{"id":4085,"date":"2023-01-30T21:50:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T13:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=4085"},"modified":"2023-04-20T15:56:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T07:56:30","slug":"equative-verbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/30\/equative-verbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Equative Verbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/30\/equative-verbs\/#%E6%98%AF_shi\" >\u662f sh\u00ec<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/30\/equative-verbs\/#Is_am_are_to_be\" >Is, am, are, to be<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/30\/equative-verbs\/#%E5%8F%AB_jiao\" >\u53eb ji\u00e0o<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/30\/equative-verbs\/#To_be_named_to_be_called\" >To be named; to be called<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/30\/equative-verbs\/#%E5%A7%93_xing\" >\u59d3 x\u00ecng<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/30\/equative-verbs\/#To_be_surnamed_Yes_%E2%80%9Csurname%E2%80%9D_is_a_verb_in_Chinese\" >To be surnamed. Yes, &#8220;surname&#8221; is a verb in Chinese.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/30\/equative-verbs\/#Business_term\" >Business term<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Grammar Point:<\/strong> <\/mark><br>Equative verbs connect two equal nouns or nominal expressions, such as &#8220;I am a teacher&#8221; or &#8220;He is John.&#8221; The three most common equative verbs in Chinese are \u662f sh\u00ec, \u53eb ji\u00e0o, and \u59d3 x\u00ecng. If you want to negate an equative verb, you should always use \u4e0d b\u00fa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E6%98%AF_shi\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">\u662f sh\u00ec<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_am_are_to_be\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-pale-pink-color\">Is, am, are, to be<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I am a teacher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u662f<\/span><rt>b\u00fash\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u570b\u4eba<\/span><rt>zh\u014dnggu\u00f3r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f8e\u570b\u4eba<\/span><rt>m\u011bigu\u00f3r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u662f<\/span><rt>b\u00fash\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u56fd\u4eba<\/span><rt>zh\u014dnggu\u00f3r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f8e\u56fd\u4eba<\/span><rt>m\u011bigu\u00f3r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><br>She is not Chinese, she is American.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">Tiffany<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">Tiffany<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Are you Tiffany?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%8F%AB_jiao\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">\u53eb ji\u00e0o<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"To_be_named_to_be_called\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-pale-pink-color\">To be named; to be called<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">LuLu<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">LuLu<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>My dog is named LuLu.<br>(My dog&#8217;s name is LuLu.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f8e\u7f8e<\/span><rt>M\u011bim\u011bi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f8e\u7f8e<\/span><rt>M\u011bim\u011bi<\/rt><\/ruby><br>My mother is not called MeiMei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">Tiffany<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">Tiffany<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Is your teacher&#8217;s name Tiffany?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%A7%93_xing\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">\u59d3 x\u00ecng<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"To_be_surnamed_Yes_%E2%80%9Csurname%E2%80%9D_is_a_verb_in_Chinese\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-pale-pink-color\">To be surnamed. Yes, &#8220;surname&#8221; is a verb in Chinese. <\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f35<\/span><rt>Zh\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f20<\/span><rt>Zh\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><br>My last name is Zhang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u7684<\/span><rt>t\u0101de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54e5\u54e5<\/span><rt>g\u0113ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9673<\/span><rt>Ch\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u7684<\/span><rt>t\u0101de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54e5\u54e5<\/span><rt>g\u0113ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9648<\/span><rt>Ch\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><br>His brother&#8217;s last name is not Chen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>What is the teacher&#8217;s last name?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Note:<\/strong><\/mark> If you want to ask an older people&#8217;s surename, you should say <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u60a8<\/span><rt>n\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb4<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u60a8<\/span><rt>n\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d35<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>What is your last name? (In a respectful way)<br><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8cb4<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8d35<\/span> gu\u00ec is mostly used when asking someone their name and when wishing to be very polite, but it is never used in the reply. Therefore, to answer this question, you just need to say \u6211\u59d3\u674e w\u01d2 x\u00ecng L\u01d0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Business_term\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Business term<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When doing business, we don&#8217;t say &#8220;What is your name&#8221; instead, we say &#8220;how can I address you.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u60a8<\/span><rt>n\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u9ebc<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a31\u547c<\/span><rt>ch\u0113ngh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u60a8<\/span><rt>n\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u4e48<\/span><rt>z\u011bny\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u79f0\u547c<\/span><rt>ch\u0113ngh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>How can I address you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d93\u7406<\/span><rt>j\u012bngl\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ecf\u7406<\/span><rt>j\u012bngl\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Just call me Manager Wang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f78da812;font-size:15px\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">FYI<\/mark> <\/strong>   <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fbfbfb\" class=\"has-inline-color\">of \u662f sh\u00ec \u53eb ji\u00e0o \u59d3 x\u00ecng<\/mark><br>Chinese personal names consist of two parts: a surname and a given name. Unlike in English, the Chinese family name comes before the given name. The most common pattern for Chinese names is a single-syllable family name followed by a two-syllable given name. <br><br>Additionally, it is not acceptable to address someone older than you by their name. To show respect, it is customary to address someone by their surname and title, such as Mr. Lee, Teacher Wang, or Uncle Chen. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/tiffanystalk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-300x58.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-570\" width=\"150\" height=\"29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-300x58.png 300w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-600x115.png 600w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-1024x197.png 1024w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-768x148.png 768w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-1536x296.png 1536w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-2048x394.png 2048w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-850x164.png 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Do you like it? \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/a1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963-300x86.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-571\" width=\"150\" height=\"43\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963-600x171.png 600w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grammar Point: Equative verbs connect two equal nouns or nominal expressions, such as &#8220;I am a teacher&#8221; or &#8220;He is John.&#8221; The three most common equative verbs in Chinese are \u662f sh\u00ec, \u53eb ji\u00e0o, and \u59d3 x\u00ecng. 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