Wanting to do something with "yao"

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Level

A1 / HSK2
Level

A1
Level

HSK2
Similar to
- Auxiliary verb "yao" and its multiple meanings (A2)
- Comparing "yao" and "xiang" (A2)
- Expressing "should" with "yinggai" (A2)
- Expressing "will" with "hui" (A2)
- Expressing "would like to" with "xiang" (A2)
- Time words and word order (A2)
- Expressing future with "jiang" (B2)
Similar to
- Expressing "will" with "hui" (HSK1)
- Expressing "would like to" with "xiang" (HSK1)
- Time words and word order (HSK1)
- Auxiliary verb "yao" and its multiple meanings (HSK2)
- Comparing "yao" and "xiang" (HSK2)
- Expressing "should" with "yinggai" (HSK3)
- Expressing future with "jiang" (HSK5)
Used for

Referring to the future, Expressing desires, Expressing determination, Expressing purpose
Keywords

要

A primer on how to express "wanting to do" something.

Contents

1 Structure
2 Examples
3 See also
4 Sources and Further Reading
- 4.1 Books

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.
他要学习中文。He wants to study Chinese.
她要去酒吧。She wants to go to the bar.

See also

Sources and Further Reading

Books

Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 231) →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

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