How to Say ‘I want to go to the Great Wall.’ in Simplified Chinese
我想去长城。
wǒ xiǎng qù cháng chéng
[waw shyang chyoo Chángchéng]
🇨🇳 In China: Beijingers will usually ask which section you mean. Badaling is the most crowded, while Mutianyu is a popular, quieter choice.
Phrase Breakdown
我想去
wǒ xiǎng qù
I want to go
我想 (wǒ xiǎng) means 'I want'. Add 去 (qù, 'go') before a place to say where you want to go. 我想 sounds like 'wó xiǎng' because of the tone change.
我想去公园。
I want to go to the park.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The first-person pronoun, used to refer to yourself.
我也想了解这个公司的文化。
I also want to understand this company’s culture.
想
xiǎng
[shyang]
want to; would like to
Used to politely express what you want to do.
我想订桌。
I want to reserve a table.
去
qù
[chyoo]
to go
A basic verb used for moving to another place.
请先去那边。
Please go over there first.
长城。
cháng chéng
the Great Wall
长城 (Chángchéng) literally means 'long wall'. Both syllables have a rising tone. Here 长 is read cháng, not zhǎng.
长城很长。
The Great Wall is very long.
Words in this phrase
长城
cháng chéng
[Chángchéng]
the Great Wall
The ancient wall stretching across northern China, a world-famous landmark.
我们去爬长城吧。
Let's go climb the Great Wall.
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