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能愿动词"要"

HSK 2Lesson 1
The Modal Verb "要" (Want to, Intend to)
结构Pattern
主语 Subject要 / 不想动词 Verb宾语 Object
我要买新电脑
马克要喝茶
安娜不想看电影
解释Explanation

"要"放在动词前面,表示想做或者打算做一件事,语气比"想"更肯定。否定的时候一般不说"不要",而说"不想",因为"不要"常常是"别"的意思。

Put 要 (yào) before a verb to say that you want to or intend to do something. It sounds more decided than 想 ("would like to"): 我要买 is closer to "I'm going to buy". For the negative, use 不想 ("don't want to"), not 不要, which usually means "don't!" as a command.

例句Examples
  • 我要去旅游。
    Wǒ yào qù lǚyóu.
    I'm going to take a trip.
  • 你要喝什么?
    Nǐ yào hē shénme?
    What would you like to drink?
  • 明天我要和朋友一起踢足球。
    Míngtiān wǒ yào hé péngyou yìqǐ tī zúqiú.
    Tomorrow I'm going to play football with my friends.
  • 我不想去商店。
    Wǒ bù xiǎng qù shāngdiàn.
    I don't want to go to the shop.
练习Practice

Tap chips to arrange them into a correct sentence. Translation: I'm going to take a trip.

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(all chips placed — tap one in the answer to take it back)