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Study: Daily Actions

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Word Number 5

want

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Primary Chinese

想要

Primary Pinyin

xiǎng yào

Short Definition

To desire or wish to have something.

Primary Meaning

希望获得某物

Primary Note

Manual sentence use only in this batch.

Mapping Boundary

Correct: I want that → 我想要那个。

Incorrect: I wants that → 我想要那个。

The token stays in canonical base form.

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