Breakdown of qǐng bǎ jiǎnlì fā gěi gōngsī.
Questions & Answers about qǐng bǎ jiǎnlì fā gěi gōngsī.
Why is there no subject in this sentence?
In Mandarin, requests and commands often leave out the subject when it is obvious from context. Here, the understood subject is you.
So 请把简历发给公司 is naturally understood as a request directed at the listener.
You could add 你 and say 请你把简历发给公司, but that is a little more explicit and sometimes slightly more direct.
What does 请 do here?
请 makes the sentence polite. In this kind of sentence, it works like please.
So sentence-initial 请 is a very common way to soften a request:
- 请坐 = Please sit.
- 请等一下 = Please wait a moment.
- 请把简历发给公司 = Please send the resume to the company.
Depending on context, 请 can also mean to invite or to ask, but here it is clearly the polite please use.
Why is 把 used here?
把 is used to bring the object in front of the verb and highlight what happens to that object.
The pattern is:
把 + object + verb + other information
So here:
- 把简历发给公司 means something like:
- take the resume and send it to the company
This structure is common when the speaker wants to focus on handling or disposing of an object in some way.
Do I have to use 把 here?
No. You can say this without 把.
For example:
- 请发简历给公司
- 请给公司发简历
These are also grammatical.
Using 把 gives a slightly stronger sense of do something with this specific object. It often sounds a bit more structured or task-oriented.
So:
- 请把简历发给公司 = Please send the resume to the company.
- 请给公司发简历 = Please send the company your resume.
Both work, but the 把 sentence puts extra focus on 简历 as the object being dealt with.
What is the basic grammar pattern of this sentence?
Why is 给公司 placed after 发?
Because 给 here marks the recipient of the action.
With 发, you often say:
- 发给某人 = send to someone
So:
- 发给公司 = send to the company
In other words, 公司 is the receiver of the resume.
This is different from English word order, but it is very natural in Mandarin.
Does 给 mean give here?
Not exactly. 给 can mean give, but in this sentence it is functioning more like to and marks the recipient.
Compare:
- 给他一本书 = give him a book
- 发给他 = send it to him
So in 发给公司, 给 does not mean the main verb give by itself. It is part of the pattern 发给 + recipient.
Is 发给 one word, or is it 发 plus 给?
Grammatically, it is best understood as 发 + 给:
- 发 = send
- 给 = to, toward the recipient
But in actual use, 发给 is a very common combination, so learners often experience it almost like a set phrase meaning send to.
So the safest way to think about it is:
- basic verb: 发
- common pattern: 发给 + someone
What exactly does 发 mean here?
发 means to send, to dispatch, or to send out.
In modern Mandarin, 发 is commonly used for sending:
- emails
- messages
- files
- documents
So with 简历, it usually suggests sending the resume electronically unless the context says otherwise.
If you mean postal mail specifically, Mandarin often uses:
- 寄 = mail by post
If you want a more formal version of send, you can also use:
- 发送
For example:
- 请把简历发送给公司
Is 简历 the usual word for resume?
Yes. 简历 is the standard everyday word for resume or CV in many contexts.
A few notes:
- 简历 is the most common word in job application contexts.
- It literally suggests a brief work/background history.
- In practical use, it is the normal word you will see on job sites and in hiring situations.
So if you are applying for a job, 简历 is the word you usually want.
Why is there no word for the before 公司?
How formal or polite does this sentence sound?
It sounds polite and neutral.
Because it begins with 请, it is suitable for:
- workplace instructions
- polite requests
- formal or semi-formal situations
However, it is still a request or directive, not a casual suggestion. If you wanted to make it even softer, you could say things like:
- 请您把简历发给公司
- 麻烦您把简历发给公司
Adding 您 or 麻烦您 makes it more respectful.
How do I pronounce this sentence naturally?
A careful pronunciation is:
qǐng bǎ jiǎnlì fā gěi gōngsī
A few helpful notes:
- 请 qǐng = 3rd tone
- 把 bǎ = 3rd tone
- 简 jiǎn = 3rd tone
- 历 lì = 4th tone
- 发 fā = 1st tone
- 给 gěi = 3rd tone
- 公 gōng = 1st tone
- 司 sī = 1st tone
In natural speech, when two 3rd tones come together, the first one changes in pronunciation. So 请把 is often pronounced more like:
qíng bǎ
You do not need to change the spelling in pinyin, but it is useful to know this tone change when listening and speaking.
Could I say 请给公司发简历 instead?
Yes, absolutely.
请给公司发简历 is a very natural alternative.
The difference is mainly in focus:
- 请把简历发给公司 focuses first on the object, 简历
- 请给公司发简历 focuses more directly on the action of sending something to 公司
Both are correct, and both are common. For a learner, it is useful to understand both patterns:
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