Sentence Composition
| 1 | 小貓 | xiǎomāo | kitten |
| =2 | 的 | de |
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| =2 | 的 | dī | a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì) |
| =2 | 的 | dí | really and truly |
| =2 | 的 | dì | (bound form) bull's-eye; target |
| 3 | 脖子 | bózi |
neck classifier: 個 |
| =4 | 上 | shǎng | used in 上声 shǎngshēng |
| =4 | 上 | shàng |
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| =5 | 繫 | jì |
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| =5 | 繫 | xì |
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| =6 | 著 | zhāo |
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| =6 | 著 | zháo |
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| =6 | 著 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| =6 | 著 | zhuó |
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| =6 | 著 | zhù |
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| 7 | 一 | yī |
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| 8 | 條 | tiáo |
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| 9 | 絲帶 | sīdài | ribbon |