Expressing "to make certain" with "qianwan"
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千万(qiān wàn )means "to make certain".It occurs in imperative sentences to advise or to urge.When it is used in imperative sentences,It usually matches "yào" , "bú néng" , "bié ", indicating "must".
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Structure
千万+Verb/Verb Phrase
千万 is used in negative sentence
Examples
- 千万 别 泄露 出去。
- 千万 不能 听 信 谣言。
- 千万 不要 骄傲。
千万 is used in positive sentence
Examples
- 过 马路 千万 要 小心。
- 这句话 你 千万 要 记 在 心里。
- 对于 陌生人，千万 要 提高 警惕。
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2(P.95) →buy
- Practicing HSK Grammar (语法精讲精炼)(P.42) →buy
- 现代汉语八百词(P.447) →buy
