年代 niándài – generation (a particular period of time in the past) 服兵役 fú bīngyì – to serve in the military 徵兵制 zhēngbīng zhì – (system of) conscription 年滿 nián mǎn – reach the age of 義務 yìwù – duty, obligation 中華民國政府 Zhōnghuá mínguó zhèngfǔ – the Government of the Republic of China (the current government of Taiwan) 中國共產黨政府 Zhōngguó gòngchǎndǎng zhèngfǔ – the Chinese Communist Party government 退 tuì – to retreat 間 jiān – between 反攻大陸 fǎngōng dàlù – counterattack the mainland 掌握 zhǎngwò – to control (having the ability to direct or manage…) 政權 zhèngquán – regime; political power 馬英九 Mǎyīngjiǔ – Ma Ying-jeou 就任 jiùrèn – to take office (after being elected or appointed) 推動 tuīdòng – to promote; to push forward 募兵制 mùbīngzhì – (of the military) recruitment system 軍事訓練 jūnshì xùnliàn – military training
蔡英文 Cài yīngwén – Tsai Ing-wen, the current president of Taiwan 宣布 xuānbù – to announce 常備兵役徵集 chángbèi bīngyì zhēngjí – conscription 眾議院 zhòngyìyuàn – House of Representatives 議長 yìzhǎng – (of a parliament, congress) Speaker 裴洛西 Péi luò xī – Nancy Pelosi 一觸即發 yī chù jí fā – (an idiom) on the verge of breaking out 烏俄戰爭 Wū È zhànzhēng – Ukrainian-Russian War 烏克蘭 Wūkèlán – Ukraine 操作 cāozuò – to operate (machinery, etc.) 延長 yáncháng – to extend; to lengthen
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