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 | 有 | yǒu |
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| =2 | 有 | yòu |
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| =3 | 这 | zhè |
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| =3 | 这 | zhèi | (coll.) this |
| 4 | 本 | běn |
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| 5 | 新书 | xīnshū |
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| =6 | 吗 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =6 | 吗 | mǎ | used in 嗎啡 mǎfēi |
| =6 | 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |