STREET TALK
Deciphering “Bullet” Comments Online
Learn the slang that peppers Bilibili’s “bullet curtain”
Internet Slang
STREET TALK
Getting the Right Online Atmosphere
Netizens are doing their best to “create an atmosphere” in their social media posts
STREET TALK
How Chinese Netizens Talk Like Squabbling Pandas
Why are people talking about snatching bamboo shoots (夺笋 duó sǔn)?
LANGUAGE
Piecing Together New Phrases from Old
How “online language artists” combine simple phrases into their own internet language
LANGUAGE
The Art of Saying Nothing
Chinese netizens have become experts at “feihua wenxue”: using superfluous language to get out of any awkward situation
STREET TALK
Internet Slang Terms that Defined 2021
TWOC’s picks for top phrases and memes that took over the Chinese internet this year
LANGUAGE
Words to Sum Up 2021
Results of the annual Chinese Pandian competition reveal the hottest characters, words, and phrases of the year
STREET TALK
“Asking for a Friend” on the Chinese Internet
How Chinese netizens use their imaginary friends to hide their embarrassment
STREET TALK
Going for Broke: Slang for the Cash-Strapped
After spending all their wages on Singles Day shopping, how do Chinese netizens talk about being low on funds?
STREET TALK
The Singles Day Slang of China’s Online Shopaholics
The November 11 shopping festival means buying from “sales demons,” paying “IQ taxes,” and getting “grass-planted” by livestreamers
STREET TALK
What’s in Chinese Netizens’ DNA?
What Chinese netizens mean when they say, “My DNA moved”
