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 | 應該 | yīnggāi | ought to; should; must |
| =3 | 要 | yāo | (bound form) to demand; to coerce |
| =3 | 要 | yào |
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| =3 | 要 | yǎo |
| =4 | 更 | gēng |
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| =4 | 更 | gèng |
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| 5 | 快 | kuài |
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| 6 | 警告 | jǐnggào |
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| 7 | 他 | tā |
| =8 | 的 | de |
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| =8 | 的 | dī | a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì) |
| =8 | 的 | dí | really and truly |
| =8 | 的 | dì | (bound form) bull's-eye; target |