Sentence Composition
| 1 | 湯姆 | Tāngmǔ | Tom (name) |
| =2 | 是 | shì |
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| =2 | 是 | shì | variant of 是 shì |
| 3 | 什麼時候 | shénmeshíhou | when?; at what time? |
| 4 | 讓 | ràng |
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| =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 | 去 | qù |
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| 7 | 做 | zuò |
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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 |