From quirky potatoes to low-key vibes, we uncover 10 buzzwords that shaped China's cultural and social landscape in 2024.
Throughout the years, Biden has received many nicknames on Chinese social media.
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Which words and phrases made it to Weibo's top trending lists in 2023? We've compiled a top 25 of the most popular and noteworthy buzzwords.
The author suggests that comparing Singapore a small county in contrast to the giant nation that is China not only reflects negatively on Singapore but also...
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Cao Cao flipping the rice bowl is another Cao Cao meme that's widely used to convey internal struggles about facing reality.
In Hunan, Ma Ying-jeou will now mostly be remembered as 'the boy from Xiangtan.'
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Some suggest that a 'political coming out' is even more important than the other kind of 'coming out.'
Take a look at the essential keywords and concepts surrounding the 20th Party Congress.
'Cuànfǎng' became a popular word on Chinese social media and in official Chinese discourse this year. But what is it?
This company doesn't wanna risk trouble with employees with the number '5' in their phone number.
"The 'not learning English anymore' part actually means she is no longer pursuing the cultural identity behind the language."
Has testing negative or positive for Covid become a matter of 'good' versus 'evil'?
Chinese netizens are so focused on the Russian attack on Ukraine that nobody can focus on work (wuxin gongzuo).
Weibo users can clean up their usernames before December 8.
Some of the buzzwords that were most noteworthy in Chinese media this year.
Weibo users discuss how a professor at the University of Southern California was temporarily suspended for using Chinese filler word 'nage.'
Using "Grandma's Legs" (nǎinai de tuǐ) was apparently enough to detain him.
