Sentence Composition
| 1 | 請問 | qǐngwèn | Excuse me, may I ask...? |
| =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 | 可以 | kěyǐ |
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| =4 | 說 | shuì | to persuade |
| =4 | 說 | shuō |
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| =4 | 說 | yuè |
| =4 | 說 | tuō |
| 5 | 慢 | màn | slow |
| 6 | 一點 | yīdiǎn |
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| =7 | 嗎 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =7 | 嗎 | mǎ | used in 嗎啡 mǎfēi |
| =7 | 嗎 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |