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 | 星期二 | Xīngqīèr | Tuesday |
| =2 | 星期二 | xīngqī'èr | Tuesday |
| 3 | 有空 | yǒukòng | to have time (to do sth) |
| =4 | 嗎 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =4 | 嗎 | mǎ | used in 吗啡 mǎfēi |
| =4 | 嗎 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |