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<p>If you want to express something that you "would like to do," 想
(xiǎng) will be a very helpful auxiliary verb to know. Although
similar to 要 (yào), 想 (xiǎng) will give you another more tactful
option when you want to articulate a desire.</p>
<h2 id="basic-usage">Basic Usage</h2>
<h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>
<p>The verb 想 (xiǎng) can be used to express "would like to." In
this case it's an <a href="auxiliary_verb" title=
"wikilink">auxiliary verb</a>. The structure is:</p>
<div class="jiegou">
<p>Subj. + 想 + Verb (+ Obj.)</p>
</div>
<h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li>你 <em>想</em> <strong>去</strong> 吗？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ
<em>xiǎng</em> <strong>qù</strong> ma?</span> <span class=
"trans">Would you like to go?</span></li>
<li>我 <em>想</em> <strong>吃</strong> 面。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ
<em>xiǎng</em> <strong>chī</strong> miàn.</span><span class=
"trans">I would like to eat noodles.</span></li>
<li>你 <em>想</em> <strong>喝</strong> 水 吗？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ
<em>xiǎng</em> <strong>hē</strong> shuǐ ma?</span> <span class=
"trans">Would you like to drink some water?</span></li>
<li>我们 <em>想</em> <strong>看</strong> 电视。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen
<em>xiǎng</em> <strong>kàn</strong> diànshì.</span><span class=
"trans">We would like to watch TV.</span></li>
<li>他 <em>想</em> <strong>买</strong> 一 个 大 房子。 <span class=
"pinyin">Tā <em>xiǎng</em> <strong>mǎi</strong> yī gè dà
fángzi.</span><span class="trans">He would like to buy a big
apartment.</span></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="negate-想-xiǎng-with-不-bù">Negate 想 (xiǎng) with 不 (bù)</h2>
<p>No surprises here: <a href=
"Standard_negation_with_&quot;bu&quot;" title="wikilink">use 不 (bù)
to negate</a> 想 (xiǎng).</p>
<h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>
<div class="jiegou">
<p>Subj. + 不 + 想 + Verb + Obj.</p>
</div>
<h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li>他们 <em>不 想</em> 去 酒吧。 <span class="pinyin">Tāmen <em>bù
xiǎng</em> qù jiǔbā.</span><span class="trans">They wouldn't like
to go to the bar.</span></li>
<li>你 <em>不 想</em> 认识 这个 美女 吗？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>bù
xiǎng</em> rènshi zhège měinǚ ma?</span> <span class="trans">Would
you not like to know this beautiful lady?</span></li>
<li>我 <em>不 想</em> 回家。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>bù xiǎng</em>
huíjiā.</span><span class="trans">I wouldn't like to return
home.</span></li>
<li>那个 地方 很 近，我 <em>不 想</em> 开车。<span class="pinyin">Nàge dìfang
hěn jìn, wǒ <em>bù xiǎng</em> kāichē.</span><span class=
"trans">That place is so close. I would not like to
drive.</span></li>
<li>他 <em>不 想</em> 花 父母 的 钱。 <span class="pinyin">Tā <em>bù
xiǎng</em> huā fùmǔ de qián.</span><span class="trans">He would not
like to spend his parents' money.</span></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="Wanting_to_do_something_with_yao" title=
"wikilink">Wanting to do something with yao</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and Further
Reading</h2>
<h3 id="books">Books</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_1_(3rd_ed)" title=
"wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)</a> (pp.
112-3)　<a href=
"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276385/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=0887276385">→buy</a></li>
<li><a href=
"New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_1_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC1)"
title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)</a> (pp.
179-80) <a href=
"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561910401/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=7561910401">
→buy</a></li>
<li><a href=
"New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_1_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC1)(2nd_ed)"
title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)(2nd
ed)</a> (pp. 207) <a href=
"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561926235/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=7561926235">
→buy</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="websites">Websites</h3>
<ul>
<li>Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: <a href=
"http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0133.html">The
Uses of 想</a></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="Category:A2_grammar_points" title=
"wikilink">Category:A2 grammar points</a></p>
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