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 | 去 | qù |
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| =3 | 過 | Guō | surname Guo |
| =3 | 過 | guò |
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| =3 | 過 | guo | (experienced action marker) |
| 4 | 西班牙 | Xībānyá | Spain |
| 5 | 以外 | yǐwài |
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| =6 | 的 | de |
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| =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 |
| =7 | 地方 | dìfāng |
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| =7 | 地方 | dìfang |
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| =8 | 嗎 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =8 | 嗎 | mǎ | used in 嗎啡 mǎfēi |
| =8 | 嗎 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |