Sentence Composition
| =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 | 的 | de |
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| =2 | 的 | dī | a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì) |
| =2 | 的 | dí | really and truly |
| =2 | 的 | dì | (bound form) bull's-eye; target |
| 3 | 名字 | míngzi |
name (of a person or thing) classifier: 個 |
| 4 | 不在 | bùzài |
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| 5 | 名單 | míngdān | list of names |
| =6 | 上 | shǎng | used in 上声 shǎngshēng |
| =6 | 上 | shàng |
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| =7 | 嗎 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =7 | 嗎 | mǎ | used in 吗啡 mǎfēi |
| =7 | 嗎 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |