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Auxiliary verbsHSK 1

Wanting to do something with 要

要 (yào) acts as an auxiliary verb placed before another verb to express that someone wants to do that action. It follows a simple word order: subject + 要 + verb (+ object).

Structure

Subj. + 要 + Verb (+ Obj.)

Examples

  • 他要学中文。
    Tā yào xué Zhōngwén.
    He wants to study Chinese.
  • 宝宝要睡觉。
    Bǎobao yào shuìjiào.
    The baby wants to sleep.
  • 早饭我要吃肉。
    Zǎofàn wǒ yào chī ròu.
    For breakfast I want to eat meat.
  • 今天很累，我要休息。
    Jīntiān hěn lèi, wǒ yào xiūxi.
    Today I'm very tired. I want to rest.
  • 这个周末你们要做什么？
    Zhège zhōumò nǐmen yào zuò shénme?
    This weekend what do you want to do?

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