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How to Talk Like a Maoist General

How to rule the boardroom with revolutionary rhetoric

Liu Jue (刘珏)

March 25, 2017

SOCIAL CHINESE

Cold Comfort

How to provide solace amid misery

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Feb. 14, 2017

CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 买

All I need this holiday season is to buy, buy, buy

Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉)& Liu Jue (刘珏)

Jan. 29, 2017

STREET TALK

My Body Is Hollowed Out

What to say when you are tired beyond belief

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Jan. 22, 2017

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The Finer Points of Chinese Trolling

Handy phrases for online arguments

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Jan. 17, 2017

STREET TALK

Primordial Power

Forget the Force or calling upon the elements, only one source can rule China

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Nov. 13, 2016

STREET TALK

Cut Off My Hands: Shopping Slang for Retail Fanatics

For shopaholics, “chop off my hands” is an essential phrase; though it can't always stop you from “eating dirt”

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Nov. 2, 2016

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The Modern Ritual of the English Name

Chinese naming customs in the age of globalization

Hatty Liu

Oct. 4, 2016

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The Way of the Scissor

How to get through your next haircut

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Sept. 18, 2016

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Less Strategy, More Sincerity

Schemes can only take you so far

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Sept. 3, 2016

CHINESE CHARACTERS

On The Character: 种

It takes all sorts

Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉)

July 31, 2016

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Keep Calm and Call IT

A guide to dealing with tech support

Liu Jue (刘珏)

July 17, 2016

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