Sentence Composition
| 1 | 他 | tā |
| =2 | 连 | Lián | surname Lian |
| =2 | 连 | lián |
| 3 | 一声 | yīshēng | first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) |
| 4 | 道歉 | dàoqiàn | to apologize |
| =5 | 也 | Yě | surname Ye |
| =5 | 也 | yě |
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| 6 | 没有 | méiyǒu |
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| 7 | 对 | duì |
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| 8 | 她 | tā | she |
| =9 | 说 | shuì | to persuade |
| =9 | 说 | shuō |
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| =9 | 说 | shuō | variant of 说 shuō |