STREET TALK
Talk Like You Care About the FIFA World Cup
Learn these phrases to fake soccer fandom and join any conversation about the World Cup
STREET TALK
How Netizens Adapt Lu Xun to Modern Problems
What if the renowned 20th-century writer was alive to splurge on Singles’ Day?
LANGUAGE
Wrap Your Mouth Around These Chinese Tongue Twisters
Learn the history of Chinese tongue twisters, which were taught to aid speech therapy and spread folk wisdom in the past
SOCIAL CHINESE
One BBQ Chicken With Milk, Please: Chinese Gamer Slang Today
How gamer slang has pervaded the speech of China’s Gen Z
STREET TALK
How Gen Z is Changing Work Culture...by Speaking Up
Challenging everything from overtime work to abusive bosses, can China’s “post-00s” really rewrite workplace norms?
SOCIAL CHINESE
Pretty Talks: Talk Like a Chinese Beauty Influencer
Considering a career as a beauty influencer? Talk like one first.
STREET TALK
Netizen Takes on Fallen Celebs
When police detained Li Yifeng, his fans took to social media to vent
STREET TALK
“Retreat!”—Chinese Netizens’ New Catchphrase Against Frustration
How netizens are repurposing a “spell” from middle-aged aunties to ward off daily evils
STREET TALK
Turtle Eggs and Scorpion Hearts: The Colorful World of Chinese Cursing
Discover China’s favorite swear words and their cultural contexts
DIALECTS
Speaking Up: Can Social Media Save China’s Dialects?
Content in dialects is booming on social media, but is that enough to save them from extinction?
