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Pinyin IPA [ɕjɑŋ˨˩˦] Zhuyin
HSK 1 modal verb 能愿动词 Book 1 · Lesson 8 freq #44
Meaning
- modal verb 能愿动词
- to want
- would like
A modal verb before another verb: 'would like to, want to': 我想喝茶 'I'd like some tea'. At later levels it is also a main verb meaning 'to think (of), to miss'.
- to 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)
Examples
| 我想你。 | wǒ xiǎng nǐ | I miss you. |
| 你想想。 | nǐ xiǎng xiǎng | Think about this. |
| 我想读。 | wǒ xiǎng dú | I want to read it. |
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