News & Events
About Us
Shop
Chinese Urban Dictionary
Learn the latest slang, memes, and trends of China’s netizens
SOCIAL CHINESE
Bad Romance
The melodramatic writings of Qiong Yao have inspired a whole slew of slushy satire
SOCIAL CHINESE
Performance Anxiety
Get through the ordeal of work evaluations with this handy language lesson
STREET TALK
Spirits of the Age
Having a big personality on the internet may get you labeled a “spirit”
LANGUAGE
2018: The Year in Words
Reform anniversary, trade war and some slang words covered by TWOC won the Chinese word-of-the-year contest
SOCIAL CHINESE
Mansplaining with Chinese Characteristics
From cradle to crèche, women are constantly being told what to do
LANGUAGE
Back-Translating China
Why is Mao called Kun Lun? Did Sun Tzu make art or war? Translations errors of Chinese words…into Chinese
LANGUAGE
Faint Praise
Personality, presence, and “oriental beauty”—the Chinese language has many “polite” insults about a person’s appearance
SOCIAL CHINESE
Astro Babble
Whether you believe in it or not, astrology has a huge fan base in China
Scan to follow us on WeChat
Or add: Theworldofchinese
