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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

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Faking It

Tips to making it in China’s counterfeit culture

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Aug. 27, 2017

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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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Fantastic Chinese Names and How To Pick Them

Famous and powerful foreigners get their Chinese names a few key ways

Hatty Liu

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Called to Heel

Why Chinese smear Jiangsu people as ‘dogs’

Ethan Yun

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Mixed Emojis

The top 11 most confusing WeChat emojis explained

Hatty Liu

May 5, 2017

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Mixed Emojis

The top 11 most confusing WeChat emojis explained

Hatty Liu

May 5, 2017

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Who Translates It Best?

Google, Baidu, or Sogou—which translation software gets internet slang right (or the least wrong)?

Liu Jue (刘珏)

April 19, 2017

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Passing the Wok

Chinese slang for taking the blame for others

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

April 17, 2017

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Beware the Long Neck Deer!

…and other literally-named animals in Chinese. Take our quiz to find out how many you know

Hatty Liu

March 29, 2017

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