1

你等

nǐděng

(archaic) you all

=2

待

dāi

to stay; to remain

=2

待

dài

to wait to treat to deal with to need going to (do sth) about to intending to

=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

的

de

of; ~'s (possessive particle) (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one") also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs

=4

的

dī

a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)

=4

的

dí

really and truly

=4

的

dì

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

5

夢想成真

mèngxiǎngchéngzhēn

to have a dream come true

6

已經

yǐjīng

already

7

等

děng

to wait for; to await by the time; when; till and so on; etc.; et al. (bound form) class; rank; grade (bound form) equal to; same as (used to end an enumeration) (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)

=8

了

le

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

=8

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 无 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least to understand clearly (variant of 了 liǎo)

=8

了

liǎo

(of eyes) bright clear-sighted to understand clearly

=8

了

liào

unofficial variant of 瞭 liào

9

多久

duōjiǔ

(of time) how long? (not) a long time

=10

了

le

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

=10

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 无 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least to understand clearly (variant of 了 liǎo)

=10

了

liǎo

(of eyes) bright clear-sighted to understand clearly

=10

了

liào

unofficial variant of 瞭 liào

=11

呀

yā

ah (used to express surprise) (onom.) creaking

=11

呀

ya

(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)