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== Sources and Further Reading == | == Sources and Further Reading == | ||
| − | * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)]] ( | + | * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)]] (p. 231) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276385/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276385 →buy] |
* [[New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)]] (pp. 179-80) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561910401/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561910401 →buy] | * [[New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)]] (pp. 179-80) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561910401/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561910401 →buy] | ||
| − | * [[New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)(2nd ed)]] ( | + | * [[New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)(2nd ed)]] (p. 207) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561926235/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7561926235 →buy] |
[[Category:A1 grammar points]] | [[Category:A1 grammar points]] | ||
Revision as of 08:38, 14 March 2014
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Keywords
To express "wanting to do" something, use 要 (yào).
Structure
The verb 要 (yào) can be used as an auxiliary verb to indicate wanting to do something.
Subject + 要 + Verb + Object
Examples
- 我 要 吃 饭。I want to eat.
- 他 要 学 中文。He wants to study Chinese.
- 她 要 去 酒吧。She wants to go to the bar.
- 我 要 去 上海。I want to go to Shanghai.
- 宝宝 要 睡觉。The baby wants to sleep.
- 我们 要 去 超市。We want to go to the supermarket.
- 我 要 去 上班。I want to go to work.
- 我 今天 要 吃 沙拉。Today I want to eat salad.
- 我 要 做 中国 菜。I want to make Chinese food.
- 我 要 请 你们 来 我 家。I want to invite you to come to my home.
