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💬 A casual and friendly greeting in Mandarin, akin to 'Hi' in English.

🇹🇼 In Taiwan, greeting is often accompanied by a slight nod of the head or a smile.

💬 A somewhat informal but respectful term for mother.

🇹🇼 Used in slightly formal contexts or addressing someone else's mother politely.

💬 The more affectionate and casual term for mother.

🇹🇼 Commonly used in family settings, this term conveys familiarity and warmth.

💬 This superlative is used to express the highest degree of an adjective.

🇹🇼 Common in colloquial phrases such as [最好] (best) or [最喜歡] (favorite).

💬 Indicates both proximity in distance and in time.

🇹🇼 Common in phrases discussing recent events or nearby locations.

💬 A combination of [最] (most) and [近] (recent/near) to refer to recent times.

🇹🇼 Frequent starter in conversations asking about recent happenings: '最近怎麼樣?' (How have you been lately?)

💬 A fundamental pronoun in conversational Mandarin.

🇹🇼 Using [你們] when addressing multiple people is considered polite.

💬 An inquiry phrase often appended to questions about well-being or opinions.

🇹🇼 Common in casual settings; asking '最近怎麼樣?' is a friendly check-in.

💬 A friendly phrase to inquire about someone's recent well-being.

🇹🇼 Considered polite and caring. Often accompanies a smile or positive body language.