Culture, art & media

Festivals, traditions, art, internet and Chinese social media.

15 subtopics · ~773 words

Culture and media groups holidays, arts, Chinese internet and everyday superstition. Use it once you can follow a 春节 headline or a Xiaohongshu comment. It is not imperial history (that comes later) and it is not grammar. If you land in January, open the holiday calendar and the New Year pack before Tang poetry. Internet slang dates: treat those leaves as a living inventory, not an exam list. Chinese Trainer tags HSK where it exists; viral words may have no band.

Intermediate · HSK 3–4HSK 2–5

Chinese culture & festivals

Traditions, holidays and cultural customs.

39 words →

Intermediate · HSK 3–4HSK 3–5

Art, shows & entertainment

Music, film, theatre and popular culture.

55 words →

Intermediate · HSK 3–4HSK 2–5

Media, internet & digital life

Social media, apps, streaming and online communication.

18 words →

Advanced · HSK 5–6HSK 4–6

Religion, spirituality & philosophy

Beliefs, philosophy and spiritual vocabulary.

26 words →

Intermediate · HSK 3–4HSK 3–5

Weddings & social events

Ceremonies, celebrations and event vocabulary.

28 words →

Intermediate · HSK 3–4HSK 2–4

Chinese New Year festival

Spring Festival traditions and celebration.

50 words →

Intermediate · HSK 3–4HSK 2–4

Festival calendar

Mid-Autumn, Dragon Boat, Qingming, National Day: one festival each, not a junk drawer.

68 words →

Intermediate · HSK 3–4HSK 2–5

C-drama, variety & binge-watching

C-dramas, variety shows and talking about what you watched last night.

55 words →

Intermediate · HSK 3–4HSK 2–4

KTV, script murder & social games

Karaoke, script-murder, escape rooms: urban leisure that is not ‘the cinema’.

66 words →

Intermediate · HSK 3–4HSK 2–5

Hanfu, kungfu & calligraphy

汉服, 功夫, 书法: culture you wear, train and write, not only visit.

37 words →

Advanced · HSK 5–6HSK 3–5

Tang poetry for beginners

Living 唐诗 vocabulary, not a literature degree: moon, wine, farewell, the road.

73 words →

Intermediate · HSK 3–4HSK 2–4

Xiaohongshu, Douyin & Bilibili

种草, 打卡, danmu: the Chinese of three apps F6 cannot swallow.

51 words →

Intermediate · HSK 3–4HSK 3–5

Superstition, feng shui & zodiac

属相, 风水 and a 忌讳 your host actually takes seriously.

98 words →

Intermediate · HSK 3–4HSK 2–4

Wedding banquet as a guest

红包, seating, toast and not opening the envelope at the table.

58 words →

Intermediate · HSK 3–4HSK 2–4

KTV night

Room, song, beer and choosing a track without hogging the mic.

51 words →

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