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 | 可以 | kěyǐ |
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| =3 | 告訴 | gàosù | to press charges; to file a complaint |
| =3 | 告訴 | gàosu | to tell; to inform; to let know |
| 4 | 我 | wǒ |
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| =5 | 要 | yāo | (bound form) to demand; to coerce |
| =5 | 要 | yào |
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| =5 | 要 | yǎo |
| 6 | 怎麼 | zěnme |
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| 7 | 去火 | qùhuǒ | to reduce internal heat (TCM) |
| 8 | 車站 | chēzhàn |
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| =9 | 嗎 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =9 | 嗎 | mǎ | used in 嗎啡 mǎfēi |
| =9 | 嗎 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |