imperative sentence; command sentence
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
imperative sentence; command sentence
formalA sentence type used to issue commands, requests, prohibitions, or suggestions. Its subject (often 'you') is usually omitted in Chinese.
“
Bǎ把
mén门
guān关
shàng上
。
”
shì是
yī一
gè个
mìng命
lìng令
jù句
。
"Close the door." is an imperative sentence.
Zài在
yǔ语
fǎ法
fēn分
xī析
zhōng中
，
wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
qū区
fēn分
chén陈
shù述
jù句
hé和
mìng命
lìng令
jù句
。
In grammatical analysis, we need to distinguish between declarative sentences and imperative sentences.
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Lǎo老
shī师
yòng用
mìng命
lìng令
jù句
ràng让
xué学
sheng生
men们
bǎo保
chí持
ān安
jìng静
。
The teacher used an imperative sentence to tell the students to be quiet.