想要
xiǎng yào
want
In Chinese, '想要' is used to denote the action of wanting something. It often follows the subject of a sentence and can be used with other words to form phrases, expressing the speaker's desire or wish. It is commonly used in both spoken and written language.
Example sentences using: 想要
我想要一杯咖啡。
wǒ xiǎng yào yī bēi kā fēi.
I want a cup of coffee.
This sentence expresses a desire for a cup of coffee, using '想要' to express 'want'.
他们想要去公园。
tā men xiǎng yào qù gōng yuán.
They want to go to the park.
In this example, '想要' is used to express 'want to' before a verb, indicating the desire to perform an action.
她不想要这个。
tā bù xiǎng yào zhè gè.
She doesn't want this.
The negative '不' is placed before '想要' to express 'do not want'.
你想要什么？
nǐ xiǎng yào shén me?
What do you want?
'想要' is used in a question to ask for someone’s desire or requirement.
我们想要赢。
wǒ men xiǎng yào yíng.
We want to win.
'想要' is used to express strong determination or desire. In this case, it indicates a desire to 'win'.
他想要学习中文。
tā xiǎng yào xué xí zhōng wén.
He wants to learn Chinese.
In this sentence, '想要' is used to express a desire for learning something, followed by the object 'Chinese'.
我想要看书。
wǒ xiǎng yào kàn shū.
I want to read a book.
In this sentence, '想要' is used to express a desire to do an activity, such as reading a book.
我想要唱歌。
wǒ xiǎng yào chàng gē.
I want to sing.
Here, '想要' is used to portray an intent to perform an activity or action, that being singing in this case.
她想要去超市。
tā xiǎng yào qù chāo shì.
She wants to go to the supermarket.
In this case, the sentence expresses the woman’s intention to go somewhere, specified as the supermarket, by using '想要'.