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Dear Lao Ji, Here’s the Only 2025 Year-End Summary You Need
After a year of hardship and strife, it’s time to take a little comfort in the fact that China’s youth began to appreciate themselves
What to Say When Squirrels Take Over the Office
After discovering that employees at one of China’s biggest snack companies are imbued with squirrel-related names, netizens have begun concocting their own. But is there a darker side to this seemingly playful trend?
War of Words: How Chinese College Students and Professors Survive the Thesis Season
Under the looming pressure of graduation and thesis defense, students and their mentors have resorted to academic sarcasm to cope with stress
Idiomized: Mastering the Art of Cooking in Four Characters
As one of the oldest professions, chefs have inspired many idioms that show wisdom beyond the act of cooking itself
Why Gen Z Is Turning Against Curator Cafés in China
As younger consumers favor experiences over products, “curator”-led cafés and boutiques have sprung up across China. Yet with growing pushback against overpriced, underwhelming offerings, is this trendy fad already losing its appeal?
构: The Character That Brings Blueprints Into Reality
Mastering the word underpinning everything from imagination and creation to conceptualization and transformation
Liuzi Vibes: How Chinese Students Survive Studying Abroad
With recent crackdowns on foreign students in the US, the prospect of studying abroad is becoming increasingly fraught for Chinese students—but they are no strangers to uncertainty away from home, as these phrases show
Idiomized: Ancient China’s Most Famous Battle in Four Characters
Learn idioms of eloquence, trickery, and deceit—all inspired by the Battle of Red Cliffs
能: A Character Capable of Anything
How the original character for “bear” came to mean ability, power, and more
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