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【Learn Chinese 学汉语]】Difference between 想(xiang) and 要(yao) - Chinese Grammar - HSK Grammar

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Hi, I'm Shuo, I'm a native Chinese speaking teacher living in Thailand.
I have almost 7 years of experience in teaching Chinese as a foreign language and I describe myself as a "Teaching Geek" :P.
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In this video, you will finally understand the difference between 想 and 要。
想 xiǎng:
1. to think
2. to miss
3. to want.
要 yào：
1. be going to
2. be going to (more determined)
3. have to, must
To summarize, 想 refers to mental activity, it's an idea in your mind, while 要 is an action that you are really gonna do.
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@stuartcollins7616 3 жыл бұрын

Another thing to bear in mind is that 想 can only be used with a verb, whereas 要 can be used with non-verb sentences eg "which fruit would you like?" "我要苹果". You can't say 想 here unless you add the verb 吃 - "我想吃苹果".

@BurmeseGuyTV 4 жыл бұрын

This is the best explanation ever for me personally!

@andrewschmidt9313 9 ай бұрын

Agree

@splash7489 4 жыл бұрын

I have been studying chinese for a while, and this is the first time I think I understand the meaning of xiang and yao. Thank you for an excellent explanation, you are a great teacher.

@tomg268 3 жыл бұрын

‘我要这个’ with pointing gave me flashbacks to living in China and being embarrassed that that was the only way I could ask for things.

@zanazoro 4 жыл бұрын

i think we are all forigners in china watching your channel.. i spoke one of my freind in Wuhan i suggested him your channel he said owwww man iam watching too hhh

@LikaMeliqsetyan 4 жыл бұрын

high five there!

@yez1062 4 жыл бұрын

why in China?

@ShuoshuoChinese 4 жыл бұрын

This video is taken during my trip to Zhangjiajie National Park, I didn’t take my camera with me, so it was taken by cellphone, sorry for the quality! If you watched this video, try to answer these questions down below! Use 想 xiǎng or 要 yào to fill in the blank: suī rán nǐ bù () chī yào, dàn shì wèi le jiàn kāng, nǐ yí dìng yào chī 1. 虽然你不（）吃药，但是为了健康，你一定（）吃。 wǒ méi yǒu () guò zhè ge wèn tí 2. 我没有（）过这个问题。 wǎn shàng wǒ () qù jiàn péng yǒu 3. 晚上我（）去见朋友。 jīn tiān wǒ yí zhí zài () nǐ 4. 今天我一直在（）你。 wǒ () nǔ lì gōng zuò 5. 我（）努力工作！

@ShuoshuoChinese 4 жыл бұрын

谢谢你！I have a microphone with my camera, but it cannot connect with my cellphone. My camera is old and big so I didn’t take it with me to China. When I get more subscribers I will get a smaller and portable camera 哈哈

@basicinfo6816 4 жыл бұрын

@@ShuoshuoChinese You are excellent.. Soon you have a lot of subscribers ;) Best of Luck :)

@basicinfo6816 4 жыл бұрын

1) 虽然你不（想）吃药，但是为了健康，你一定（要）吃。 2) 我没有（想）过这个问题。 ??? 3) 晚上我（要）去见朋友。 4) 今天我一直在（想）你。 5) 我（要）努力工作！

@ShuoshuoChinese 4 жыл бұрын

谢谢🙏

@mudasirrajput5527 4 жыл бұрын

ShuoshuoChinese说说中文张家界 it’s really beautiful city and one of my favourite city in China.

@QuizmasterLaw 4 жыл бұрын

once again decomposition is key to understanding. xiang is mutuality + hearts. Mutual hearts are? Desire! yao is a woman with a purse. She wants something! Yao means want will and must. So "I would like" wo xiang. "I want" wo yao.

@samsaolonggiada2838 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for clearly explaining the different meanings between "xiang" and "yao." I just pointed to each item and said "wo yao zhe ge" when I ordered food at Chinese restaurants.

@sherdance_ 4 жыл бұрын

This channel is a blessing. I always thought the difference between them was the degree of formality ( a silly thought in retrospect). Thanks! I find your explanations incredibly helpful and I absolutely love your sense of humor. Keep up the good work!

