STREET TALK

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

SOCIAL CHINESE

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

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
SOCIAL CHINESE

No Excuses: New Workout Phrases for a New Year

Kickstart your new year fitness routine with this language guide to working out

LANGUAGE, NEWS

Faint Praise

Personality, presence, and “oriental beauty”—the Chinese language has many “polite” insults about a person’s appearance

LANGUAGE, TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Talking to Strangers

What do you call your delivery driver? How about a customer?

STREET TALK

Buddy Talk

A guide to internet slang for friendships, real and fake

SOCIAL CHINESE

How to Be a Peacemaker

From misunderstandings to couple’s quarrels, help restore harmony to any situation

SOCIAL CHINESE

Can You Share Some Change?

Linguistic advice for when you’re broke and need a loan