How to Say ‘I want to’ in Simplified Chinese
我想
wǒ xiǎng
[waw shyang]
💬 Usage Tip: [我想] often softens what you say, not just "I want." In service situations, [我想问一下] sounds more polite than a direct question by itself.
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The basic first-person pronoun in Chinese.
我想先看看订位规则。
I want to first look at the reservation rules.
想
xiǎng
[shyang]
to want; to would like to; to think
Commonly used to express desire, intention, or thought.
我想改一下订位时间。
I’d like to change the reservation time a bit.
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