千万

qiānwàn

Be sure to / by all means; definitely do not (千万)

千万 strongly reminds, warns, or urges someone: “be sure to” or “definitely do not.” It often appears with 别/不要 for warnings.

Exemple de référence

路上很滑，你千万小心。

Lùshang hěn huá, nǐ qiānwàn xiǎoxīn.

The road is slippery; be sure to be careful.

HSK 3

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Résumé de la leçon

千万 strongly reminds, warns, or urges someone: “be sure to” or “definitely do not.” It often appears with 别/不要 for warnings.

Explication

千万 strongly reminds, warns, or urges someone: “be sure to” or “definitely do not.” It often appears with 别/不要 for warnings. Pay attention to tone and position: 千万 usually appears before the part it comments on or emphasizes, while some uses can start the whole sentence. It should match the communicative purpose: estimate, emphasis, surprise, final answer, explanation, correction, certainty, warning, or contrast. Do not use it just because one Vietnamese or English translation looks similar.

Modèles de structure

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Structure grammaticale

千万

千万 strongly reminds, warns, or urges someone: “be sure to” or “definitely do not.” It often appears with 别/不要 for warnings.

这个消息千万别告诉别人。

Zhège xiāoxi qiānwàn bié gàosu biérén.

Do not tell anyone this news under any circumstances.

明天考试，千万不要迟到。

Míngtiān kǎoshì, qiānwàn bú yào chídào.

There is an exam tomorrow; definitely do not be late.

到了北京以后，千万给我打电话。

Dào le Běijīng yǐhòu, qiānwàn gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà.

Erreurs courantes

putting 千万 randomly at the end of the sentence.place it before the word, phrase, or clause it modifies.
adverbs and discourse markers in Chinese have stable positions.
using 千万 without the right tone or context.choose it only when you need its specific meaning, such as emphasis, discovery, warning, or contrast.

Notes d'usage

Core item: 千万.
Position usually comes before the element being emphasized or modified.
Check whether the sentence needs emotion, certainty, discovery, warning, contrast, or approximation.

Exercices

10 exercices

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Complétez la phrase :

路上很滑，你___小心。