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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

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Sweet Nothings

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

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Feb. 2, 2020

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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

CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 摇

A character for when you need to shake things up

Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉)& Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

Jan. 21, 2020

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Rat in a China Shop

Celebrate the Year of Rat with some rodent-related allegories

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Jan. 15, 2020

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Phrases to Count On

Five idioms related to numbers

William Tanza

Jan. 8, 2020

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Top Internet Slang of 2019

From “active losers” to “pickled vegetable fish”—here are TWOC’s top slang picks of the year

William Tanza& Hatty Liu

Dec. 26, 2019

CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 养

A character to care for and cherish

Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉)& Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

Dec. 19, 2019

STREET TALK

Shirking 9 to 5

From “stroking fish” to “buying soy sauce,” TWOC presents slang for slacking

Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

Dec. 16, 2019

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