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...
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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 offend and be offended in Chinese – 骂 (Mà)
There are many different ways to have a go at somebody, be offended or describe how angry you are in Chinese....
How to say “epic proportions” in Chinese – 史诗级 (Shǐshī jí)
This tongue-twister is how Intel’s self-inflicted brand ambassador disaster was described following a backlash from male followers, and then female followers,...
How to say Clubhouse in Chinese – 聊斋 (liáo zhāi)
There's a great Chinese idiom that's been used to describe the brief appearance of Clubhouse in Chinese cyberspace: 昙花一现 (Tán huā...