Song 小幸運小幸运 A Little Happiness Lyrics & Composition — Wu Hui Fu / Jerryc This song is from the Taiwanese teen film Our Times — a story that captures campus life in Taiwan and is one of the rare films that can make you laugh and cry at once. It later got English, Korean, and…
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Greetings in Chinese
你好Nǐhǎo你好Nǐhǎo Hello! Dialogue A ： 哈嘍hālou， 我wǒ是shìTiffany A ： 哈罗hālou， 我wǒ是shìTiffany A: Hello, I am Tiffany. B ： 你好nǐhǎo， 我wǒ是shì美美měiměiB ： 你好nǐhǎo， 我wǒ是shì美美měiměiB: Hi, I am Meimei. A ： 美美měiměi你好嗎nǐhǎomaA ： 美美měiměi你好嗎nǐhǎomaA: How are you, Meimei? B ： 我wǒ很好hěnhǎo， 謝謝xièxieB ： 我wǒ很好hěnhǎo， 谢谢xièxieB: I am good, Thank you! Simplified (China) Traditional (Taiwan) Vocabulary (Taiwan — China) 早安zǎo’ān – 早上zǎoshàng好hǎo早安zǎo’ān – 早上zǎoshang好hǎo🔊…
Bank related words
Bank Related Words — A Foreigner’s Vocabulary Guide OneDotDot Chinese · Vocabulary Guide Bank Related Words銀行相關用語银行相关用语 Opening an account, moving money, and reading a card statement — the vocabulary for a Taiwanese bank counter, with what to expect as a foreigner. Most of a bank visit is paperwork and a short conversation at the counter…
Numbers and Time Words in Chinese
Chinese Vocabulary · 中文詞彙中文词汇 Numbers and Time Words in Chinese 數字與時間詞彙数字与时间词汇 shùzì yǔ shíjiān cíhuì In Chinese culture, not all numbers are treated equally — some are lucky enough to raise a phone number’s resale price, and others are avoided in hospital elevators. The numbers everyone counts with Number Words in Chinese Chinese Pinyin Number…
Chinese Words for Life at home
Chinese Vocabulary · 中文詞彙中文词汇 Chinese Words for Life at Home 居家生活詞彙居家生活词汇 jūjiā shēnghuó cíhuì Quick birthday etiquette lesson before we get into the vocab: in Taiwan, you never, ever celebrate a birthday late. Early is totally fine — throw the party a week ahead if you want — but celebrating after the actual date is…
Food Words in Chinese
Chinese Vocabulary · 中文詞彙中文词汇 Food Words in Chinese 飲食詞彙饮食词汇 yǐnshí cíhuì Quick food culture detour before the vocab: in China, what’s on your plate depends on where you’re from. South of the Yangtze, it’s rice with basically everything. Head north, and it’s all about wheat — dumplings, noodles, steamed buns, the works. And here’s a…
Body Part and Sport Words in Chinese
Chinese Vocabulary · 中文詞彙中文词汇 Body Part and Sport Words in Chinese 身體與運動詞彙身体与运动词汇 shēntǐ yǔ yùndòng cíhuì Honestly, if you go watch a baseball game in Taiwan for the first time, it barely feels like a regular sports match — it feels more like a concert or a carnival. Every team has its own professional cheerleading…
Country, Language and Transportation Words in Chinese
Chinese Vocabulary · 中文詞彙中文词汇 Country, Language and Transportation Words in Chinese 國家、語言與交通詞彙国家、语言与交通词汇 guójiā, yǔyán yǔ jiāotōng cíhuì Before we get to the vocabulary, a quick story: if you like riding a bicycle, you will fall in love with Taiwan. Taipei’s Ubike bike-sharing stations are all over the city, many within walking distance of MRT stations…
Date and Season Words in Chinese
Chinese Vocabulary · 中文詞彙中文词汇 Date and Season Words in Chinese 日期與季節詞彙日期与季节词汇 rìqí yǔ jìjié cíhuì Before we get to the date and season words, a little bit about Taiwan’s weather: spring (March–May) is a slow shift from dry to rainy, with daytime temperatures around 23°C — too cold for the beach, but perfect for hot…
橄欖樹 The Olive Tree
Song 橄欖樹橄榄树 The Olive Tree Lyrics — San Mao · Composition & Arrangement — Li Tai-hsiang The olive tree became a symbol of adventure and searching for meaning — at the time, olive trees were something exotic and distant to audiences in Taiwan and China, so the tree stood for the pull toward the unknown…