Expressing "to make certain" with "qianwan"

Nível: HSK 4 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

千万 (qiānwàn) looks like a number ("thousand ten thousand"?) but it actually means "to make certain." It is more common in the negative form, but is also used in the positive. It really adds a kick to your sentence! 千万 usually starts the imperative sentence or phrase, and it is usually paired with 要, 不能, 别 or similar types of words. You can use 千万 with sentences that are commanding someone not do do something, or you can tell them to do something. 千万 + Verb / Verb Phrase The following examples use 千万 in the negative to strongly command someone not to do something.

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 这个菜很难吃，千万不要点！ (zhè gè cài hěn nánchī，qiānwàn bùyào diǎn！): "This dish is awful, don't order it!"
• 那里太危险了，千万不要去！ (nàlǐ tài wēixiǎn le，qiānwàn bùyào qù！): "It's too dangerous, don't go!"
• 他们的产品是假的，你千万不要买！ (tāmen de chǎnpǐn shì jiǎ de，nǐ qiānwàn bùyào mǎi！): "Their products are fake, you must not buy them!"
• 他不是什么好人，千万不要相信他！ (tā bù shì shíyāo hǎorén，qiānwàn bùyào xiāngxìn tā！): "He is not a good person, don't believe him!"
• 孩子有错，父母可以教育他，但千万不能打孩子。 (háizǐ yǒu cuò，fùmǔ kěyǐ jiàoyù tā， dàn qiānwàn bù néng dǎ háizǐ 。): "The child is wrong, parents can educate him, but never beat the child."

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