@matthewheald8964 6 ай бұрын

I kind of thought something like that too

@Thefunhouse48 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video and has greatly assisted my learning of the differences between these 2 words. I have been using them together when ordering food. Eg 我想要米饭🍚。Great style, like the culture tips. 太感谢了

@ShuoshuoChinese 4 жыл бұрын

我想要米饭 is perfectly fine! 我想 I want 要 sort of “to order” in this place. 我想要米饭：I want to order rice. You can certainly say that!😀

@itshry 4 жыл бұрын

Btw, what is different between 米饭and 白饭。

@paulpaulsen7777 3 жыл бұрын

想要 together, means rather „I would like to have...“ it’s the polite form. You wouldn’t say „I want a coffee“ because it’s kind of rude

@andreialexander405 Жыл бұрын

Love seeing this girl - a real motivation to learn Chinese)

@ericlau6435 7 ай бұрын

i'm an american born chinese that is 37 years old. i went to chinese school as a kid but always struggled with this and never heard such a clear explanation. you are amazing!

@user-gy2ip7nv5e 4 жыл бұрын

太谢谢您了！I like the way you explain everything, you're a great teacher! Your lessons really help. I gave up studying Chinese some years ago, but now 我要学习汉语！！！！非常好的老师！

@jamiemarcum8367 2 жыл бұрын

The explanation is great. What about xiang yao? Maybe you have another video explaining that one.

@of4950 10 ай бұрын

i translated the phrase "wo zai xiang jintian zhongwu chi shenme" to "i'm thinking today noon (i had to look that up) eat what." and when you said the translation i was confused but then i realized eating at noon IS lunch so that made sense, it's funny the little differences in between the customs of languages

@constantine_cara 4 жыл бұрын

My textbook said that 要 means only want and must. Thank you for the video, it was really useful!

@lilqu33n 3 жыл бұрын

This finally cleared up my confusion on the differences between 想 and 要! Basically my conclusion is 要 is what you use when you’re manifesting something

@WalrusJoy 4 жыл бұрын

I've already watched a video one this topic but you did a better job explaining it and it especially helped to learn the multiple meanings of the words.

@barestov4266 5 ай бұрын

I had been asking myself for a long time what was the difference between these two verbs . Now I understood it. Thank you for this very good explanation.

@TheGame_Grinders Жыл бұрын

Thankyou! 😮 some things regarding chinese have condused me for a while, thanks for explaining this so well!

@eaglestar2962 9 ай бұрын

Excellent lesson and video as always. Maybe at the end it is better for you to give summary by repeating and showing ALL the sentences again, complete with pinyin and english and your beautiful voice reading them and translate them but with little or no explanation.

@matthewheald8964 6 ай бұрын

This video really helped me; I already had some concept of 想 & 要 but this definitely helped solidify it a bit more. 谢谢你说

@eddyuceta1038 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos are awesome 👏🏽 really worth watching and really good explanations

@ShuoshuoChinese 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@loveangeldaesung 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, Shuo. What about 我想要？How is this used?

@Miishachan 4 жыл бұрын

thank youuu that was so helpful ! I am always lost between these two now I get it ! On my way to watch all your videos haha

@joemvalley5392 11 ай бұрын

I never leave comments lol, but THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CHANNEL!!! I'm so thankful for your content, it's wonderful and extremely helpful!!!

@douglasdrake6760 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I have been trying to learn for about two months now, and that question of the difference between these two were driving me nuts. 谢谢

@GoldenHorse2024 18 күн бұрын

我的老师。美丽。❤

@rhatid 3 жыл бұрын

I was struggling with this this week, now it is all clear! Excellent! I just discovered your channel. I'm going have work by way through your uploads! 👏👏👍

@duduam 3 жыл бұрын

wow. 1.9k likes vs 3 dislikes. Impressive. Another great video

@davegl9305 Жыл бұрын

for german speakers: you can compare the xiang to "möchte" (where it is more an expression of wish) and yao to "bekomme" (like when you are expecting to get it) In german you could say both to order at a restaurant, you could even say a third one "will" but it's considered very rude and mostly children use it. ;)

@bandulacolombatantri2374 2 жыл бұрын

Explanation is very clear thank you

@jonysoares150 Жыл бұрын

The best channel.

