How do you say "I want to buy this." in Simplified Chinese?

"I want to buy this." in Simplified Chinese is "我想买这个。". This phrase is commonly used in China.

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How to Say ‘I want to buy this.’ in Simplified Chinese

Q: What does "我想买这个。" mean in English?

"我想买这个。" means "I want to buy this." in English. Usage tip: [想] means "would like to" or "feel like," so [我想买这个] sounds softer than a blunt statement. The pattern [我想 + verb] is very useful: [我想看看] means "I'd like to have a look."

我想买这个。

wǒ xiǎng mǎi zhè gè

[waw shyang my juh guh]

💬 Usage Tip: [想] means "would like to" or "feel like," so [我想买这个] sounds softer than a blunt statement. The pattern [我想 + verb] is very useful: [我想看看] means "I'd like to have a look."

Phrase Breakdown

我

wǒ

[waw]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used to refer to yourself.

Example

我今天想买衣服。

I want to buy clothes today.

想买

xiǎng mǎi

want to buy

Expresses desire to purchase something.

Example

我想买水果。

I want to buy fruit.

Words in this phrase

想

xiǎng

[shyang]

want to; would like to; think

Often used to express desire or intention to do something.

Example

我想看看这个。

I want to take a look at this.

买

mǎi

[my]

buy

To purchase something.

Example

我想买水果。

I want to buy fruit.

这个

zhè gè

this one

Refers to the item being pointed at.

Example

这个很好。

This one is very good.

Words in this phrase

这

zhè

[juh]

this

A demonstrative word used for something near the speaker.

Example

这件衣服很好看。

This piece of clothing looks very nice.

个

gè

[guh]

general measure word

A very common classifier used with many nouns in Chinese.

Example

我想要一个，这个也不错。

I want one; this one is also not bad.

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