Wanting to do something with 要

Structure

Examples

• 他要学中文。
  Tā yào xué zhōng wén.
  He wants to study Chinese.
• 宝宝要睡觉。
  Bǎo bao yào shuì jiào.
  The baby wants to sleep.
• 早饭我要吃肉。
  Zǎo fàn wǒ yào chī ròu.
  For breakfast I want to eat meat.
• 今天很累，我要休息。
  Jīn tiān hěn lèi, wǒ yào xiū xi.
  Today I'm very tired. I want to rest.
• 这个周末你们要做什么？
  Zhè ge zhōu mò nǐ men yào zuò shén me?
  This weekend what do you want to do?

Words that use this

• 要yàoto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 是); (bound form) important
• 想xiǎngto think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)