1

明年

míngnián

next year

=2

四月

Sìyuè

April fourth month (of the lunar year)

=2

四月

sìyuè

April The modern name for the fourth month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

=3

你

nǐ

you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín)

=3

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.)

4

英文

Yīngwén

English (language)

5

是不是

shìbùshì

is or isn't yes or no whether or not

=6

會

huì

can; to have the skill; to know how to to be likely to; to be sure to to meet; to get together meeting; gathering (suffix) union; group; association (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. huǐ)

=6

會

kuài

(bound form) to reckon accounts

=6

會

kuò

only used in 會撮／会撮

7

已經

yǐjīng

already

8

學

xué

to learn to study to imitate science -ology

=9

了

le

(completed action marker) (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

=9

了

liǎo

to finish (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget") (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least to understand clearly (variant of 瞭 liǎo)

=9

了

liǎo

(of eyes) bright clear-sighted to understand clearly

=9

了

liào

unofficial variant of 瞭 liào

10

十年

shínián

ten years; decade

=11

了

le

(completed action marker) (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

=11

了

liǎo

to finish (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget") (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least to understand clearly (variant of 瞭 liǎo)

=11

了

liǎo

(of eyes) bright clear-sighted to understand clearly

=11

了

liào

unofficial variant of 瞭 liào