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 | 看 | kān |
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| =2 | 看 | kàn |
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| =3 | 過 | Guō | surname Guo |
| =3 | 過 | guò |
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| =3 | 過 | guo | (experienced action marker) |
| 4 | 這麼 | zhème |
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| =5 | 美的 | Měidí | Midea (brand) |
| =5 | 美的 | Měidì | Midea (electrical appliance company) |
| 6 | 夕陽 | xīyáng |
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| =7 | 嗎 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =7 | 嗎 | mǎ | used in 吗啡 mǎfēi |
| =7 | 嗎 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |