Sentence Composition
| 1 | 這裡 | zhèlǐ | here |
| =2 | 的 | de |
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| =2 | 的 | dī | a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì) |
| =2 | 的 | dí | really and truly |
| =2 | 的 | dì | (bound form) bull's-eye; target |
| 3 | 空氣 | kōngqì |
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| =4 | 不是 | bùshì |
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| =4 | 不是 | bùshi | fault; blame |
| 5 | 很 | hěn |
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| =6 | 好 | hǎo |
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| =6 | 好 | hào | to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to |
| =7 | 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín) |
| =7 | 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.) |
| 8 | 可以 | kěyǐ |
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| 9 | 打開 | dǎkāi |
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| 10 | 窗戶 | chuānghu | window |
| =11 | 嗎 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =11 | 嗎 | mǎ | used in 嗎啡 mǎfēi |
| =11 | 嗎 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |