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Give an example of a situation in which the use of the copular verb differs between English and Mandarin

In English, the copular verb 'is' is used to link the subject to the predicate. For example in the sentence: The girl is smart, the copular verb 'is' is required to indicate that the adjective 'smart' is a d...
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Answered by Sarah W. • Mandarin tutor
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我妈妈要我做一个医生，可是我想做个作家。Question: What job does the speaker want to do?

The speaker wants to become a writer, however his mother wants him to become a doctor.
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What is a radical and why is it important them?

The Chinese script is not an alphabet like in English; instead, it uses characters to represent whole words, often based on their meaning rather than their pronunciation. For example, the character 木 means '...
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Answered by Samuel A. • Mandarin tutor
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What does the 吧 in Chinese signify?

Unfortunately, there is no real translation for the 吧 in Mandarin. It is used at the end of the sentence to emphasize exclamation. It can be used after a verb to express an order. It is usually used verbally...
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Answered by Dinh B. • Mandarin tutor
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What are the basic differences between Chinese and English grammar?

One of the differences between Chinese and English grammar is that in Chinese, we do not use 'tenses' in the same way as in English. In other word, there is no such things as 'ed,' 'has' 'had,' 'shall be,' e...
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Answered by Jessie Y. • Mandarin tutor
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