封 fēng to close (borders) 菜鳥 càiniǎo newbie 工作狂 gōngzuò kuáng workaholic 副業 fùyè side business 創業 chuàngyè to start a business 忽略 hūlüè to neglect; to leave sth. out of consideration 掉 diào to lose (weight, value etc) 快 kuài almost; nearly 公斤 gōngjīn kilogram 狀態 zhuàngtài state 憂鬱症 yōuyù zhèng depression 一段落 yīduànluò reaching a point where one can pause; done and dusted 契機 qìjī moment; turning point; opportunity 封州 fēng zhōu to close states’ borders
配合 pèihé to work in coordination 文創 wén chuàng cultural and creative 技藝 jìyì (art/craft) skill 腳踩針車 jiǎo cǎi zhēn chē (a kind of antique sewing machine) sewing machine with foot pedal 布包 bù bāo cloth bag
內灣 Nèi wān Neiwan, a community in Hsinchu 偏鄉 piān xiāng remote countryside 扶持 fúchí to help; to assist; to support 二度就業 èr dù jiùyè (women) go back to work after years of unemployed due to childbirth and taking care of children 婦女 fùnǚ married women or older women 嫁妝 jiàzhuāng dowry 聘用 pìnyòng to hire; to employ 販售 fàn shòu to sell (formal) 單純 dānchún simply 背後 bèihòu behind 硬著頭皮 yìngzhe tóupí to brace oneself to do something; to bite the bullet 瓶頸 píngjǐng bottleneck, a difficult situation that stops a process from progressing 長者 zhǎngzhě senior; older person
選品 xuǎn pǐn to select products 呈現 chéngxiàn to present; to display (a certain appearance) 拓展 tuòzhǎn to expand (one’s client base, outlook etc) 行銷 xíngxiāo marketing 發文 fāwén to post/ a post (on social media) 後台管理 hòutái guǎnlǐ backstage management 試水溫 shì shuǐ wēn to test the water, try to find out if a thing is likely to be successful/ if a thing is really what a person want to do before he/she really makes effort on it 扛不住 káng bú zhù not able to take on the burden/duty anymore 退出 tuìchū to withdraw; to leave; to quit 成效 chéngxiào effect; result; outcome
擅長 shàncháng to be good at; to be skilled in 商業利益 shāngyè lìyì commercial interests 元素 yuánsù elements 回饋 huíkuì to give back IG:Instgram 手繪 shǒuhuì hand drawn (artwork) 經營 jīngyíng to operate; to maintain 粉絲 fěnsī fans; followers 運用 yùnyòng to handle and use; to make use of