In modern Mandarin, 'wen-ti-shi' can be followed by small clauses, compound clauses or sentence groups, performing the functions of textual connection.

在现代汉语里，“问题是”后面可以接小句、复句和句组，起到篇章连接的作用。

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It may take little more than a web connection and a little Mandarin fluency.

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As Dodington speaks the Shanghai dialect with a Southern drawl and Lee chats in Mandarin with a Californian twist, Fu, too, has discovered the connection between his musical notes and the city that effortlessly blends East and West.

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