我要喝水。 I'm going to drink water. I want to drink water. Pinyin Wǒ yào hēshuǐ. Bopomofo ㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄜ ㄕㄨㄟˇ。 Where this sentence is used The difference between 想 (xiǎng), 要 (yào) and 想要 (xiǎngyào) in Chinese grammar All Chinese example sentences