Sentence Composition
| =1 | 周三 | Zhōusān | Wednesday |
| =1 | 周三 | zhōusān | Wednesday |
| =2 | 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín) |
| =2 | 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.) |
| 3 | 可以 | kěyǐ |
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| =4 | 载 | zǎi |
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| =4 | 载 | zài |
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| 5 | 我 | wǒ |
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| 6 | 到 | dào |
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| 7 | 办公室 | bàngōngshì | office; business premises |
| =8 | 吗 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =8 | 吗 | mǎ | used in 吗啡 mǎfēi |
| =8 | 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |