=1

你

nǐ

you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín)

=1

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.)

=2

能

Néng

surname Neng

=2

能

néng

can to be able to might possibly ability (physics) energy

=2

能

nài

(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”)

=2

能

tái

(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”)

=2

能

tài

(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”)

=2

能

nái

(obsolete) mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle

=2

能

tāi

(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”)

=2

能

xióng

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 熊 (xióng, “bear”) alternative form of 熊 (xióng, “bear”)

=3

借

jiè

to borrow (used in combination with 给 gěi or 出 chū etc) to lend to make use of; to avail oneself of (sometimes followed by 着 zhe) by; with

=3

借

jiè

variant of 借 jiè

4

我

wǒ

I me my

=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

的

de

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

=6

的

dī

a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)

=6

的

dí

really and truly

=6

的

dì

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

9

播放機

bōfàngjī

player (e.g. CD player)

10

一小

yīxiǎo

(dialectal) since childhood; as a child; from when one was very young since childhood; as a child; from when one was very young

=11

時

Shí

surname Shi

=11

時

shí

o'clock time when hour season period

=12

嗎

má

(coll.) what?

=12

嗎

mǎ

used in 吗啡 mǎfēi

=12

嗎

ma

(question particle for "yes-no" questions)