=1

对不起

duìbuqǐ

I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon to let (sb) down; to disappoint

=1

对不起

duìbùqǐ

sorry; excuse me to cause someone embarrassment; to screw someone over; to do something to a person that would demand an apology later on; to let down

2

我

wǒ

I me my

=3

听不懂

tīngbudǒng

unable to make sense of what one is hearing

=3

听不懂

tīngbùdǒng

to not understand (when listening)

=4

你

nǐ

you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín)

=4

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.)

=5

能

Néng

surname Neng

=5

能

néng

can to be able to might possibly ability (physics) energy

=5

能

nài

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 耐 (“to bear; to withstand”) a surname alternative form of 耐 (“to bear; to withstand”)

=5

能

tái

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 台 (“name of a Chinese constellation”) alternative form of 台 (“name of a Chinese constellation”)

=5

能

tài

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 態 /态 (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”) alternative form of 態 /态 (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)

=5

能

nái

(obsolete) mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle

=5

能

tāi

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”) only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)

=5

能

xióng

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 熊 (xióng, “bear”) alternative form of 熊 (xióng, “bear”)

6

慢

màn

slow

7

点儿

diǎnr

erhua variant of 點 diǎn

8

再说

zàishuō

to say again to put off a discussion until later moreover what's more besides

9

一遍

yībiàn

one time (all the way through) once through

=10

吗

má

(coll.) what?

=10

吗

mǎ

used in 嗎啡 mǎfēi

=10

吗

ma

(question particle for "yes-no" questions)