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DIALECTS

Fangyan Friday #11: The Wuwei Way

Learn the “do nothing” dialect from Anhui province

Yang Tingting (杨婷婷)

March 20, 2020

LANGUAGE

Care For Some Phrases?

Learn Chinese phrases to express concern for someone sick

March 18, 2020

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Tree Talk

Arboreal idioms for Tree-Planting Day

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

March 11, 2020

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Teeth Chatter

Sparkling turns of phrase about teeth

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

March 4, 2020

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Long Stories

Idioms to celebrate the Dragon King

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Feb. 25, 2020

CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 风

A character of ever-changing fortunes

Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉) & Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

Feb. 23, 2020

DIALECTS

Fangyan Friday: Viral Speech

New software aims to help medical teams communicate in dialects in the ongoing coronavirus fight

Yang Tingting (杨婷婷)

Feb. 21, 2020

LANGUAGE

Ancient Chinese Verses for Lovers

Woo your valentine with these famous romantic lines from Chinese history

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Feb. 14, 2020

STREET TALK

Talking to Tyrants

Overbearing men are a class of Chinese slang of their own

Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

Feb. 9, 2020

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Spring Sayings

Seasonal phrases for Lichun, the traditional start of spring

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Feb. 4, 2020

SOCIAL CHINESE

Sweet Nothings

How to flatter, cajole, and give compliments like a pro

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Feb. 2, 2020

LANGUAGE

Shot Through the Heart

What does it mean in Chinese to have a “hole in the heart”?

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Jan. 22, 2020

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