Expressing "would like to" with "xiang"
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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
- 他 想 回家。
- 他 想 吃 葡萄。
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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
