shi4

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These don't take a "shi4" either, e.g. ta1gao1 (she is tall) - ta1hen3gao1 (she is (very) tall) - ta1bu4gao1 (she is not tall) Personally, I prefer the second variant to the first one.

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YJ: 有事 (you3 shi4) means you have something to do, which implies that you are busy.

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YJ: 对不起，那天我有事。 (dui4buqi3, nei4 tian1 wo3 you3 shi4.)

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YJ: Well, I think you should say对不起，那天我有事。 (dui4buqi3, nei4 tian1 wo3 you3 shi4.)

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Cam: 对不起，那天我有事。 (dui4buqi3, nei4 tian1 wo3 you3 shi4.)

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Yes it is. è¿ ‡ (guò) is used to indicate a past experience; that something has happened before, i.e. shi4 does not correspond directly to "is".

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Words like hen3 ( "very"), fei1chang2 (extremely) or zhen1 (really) replace the shi4, they can function like verbs.

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The shi4 equates two nouns (He = person from England), it does not express an adjectival relationship.

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緊張局勢 (jin3 zhang1 ju2 shi4) 例: There was a lot of tension in the meeting.

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緊張局勢 (jin3 zhang1 ju2 shi4) 例: There was a lot of tension in the meeting.

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