Sentence Composition
| 1 | 這些 | zhèxiē | these |
| 2 | 人 | rén | person; people |
| =3 | 是 | shì |
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| =3 | 是 | shì | variant of 是 shì |
| =4 | 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín) |
| =4 | 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.) |
| =5 | 女兒 | nǚér | daughter |
| =5 | 女兒 | nǚ'ér |
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| =6 | 嗎 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =6 | 嗎 | mǎ | used in 吗啡 mǎfēi |
| =6 | 嗎 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |