Sentence Composition
| 1 | 請問 | qǐngwèn | Excuse me, may I ask...? |
| 2 | 您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你 nǐ) |
| =3 | 要 | yāo | (bound form) to demand; to coerce |
| =3 | 要 | yào |
|
| =3 | 要 | yǎo |
| 4 | 等 | děng |
|
| =5 | 嗎 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =5 | 嗎 | mǎ | used in 嗎啡 mǎfēi |
| =5 | 嗎 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |