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 | 今晚 | jīnwǎn | tonight |
| =3 | 要 | yāo | (bound form) to demand; to coerce |
| =3 | 要 | yào |
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| =3 | 要 | yǎo |
| 4 | 去 | qù |
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| =5 | 见 | jiàn |
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| =5 | 见 | xiàn |
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| 6 | 简 | jiǎn |
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| =7 | 吗 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =7 | 吗 | mǎ | used in 嗎啡 mǎfēi |
| =7 | 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |