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Revision as of 07:30, 3 January 2012

The verb 要 (yào) can be used as an auxiliary verb to indicate wanting to do something. The structure is:

Subject + 要 + Verb + Object

Some examples:

  • 吃饭。
  • 学习 中文。
  • 去 酒吧。

See also

Sources and further reading

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