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

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

Structure

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

Examples

Wǒ yào chīfàn.
我 要 吃饭。
I want to eat.

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