Sentence Composition
| =1 | 對不起 | duìbuqǐ |
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| =1 | 對不起 | duìbùqǐ |
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| =2 | 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín) |
| =2 | 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.) |
| =3 | 要 | yāo | (bound form) to demand; to coerce |
| =3 | 要 | yào |
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| =3 | 要 | yǎo |
| 4 | 聯絡 | liánluò |
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| =5 | 的 | de |
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| =5 | 的 | dī | a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì) |
| =5 | 的 | dí | really and truly |
| =5 | 的 | dì | (bound form) bull's-eye; target |
| 6 | 人 | rén | person; people |
| 7 | 沒空 | méikòng | to be unavailable; to be busy; to be not free |