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* 我 <em>不 想</em> <strong>去</strong> 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>bù xiǎng</em> <strong>qù</strong>.</span> <span class="trans">I wouldn't like to go.</span>
 
* 我 <em>不 想</em> <strong>去</strong> 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>bù xiǎng</em> <strong>qù</strong>.</span> <span class="trans">I wouldn't like to go.</span>
 
* 我 <em>不 想</em> <strong>喝</strong> 啤酒 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>bù xiǎng</em> <strong>hē</strong> píjiǔ.</span> <span class="trans">I wouldn't like to drink beer.</span>
 
* 我 <em>不 想</em> <strong>喝</strong> 啤酒 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>bù xiǎng</em> <strong>hē</strong> píjiǔ.</span> <span class="trans">I wouldn't like to drink beer.</span>
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* 他 <em>不 想</em> <strong>回</strong> 家 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā <em>bù xiǎng</em> <strong>huí</strong> jiā.</span> <span class="trans">He wouldn't like to return home.</span>
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* 他 <em>不 想</em> <strong>回</strong> 家 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā <em>bù xiǎng</em> <strong>huí</strong> jiā.</span> <span class="trans">He doesn't want to return home.</span>
 
* 他 <em>不 想</em> <strong>吃</strong> 葡萄 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā <em>bù xiǎng</em> <strong>chī</strong> pútao.</span> <span class="trans">He wouldn't like to eat grapes.</span>
 
* 他 <em>不 想</em> <strong>吃</strong> 葡萄 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā <em>bù xiǎng</em> <strong>chī</strong> pútao.</span> <span class="trans">He wouldn't like to eat grapes.</span>
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* 你 <em>不 想</em> <strong>喝</strong> 咖啡 吗 ？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>bù xiǎng</em> <strong>hē</strong> kāfēi ma?</span> <span class="trans">wouldn't you like to drink coffee?</span>
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* 你 <em>不 想</em> <strong>喝</strong> 咖啡 吗 ？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>bù xiǎng</em> <strong>hē</strong> kāfēi ma?</span> <span class="trans">Wouldn't you like to drink coffee?</span>
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* 我 <em>不 想</em> <strong>去</strong> 法国 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>bù xiǎng</em> <strong>qù</strong> Fǎguó.</span> <span class="trans">I wouldn't really like to go to France.</span>
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* 我 <em>不 想</em> <strong>去</strong> 法国 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>bù xiǎng</em> <strong>qù</strong> Fǎguó.</span> <span class="trans">I don't really want to go to France.</span>
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* 我 老婆 <em>不 想</em> <strong>买</strong> 大 房子 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ lǎopó <em>bù xiǎng</em> <strong>mǎi</strong> dà fángzi.</span> <span class="trans">My wife wouldn't like to buy a big apartment.</span>
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* 我 老婆 <em>不 想</em> <strong>买</strong> 大 房子 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ lǎopó <em>bù xiǎng</em> <strong>mǎi</strong> dà fángzi.</span> <span class="trans">My wife doesn't want to buy a big apartment.</span>
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* 我 <em>不 想</em> <strong>吃</strong> 饭 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>bù xiǎng</em> <strong>chī</strong> fàn.</span> <span class="trans">I wouldn't like to eat meal.</span>
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* 我 <em>不 想</em> <strong>吃</strong> 饭 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>bù xiǎng</em> <strong>chī</strong> fàn.</span> <span class="trans">I don't want to eat.</span>
 
* 他 <em>不 想</em> <strong>见</strong> 我 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā <em>bù xiǎng</em> <strong>jiàn</strong> wǒ.</span> <span class="trans">He wouldn't like to see me.</span>
 
* 他 <em>不 想</em> <strong>见</strong> 我 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā <em>bù xiǎng</em> <strong>jiàn</strong> wǒ.</span> <span class="trans">He wouldn't like to see me.</span>
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* 我 <em>不 想</em> <strong>买</strong> 车 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>bù xiǎng</em> <strong>mǎi</strong> chē.</span> <span class="trans">I wouldn't like to buy a car.</span>
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* 我 <em>不 想</em> <strong>买</strong> 车 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>bù xiǎng</em> <strong>mǎi</strong> chē.</span> <span class="trans">I don't want to buy a car.</span>
 
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If you want to express something that "you would like to do" 想 (xiǎng) will be a very helpful verb to know. Differing from 要 (yào), learning 想 (xiǎng) will give you another option when you want to articulate a desire.

想 sentence

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 去 。 Wǒ xiǎng qù. I would like to go.
  • 我 想 喝 啤酒 。 Wǒ xiǎng hē píjiǔ. I would like to drink beer.
  • 他 想 回 家 。 Tā xiǎng huí jiā. He would like to return home.
  • 他 想 吃 葡萄 。 Tā xiǎng chī pútao. He would like to eat grapes.
  • 你 想 喝 咖啡 吗 ？ Nǐ xiǎng hē kāfēi ma? Would you like to drink coffee?
  • 我 很 想 去 法国 。 Wǒ hěn xiǎng qù Fǎguó. I would really like to go to France.
  • 我 老婆 想 买 一 个 大 房子 。 Wǒ lǎopó xiǎng mǎi yī gè dà fángzi. My wife would like to buy a big apartment.
  • 我 想 吃 饭 。 Wǒ xiǎng chī fàn. I want to eat meal.
  • 他 想 见 我 。 Tā xiǎng jiàn wǒ. He would like to see me.
  • 我 想 买 车 。 Wǒ xiǎng mǎi chē. I would like to buy a car.

Negating 想 sentence

Structure

Subject + 不 + 想 + Verb + Object

Examples

  • 我 不 想 去 。 Wǒ bù xiǎng qù. I wouldn't like to go.
  • 我 不 想 喝 啤酒 。 Wǒ bù xiǎng hē píjiǔ. I wouldn't like to drink beer.
  • 他 不 想 回 家 。 Tā bù xiǎng huí jiā. He doesn't want to return home.
  • 他 不 想 吃 葡萄 。 Tā bù xiǎng chī pútao. He wouldn't like to eat grapes.
  • 你 不 想 喝 咖啡 吗 ？ Nǐ bù xiǎng hē kāfēi ma? Wouldn't you like to drink coffee?
  • 我 不 想 去 法国 。 Wǒ bù xiǎng qù Fǎguó. I don't really want to go to France.
  • 我 老婆 不 想 买 大 房子 。 Wǒ lǎopó bù xiǎng mǎi dà fángzi. My wife doesn't want to buy a big apartment.
  • 我 不 想 吃 饭 。 Wǒ bù xiǎng chī fàn. I don't want to eat.
  • 他 不 想 见 我 。 Tā bù xiǎng jiàn wǒ. He wouldn't like to see me.
  • 我 不 想 买 车 。 Wǒ bù xiǎng mǎi chē. I don't want to buy a car.

See also

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