Sentence Composition
| 1 | 昨天 | zuótiān | yesterday |
| 2 | 晚上 | wǎnshang |
classifier: 個 |
| =3 | 喬 | Qiáo | surname Qiao |
| =3 | 喬 | qiáo | tall |
| 4 | 跟 | gēn |
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| =5 | 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín) |
| =5 | 你 | nǐ | you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.) |
| 6 | 在一起 | zàiyīqǐ | together |
| =7 | 嗎 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =7 | 嗎 | mǎ | used in 吗啡 mǎfēi |
| =7 | 嗎 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |