Chinese grammar: Wanting to do something with “yao”要

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 Meaning :

 To express “wanting to do” something, use 要 (yào).

Structure

 + Verb + Object Subject + 要

The verb 要 (yào) can be used as an auxiliary verb to indicate wanting to do something.

Examples


我 要 吃饭。

Wǒ yào chīfàn. 

I want to eat. 

 

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