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 | 讀 | dòu |
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| =2 | 讀 | dú |
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| =3 | 過 | Guō | surname Guo |
| =3 | 過 | guò |
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| =3 | 過 | guo | (experienced action marker) |
| 4 | 任何 | rènhé | any; whatever; whichever |
| 5 | 一 | yī |
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| 6 | 首 | shǒu |
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| 7 | 中國 | Zhōngguó | China |
| 8 | 詩詞 | shīcí | verse |
| =9 | 嗎 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =9 | 嗎 | mǎ | used in 吗啡 mǎfēi |
| =9 | 嗎 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |