指考 zhǐ kǎo Advanced Subjects Test, one of the university entrance methods in Taiwan 分發 fēnfā (admission) by placement 應用化學系 yìngyòng huàxué xì Department of Applied Chemistry 捷克 Jiékè Czech 高分子化學 gāo fēnzǐ huàxué Polymer chemistry 學霸 xué bà straight-A student; academic star 台清交成 Tái Qīng Jiāo Chéng Taiwan University, Tsing Hua University, Chiao Tung University, Cheng Kung University. Four top national polytechnic research universities in Taiwan 叛逆 pànnì rebellious 貪玩 tān wán just want to have fun, shy away from self-discipline
均才 jūn cái a person who has average grades in every subject 物理 wùlǐ Physics 加成 jiā chéng to weight (a certain subject’s score) 文科 wénkē liberal arts (as subjects of study) 數理科學 shùlǐ kēxué mathematical sciences 化工材料 huàgōng cáiliào chemical materials 因緣際會 yīnyuán jìhuì serendipitously
攻讀 gōngdú to study a specialty; to obtain a higher degree 理工科 lǐgōng kē Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (as subjects of study) 分析 fēnxī to analyze 數據 shùjù data 發表 fābiǎo to give presentation 講解 jiǎngjiě make (an idea, situation, or problem) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas 專注度 zhuānzhù dù (degree of) concentration 消化 xiāohuà (lit.to digest) to soak up (a knowledge)
落差 luòchā difference; gap 因果 yīnguǒ karma 探索 tànsuǒ to explore 真理 zhēnlǐ truth 心靈上 xīnlíng shàng spiritually 賭神 dǔ shén god of gambler 開竅 kāiqiào to start to understand things properly 打通任督二脈 dǎtōng rèn dū èr mài open one’s governor and conception vessels, it means to make a person’s ability/skill advance by leaps and bounds