Sentence Composition
| 1 | 湯姆 | Tāngmǔ | Tom (name) |
| =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 | 年紀 | niánjì | age |
| 4 | 不比 | bùbǐ | unlike |
| =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 | 大 | dà |
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| =6 | 大 | dài | see 大夫 dàifu |