Sentence Composition
| 1 | 人們 | rénmen | people |
| 2 | 在 | zài |
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| 3 | 美國 | Měiguó | United States; USA; US |
| 4 | 使用 | shǐyòng |
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| 5 | 這些 | zhèxiē | these |
| 6 | 手勢 | shǒushì | gesture; sign; signal |
| =7 | 嗎 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =7 | 嗎 | mǎ | used in 吗啡 mǎfēi |
| =7 | 嗎 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |