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CHINESE CHARACTERS • DIALECTS • IDIOMS • SOCIAL CHINESE • STREET TALK
STREET TALK

The Singles Day Slang of China’s Online Shopaholics

The November 11 shopping festival means buying from “sales demons,” paying “IQ taxes,” and getting “grass-planted” by livestreamers

Aria Zhang

Nov. 2, 2021

STREET TALK

What’s in Chinese Netizens’ DNA?

What Chinese netizens mean when they say, “My DNA moved”

Aria Zhang

Oct. 19, 2021

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Idioms Don’t Only Come in Fours

The Chinese ‘chengyu’ that aren’t four characters long

Yang Tingting (杨婷婷)

Oct. 17, 2021

IDIOMS

Parallel Idioms that Cross Language Barriers

English and Chinese sayings that are almost exactly equivalent

Hatty Liu

Oct. 16, 2021

STREET TALK

The “Disease” of Social Confidence on the Chinese Internet

Netizens have identified a condition worse than social anxiety—“Social NB Disorder”

Aria Zhang

Oct. 3, 2021

DIALECTS

Fangyan Friday: The Tempestuous Tones of Ningbo

Proximity to the sea has influenced the dialect of this Zhejiang port city

Wang Lin (王琳)

Oct. 1, 2021

SOCIAL CHINESE

A Language Guide to Avoiding “Death By Praise”

How to remain clear-eyed in the face of flattery

Yang Tingting (杨婷婷)

Sept. 25, 2021

STREET TALK

Chinese Netizens are Bringing “Emo” Back

Learn what it means to “emo” in Chinese internet-speak

Aria Zhang

Sept. 24, 2021

CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 野

The history and development of a Chinese character that is far-seeing and untamed

Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉) & Yang Tingting (杨婷婷)

Sept. 11, 2021

STREET TALK

How Chinese Shippers “Chew” on On-Screen Couples

China's super fans have a range of slang to describe their love of fictional TV couples

Aria Zhang

Sept. 8, 2021

SOCIAL CHINESE

Playing Chicken With China's New Superkids

China’s education system is no game of chicken—here's a linguistic guide to how to survive it

Aria Zhang

Aug. 29, 2021

STREET TALK

Why are players called "Sea Kings" in Chinese?

Chinese internet slang for unfaithful partners and their manipulative tactics

Yang Tingting (杨婷婷)

Aug. 22, 2021

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