Chinese phrase
建议〜 jiàn yì 〜
Meaning
suggest ___
When to use it
Suggest or recommend an action as advice. It is common in polite everyday conversation and usually sounds helpful rather than forceful.
Example dialogue
你最近看起来很累，我建议你早点休息。 nǐ zuì jìn kàn qǐ lái hěn lèi wǒ jiàn yì nǐ záo diǎn xiū xī
You look really tired lately. I suggest that you get to bed early.
好，我今晚就早点睡。谢谢你的建议。 hǎo wǒ jīn wǎn jiù záo diǎn shuì xiè xiè nǐ de jiàn yì
Okay, I will go to bed early tonight. Thanks for the advice.