想要 - Mandarin word #174

想要

xiǎngyào

Traditional: 想藥

HSK 2

#174 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to want, to desire

Stroke order

想

要

？

What do you want?

杯bēi。

I want a glass of water.

。

He wants more money.

。

I want a new piece of clothing.

具jù。

The child wants that toy.

想要 (xiǎng yào) means to want, to desire. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.

爱

to love, love

不想

don't want to, not willing to

可

may, can, to approve

希望

to hope, to wish, hope

要

to want; will; need to

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

This word is part of lesson 4.