How to Say ‘We are going to; we need to’ in Traditional Chinese
我們要
wǒ men yào
[waw men yaow]
💬 Usage Tip: [要] often means "want to," but in [我們要...] it can also mean "need to / should." You can reuse this pattern for planning: [我們要先看資料] = "We need to look at the data first."
Phrase Breakdown
我們
wǒ men
[waw men]
we; us
Refers to the speaker and other people together.
我們今天很忙。
We are very busy today.
要
yào
[yaow]
want to; need to; be going to
Used to express intention, need, or future action.
我現在要出門。
I need to go out now.
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