祈使句

qíshǐjù

noun #82,613

Meanings

HSK 5

在祈使句前加上“请”，语气会更客气。

Zài qíshǐjù qián jiāshàng " qǐng ", yǔqì huì gèng kèqi.

Put 'please' in front of an imperative sentence and it sounds more polite.

HSK 7-9

祈使句常常省略主语。

Qíshǐjù chángcháng shěnglüè zhǔyǔ.

Imperative sentences often leave out the subject.

memory

祈 'to pray, to ask' + 使 'to make someone do' + 句 'sentence': a sentence that asks or tells someone to do something.

祈 qí

使 shǐ

句 jù