Skip to content

Lesson 7 of 10 / Sentence 2 of 5

Study: Basic Questions

Your progress is saved only in this browser. Sign in to save progress across devices. Sign in to save your progress

Sentence Number 2

You want what

Unseen

Chinese Sentence

你想要什么?

Full Pinyin

nǐ xiǎng yào shén me

Natural English

What do you want?

Short Description

An object question retaining what after want.

Sentence Pattern

CWB-P011

Level

basic

Sentence Type

Standardized Expression

Standard Status

standard

Sentence Analysis

An object question retaining what after want.

Sentence Analysis

你 / 想要 / 什么 maps in place to You / want / what. Natural English fronts what and inserts do, neither of which changes the Chinglish sequence.

Token Mapping

Position Surface Token Chinese Unit Pinyin Linked Word
1 you you
2 want 想要 xiǎng yào want
3 what 什么 shén me what

Open Current Sentence Entry