Sentence Composition
| 1 | 请问 | qǐngwèn | Excuse me, may I ask...? |
| 2 | 你们 | nǐmen | you (plural) |
| 3 | 几位 | jǐwèi |
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| =4 | 是 | shì |
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| =4 | 是 | shì | variant of 是 shì |
| 5 | 美国 | Měiguó | United States; USA; US |
| 6 | 贸易 | màoyì |
(commercial) trade classifier: 個 |
| 7 | 代表团 | dàibiǎotuán |
delegation classifier: 個 |
| =8 | 的 | de |
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| =8 | 的 | dī | a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì) |
| =8 | 的 | dí | really and truly |
| =8 | 的 | dì | (bound form) bull's-eye; target |
| =9 | 吗 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =9 | 吗 | mǎ | used in 吗啡 mǎfēi |
| =9 | 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |