Sentence Composition
| 1 | 今天 | jīntiān |
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| =2 | 是 | shì |
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| =2 | 是 | shì | variant of 是 shì |
| =3 | 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín) |
| =3 | 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.) |
| =4 | 的 | de |
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| =4 | 的 | dī | a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì) |
| =4 | 的 | dí | really and truly |
| =4 | 的 | dì | (bound form) bull's-eye; target |
| 5 | 生日 | shēngrì |
birthday classifier: 個 |
| 6 | 不是嗎 | bùshìma | isn't that so? |
| =7 | 尤 | Yóu | surname You |
| =7 | 尤 | yóu |
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| =8 | 里 | lǐ | variant of 裡 lǐ |
| =8 | 里 | lǐ |
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| =8 | 里 | Lǐ | Li (surname) |
| =8 | 里 | lǐ |