Sentence Composition
| =1 | 這 | zhè |
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| =1 | 這 | zhèi | (coll.) this |
| =2 | 是 | shì |
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| =2 | 是 | shì | variant of 是 shì |
| =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 | 不願 | bùyuàn | unwilling |
| =5 | 意 | Yì | Italy; Italian (abbr. for 意大利 Yìdàlì) |
| =5 | 意 | yì |
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| 6 | 一起 | yīqǐ |
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| 7 | 來的 | láide |
| 8 | 原因 | yuányīn |
classifier: 個 |
| =9 | 嗎 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =9 | 嗎 | mǎ | used in 嗎啡 mǎfēi |
| =9 | 嗎 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |