How to say “suggest” in Chinese
suggest; suggestion
“Suggest” in Chinese is 建议, jiàn yì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
建议 is read jiàn yì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
It hints at the sound of 健 jiàn and 键 jiàn.
On the left, 讠 “speech”; on the right, 义 yì hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “建议”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 建议. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他提出了一个很好的建议tātíchūleyígehěnhǎodejiànyìHe put forward a very good suggestion.
- 他的建议起到了很大的作用tādejiànyìqǐdàolehěndàdezuòyòngHis advice played a big role.
- 医生建议我定期检查牙齿yīshēngjiànyìwǒdìngqījiǎncháyáchǐThe doctor advises me to get my teeth checked regularly.
- 公司采纳了我的建议。gōngsīcǎinàlewǒdejiànyìThe company adopted my proposal.
- 他的建议遭到了大家的反对。tādejiànyìzāodàoledàjiādefǎnduìHis proposal met with opposition from everyone.
More words from the lesson “Your opinion”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “suggest” in Chinese?
“Suggest” in Chinese is 建议, pinyin jiànyì.
What does 建议 mean?
建议 (jiànyì) means “suggest; suggestion”.
How do you write 建议?
建议 is 2 characters: 建 (jiàn) — build; found; 议 (yì) — discuss. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 建议?
建议 is read jiànyì. Tones: jiàn — fourth tone, yì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“suggest” in the lesson “Your opinion”
This word is from the topic “Politeness and conversation” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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