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 | 知道 | zhīdào |
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| =3 | 是 | shì |
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| =3 | 是 | shì | variant of 是 shì |
| 4 | 谁 | shéi |
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| 5 | 第一个 | dì-yīgè | the first (person, thing) |
| 6 | 征服 | zhēngfú |
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| 7 | 珠穆朗玛峰 | Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng | Mount Everest (from its Tibetan name, Chomolungma) |
| =8 | 的 | de |
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| =8 | 的 | dī | a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì) |
| =8 | 的 | dí | really and truly |
| =8 | 的 | dì | (bound form) bull's-eye; target |
| =9 | 吗 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =9 | 吗 | mǎ | used in 嗎啡 mǎfēi |
| =9 | 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |