Media and Location

Before we get into the vocab, here’s a fact about Taiwan’s diplomatic situation: because most countries follow a “One-China” policy and maintain formal diplomatic ties with Beijing instead, they can’t operate an official “embassy” in Taipei. Instead, many countries run a representative office there under names like a trade office or a cultural office. In practice, these offices still handle the same day-to-day work an embassy would — visas, trade, and citizen services — just without the official title or the grand building.

On screen and stage

Media Words in Chinese

Putting it all together

Examples

你nǐ收到shōudào我wǒ剛剛gānggāng寄的jì de電子郵件diànzǐ yóujiàn了嗎le ma你nǐ收到shōudào我wǒ刚刚gānggāng寄的jì de电子邮件diànzǐ yóujiàn了吗le ma Did you receive the email I just sent?

這zhè首shǒu歌gē讓ràng我wǒ想起xiǎngqǐ小時候xiǎoshíhou常看的cháng kàn de連續劇liánxùjù这zhè首shǒu歌gē让ràng我wǒ想起xiǎngqǐ小时候xiǎoshíhou常看的cháng kàn de连续剧liánxùjù This song reminds me of the TV series I used to watch as a kid.

Around town

Location Words in Chinese

Putting it all together

Examples

加油站jiāyóuzhàn就在jiù zài轉角zhuǎnjiǎo，很好找hěn hǎo zhǎo加油站jiāyóuzhàn就在jiù zài转角zhuǎnjiǎo，很好找hěn hǎo zhǎo The gas station is right around the corner, easy to find.

這間zhè jiān旅館lǚguǎn的de位置wèizhì離lí市區shìqū有點遠yǒudiǎn yuǎn这间zhè jiān旅馆lǚguǎn的de位置wèizhì离lí市区shìqū有点远yǒudiǎn yuǎn This hotel’s location is a bit far from downtown.

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