“Old habits die hard” — Phrase of the Week
What built one of China’s biggest asset managers no longer works Our Phrase of the Week is: Old habits die hard...
“The iron rice bowl” — Phrase of the Week
Civil service careers are hot again. Our Phrase of the Week is: the iron rice bowl (铁饭碗 tiě fànwǎn). The context...
“We will not be silenced” — Phrase of the Week
A young couple fights to be heard. Our Phrase of the Week is: We will not be silenced (给我一个胶带 gěi wǒ...
‘Capture cities and seize territory” — Phrase of the Week
Fierce battles in China's Double 11 shopping festival Our Phrase of the Week is: Capture cities and seize territory (攻城略地 gōngchéng...
‘All Memes Day” — Phrase of the Week
A Halloween celebration with Chinese characteristics Our Phrase of the Week is: All Memes Day (万梗节 wàngěngjié). The context Young people...
The Two Minutes It Takes To Read This Will Improve Your Spoken Chinese Forever
You’re busy so I’ll keep this quick. The following six tips will help you improve your spoken Chinese forever. 1. Lower...
10 North-Eastern Chinese dialect words you should know
What's an easy way to make your Chinese sound more authentic and current...? ....Drop a few regional dialect slang words into...
How (not) to inflate your social status in Chinese – 抬咖 (Tái kā)
The Chinese character - 咖 (kā) - is confusing. Depending on where it turns up, it can mean 'coffee', 'curry' or...
AI and China’s ‘stealing faces’ – 偷脸 (Tōu liǎn)
This week China celebrated World Consumer Day with its ‘3.15 Gala’ (3.15晚会) broadcast on CCTV. Some of the dodgy deals called...
Different ways to say: I’m not buying this – 不吃这一套 (bù chī zhè yī tào)
Patriotic products quoting Yang Jiechi and Wang Yi from the US-Alaska summit last week are now being sold by plucky entrepreneurs...