Sentence Composition
| 1 | 我 | wǒ |
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| 2 | 知道 | zhīdào |
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| 3 | 原因 | yuányīn |
classifier: 個 |
| 4 | 但 | dàn |
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| 5 | 我 | wǒ |
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| 6 | 不能 | bùnéng |
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| =7 | 告诉 | gàosù | to press charges; to file a complaint |
| =7 | 告诉 | gàosu | to tell; to inform; to let know |
| =8 | 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín) |
| =8 | 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.) |