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CHINESE CHARACTERS • DIALECTS • IDIOMS • • STREET TALK

DIALECTS

Fangyan Friday #12: Hacking Hakka

The dialect of China’s “guest families” is a “living fossil” of ancient Chinese

April 24, 2020

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Tea Terms

Idioms about one of China’s greatest exports

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

April 21, 2020

LANGUAGE

Choice Chengyu: Idioms on Idiots

Sayings and stories about fools in Chinese history

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

April 1, 2020

LANGUAGE

Choice Chengyu: Idioms on Idiots

Sayings and stories about fools in Chinese history

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

April 1, 2020

CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 滑

Don’t let go of this slippery character

Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉)& Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

March 29, 2020

SOCIAL CHINESE

Selling Out

Making product recommendations is a science of its own

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

March 21, 2020

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

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