建议jiàn yìto propose; to suggest; to recommend

1. 1.

   to propose; to suggest; to recommendverb

2. 2.

   proposal; suggestion; recommendationnoun

• 建not compositional here
• 议to suggest

建议 can take a person and a verb, as in 我建议你休息, and 我的建议 can name that suggestion.

1. HSK 1

   我建议你休息。

   Wǒ jiànyì nǐ xiūxi.

   I suggest that you rest.

2. HSK 1

   老师建议你学习。

   Lǎoshī jiànyì nǐ xuéxí.

   The teacher suggests that you study.

3. HSK 1

   我的建议是休息。

   Wǒ de jiànyì shì xiūxi.

   My suggestion is to rest.

4. HSK 1

   这是我的建议。

   Zhè shì wǒ de jiànyì.

   This is my suggestion.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   明天我去学校，好吗？

   Míngtiān wǒ qù xuéxiào, hǎo ma?

   I'll go to school tomorrow, OK?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   不好。我建议你在家休息。

   Bù hǎo. Wǒ jiànyì nǐ zài jiā xiūxi.

   Not good. I suggest that you rest at home.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   你的建议是休息吗？

   Nǐ de jiànyì shì xiūxi ma?

   Is your suggestion to rest?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   是。我的建议是在家休息。

   Shì. Wǒ de jiànyì shì zài jiā xiūxi.

   Yes. My suggestion is to rest at home.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我___你休息。(I suggest that you rest.)

   A建议B水C个
2. 2.Which sentence means "My suggestion is to rest"?

   A我的建议是休息。B我在家。C他很大。
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 这是我的___。(This is my suggestion.)

   A建议B是C的

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