The imperative

The imperative is used to form commands, wishes, advice, requests or prohibition. The
imperative can be emphasised by an exclamation mark at the end of the sentence.
When forming the imperative, the personal pronoun (你 or 你們) is often omitted. As a
matter of courtesy, the imperative can be softened by using words like 请 (qǐng).
Imperatives often end with the particle 吧 (ba). It is also possible to form imperatives
without the particle 吧 (ba). The imperative without 吧 (ba) is not as strong as the
imperative ending in 吧 (ba). If you want to express that somebody is not supposed to
do something, you use the negative imperative 別 (bié) or 不要 (bùyào).

Examples of imperatives containing the particle 吧 (ba).

Examples of imperatives containing the adverbs 多 (duō) and 少 (shǎo).
Examples of imperatives containing the adverbs 快 (kuài) and 慢 (màn).

Examples of imperatives containing 请 (qǐng).

Examples of the negative imperative 別 (bié).
Examples of the negative imperative 不要 (bùyào). Note that 不要 (bùyào) and 別 (bié)
have the same meaning whereas 不要 (bùyào) is a little stronger in intensity.
You can also add the particle 吧 (ba) to the end of the negative imperative 別 (bié) or 不
要 (bùyào) to increase their intensity.
Indefinite pronouns
You use indefinite pronouns, if you don't want to refer to a specific person or object.
Indefinite pronouns in Chinese can be inclusive (e.g. "everywhere",
"everybody/everyone" or "everything"), partial (e.g. "somebody/someone",
"anyone/anybody", "somewhere", "anywhere", "something", "anything")
or exclusive (e.g. "nobody/no one", "nowhere", "noting").

The following is an example of the indefinite pronoun "everybody/everyone". For saying

"everybody/everyone" in Chinese, you use the question word 誰 (shéi) followed by the
adverb 都 (dōu).

The following is an example of the indefinite pronoun "everywhere". For saying

"everywhere" in Chinese, you use the question word 哪兒 (nǎr) or 哪裡 (nǎlǐ) followed by
都 (dōu),or alternatively you say 什麼地方 (shénmedìfang) followed by 都 (dōu).
The following is an example of the indefinite pronoun "everything". For saying
"everything" in Chinese, we use the question word 什麼 (shénme) followed by 都/也
(dōu/yě) or also only 都 (dōu).

The following is an example of the indefinite pronoun "somebody/someone". For saying

"somebody/someone" in Chinese, you use the pattern 有人 (yǒurén).
The following is an example of the indefinite pronoun "somewhere". For saying
"somewhere" in Chinese, you use the question word 哪兒 (nǎr) or 哪裡 (nǎlǐ) or
alternatively 什麼地方 (shénmedìfang).

The following is an example of the indefinite pronoun "something". For saying

"something" in Chinese, you use the question word 什麼 (shénme) or 什麼東西
(shénmedōngxi).
The following is an example of the indefinite pronoun "anybody/anyone". For saying
"anybody/anyone" in Chinese, you use 有 (yǒu) follwed by the question word 誰 (shéi)
or alternatively 有人 (yǒurén).

The following is an example of the indefinite pronoun "anywhere". For saying

"anywhere" in Chinese, you use the question word 哪兒 (nǎr) or 哪裡 (nǎlǐ) followed by
都 (dōu) or 也 (yě) + the negation form, or alternatively you say 什麼 (shénme) followed
by 都 (dōu) or 也 (yě) + the negation form.
The following is an example of the indefinite pronoun "anything". For saying "anything"
in Chinese, you use the question word 什麼 (shénme) followed by 都 (dōu) or 也 (yě) +
the negation form.

The following is an example of the indefinite pronoun "nobody/no one". For saying
"nobody/no one" in Chinese, you use the question word 誰 (shéi) followed by 都 (dōu) or
也 (yě) + the negation form.
The following is an example of the indefinite pronoun "nowhere". For saying "nowhere"
in Chinese, you use the question word 哪兒 (nǎr) or 哪裡 (nǎlǐ) followed by 都 (dōu) or
也 (yě) + the negation from, or alternatively you say 什麼 (shénme) followed by 都 (dōu)
or 也 (yě) + the negation form.

The following is an example of the indefinite pronoun "nothing". For saying "nothing" in
Chinese, you use the pattern 沒(有)...什麼(東西) (méi(yǒu)...shénme (dōngxi)).
Intensifying exclusive indefinite pronouns
If you want to intensify the exclusiveness of indefinite pronouns in the sense of "not at
all", "not one bit", "not even one", then you place the noun's measure word or 一點
(yīdiǎn) before the noun and 都 (dōu) or 也 (yě) + the negation form after the noun.
Expressing the meaning of "all" and "whole" by using 全 (quán).

全 (quán) is used before nouns to express that the statement is true for the entire noun.