@marion6695 Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing, it's really a big help.

@won0428 3 жыл бұрын

I went there too. I remember all the stairs that I went up!!! Thank you!!!

@naf2litex237 2 жыл бұрын

Omg, 中文的老师是汉好，您学是很懂

@Xerxezkov 2 жыл бұрын

Zhangjiajie and Tianmen Mountain are paradise. I was horrified during the cable ride to the top of the mountain, though.

@albajgurd 4 жыл бұрын

Thx a bunch. However you should have mentioned situations when they are used together

@fatimaassafar2737 4 жыл бұрын

You're the best teacher of Chinese language ... Thank u

@konosaka1910 Жыл бұрын

A very impressive introduction

@duck-headedllama9991 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! The way you explain makes Chinese easier to understand.

@andrewaitken6923 3 жыл бұрын

enjoyed the lesson, thank you... Wǒ xiǎng wǒ xiǎng jīn wǎn gàosù tā wǒ ài tā

@pianofan1000 4 жыл бұрын

respect for your very clear teaching! Thank you

@leajohnson6817 4 жыл бұрын

you explain things so well~!

@eoghanoconnell4140 2 жыл бұрын

If only my Gaelige teacher had been this interesting.

@Chineseforall 2 жыл бұрын

想一想中的一是一声，连读时会轻声或扬声。在一声、二声、三声字前念四声，在四声前读二声哦。朋友中的友读轻声。

@narumolcharnchanavivat6279 3 жыл бұрын

Very good explanation : )

@ashleyteece4237 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Thanks!

@aarushkumar168 4 жыл бұрын

I've seen many translations in which it includes both 想 and 要 “想要” Can you tell me what does that mean?😅 Btw loved your videos, they're awesome

@mattgodly4075 4 жыл бұрын

想要 means like, to wish to have; to desire. So I think you can say “我想要狗" = I wish I had a dog. (I only think, I'm like HSK2 Level so I might be wrong...)

@indigofremont 4 жыл бұрын

@@mattgodly4075 not 一只狗？

@chonglisun 4 жыл бұрын

Matthew Godleman 我想要一只狗 will be better. Also the translation of this will be “I wish to have a dog”. “I wish I had a dog” will be translated as “我想我已經有一只狗”. Since “had” is already past tense, we cannot use 要 for this case, instead we use 有（yǒu）which means “got”.

@jessedudezx 4 жыл бұрын

@@chonglisun just to clarify here Tony, “I wish I had“ often colloquially used in English to mean ”I want...”, for example, ”I wish I had a donut” can mean ”I want a donut right now”. But that's a good point about 要 and tense.

@paulpaulsen7777 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, but there is no real answer here yet for the initial question: 想要 together is the best translation for „I would like to have...“ It’s the polite way to ask for something, like when you are in a café and you don’t say, „I want a coffee“ because it’s kind of rude. So you politely ask, „I would like to have a coffee“. That’s what 想要 is.

@karenlillywhite3467 24 күн бұрын

Very helpful 谢谢

@egosirius Жыл бұрын

So it seems like 想 is a verb to describe the feeling of inner emptiness, feeling of something left, that you feel the necessity of getting it (back), now 要 is more like an obstinacy, an obligation, a destiny, necessity of happening

@martinphipps2 4 жыл бұрын

Another meaning of 要 is "require" as in 這支筆要五美元 (This pen costs five dollars) which literally means "This pen requires five dollars" or "You are required to fork over five dollars for this pen."

@user-zy4xk2zl5l 3 жыл бұрын

真的嗎？

@enricobrasil 2 жыл бұрын

I'd say "need" is better. "This pen needs 5 dollars (to buy)" 你要多学习一点儿 "You need to study a bit more" Etc.

@100viadoraiz3 2 жыл бұрын

Very good explanation

@thanhatnguyen7226 3 жыл бұрын

Tks for explaining

@ronadami5747 4 жыл бұрын

Really good expose on one of the more mysterious points about China's main language

@abdellatifsellam1247 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, so helpful!

