Sentence Composition
| 1 | 請問 | qǐngwèn | Excuse me, may I ask...? |
| =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 | 能 | Néng | surname Neng |
| =3 | 能 | néng |
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| =3 | 能 | nài |
| =3 | 能 | tái |
| =3 | 能 | tài |
| =3 | 能 | nái |
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| =3 | 能 | tāi |
| =3 | 能 | xióng |
| 4 | 借給 | jiègěi | to lend to sb |
| 5 | 我 | wǒ |
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| 6 | 三十 | sānshí |
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| =7 | 美圓 | Měiyuán | US dollar |
| =7 | 美圓 | měiyuán | alternative form of 美元 (měiyuán) |
| =8 | 嗎 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =8 | 嗎 | mǎ | used in 嗎啡 mǎfēi |
| =8 | 嗎 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |