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助动词:要

HSK 2Lesson 1
The Auxiliary Verb "要"
结构Pattern
Subject要 (Aux)Predicate
王方要学习英语。
我要吃米饭。
我们要不要买几个新的椅子?
解释Explanation

助动词"要"用在动词前,表示有做某件事情的愿望。其否定形式一般为"不想"。

The auxiliary verb "要" goes before a verb to indicate the desire to do something. Its negative form is usually "不想" (don't want to).

例句Examples
  • 小王要去,我不想去。
    Xiǎo Wáng yào qù, wǒ bù xiǎng qù.
    Xiao Wang wants to go, but I don't want to.
  • A: 你要吃米饭吗? B: 我不想吃米饭。
    Nǐ yào chī mǐfàn ma? Wǒ bù xiǎng chī mǐfàn.
    A: Do you want to eat rice? B: I don't want to eat rice.
  • 我要去商店买椅子,你去吗?
    Wǒ yào qù shāngdiàn mǎi yǐzi, nǐ qù ma?
    I want to go to the shop to buy chairs — do you want to come?
练习Practice

Tap chips to arrange them into a correct sentence. Translation: Xiao Wang wants to go, but I don't want to.

Arrange the sentence0/7
(all chips placed — tap one in the answer to take it back)