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How To Talk Like a Chinese Investor
Ride the roller coaster of China’s stock market with our guide to investor jargon and slang
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Scent of the Office: What Does Hard Work Smell Like?
Chinese netizens have a new term to describe their exhausting office culture—“work smell”
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Duck, Duck, Rat: A Rodent’s Head Prompts a Deluge of Memes
How an investigation into contaminated cafeteria food took China’s internet by storm
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Why China’s Educated, Jobless Grads Relate to a Pathetic Scholar
Chinese youth are identifying with the struggles of the protagonist in Lu Xun’s “Kong Yiji,” as they face unemployment and limited job prospects despite their education.
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A Not-So-Modest Proposal: How to Pop the Ultimate Question to Your Loved One
Learn the best (and worst) ways to propose in Chinese
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Piecing Together New Phrases from Old
How “online language artists” combine simple phrases into their own internet language
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The Art of Saying Nothing
Chinese netizens have become experts at “feihua wenxue”: using superfluous language to get out of any awkward situation
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Internet Slang Terms that Defined 2021
TWOC’s picks for top phrases and memes that took over the Chinese internet this year
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Words to Sum Up 2021
Results of the annual Chinese Pandian competition reveal the hottest characters, words, and phrases of the year
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“Asking for a Friend” on the Chinese Internet
How Chinese netizens use their imaginary friends to hide their embarrassment
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