchú - abolish; eradicate

留下來 liú xià lái - left behind; remain

基督信仰 Jīdū xìnyǎng - Christian faith

實施 shíshī - implement; carry out

儒家思想 Rújiā sīxiǎng - Confucianism

漢化政策 hànhuà zhèngcè - sinicization policy

放棄 fàngqì - give up; abandon

信仰 xìnyǎng - belief; faith

漢人 Hànrén - Han Chinese

暴力 bàolì - violence

反抗 fǎnkàng - resist; rebellion

不時 bùshí - from time to time; occasionally

破壞 pòhuài - destroy; damage

教堂 jiàotáng - church

殺害 shāhài - kill; murder

教徒 jiàotú - believer; follower (of a religion)

事件 shìjiàn - event; incident

宗教 zōngjiào - religion

開放 kāifàng - open-minded; open to new ideas

多元 duōyuán - diverse; diverse

事物 shìwù - thing; matter

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新北市 Xīnběishì - New Taipei City

三重 Sānchóng - Sanchong District

滅門血案 miè mén xuè'àn - mass murder case

張姓犯嫌 Zhāng xìng fàn xián - suspect surnamed Zhang

缺錢 quē qián - short of money

狠心 hěnxīn - ruthless; heartless

殺死 shāsǐ - kill

陳姓妻子 Chén xìng qīzi - wife surnamed Chen

劉姓岳母 Liú xìng yuèmǔ - mother-in-law surnamed Liu

年僅 nián jǐn - only [age] years old (indicating young age)

繼子 jìzǐ - stepson

殘忍 cánrěn - cruel; brutal

聯繫 liánxì - contact; get in touch with

聯繫不上 liánxì bù shàng - unable to contact

鎖匠 suǒjiàng - locksmith

屍體 shītǐ - corpse

被...裹著 bèi...guǒzhe - wrapped in...

棉被 miánbèi - blanket

妹婿 mèixù - brother-in-law (younger sister’s husband)

失聯 shīlián - lose contact; become unresponsive

嚇死了 xià sǐle - very scared

調閱 diàoyuè - review; examine (such as surveillance footage)

監視器 jiānshì qì - surveillance camera

搭乘 dāchéng - take (a ride)

計程車 jìchéngchē - taxi

住處 zhùchù - residence; dwelling

逃亡 táowáng - flee; escape

日租套房 rì zū tàofáng - daily rental suite

埋伏 máifú - ambush; lie in wait

逮捕到 dàibǔ dào - apprehend; arrest

痛下殺手 tòng xià shāshǒu - ruthlessly kill

賭博 dǔbó - gamble

欠下了 qiàn xiàle - owe; be in debt

好幾千萬 hǎo jǐ qiān wàn - tens of millions

賭債 dǔzhài - gambling debt

罵 mà - scold; curse

給他好臉色 gěi tā hǎo liǎn sè - treat him with respect

沒面子 méimiànzi - lose face; feel embarrassed

看不起 kàn bùqǐ - look down on; disdain

餓死 è sǐ - starve to death

還不如 hái bùrú - might as well

走 zǒu - leave; go away

調查 diàochá - investigation

死因 sǐyīn - cause of death

可憐 kělián - pitiful; pathetic

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熟悉 shóuxī - familiar

乾脆 gāncuì - might as well; simply

郊區 jiāoqū - suburb

烏來 Wūlái - Wulai (a town in Taipei's mountainous area)

溪流 xīliú - stream

壯觀 zhuàngguān - magnificent; spectacular

瀑布 pùbù - waterfall

著名 zhùmíng - famous

溫泉鄉 wēnquán xiāng - hot spring village

泰雅族部落 Tàiyǎzú bùluò - Atayal tribe settlement

泰雅族人 Tàiyǎzú rén - Atayal people

泰雅民族博物館 Tàiyǎ Mínzú Bówùguǎn - Atayal Indigenous Museum

世外桃源 shìwài táoyuán - paradise; a haven of peace and happiness

新店站 Xīndiàn Zhàn - Xindian Station

新店客運 Xīndiàn Kèyùn - Xindian Bus

烏來總站 Wūlái Zǒngzhàn - Wulai Terminal

工作人員 gōngzuò rényuán - staff; personnel

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戲劇 xìjù - drama

形式 xíngshì - form; format

布袋戲 bùdàixì - glove puppetry; puppet show

操控 cāokòng - manipulate; control

戲偶 xìǒu - puppets

長得跟...一樣 zhǎng de gēn... yīyàng - look similar to...

