Sentence Composition
| 1 | 聽到 | tīngdào | to hear |
| =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 | 父親 | fùqīn |
classifier: 個 |
| 4 | 去世 | qùshì |
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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 | 消息 | xiāoxi |
classifier: 條 |
| 7 | 我 | wǒ |
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| 8 | 很 | hěn |
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| 9 | 難過 | nánguò |
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