Sentence Composition
| 1 | 如果 | rúguǒ |
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| =2 | 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín) |
| =2 | 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.) |
| 3 | 想要 | xiǎngyào |
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| 4 | 的话 | dehuà | if (coming after a conditional clause) |
| 5 | 我 | wǒ |
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| 6 | 可以 | kěyǐ |
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| 7 | 打电话 | dǎdiànhuà | to make a telephone call |
| =8 | 给 | gěi |
| =8 | 给 | jǐ |
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| 9 | 汤姆 | Tāngmǔ | Tom (name) |