=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

租房

zūfáng

to rent an apartment

=3

子

zǐ

son child seed egg small thing 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 wǔděngjuéwèi ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-

=3

子

zi

noun suffix, as in 椅子 yǐzi "chair"

=4

了

le

(completed action marker) (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

=4

了

liǎo

to finish (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget") (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 无 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least to understand clearly (variant of 了 liǎo)

=4

了

liǎo

(of eyes) bright clear-sighted to understand clearly

=4

了

liào

unofficial variant of 瞭 liào

=5

吗

má

(coll.) what?

=5

吗

mǎ

used in 吗啡 mǎfēi

=5

吗

ma

(question particle for "yes-no" questions)