Sentence Composition
| 1 | 八 | bā | eight |
| =2 | 時 | Shí | surname Shi |
| =2 | 時 | shí |
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| 3 | 半 | bàn |
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| 4 | 方便 | fāngbiàn |
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| =5 | 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín) |
| =5 | 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.) |
| =6 | 嗎 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =6 | 嗎 | mǎ | used in 嗎啡 mǎfēi |
| =6 | 嗎 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |