Sentence Composition
| =1 | 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín) |
| =1 | 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.) |
| =2 | 這 | zhè |
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| =2 | 這 | zhèi | (coll.) this |
| 3 | 週末 | zhōumò | weekend |
| 4 | 在 | zài |
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| 5 | 波士頓 | Bōshìdùn | Boston, capital of Massachusetts |
| =6 | 過 | Guō | surname Guo |
| =6 | 過 | guò |
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| =6 | 過 | guo | (experienced action marker) |
| =7 | 嗎 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =7 | 嗎 | mǎ | used in 嗎啡 mǎfēi |
| =7 | 嗎 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |