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Vocabulary list: The difference between 想 (xiǎng), 要 (yào) and 想要 (xiǎngyào) 语法：想、要

The words and example sentences of the grammar article “The difference between 想 (xiǎng), 要 (yào) and 想要 (xiǎngyào)”, in the order the article uses them.

59 words and 27 example sentences.

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Words 词

  1. 想(xiǎng) to desire
  2. 要(yào) to want
  3. 我(wǒ) I
  4. 去(qù) to go
  5. 巴(bā)黎(lí) Paris, capital of France
  6. 吃(chī) to eat
  7. 鲁(lǔ)菜(cài) Shandong cuisine
  8. 不(bù)想(xiǎng) unexpectedly
  9. 见(jiàn) to see
  10. 她(tā) she
  11. 不(bù) no
  12. 太(tài) too
  13. 喝(hē) to drink
  14. 可(kě)乐(lè) amusing
  15. 我(wǒ)们(men) we
  16. 很(hěn) very
  17. 知(zhī)道(dào) to know
  18. 好(hǎo) good
  19. 告(gào)诉(su) to tell
  20. 你(nǐ) you
  21. 再(zài) again
  22. 那(nà)里(li) there
  23. 一(yī)次(cì) first
  24. 他(tā) him
  25. 回(huí)家(jiā) to return home
  26. 可(kě)是(shì) but
  27. 最(zuì)后(hòu) final
  28. 没(méi)有(yǒu) haven't
  29. 买(mǎi) to buy
  30. 辆(liàng) classifier for vehicles
  31. 自(zì)行(xíng)车(chē) bicycle
  32. 所(suǒ)以(yǐ) therefore
  33. 就(jiù) then
  34. 了(le) marks a completed action
  35. 那(nà)天(tiān) that day
  36. 放(fàng)弃(qì) to renounce
  37. 还(hái)是(shi) still
  38. 坚(jiān)持(chí)下(xià)去(qù) to press on
  39. 没(méi) not
  40. 过(guo) (experienced action marker)
  41. 吧(ba) ...OK?
  42. 应(yīng)该(gāi) ought to
  43. 错(cuò) mistake
  44. 多(duō) many
  45. 都(dōu) all
  46. 想(xiǎng)念(niàn) to miss
  47. 过(guò)来(lái) to come over
  48. 扬(yáng)州(zhōu)炒(chǎo)饭(fàn) Yangzhou fried rice, featuring scrambled egg, diced vegetables and multiple proteins – typically shrimp and barbecued pork
  49. 王(wáng)老(lǎo)吉(jí) Wanglaoji
  50. 想(xiǎng)要(yào) to want to
  51. 些(xiē) classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
  52. 苹(píng)果(guǒ) apple
  53. 预(yù)约(yuē) booking
  54. 在(zài) to exist
  55. 今(jīn)天(tiān) today
  56. 下(xià)午(wǔ) afternoon
  57. 点(diǎn) point
  58. 看(kàn)一(yī)看(kàn) to have a look
  59. 尼(ní)亚(yà)加(jiā)拉(lā)瀑(pù)布(bù) Niagara Falls

Example sentences 例句

  1. 我想去巴黎。

    Wǒ xiǎng qù Bālí.

    I'd like to go to Paris.

  2. 我想吃鲁菜。

    Wǒ xiǎng chī Lǔcài.

    I'd like to eat some Shandong food.

  3. 我不想见她。

    Wǒ bùxiǎng jiàn tā.

    I don't want to see her.

  4. 我不太想喝可乐。

    Wǒ bú tài xiǎng hē kělè.

    I don't really want to drink coke.

  5. 我们很想知道！

    Wǒmen hěn xiǎng zhīdào!

    We really want to know!

  6. 我好想告诉你！

    Wǒ hǎo xiǎng gàosu nǐ!

    I'd really like to tell you!

  7. 我好想再去那里一次。

    Wǒ hǎo xiǎng zài qù nàli yícì.

    I'd really like to go back there.

  8. 他很想回家，可是最后他没有。

    Tā hěn xiǎng huíjiā, kěshì zuìhòu tā méiyǒu.

    He really wanted to go home, but in the end he didn't.

  9. 她很想买辆自行车，所以就买了。

    Tā hěn xiǎng mǎi liàng zìxíngchē, suǒyǐ jiù mǎile.

    She really wanted to buy a bike, so she did.

  10. 那天我很想放弃，可是我还是坚持下去了。

    Nàtiān wǒ hěn xiǎng fàngqì, kěshì wǒ háishi jiānchíxiàqù le.

    That day I really wanted to give up, but I still persevered.

  11. 我想你没去过吧？

    Wǒ xiǎng nǐ méi qùguo ba?

    I think you haven't been before, right?

  12. 我想他应该不知道。

    Wǒ xiǎng tā yīnggāi bù zhīdào.

    I think he probably doesn't know.

  13. 我想错了。

    Wǒ xiǎng cuòle.

    I was mistaken. → What I thought was wrong.

  14. 你想多了！

    Nǐ xiǎng duō le!

    You thought too much! → You over-thought things, or presumed too much.

  15. 我想你。

    Wǒ xiǎng nǐ.

    I miss you.

  16. 我们都想你。

    Wǒmen dōu xiǎng nǐ.

    We're all thinking of you.

  17. 我很想念她。

    Wǒ hěn xiǎngniàn tā.

    I really miss her.

  18. 我要去巴黎。

    Wǒ yào qù Bālí.

    I'm going to Paris. I want to go to Paris.

  19. 我要喝水。

    Wǒ yào hēshuǐ.

    I'm going to drink water. I want to drink water.

  20. 她要过来。

    Tā yào guòlái.

    She's going to come over here. She wants to come over here.

  21. 我要一份扬州炒饭。

    Wǒ yào yífèn Yángzhōuchǎofàn.

    I'll have a portion of Yangzhou fried rice.

  22. 我要喝王老吉。

    Wǒ yào hē Wánglǎojí.

    I'll have Wanglaoji.

  23. 我想要些苹果。

    Wǒ xiǎngyào xiē píngguǒ.

    I want some apples. [probably said at a shop]

  24. 我想要预约在今天下午5点。

    Wǒ xiǎngyào yùyuē zài jīntiān xiàwǔ wǔ diǎn.

    I'd like to make an appointment for today at 5pm.

  25. 我想要看一看尼亚加拉瀑布。

    Wǒ xiǎngyào kànyíkàn Níyàjiālāpùbù.

    I really want to see Niagara Falls.

  26. 我想要你。

    Wǒ xiǎngyào nǐ.

    I want you. [sexually]

  27. 我很想要。

    Wǒ hěn xiǎngyào.

    I'm really horny. I really want to.