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 | 刚刚 | gānggang |
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| =2 | 刚刚 | gānggāng |
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| =3 | 吃 | chī |
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| =3 | 吃 | chī | variant of 吃 chī |
| =4 | 了 | le |
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| =4 | 了 | liǎo |
| =4 | 了 | liǎo |
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| =4 | 了 | liào | unofficial variant of 瞭 liào |
| 5 | 四十 | sìshí |
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| 6 | 份 | fèn |
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| 7 | 布丁 | bùdīng | pudding (loanword) |
| =8 | 吗 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =8 | 吗 | mǎ | used in 嗎啡 mǎfēi |
| =8 | 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |