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On the Character: 土

The most down-to-earth character of them all

Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉)& Anita He (贺文文)

Jan. 8, 2023

SOCIAL CHINESE

The Secret Life of Chinese Pets

How to talk about (and to) your four-legged friends in Chinese

Anita He (贺文文)

Jan. 5, 2023

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Keep Elegant and Retreat: Top Memes and Slang of 2022

In a year that saw Covid frustrations and viral trends, here are the words and phrases netizens invented to talk about it all

Aria Zhang

Dec. 29, 2022

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Staying Negative: New Covid Policies Bring Memes Aplenty

The Chinese internet has exploded with people sharing their positive Covid-19 tests, and joking about what to do next

Aria Zhang

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Talk Like You Care About the FIFA World Cup

Learn these phrases to fake soccer fandom and join any conversation about the World Cup

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

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How Netizens Adapt Lu Xun to Modern Problems

What if the renowned 20th-century writer was alive to splurge on Singles’ Day?

Aria Zhang

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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

Yang Tingting (杨婷婷)

Nov. 13, 2022

SOCIAL CHINESE

One BBQ Chicken With Milk, Please: Chinese Gamer Slang Today

How gamer slang has pervaded the speech of China’s Gen Z

Aria Zhang

Nov. 2, 2022

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On the Character: 感

A character that can move heaven and earth

Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉)& Anita He (贺文文)

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On the Character: 公

A character with the public interest at heart

Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉)& Siyi Chu (褚司怡)

Oct. 6, 2022

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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?

Yang Tingting (杨婷婷)

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Pretty Talks: Talk Like a Chinese Beauty Influencer

Considering a career as a beauty influencer? Talk like one first.

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Sept. 25, 2022

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