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Proverbs

CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 助

A character that is always willing to lend a hand

Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉)& Yang Tingting (杨婷婷)

May 20, 2021

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Long Stories

Idioms to celebrate the Dragon King

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Feb. 25, 2020

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Red-Light References

Traditional metaphors and euphemisms for sex work

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

May 29, 2019

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Rain Speaking

Stormy sayings in celebration of spring

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

April 17, 2019

CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 阳

A character to brighten up your day—or night

Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉)& Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

Dec. 8, 2018

CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 治

Illness is often seen as a disease of disorder in the Chinese language, requiring firm “treatment”

Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉)

June 24, 2018

CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 鲜

A character that stays fresh through the ages

Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉)

April 24, 2018

CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 观

Here’s a character that’s worth keeping an eye on

Liu Jue (刘珏)

March 6, 2018

IDIOMS

Even Chickens and Dogs Go to Heaven

Avian and canine idioms to welcome the new zodiac sign

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Feb. 13, 2018

CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 信

The importance of credibility has to be seen to be believed

Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉)

Feb. 3, 2018

CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 闲

Start the holidays with the Chinese character for leisure

Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉)

Dec. 23, 2017

CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 棋

Think like a Go player!

Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉)& Liu Jue (刘珏)

Oct. 2, 2017

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