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 | 認 | rèn |
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| =3 | 爲 | wéi | variant of 为 wéi |
| =3 | 爲 | wèi | variant of 为 wèi |
| =4 | 這 | zhè |
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| =4 | 這 | zhèi | (coll.) this |
| =5 | 是 | shì |
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| =5 | 是 | shì | variant of 是 shì |
| 6 | 箇 | gè | variant of 个 gè |
| 7 | 預兆 | yùzhào |
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| =8 | 嗎 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =8 | 嗎 | mǎ | used in 吗啡 mǎfēi |
| =8 | 嗎 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |