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The Toe-Curling World of Awkward Chinese Internet Slang
A guide to expressing embarrassment like a Chinese netizen
Tiny Titans: How China’s Kids Are Schooling Adults
China’s netizens are in awe at children who show wisdom beyond their years
How To Talk Like a Chinese Investor
Ride the roller coaster of China’s stock market with our guide to investor jargon and slang
Scent of the Office: What Does Hard Work Smell Like?
Chinese netizens have a new term to describe their exhausting office culture—“work smell”
Brand Mashups Sweep the Chinese Internet
Kweichow Moutai and Luckin Coffee have captured netizens imagination with a viral “baijiu” and coffee concoction
Raising Eyebrows: Netizens Riff On Another Slip for China’s Lipstick King
When Li Jiaqi implored his audience to work harder, netizens responded with anger and memes
From Star Signs to Four-Letter Codes: China’s New MBTI Personality Test Craze
From horoscopes to four-letter codes, China’s netizens are trading stars for MBTI personality test charts
Love on the Brain
“Lian’ai nao,” a Chinese slang term for irrational love, reflects modern netizens’ feelings on independence and gender roles in relationships
How (Not) to Handle a PR Crisis in Chinese
A language guide to how Chinese celebrities and companies handle public relations crises...and often make them worse
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