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CHINESE CHARACTERS • DIALECTS • IDIOMS • • STREET TALK

SOCIAL CHINESE

Big Words

How to understand “officialese”

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Nov. 3, 2017

STREET TALK

The ancient origins of the latest buzzword

What does ‘Remain true to our original aspiration’ mean?

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Oct. 24, 2017

STREET TALK

Red Flags

How flags are used to signify impending doom

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Oct. 7, 2017

STREET TALK

Do netizens love Satan?

The meaning of the number 666 in internet slang

Oct. 4, 2017

STREET TALK

The magic word for addressing strangers

Lady? Miss? Waiter? Chinese has many ways to address people, and they’re all risky. But there’s an easy solution.

Oct. 3, 2017

CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 棋

Think like a Go player!

Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉) & Liu Jue (刘珏)

Oct. 2, 2017

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Tongue Ties

Why Esperanto lives on in China

Sept. 19, 2017

CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 快

You’ll need to hurry to catch this character

Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉) & Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Sept. 3, 2017

STREET TALK

Faking It

Tips to making it in China’s counterfeit culture

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Aug. 27, 2017

SOCIAL CHINESE

How to Be a Peacemaker

From misunderstandings to couple’s quarrels, help restore harmony to any situation

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Aug. 15, 2017

CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 传

Whether you’re spreading rumors or legends, you need 传

Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉) & Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

June 11, 2017

SOCIAL CHINESE

Can You Share Some Change?

Linguistic advice for when you’re broke and need a loan

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

May 27, 2017

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