想要

xiǎng yào

Dictionary entry

to want to

What does 想要 mean?

想要 (xiǎng yào) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to want to

2to feel like

3to fancy

4to care for sb

5desirous of

Character breakdown

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想xiǎngto think (about) · to think of; to devise 要yāo(bound form) to demand; to coerce

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想要

xiǎng yào

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