想要 xiǎng yào ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄠˋ soeng2 jiu3
- to want to
- to feel like
- to fancy
- to care for sb
- desirous of
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想
- 休想 xiū xiǎng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄤˇ jau1 soeng2 don't think (that)
- 冥想 míng xiǎng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ming5 soeng2 to meditate
- 回想 huí xiǎng ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ wui4 soeng2 to recall
- 梦想 夢想 mèng xiǎng ㄇㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ mung6 soeng2 (fig.) to dream of
- 妄想 wàng xiǎng ㄨㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ mong5 soeng2 to attempt vainly
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- 幻想 huàn xiǎng ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ waan6 soeng2 to fantasize; to imagine
- 思想 sī xiǎng ㄙ ㄒㄧㄤˇ si1 soeng2 thought
- 想像 xiǎng xiàng ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ soeng2 zoeng6 to imagine; to envision
- 想到 xiǎng dào ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄠˋ soeng2 dou3 to think of
- 想念 xiǎng niàn ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄋㄧㄢˋ soeng2 nim6 to miss
- 想法 xiǎng fǎ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇ soeng2 faat3 way of thinking; opinion; notion
- 想象 xiǎng xiàng ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ soeng2 zoeng6 to imagine; to envision
- 想起 xiǎng qǐ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧˇ soeng2 hei2 to recall
- 想开 想開 xiǎng kāi ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄎㄞ soeng2 hoi1 to get over (a shock, bereavement etc)
- 感想 gǎn xiǎng ㄍㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄤˇ gam2 soeng2 impressions
- 构想 構想 gòu xiǎng ㄍㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ kau3 soeng2 to conceive
- 猜想 cāi xiǎng ㄘㄞ ㄒㄧㄤˇ caai1 soeng2 to guess; to conjecture; to suppose
- 理想 lǐ xiǎng ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄤˇ lei5 soeng2 an ideal
- 空想 kōng xiǎng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄤˇ hung1 soeng2 daydream
- 联想 聯想 lián xiǎng ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ lyun4 soeng2 to associate (cognitively)
要
- 不要 bù yào ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋ bat1 jiu3 don't!; must not
- 主要 zhǔ yào ㄓㄨˇ ㄧㄠˋ zyu2 jiu3 main; principal; major; primary
- 只要 zhǐ yào ㄓˇ ㄧㄠˋ zi2 jiu3 so long as; provided; if
- 将要 將要 jiāng yào ㄐㄧㄤ ㄧㄠˋ zoeng1 jiu3 will
- 就要 jiù yào ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄠˋ zau6 jiu3 will
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- 必要 bì yào ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄠˋ bit1 jiu3 necessary
- 快要 kuài yào ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄠˋ faai3 jiu3 nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)
- 次要 cì yào ㄘˋ ㄧㄠˋ ci3 jiu3 secondary
- 简要 簡要 jiǎn yào ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄠˋ gaan2 jiu3 concise
- 纲要 綱要 gāng yào ㄍㄤ ㄧㄠˋ gong1 jiu3 outline
- 要不 yào bù ㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ jiu3 bat1 otherwise
- 要命 yào mìng ㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ jiu3 meng6 to cause sb's death
- 要好 yào hǎo ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄠˇ jiu3 hou2 to be on good terms
- 要害 yào hài ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄞˋ jiu3 hoi6 vital part
- 要强 要強 yào qiáng ㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ jiu3 koeng4 eager to excel
- 要是 yào shi ㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄕ jiu3 si6 (coll.) if
- 要求 yāo qiú ㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄡˊ jiu1 kau4 to request
- 要犯 yào fàn ㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄢˋ jiu3 faan2 major criminal
- 要素 yào sù ㄧㄠˋ ㄙㄨˋ jiu3 sou3 essential factor
- 要紧 要緊 yào jǐn ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ jiu3 gan2 important
Idioms with these characters
- 痴心妄想 chī xīn wàng xiǎng ㄔ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄨㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ci1 sam1 mong5 soeng2 to be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom)
- 胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng ㄏㄨˊ ㄙ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ wu4 si1 lyun6 soeng2 (idiom) to indulge in flights of fancy; to let one's imagination run wild
- 可想而知 kě xiǎng ér zhī ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄦˊ ㄓ ho2 soeng2 ji4 zi1 (idiom) (it) goes without saying; can well be imagined
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- 苦思冥想 kǔ sī míng xiǎng ㄎㄨˇ ㄙ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ fu2 si1 ming4 soeng2 (idiom) to think deeply; to rack one's brains
- 穷思苦想 窮思苦想 qióng sī kǔ xiǎng ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄙ ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄤˇ kung4 si1 fu2 soeng2 to think hard (idiom)
- 思前想后 思前想後 sī qián xiǎng hòu ㄙ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄡˋ si1 cin4 soeng2 hau6 to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future
- 突发奇想 突發奇想 tū fā qí xiǎng ㄊㄨ ㄈㄚ ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ dat6 faat3 kei4 soeng2 suddenly have a thought (idiom)
- 想方设法 想方設法 xiǎng fāng shè fǎ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄈㄤ ㄕㄜˋ ㄈㄚˇ soeng2 fong1 cit3 faat3 to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
- 想入非非 xiǎng rù fēi fēi ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄖㄨˋ ㄈㄟ ㄈㄟ soeng2 jap6 fei1 fei1 to indulge in fantasy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild
- 心想事成 xīn xiǎng shì chéng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄕˋ ㄔㄥˊ sam1 soeng2 si6 sing4 (idiom) to have one's wishes come true; wish you the best!
- 简明扼要 簡明扼要 jiǎn míng è yào ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄜˋ ㄧㄠˋ gaan2 ming4 aak1 jiu3 brief and to the point (idiom)
- 紧要关头 緊要關頭 jǐn yào guān tóu ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄊㄡˊ gan2 jiu3 gwaan1 tau4 urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
- 切中要害 qiè zhòng yào hài ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄞˋ cit3 zung3 jiu3 hoi6 to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)
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Example sentences
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我 想要 去 。
I'd like to go.
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谁 誰 想要 它 ？
Who wants it?
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我 想要 你 。
I want you.
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想要 知道 ？
Want to know?
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你 想要 什么 什麼 ？
What do you want?
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