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<h1>Expressing "to make certain" with "qianwan"</h1>


<p>千万 (qiān wàn) on the surface seems to just mean "thousand ten thousand," but it actually means "to make certain." It is used when you want to command someone or remind someone to do something (like: "don't forget to clean your room!") It really adds a kick to your sentence!</p>

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<div class="contents"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1 Structure </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2 千万 with "don't" </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2.1 Examples </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">3 千万 with "do" </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">3.1 Examples </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4 See also </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">5 Sources and further reading </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">5.1 Books</span></li>
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<h3>Structure</h3>

<p>千万 usually starts the imperative sentence/phrase (also called command sentence/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.
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<div class="deux">千万 + Verb/Verb Phrase</div>

<h2>千万 with "don't"</h2>

<p>The following examples use 千万 to command someone not to do something.</p>

<h3>Examples</h3>

<div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">这 个 菜 很 难吃，千万 不要 点！ </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">那里 太 危险 了，千万 不要 去！ </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他们 的 产品 是 假 的，你 千万 不 要 买！ </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他 不 是 什么 好人，千万 不 要 相信 他！ </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">孩子 有 错，父母 可以 教育 他， 但 千万 不 能 打 孩子。</span><br/></li>
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<h2>千万 with "do"</h2>

<p>The following examples use 千万 to command someone to do something.</p>

<h3>Examples</h3>

<div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">过 马路 千万 要 小心。 </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">这 句 话 你 千万 要 记 在 心里。 </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">一个人 去 旅行千万 要 注意 安全。 </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">出门 以前 千万 要 把 门 锁 好。 </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">雨天 路 滑， 千万 要 开 慢 点。</span><br/></li>
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<h3>See also</h3>

<div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Comparing "kending" "queding" and “yiding"</span><br/></li>
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<h3>Sources and further reading
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<h4>Books</h4>

<div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2(P.95) →buy </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Practicing HSK Grammar (语法精讲精炼)(P.42) →buy </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">现代汉语八百词(P.447) →buy</span><br/></li>
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