Catch Word #293 – Chinamaxxing

Catch Word #293 – Chinamaxxing

From Culips Everyday English Podcast by Culips English Podcast

June 4, 2026 · 33 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the trend of celebrating Chinese culture and teaches slang related to it.

Have you started seeing videos that celebrate Chinese culture all over your feed, like someone swapping coffee for green tea? Andrew and Indiana noticed this trend too, and in this episode they teach three pieces of China-related slang and ask why it is all happening now. Their answer touches on the Djo song that went viral on TikTok, the move from TikTok to RedNote, soft power, and Canada’s anti-tariff billboards in the US. To build your fluency, listen for how the hosts define each expression, then try using one yourself. The Best Way to Learn with This Episode: Culips members get an interactive transcript, a helpful study guide, and ad-free audio for this episode. Take your English to the next level by becoming a Culips member. Become a Culips member now: Click here Members can access the ad-free version: Click here. Join our Discord community to connect with other learners and get more English practice. Click here to join. Links from this episode: End of Beginning by Djo : RedNote : Canada’s anti-tariff billboards : 🔑 Key expressions Keep an ear out for these phrases during the episode: Chinamaxxing A baddie You met me at a very Chinese time in my life To age out…

People in this episode

Hosts: Andrew, Indiana

Topics covered

  • Chinese culture
  • slang
  • social media trends
  • soft power
  • language learning

Keywords

  • Chinamaxxing
  • baddie
  • soft power
  • TikTok
  • language learning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TikTok, RedNote, Canada, Discord

Products: Djo

Books & works: End of Beginning, Canada’s anti-tariff billboards

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