How to Say ‘Do you want to; shall we’ in Traditional Chinese
要不要
yào bù yào
[yao boo yao]
💬 Usage Tip: [要不要] is a common soft way to make suggestions: [要不要坐那邊？], [要不要先走？]. It literally looks like "want-not-want," but in use it's often just "shall we?"
Phrase Breakdown
要不要
yào bù yào
[yao boo yao]
do you want to...?; how about...?
A common, soft way to make a suggestion or invitation.
這裡有點吵，我們要不要去旁邊坐？
It’s a little noisy here; do you want to sit over to the side?
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