听 聽 tīng to listen to / to hear / to heed / to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be / to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / (literary) to administer / to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) syn 从 從 cóng from / through / via / (bound form) to follow / (bound form) to obey / (bound form) to engage in (an activity) / (used before a negative) ever / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / attendant / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor syn 台湾 臺灣 tái wān Taiwan 海峡 海峽 hǎi xiá strait / channel 琉球 liú qiú Ryūkyū / refers to the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群島|琉球群岛[Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3] stretching from Japan to Taiwan / Liuchiu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan 台独 臺獨 tái dú Taiwan independence / (of Taiwan) to declare independence 新竹 xīn zhú Xinzhu or Hsinchu city in northern Taiwan, noted for high tech industries / Xinzhu or Hsinchu county in northwest Taiwan 台海 臺海 tái hǎi abbr. for 台灣海峽|台湾海峡, Taiwan Strait 马六甲 馬六甲 mǎ liù jiǎ Malacca or Melaka (town and state in Malaysia), also strait between Malaysia and Sumatra 琼州海峡 瓊州海峽 qióng zhōu hǎi xiá Qiongzhou Strait (between Hainan Island and mainland China) 供 gòng to lay (sacrificial offerings) / (bound form) offerings / to confess (Taiwan pr. [gong1]) / confession / statement (Taiwan pr. [gong1]) syn 纵 縱 zòng vertical / north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) / from front to back / longitudinal / lengthwise (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) / military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) / (bound form) to release (a captive) / to indulge / to leap up / (literary) even if syn 台胞证 台胞證 tái bāo zhèng Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents / Taiwan Compatriot Entry Permit / abbr. for 台灣居民來往大陸通行證|台湾居民来往大陆通行证[Tai2 wan1 Ju1 min2 Lai2 wang3 Da4 lu4 Tong1 xing2 zheng4] 你 nǐ you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.) syn 会 會 huì can / to have the skill / to know how to / to be likely to / to be sure to / to meet / to get together / meeting / gathering / (suffix) union / group / association / (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3]) syn 和 huó to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water / Taiwan pr. [huo4] syn 听 聽 tìng (literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule / to sentence / to allow syn 多 duō many / much / more / a lot of / too many / in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]) / (bound form) multi- / poly- syn 行 xíng to walk / to go / to travel / a visit / temporary / makeshift / current / in circulation / to do / to perform / capable / competent / effective / all right / OK! / will do / behavior / conduct / Taiwan pr. [xing4] for the behavior-conduct sense syn 比 bǐ to compare / (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / ratio / to gesture / (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese) syn 令 líng used in 脊令[ji2 ling2] / used in 令狐[Ling2 hu2] (Taiwan pr. [ling4]) syn 发 髮 fà hair / Taiwan pr. [fa3] syn 部分 bù fen part / portion / piece / Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4] syn 垃圾 lā jī trash / refuse / garbage / (coll.) of poor quality / Taiwan pr. [le4 se4] syn 叔叔 shū shu father's younger brother / uncle / Taiwan pr. [shu2 shu5] / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 逮捕 dài bǔ to arrest / to apprehend / to take into custody / Taiwan pr. [dai3bu3] syn 度 duó to estimate / Taiwan pr. [duo4] syn 亚 亞 yà second / next to / inferior / sub- / Taiwan pr. [ya3] syn 结 結 jiē (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds) / Taiwan pr. [jie2] syn 说服 說服 shuō fú to persuade / to convince / to talk sb over / Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2] syn 大部分 大部份 dà bù fen the greater part / the majority / most / Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4] syn 击 擊 jī to hit / to strike / to break / Taiwan pr. [ji2] syn 期 qī a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2] syn 成熟 chéng shú mature / ripe / to mature / to ripen / Taiwan pr. [cheng2shou2] syn 骨头 骨頭 gǔ tou bone / CL:根[gen1],塊|块[kuai4] / moral character / bitterness / Taiwan pr. [gu2 tou5] syn 服 fù classifier for medicine: dose / Taiwan pr. [fu2] syn 着急 著急 zháo jí to worry / to feel anxious / to feel a sense of urgency / to be in a hurry / Taiwan pr. [zhao1ji2] syn 纪录 紀錄 jì lù variant of 記錄|记录[ji4 lu4] (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record") syn 国会 國會 guó huì Parliament (UK) / Congress (US) / Diet (Japan) / Legislative Yuan (Taiwan) 小朋友 xiǎo péng yǒu child / kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 携带 攜帶 xié dài to carry (on one's person) / to support (old) / Taiwan pr. [xi1 dai4] syn 着 著 zhāo a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]) / trick / tactic / (dialect) okay / all right / (dialect) to put in / to add syn 朝鲜 朝鮮 cháo xiǎn North Korea / Korea as geographic term / Taiwan pr. [Chao2 xian1] 山上 shān shàng Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan