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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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仅仅
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jǐnjǐn
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- barely
- only
- merely
- only (this and nothing more)
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=3
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是
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shì
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- to be (followed by substantives only)
- correct; right; true
- (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
- (adverb for emphatic assertion)
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=3
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是
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shì
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variant of 是 shì
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=4
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一个
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yīge
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- a; an; one
- the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
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=4
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一个
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yīgè
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- Combination of the numeral 一 (“one”) and the generic classifier 個/个: a; an; one
- same
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5
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小时
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xiǎoshí
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hour classifier: 個
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6
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前
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qián
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- front
- forward
- ahead
- first
- top (followed by a number)
- future
- ago
- before
- BC (e.g. 前293年)
- former
- formerly
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=7
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才
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cái
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- ability; talent
- sb of a certain type
- a capable individual
- then and only then
- just now
- (before an expression of quantity) only
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=7
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才
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cái
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- (variant of 才 cái) just now
- (variant of 才 cái) (before an expression of quantity) only
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8
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开始
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kāishǐ
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- to begin
- beginning
- to start
- initial
classifier: 個
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=9
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这
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zhè
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- (pronoun) this; these
- (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
- (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)
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10
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份
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fèn
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- classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc
- variant of 分 fèn
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11
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工作
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gōngzuò
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- to work
- (of a machine) to operate
- job
- work
- task
classifiers: 個, 份, 項
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=12
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的
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de
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- of; ~'s (possessive particle)
- (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
- (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
- (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
- also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
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=12
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的
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dī
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a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
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=12
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的
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dí
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really and truly
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=12
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的
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dì
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(bound form) bull's-eye; target
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