Language Course

收寄信件与包裹Postal service in China

Sentence Patterns and Grammatical Explanations

请您填一下包裹内物品名称、数量、价值和原产地。

Qǐng nín tián yí xià bāoguǒ nèi wùpǐn míngchēng、shùliàng、jiàzhí hé yuánchǎndì.

Can I ask you to fill in the item name, quantity, value and place of origin of the goods in the parcel?

(I would like) to ask you to fill in the item name, quantity, value and place of origin of the goods in the parcel.

This kind of sentence is called the pivotal sentence. The predicate consists of two verbal phrases (i.e. 请, 填一下 ) with the object of the first verb (i.e. ) functioning at the same time as the subject of the second verb. In such sentences, the first verb often has a causative meaning, e.g. 请, 叫, 让. In this lesson, the post office worker asks John to fill in the necessary information for sending the parcel. So it is important you understand this kind of request.

(subject)V1Object/subjectV2
(我)
(Wǒ)
qǐng
nín
填一下包裹内物品名称、数量、价值和原产地。
tián yí xià bāoguǒ nèi wùpǐn míngchēng、shùliàng、jiàzhí hé yuánchǎndì.
(I) ask you to fill in the item name, quantity, value and place of origin of the goods in the parcel?
qǐng
nín
明天去他的办公室。
míngtiān qù tā de bàngōngshì.
He asked you tomorrow go to his office.
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