Basic Imperative Sentences
Learn Basic Imperative Sentences with practical HSK 1 examples, focus vocabulary, common pitfalls, and targeted cloze practice.
Pattern
command or request sentence
Use this HSK 1 pattern to make sentence structure, scope, or emphasis explicit instead of relying on word-for-word English order.
请你听老师说。
When to use Basic Imperative Sentences
Read command or request sentence as a sentence tool, not just as vocabulary. First locate the main action or claim, then ask what 坐 adds to it.
请坐。
Please sit.
他坐在椅子上。
He sits on the chair.
我们坐地铁去。
We take the subway there.
Common traps
- Do not translate command or request sentence mechanically from English; check the Chinese word order first.
- Keep 坐 close to the part of the sentence it controls.
- Do not overuse the pattern in every sentence; use it when it adds a clear role.
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