Sentence Composition
| 1 | 湯姆 | Tāngmǔ | Tom (name) |
| 2 | 什麼 | shénme |
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| =3 | 都 | Dū | surname Du |
| =3 | 都 | dōu |
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| =3 | 都 | dū |
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| =4 | 沒 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not |
| =4 | 沒 | mò |
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| =5 | 告訴 | gàosù | to press charges; to file a complaint |
| =5 | 告訴 | gàosu | to tell; to inform; to let know |
| =6 | 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín) |
| =6 | 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.) |
| =7 | 嗎 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =7 | 嗎 | mǎ | used in 嗎啡 mǎfēi |
| =7 | 嗎 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |