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 | 要是 | yàoshi | (coll.) if |
| 3 | 不忙 | bùmáng | (polite formula) there's no hurry; take your time |
| 4 | 的話 | dehuà | if (coming after a conditional clause) |
| 5 | 可以 | kěyǐ |
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| 6 | 幫 | bāng |
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| 7 | 我 | wǒ |
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| =8 | 嗎 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =8 | 嗎 | mǎ | used in 嗎啡 mǎfēi |
| =8 | 嗎 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |