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=1
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你
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nǐ
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you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín)
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=1
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你
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nǐ
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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.)
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=2
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能
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néng
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- can
- to be able to
- might possibly
- ability
- (physics) energy
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=2
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能
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nài
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- (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”)
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=2
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能
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tái
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- (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”)
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=2
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能
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tài
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- (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”)
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=2
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能
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nái
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- (obsolete) mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
- mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
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=2
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能
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tāi
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- (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”)
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=2
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能
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xióng
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 熊 (xióng, “bear”)
- alternative form of 熊 (xióng, “bear”)
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3
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不
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bù
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- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
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=4
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說
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shuō
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- to speak; to talk; to say
- to explain; to comment
- to scold; to tell off
- (bound form) theory; doctrine
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=4
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說
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yuè
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 悅 /悦 (yuè, “happy; delighted”)
- alternative form of 悅 /悦 (yuè, “happy; delighted”)
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=4
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說
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tuō
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 脫 /脱 (“to free; to relieve”)
- alternative form of 脫 /脱 (“to free; to relieve”)
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=5
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了
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le
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- (completed action marker)
- (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
- (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
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=5
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了
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liǎo
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- 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 无 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
- to understand clearly (variant of 了 liǎo)
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=5
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了
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liǎo
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- (of eyes) bright
- clear-sighted
- to understand clearly
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=5
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了
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liào
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unofficial variant of 瞭 liào
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=6
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嗎
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ma
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(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
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