syn 法子 fǎ zi way / method / Taiwan pr. [fa2 zi5] syn 质 質 zhì character / nature / quality / plain / to pawn / pledge / hostage / to question / Taiwan pr. [zhi2] syn 垃圾桶 lā jī tǒng rubbish bin / trash can / garbage can / Taiwan pr. [le4 se4 tong3] syn 悄悄 qiāo qiāo quiet / making little or no noise / surreptitious / stealthy / anxious / worried / Taiwan pr. [qiao3qiao3] syn 强制 強制 qiáng zhì to force / to compel / to coerce / forced / compulsory / Taiwan pr. [qiang3zhi4] syn 强行 強行 qiáng xíng to do sth by force / Taiwan pr. [qiang3 xing2] syn 薄荷 bò he mint (plant) / Taiwan pr. [bo4he2] 琢磨 zuó mo to ponder / to mull over / to think through / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2] syn 师父 師父 shī fu used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan) / master / qualified worker syn 马赛 馬賽 mǎ sài Marseille, city in south France / Basay, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan 相亲 相親 xiāng qīn blind date / arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]) / to be deeply attached to each other syn 供词 供詞 gòng cí confession / statement / Taiwan pr. [gong1ci2] syn 识 識 shí to know / knowledge / Taiwan pr. [shi4] syn 挣脱 掙脫 zhèng tuō to throw off / to struggle free of / Taiwan pr. [zheng1 tuo1] syn 皮夹 皮夾 pí jiā wallet / Taiwan pr. [pi2 jia2] syn 眩晕 眩暈 xuàn yùn vertigo / dizziness / fainting / feeling of swaying, head spinning, lack of balance or floating (e.g. from a stroke) / Taiwan pr. [xuan4 yun1] syn 迫击炮 迫擊炮 pǎi jī pào mortar (weapon) / Taiwan pr. [po4 ji2 pao4] 解数 解數 xiè shù talent / ability / capability / martial arts technique / Taiwan pr. [jie3 shu4] syn 大树 大樹 dà shù Tashu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan syn 从容 從容 cóng róng to go easy / unhurried / calm / Taiwan pr. [cong1 rong2] syn 便秘 biàn mì constipation / Taiwan pr. [bian4bi4] syn 淋病 lìn bìng gonorrhea / Taiwan pr. [lin2 bing4] 北斗 běi dǒu Great Bear / Big Dipper / Beidou or Peitou Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan syn 噱头 噱頭 xué tóu amusing speech or act / jokes / antics / funny / amusing / Taiwan pr. [xue1 tou2] syn 蜗牛 蝸牛 wō niú snail / Taiwan pr. [gua1 niu2] syn 稀罕 xī han rare / uncommon / rare thing / rarity / to value as a rarity / to cherish / Taiwan pr. [xi1han3] syn 着凉 著涼 zháo liáng to catch cold / Taiwan pr. [zhao1 liang2] syn 扎营 紮營 zhā yíng to camp / to pitch camp / stationed / quartered / Taiwan pr. [zha2 ying2] syn 供养 供養 gòng yǎng to make offerings to (gods or ancestors) / Taiwan pr. [gong4yang4] syn 抬举 擡舉 tái ju to lift sth up / to elevate sb / to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc) / to show great regard / to speak highly / Taiwan pr. [tai2 ju3] syn 泰山 tài shān Tarzan (fictional character reared by apes in the jungle) / Taishan township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan syn 刁难 刁難 diāo nàn to be hard on sb / to deliberately make things difficult / Taiwan pr. [diao1nan2] syn 节骨眼 節骨眼 jiē gu yǎn (dialect) critical juncture / crucial moment / Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3] syn 踏实 踏實 tā shi firmly-based / steady / steadfast / to have peace of mind / free from anxiety / Taiwan pr. [ta4 shi2] syn 呼噜 呼嚕 hū lu (onom.) snoring / Taiwan pr. [hu1 lu1] syn 台北 臺北 tái běi Taipei, capital of Taiwan 田中 tián zhōng Tianzhong Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1hua4 Xian4], Taiwan / Tanaka (Japanese surname) 春日 chūn rì Chunri or Chunjih township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan syn 高挑 gāo tiǎo raised high / (of a person) slender / tall and thin (Taiwan pr. [gao1tiao1]) syn 大林 dà lín Dalin or Talin Town in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan 民国 民國 mín guó Republic of China (1912-1949) / used in Taiwan as the name of the calendar era (e.g. 民國六十年|民国六十年 is 1971, the 60th year after 1911) 模具 mú jù mold / matrix / pattern or die / Taiwan pr. [mo2 ju4] syn 馄饨 餛飩 hún tun wonton / Chinese ravioli (served in soup) / Taiwan pr. [hun2dun5] syn 口吃 kǒu chī to stammer / to stutter / Taiwan pr. [kou3ji2] syn 钱夹 錢夾 qián jiā wallet / Taiwan pr. [qian2 jia2] 大湖 dà hú Dahu or Tahu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan 掂量 diān liang to weigh in the hand / to consider / to weigh up / Taiwan pr. [dian1liang2] syn 柏树 柏樹 bǎi shù cypress tree / Taiwan pr. [bo2 shu4] syn 犒劳 犒勞 kào láo to reward with food and drink / to feast (sb) / presents of food etc made to troops / Taiwan pr. [kao4 lao4] syn 蒙混 矇混 méng hùn to deceive / to hoodwink / Taiwan pr. [meng1 hun4] syn 薄片 báo piàn thin slice / thin section / flake / Taiwan pr. [bo2 pian4] 面糊 麵糊 miàn hù panada / cooked flour paste / flour paste (used in crafts) / batter (used in cooking) / Taiwan pr. [mian4hu2] syn 粘贴 粘貼 zhān tiē to stick / to affix / to adhere / to paste (as in "copy and paste") / Taiwan pr. [nian2 tie1] / also written 黏貼|黏贴[nian2 tie1] syn 转载 轉載 zhuǎn zǎi to forward (a shipment) / to reprint sth published elsewhere / Taiwan pr. [zhuan3 zai4] 安营扎寨 安營紮寨 ān yíng zhā zhài to set up camp / Taiwan pr. [an1 ying2 zha2 zhai4] syn 冲压 沖壓 chòng yā to stamp / to press (sheet metal) / Taiwan pr. [chong1ya1] syn 