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 | 给 | gěi |
| =3 | 给 | jǐ |
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| 4 | 我 | wǒ |
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| =5 | 举 | jǔ | variant of 举 jǔ |
| =5 | 举 | jǔ |
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| 6 | 个例 | gèlì |
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| =7 | 子 | zǐ |
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| =7 | 子 | zi | noun suffix, as in 椅子 yǐzi "chair" |
| =8 | 吗 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =8 | 吗 | mǎ | used in 吗啡 mǎfēi |
| =8 | 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |