Difference between revisions of "Expressing "would like to" with "xiang""

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[[Category:A2 grammar points]]
 
[[Category:A2 grammar points]]

Revision as of 09:41, 4 January 2012

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

Some examples:

  • 喝 啤酒
  • 回家。
  • 吃 葡萄。

See also

Sources and further reading

Books