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 | 在 | zài |
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| =3 | 说 | shuì | to persuade |
| =3 | 说 | shuō |
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| =3 | 说 | shuō | variant of 说 shuō |
| 4 | 我 | wǒ |
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| 5 | 有生 | yǒushēng |
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| 6 | 命危 | mìngwēi | (medicine) in a critical condition |
| 7 | 险 | xiǎn |
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| =8 | 吗 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =8 | 吗 | mǎ | used in 吗啡 mǎfēi |
| =8 | 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |