{"id":13678,"date":"2026-06-21T15:31:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T07:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=13678"},"modified":"2026-06-21T15:31:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T07:31:23","slug":"imperative-sentence-jiao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/imperative-sentence-jiao\/","title":{"rendered":"Imperative Sentence &#8211; \u53eb ji\u00e0o"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/imperative-sentence-jiao\/#Structure\" >Structure<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/imperative-sentence-jiao\/#S_%E5%8F%AB_jiao_person_verb_phrase\" >S + \u53eb ji\u00e0o + person + verb phrase<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/imperative-sentence-jiao\/#Other_functions_of_%E5%8F%AB_jiao\" >Other functions of \u53eb ji\u00e0o<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/imperative-sentence-jiao\/#1_Call_shout_make_a_sound\" >1. Call \/ shout (make a sound)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/imperative-sentence-jiao\/#2_Name_something_give_a_name\" >2. Name something (give a name)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/imperative-sentence-jiao\/#3_Order_get_food_service\" >3. Order \/ get (food, service)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:3px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#654c97\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Grammar Point:<\/mark><\/strong><br>Imperative Sentence &#8211; \u53eb ji\u00e0o\u00a0can be used to give a\u00a0command or instruction. It is similar to\u00a0\u201chave someone do\u2026\u201d\u00a0or\u00a0\u201ctell someone to\u2026\u201d\u00a0in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Structure\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#654c97\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Structure<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"S_%E5%8F%AB_jiao_person_verb_phrase\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#9b87c2\" class=\"has-inline-color\">S + \u53eb ji\u00e0o + person + verb phrase<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>It\u2019s used in spoken, everyday situations, often when someone tells or orders another person to do something.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Mom told me to go to bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e0b<\/span><rt>y\u00edxi\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e0b<\/span><rt>y\u00edxi\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Ask him to come over for a moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u751f<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9sh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u529f\u8ab2<\/span><rt>g\u014dngk\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u751f<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9sheng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u529f\u8bfe<\/span><rt>g\u014dngk\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><br>The teacher told the students to do homework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5783\u573e<\/span><rt>l\u00e8s\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62ff<\/span><rt>n\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u53bb<\/span><rt>ch\u016bq\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46<\/span><rt>d\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5047\u88dd<\/span><rt>ji\u01cezhu\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u807d\u898b<\/span><rt>t\u012bngji\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5783\u573e<\/span><rt>l\u0101j\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62ff<\/span><rt>n\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u53bb<\/span><rt>ch\u016bq\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46<\/span><rt>d\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5047\u88c5<\/span><rt>ji\u01cezhu\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u542c\u89c1<\/span><rt>t\u012bngji\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><br>My mom told me to take out the trash, but I pretended not to hear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7537\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>n\u00e1np\u00e9ngy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u4e0a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceosh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7537\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>n\u00e1np\u00e9ngyou<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u4e0a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoshang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><br>She makes her boyfriend buy her coffee every morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u95c6<\/span><rt>l\u01ceob\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9031\u672b<\/span><rt>zh\u014dum\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u73ed<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngb\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u75c5<\/span><rt>b\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u677f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceob\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5468\u672b<\/span><rt>zh\u014dum\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u73ed<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngb\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u75c5<\/span><rt>b\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>My boss told me to come to work on the weekend, is he crazy?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9a19<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9a97<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I didn\u2019t tell you to lie to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u662f\u4e0d\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecb\u00fash\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u6a23<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8y\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u662f\u4e0d\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecb\u00fash\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u6837<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8y\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><br>Did he tell you to say it like this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udccc \u53eb ji\u00e0o: more\u00a0<strong>neutral or direct<\/strong>, can sound like an order<br>\ud83d\udccc \u8acb q\u01d0ng: more\u00a0<strong>polite and softer<\/strong><br>You can always replace\u00a0<strong>\u53eb<\/strong> ji\u00e0o\u00a0with\u00a0<strong>\u8acb <\/strong>q\u01d0ng\u00a0when it expresses a\u00a0<strong>polite requests or invitations, not authority or control.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I told him to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8acb<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf7<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I asked him to come. (more polite)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_functions_of_%E5%8F%AB_jiao\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#654c97\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Other functions of \u53eb ji\u00e0o<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Call_shout_make_a_sound\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#9b87c2\" class=\"has-inline-color\">1. Call \/ shout (make a sound)<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u5b69<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceoh\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u5b69<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceoh\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><br>The child is shouting\/crying out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8981<\/span><rt>b\u00fay\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u9ebc<\/span><rt>n\u00e0me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u8072<\/span><rt>d\u00e0sh\u0113ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8981<\/span><rt>b\u00fay\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u4e48<\/span><rt>n\u00e0me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u58f0<\/span><rt>d\u00e0sh\u0113ng<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Don\u2019t shout so loudly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Name_something_give_a_name\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#9b87c2\" class=\"has-inline-color\">2. 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Structure S + \u53eb ji\u00e0o + person + verb phrase It\u2019s used in spoken, everyday situations, often when someone tells or orders another person to do something. \u5abd\u5abdm\u0101ma\u53ebji\u00e0o\u6211w\u01d2\u53bbq\u00f9\u7761\u89bashu\u00ecji\u00e0o\u5988\u5988m\u0101ma\u53ebji\u00e0o\u6211w\u01d2\u53bbq\u00f9\u7761\u89c9shu\u00ecji\u00e0oMom told me to go to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13680,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1089],"tags":[221,1102],"class_list":["post-13678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1089","tag-jiao","tag-1102"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Imperative Sentence - \u53eb ji\u00e0o - OneDotDot Chinese<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Imperative Sentence - \u53eb ji\u00e0o\u00a0can be used to give a\u00a0command or instruction. 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