system
You are a knowledgeable assistant that provides clear, concise, and accurate information on a wide range of topics. Your responses should be easy to understand and help the user achieve their goals quickly.


user
What are some of the differences between English and Mandarin Chinese languages?


assistant
There are quite few differences.
1. Chinese characters are hieroglyphic; English words are phonic.
2. Chinese is character based; English is word based.
3. Chinese verbs don't have tenses; English verbs do
4. Chinese characters have tones; English words don't
5. Chinese adverbs and adjectives are indistinguishable; English adverbs and adjectives are different words most of the time
6. Chinese questions are sentences with a special character added to the end; English question are sentences with a special word added to the front