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CHINESE CHARACTERS • DIALECTS • IDIOMS • • STREET TALK

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Gimme Idioms

Generous idioms about giving gifts and favors

Dec. 2, 2020

SOCIAL CHINESE

Blind Love

How to navigate China’s blind date scene

Liu Jue (刘珏)

Nov. 28, 2020

STREET TALK

Cynical Soup for Real Life

Cynical sayings of depressed Chinese youths

Liu Jue (刘珏)

Nov. 12, 2020

SOCIAL CHINESE

Techno Babble

The incomprehensible jargon of Chinese internet firms

Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

Nov. 8, 2020

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Idioms That Go Boom

Shattering sayings on explosion and destruction

Nov. 5, 2020

CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 救

Send in this character to the rescue

Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉)& Aaron Hsueh

Nov. 1, 2020

STREET TALK

Frozen in Time

Slang for the has-beens of the internet

Yang Tingting (杨婷婷)

Oct. 24, 2020

STREET TALK

Cursing in Ancient Times

Creative zingers and put-downs from Chinese history

Yang Tingting (杨婷婷)

Oct. 16, 2020

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Spoken from the Heart

Idioms about the heart

Yang Tingting (杨婷婷)

Sept. 29, 2020

SOCIAL CHINESE

Fanning the Flames

Talking like a true fanatic of a Chinese idol

Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

Sept. 13, 2020

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Teaching Idioms

Chengyu used to honor teachers during the Teachers’ Day.

Yang Tingting (杨婷婷)

Sept. 10, 2020

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Idioms in Disguise

Some common Chinese phrases that are actually chengyu

Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

Sept. 1, 2020

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