千万 (be sure to / whatever you do) · 千万 (soyez sûr de / quel que soit votre avis)
Give an emphatic reminder
- A departure time matters and you urge a friend to be punctual.
- 千万别迟到。 — 千万 strongly stresses the instruction not to be late.
Give an emphatic reminder
- A departure time matters and you urge a friend to be punctual.
- 千万别to arrive late迟到。 — ten million千万 strongly stresses the instruction not to be late.
A departure time matters and you urge a friend to be punctual. What does 千万别迟到。 communicate?
千万 strongly stresses the instruction not to be late. It also appears in positive requests such as 千万要记住. In this use it is an intensifier, not the literal number ten million.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 千万 (be sure to / whatever you do). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
you你be sure千万don't别be late迟到！
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is ten million千万 (be sure to / whatever you do). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
you你be sure千万don't别be late迟到！
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: Whatever you do, don't be late: 你 ____ 别迟到!
千万 + 别 + Verb = be sure not to: 千万别迟到. · 千万 + 别 + Verbe = soyez sûr de ne pas : 千万别迟到.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 千万别迟到。: 千万 strongly stresses the instruction not to be late.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 千万别to arrive late迟到。: ten million千万 strongly stresses the instruction not to be late.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
What tone does 千万 carry? · Quel ton 千万 porte-t-il ?
千万 = a strong plea, usually with 别 / 不要. · 千万 = un appel pressant, généralement avec 别 / 不要.
Know the boundary
- It also appears in positive requests such as 千万要记住.
- In this use it is an intensifier, not the literal number ten million.
Know the boundary
- It also appears in positive requests such as ten million千万want / will / need要to remember记住.
- In this use it is an intensifier, not the literal number ten million.
千万 is most often used with 别 / 不要 (a warning). · 千万 est le plus souvent utilisé avec 别 / 不要 (un avertissement).
Yes: 千万别…, 千万不要… (whatever you do, don't…). · Oui : 千万别…, 千万不要… (quel que soit votre avis, ne…).
千万 in the reminder specifies ten million late arrivals.
It also appears in positive requests such as 千万要记住. In this use it is an intensifier, not the literal number ten million. 千万 strongly stresses the instruction not to be late.
Use the distinction
- 千万 strongly stresses the instruction not to be late.
- It also appears in positive requests such as 千万要记住. In this use it is an intensifier, not the literal number ten million.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adverbs.
Use the distinction
- ten million千万 strongly stresses the instruction not to be late.
- It also appears in positive requests such as ten million千万want / will / need要to remember记住. In this use it is an intensifier, not the literal number ten million.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adverbs.