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 | 不知 | bùzhī |
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| =3 | 道 | dào |
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| =3 | 道 | dǎo |
| 4 | 昨天 | zuótiān | yesterday |
| 5 | 發生 | fāshēng | to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out |
| 6 | 什麼事 | shénmeshì |
| =7 | 嗎 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =7 | 嗎 | mǎ | used in 吗啡 mǎfēi |
| =7 | 嗎 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |