Difference between revisions of "Expressing "would like to" with "xiang""
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* [[New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)]] (pp. 179 - 180) [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 - 180) [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)]] (pp. 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] | ||
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Revision as of 07:30, 3 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:
- 我 想 喝 啤酒
- 他 想 回家。
- 他 想 吃 葡萄。
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1) (pp. 179 - 180) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)(2nd ed) (pp. 207) →buy
