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Choice Chengyu: Fighting Talk

Kung fu idioms for verbal fisticuffs

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Nov. 27, 2019

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Pandian 2019 Open for Nominations

Enter your favorite internet slang for The Commercial Press’s word-of-the-year contest!

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Nov. 22, 2019

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Hello From the Chinese Side

Common ways to meet and greet in Mandarin

Nov. 21, 2019

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Choice Chengyu: Kid Talk

Idioms about youngsters and youth

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Nov. 20, 2019

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Romantic Ramblings

Singles Day isn’t just about the sales

Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

Nov. 14, 2019

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Purchase Parlance

Ancient idioms derived from buying and selling

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Nov. 13, 2019

IDIOMS

Idiomized: How to Capture Winter’s Spirit in 4 Characters

Discover these essential Chinese “chengyu” about ice, snow, freezing cold, and perseverance through hardship

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Nov. 6, 2019

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Cat Got Your Tongue?

Feline phrases throughout Chinese history

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Oct. 30, 2019

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Operatic Expressions

Dramatic figures of speech born from Peking Opera

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Oct. 23, 2019

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Eating Words

Idioms and phrases for everyday sustenance

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Oct. 16, 2019

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Psychiatric Speech

A guide to Chinese vocabulary for mental illness

Oct. 10, 2019

STREET TALK

Tube Troops

TV addiction now has its own slang

Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

Oct. 4, 2019

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