Sentence Composition
| =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 | 兒子 | érzi | son |
| =2 | 兒子 | érzǐ |
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| 3 | 在 | zài |
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| 4 | 上大 | Shàngdà | short for 上海大學/上海大学 (Shànghǎi Dàxué, “Shanghai University”) |
| 5 | 學 | xué |
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| =6 | 嗎 | má | (coll.) what? |
| =6 | 嗎 | mǎ | used in 吗啡 mǎfēi |
| =6 | 嗎 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |