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Learning Chinese

STREET TALK

On Humanity

Why young Chinese call themselves “laborers,” “balance payers,” and “tool people”

Feb. 15, 2021

SOCIAL CHINESE

Game On!

A play-by-play of sports commentary in Chinese

Jan. 16, 2021

STREET TALK

The Walking Dead

Why young Chinese describe themselves as “socially dead”

Dec. 10, 2020

SOCIAL CHINESE

Blind Love

How to navigate China’s blind date scene

Liu Jue (刘珏)

Nov. 28, 2020

SOCIAL CHINESE

Fanning the Flames

Talking like a true fanatic of a Chinese idol

Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

Sept. 13, 2020

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

On the Character: 吃

A versatile character to suit any palate

Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉)& Aaron Hsueh

Aug. 30, 2020

STREET TALK

Riding the Wave

The origin of “后浪,” the newest inspirational buzzword for Chinese youths

Yang Tingting (杨婷婷)

Aug. 1, 2020

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

On the Character: 卫

A character that will never let down its guard

Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉)& Aaron Hsueh

July 26, 2020

STREET TALK

On Food Liberty

China’s netizens are demanding new freedoms—to eat

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

July 4, 2020

LANGUAGE

Wild Child

Chinese terms for naughty children

Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

June 9, 2020

SOCIAL CHINESE

Vine Vocabulary

A guide to hobnobbing with the wine snobs

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

May 31, 2020

CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 品

A character to appreciate in all its varieties

Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉)& Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

May 17, 2020

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