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* 我 <em>想</em> 喝 啤酒。<span class="trans">I would like to drink beer.</span> | * 我 <em>想</em> 喝 啤酒。<span class="trans">I would like to drink beer.</span> | ||
| − | * 他 <em>想</em> 回家。<span class="trans"> | + | * 他 <em>想</em> 回家。<span class="trans">He would like to return home.</span> |
| − | * 他 <em>想</em> 吃 葡萄。<span class="trans"> | + | * 他 <em>想</em> 吃 葡萄。<span class="trans">He would like to eat grapes.</span> |
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Revision as of 12:35, 7 August 2013
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If you "would like to" express something "you would like to do", then 想 is the verb for you.
Structure
The verb 想 (xiǎng) can be used to express "would like to". In this case it's an auxiliary verb. The structure is:
Subject + 想 + Verb + Object
Examples
- 我 想 喝 啤酒。I would like to drink beer.
- 他 想 回家。He would like to return home.
- 他 想 吃 葡萄。He would like to eat grapes.
See also
Sources and Further Reading
Books
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 112-3) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1) (pp. 179-80) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)(2nd ed) (pp. 207) →buy
Websites
- Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: The Uses of 想
