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 | 家 | jiā | used in 家伙 jiāhuo and 家俱 jiājù |
| =2 | 家 | jiā |
classifier: 個 |
| =2 | 家 | jie | only used in 大家 (dàgū) |
| =3 | 有 | yǒu |
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| =3 | 有 | yòu |
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| =4 | 猫 | māo |
classifier: 隻 |
| =4 | 猫 | máo | used in 猫腰 máoyāo |
| =5 | 吗 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =5 | 吗 | mǎ | used in 吗啡 mǎfēi |
| =5 | 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |