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The modal verb 想: want to
From the lesson “What's your cell phone number?”
Structure
Subject + 想 / 不想 + Verb (+ Object)
能愿动词“想”用在动词前，表示希望、打算。 想 before a verb says what you want or plan to do: 我想去超市 (I want to go to the supermarket). The negative is 不想.
Examples
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我想去超市。
Wǒ xiǎng qù chāoshì.
I want to go to the supermarket.
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我哥哥不想休息。
Wǒ gēge bù xiǎng xiūxi.
My elder brother doesn't want to rest.
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我想吃包子。
Wǒ xiǎng chī bāozi.
I want to eat steamed stuffed buns.