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 | 要 | yāo | (bound form) to demand; to coerce |
| =2 | 要 | yào |
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| =2 | 要 | yǎo |
| 3 | 在 | zài |
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| 4 | 波士頓 | Bōshìdùn | Boston, capital of Massachusetts |
| =5 | 待 | dāi | to stay; to remain |
| =5 | 待 | dài |
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| 6 | 多久 | duōjiǔ |
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