=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

能

Néng

surname Neng

=2

能

néng

can to be able to might possibly ability (physics) energy

=2

能

nài

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 耐 (“to bear; to withstand”) a surname alternative form of 耐 (“to bear; to withstand”)

=2

能

tái

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 台 (“name of a Chinese constellation”) alternative form of 台 (“name of a Chinese constellation”)

=2

能

tài

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 態 /态 (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”) alternative form of 態 /态 (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)

=2

能

nái

(obsolete) mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle

=2

能

tāi

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”) only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)

=2

能

xióng

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 熊 (xióng, “bear”) alternative form of 熊 (xióng, “bear”)

3

猜

cāi

to guess

4

到

dào

to reach; to arrive to leave for; to go to to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) considerate; thoughtful; thorough

=5

那

Nā

surname Na

=5

那

Nuó

surname Nuo

=5

那

nǎ

variant of 哪 nǎ

=5

那

nà

(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. nèi) (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations) then (in that case)

=5

那

nuó

(archaic) many beautiful how old variant of 挪 nuó

6

之後

zhīhòu

after; behind (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then

7

發生

fāshēng

to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out

=8

了

le

(completed action marker) (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

=8

了

liǎo

to finish (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget") (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least to understand clearly (variant of 瞭 liǎo)

=8

了

liǎo

(of eyes) bright clear-sighted to understand clearly

=8

了

liào

unofficial variant of 瞭 liào

9

什麼

shénme

what? something; anything

=10

嗎

má

(coll.) what?

=10

嗎

mǎ

used in 嗎啡 mǎfēi

=10

嗎

ma

(question particle for "yes-no" questions)