Sentence Composition
| 1 | 湯姆 | Tāngmǔ | Tom (name) |
| =2 | 告訴 | gàosù | to press charges; to file a complaint |
| =2 | 告訴 | gàosu | to tell; to inform; to let know |
| =3 | 了 | le |
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| =3 | 了 | liǎo |
| =3 | 了 | liǎo |
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| =3 | 了 | liào | unofficial variant of 瞭 liào |
| 4 | 瑪麗 | Mǎlì |
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| 5 | 她 | tā | she |
| 6 | 不想 | bùxiǎng | unexpectedly; to one's surprise |
| 7 | 知道 | zhīdào |
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| =8 | 的 | de |
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| =8 | 的 | dī | a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì) |
| =8 | 的 | dí | really and truly |
| =8 | 的 | dì | (bound form) bull's-eye; target |
| =9 | 事 | shì |
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| =9 | 事 | zì |