Sentence Composition
| 1 | 湯姆 | Tāngmǔ | Tom (name) |
| 2 | 愛 | ài |
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| =3 | 吃 | chī |
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| =3 | 吃 | chī | variant of 吃 chī |
| 4 | 蘆筍 | lúsǔn | asparagus |
| 5 | 但是 | dànshì | but; however |
| 6 | 他 | tā |
| =7 | 的 | de |
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| =7 | 的 | dī | a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì) |
| =7 | 的 | dí | really and truly |
| =7 | 的 | dì | (bound form) bull's-eye; target |
| 8 | 弟弟 | dìdi | younger brother |
| 9 | 不 | bù |
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| 10 | 愛 | ài |
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| =11 | 吃 | chī |
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| =11 | 吃 | chī | variant of 吃 chī |