建议建議 jiànyì — to suggest, to propose; a suggestion, a piece of advice
jiànyì (fourth tone, falling)jian4yi4
Traditional: 建議
to suggest, to propose; a suggestion, a piece of advice
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Meanings
to suggest, to propose; a suggestion, a piece of advice
建, to set up, and 议, to discuss — putting an idea forward for someone else to weigh, not an order. It is verb and noun at once: 我建议你多休息 offers the advice, 这是一个好建议 names it afterwards.
verb
Common combinations
- 提建议tí (second tone, rising) jiànyì (fourth tone, falling)
to make a suggestion, to put forward a proposal
Example sentences
- 医生建议他每天早上锻炼身体。醫生建議他每天早上鍛煉身體。Yīshēng (first tone, high and level) jiànyì (fourth tone, falling) tā (first tone, high and level) měitiān (third tone, dipping) zǎoshang (third tone, dipping) duànliàn (fourth tone, falling) shēntǐ. (first tone, high and level)···
The doctor suggested he exercise every morning.
- 谢谢你的建议，我会考虑的。謝謝你的建議，我會考慮的。Xièxie (fourth tone, falling) nǐ (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) jiànyì, (fourth tone, falling) wǒ (third tone, dipping) huì (fourth tone, falling) kǎolǜ (third tone, dipping) de. (neutral tone)···
Thank you for your suggestion — I’ll think it over.
Common mistakes
Not quite我建议你应该多运动。
Correct我建议你多运动。
建议 already carries the sense of "ought to" inside it — pairing it with 应该 doubles the same idea, the way "I suggest you should" sounds one word too many in English.