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 | 买 | mǎi |
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| =3 | 石榴 | shíliu | pomegranate |
| =3 | 石榴 | shíliú |
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| =4 | 汁 | zhī | juice |
| =4 | 汁 | shí | only used in 汁方 (Shífāng) |
| =5 | 了 | le |
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| =5 | 了 | liǎo |
| =5 | 了 | liǎo |
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| =5 | 了 | liào | unofficial variant of 瞭 liào |
| =6 | 吗 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =6 | 吗 | mǎ | used in 嗎啡 mǎfēi |
| =6 | 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |