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能愿动词“想”

HSK 1Lesson 8
The modal verb 想 (want to, would like to)
结构Pattern
主语想 / 不想动词宾语
我想喝茶
安娜不想吃米饭
你想买什么？
解释Explanation

“想”放在动词前面，表示希望或打算做某事。否定形式是“不想”。

Put 想 in front of another verb to say what you want or would like to do. To say you don't want to do something, use 不想. In a yes/no question, simply add 吗 at the end.

例句Examples
  • 我想喝茶。
    Wǒ xiǎng hē chá.
    I'd like some tea.
  • 你想买什么？
    Nǐ xiǎng mǎi shénme?
    What do you want to buy?
  • 马克不想吃米饭。
    Mǎkè bù xiǎng chī mǐfàn.
    Mark doesn't want to eat rice.
  • 下午你想去商店吗？
    Xiàwǔ nǐ xiǎng qù shāngdiàn ma?
    Do you want to go to the shop this afternoon?
练习Practice

Tap chips to arrange them into a correct sentence. Translation: I'd like some tea.

Arrange the sentence0/3
(all chips placed — tap one in the answer to take it back)