演戲 yǎn xì - perform in a play; act

三國志 Sānguó Zhì - Records of the Three Kingdoms

武松打虎 Wǔ Sōng dǎ Hǔ - Wu Song Fights the Tiger

梁山伯與祝英台 Liáng Shānbó yǔ Zhù Yīngtái - Butterfly Lovers

朝代 cháodài - dynasty

明朝 Míngcháo - Ming Dynasty

明末 Míng mò - late Ming period

街頭 jiētóu - street; roadside

說書 shuōshū - storytelling

講故事 jiǎng gùshì - tell a story

民間故事 mínjiān gùshì - folktales

嘲諷 cháofěng - satirize; ridicule

朝政 cháozhèng - political administration

皇室 huángshì - royal family

惹禍上身 rě huò shàngshēn - get into trouble

避免 bìmiǎn - avoid; prevent

布簾 bùlián - curtain

隔著 gézhe - separated by; through

操弄 cāonòng - manipulate; operate

木偶 mù'ǒu - puppet

因素 yīnsù - factor; element

傳入 chuánrù - introduce; transmit

十分蓬勃 shífēn péngbó - very vigorous; thriving

大街小巷 dàjiē xiǎoxiàng - every street and alley; everywhere

古老 gǔlǎo - ancient; old

落後 luòhòu - backward; lagging behind

沒落 méiluò - decline; fall into disuse

精緻 jīngzhì - exquisite; delicate

收藏 shōucáng - collect; collection

廟會表演 miàohuì biǎoyǎn - temple fair performance

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極光 jíguāng - aurora

地磁風暴 dìcí fēngbào - geomagnetic storm

緯度 wěidù - latitude

地磁極 dìcí jí - magnetic pole

上空 shàngkōng - overhead; above

條件 tiáojiàn - condition

大氣 dàqì - atmosphere

磁場 cíchǎng - magnetic field

高能帶電粒子 gāonéng dàidiàn lìzǐ - high-energy charged particles

太陽 tàiyáng - sun

表面活躍區 biǎomiàn huóyuè qū - active region on the sun's surface

太陽閃焰 tàiyáng shǎn yàn - solar flare

產生 chǎnshēng - generate; produce

明顯 míngxiǎn - obvious; apparent

日冕拋射物質事件 rìmiǎn pāoshè wùzhì shìjiàn - coronal mass ejection event

極光活動 jíguāng huódòng - aurora activity

北極 běijí - North Pole

南極 nánjí - South Pole

墨西哥 Mòxīgē - Mexico

智利 Zhìlì - Chile

羨慕 xiànmù - envy; admire

天空 tiānkōng - sky

紫色 zǐsè - purple

綠色 lǜsè - green

光 guāng - light

奧秘 àomì - mystery

衛星導航 wèixīng dǎoháng - satellite navigation (GPS)

高頻無線電通信 gāopín wúxiàndiàn tōngxìn - high-frequency radio communication

干擾供電 gānraǒ gōngdiàn - interfere with power supply

通訊 tōngxùn - communication

廣播 guǎngbō - broadcasting

衛星電視訊號 wèixīng diànshì xùnhào - satellite TV signal

中斷 zhōngduàn - interrupt; cut off

手機收訊 shǒujī shōuxùn - cellphone reception

無線網路 wúxiàn wǎnglù - wireless network

藍芽 lán yá - Bluetooth

微波爐 wēibōlú - microwave oven

火爐 huǒlú - stove; furnace

洗碗機 xǐwǎnjī - dishwasher

日常用品 rìcháng yòngpǐn - everyday items

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