@HuyenTran-jk4mv 3 жыл бұрын

谢谢漂亮的老师

@vaniar.1583 4 жыл бұрын

很清楚，谢谢你。what about 想要？🤔

@fourclaws 2 жыл бұрын

you're an amazing teacher - love your channel and subscribed! :)

@maythawtarhtun5995 2 ай бұрын

谢谢姐💗

@Khinhnin528 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@liemnh 8 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@omarsolismedina8705 Жыл бұрын

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@yaser2423 2 жыл бұрын

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@sunsothol2710 3 жыл бұрын

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@shawonstech9408 3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much

@asifsunnyvlogs5745 4 жыл бұрын

I like your lecture

@TurkeyDart Жыл бұрын

Excellent video

@AntHenson 4 жыл бұрын

Another great video, thanks! Could you please also explain the difference between 要 and 会，and 要 and 得?

@enricobrasil 2 жыл бұрын

The difference between 要 and 会 is that 要 is a more certain future than 会. It would be something like 要 (will), 会 (might). Between 要 and 得, 要 is weaker (need) and its negation is 不用. 得 is stronger (must) and its negation is 不要. Pretty confusing, uh?...

@kellyzhou5320 Жыл бұрын

谢谢老师的分享吧！

@mcbagas9664 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Miss Shuo ... I'm a Chinese language beginner. I just found and watched your channel, after I watched your clear explanation I subcribed it right away and I really love it. I'm Indonesian, and want to master Chinese Language, I've been learning Thai language for 3 years, and now I want to add another language, would you like to make a youtube about how to say : Mr and Mrs and Ms in Chinese, because not many chinese teacher talk about this. And May I know are you Chinese or Taiwaness ? Thank you so much.

@brstfr7126 3 жыл бұрын

非常清楚，非常有用。谢谢你。

@fa.slimane5402 3 жыл бұрын

Really informative and valuable video, thanks a lot ! 我明白了！谢谢你。

@happiinet 3 жыл бұрын

Really useful!!!

@kevinchhie7057 3 жыл бұрын

姐姐說得很清楚。感覺分享！👍👍👍

@kevinpan5525 3 жыл бұрын

Lol, it should be "感谢分享”

@KVSulinom 11 ай бұрын

Interesting Shuoshuo, how about the use of Xiangyao 想要 ? appreciate if you can help provide us more detail explanation. Thanks

@gelou9680 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for ur explanations! ❤ However, I'd like to ask if 想 also means "would like to" to show politeness. Thank you 😊

@SuccessforLifester 4 жыл бұрын

I actually do use it this way to coin my conversation. It is a way to make the statement less aggressive.

@BrossIsindaHouse 3 жыл бұрын

Great everything! The presentation of the Chinese place you were at that moment, the content and the explanation. 谢谢！

@erlitabumahit1323 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Learning a lot from you. 谢谢你老师

@navnav777 2 жыл бұрын

Idea for next video : difference between yao and hui, when they refer to future or possible actions .

@tylerdurden4285 3 жыл бұрын

Helpful

@henrykho4796 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice

@nene-sf2ne 3 жыл бұрын

Why is “很” needed before 想我的朋友？ Thank you for your video.

@minhuc2367 3 жыл бұрын

I think "hen3" is not compulsory to use here. It gives more emphasis to the sentence, in this case, "I really miss my friend" instead of "I miss my friend".

@kerirachel5755 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Shuo! I LOVE your videos! They are super helpful and you are a great instructor!! I have a question that is honestly very basic, but forgive me, I have learned all my Chinese from self study and watching Chinese media. My question regards the proper pronunciation of 想， you seem to pronounce it "C-iang" but I feel like I've heard others pronounce it more "SH-iang". Is this a regional accent thing? Or am I just mishearing? Are there certain regions where its more common to pronounce it one way or another? Thanks again for all your hard work and your wonderful videos!

@SuccessforLifester 4 жыл бұрын

Ciang is correct. It will be good to learn hanyupingyin. The Han yu ping yin is Xiang.

@carolinagimenez559 3 жыл бұрын

This video helped me so much! an amazing explanation. Thank you so much!!!

@teamdyslexia 3 жыл бұрын

Very clear and useful! Thanks so much

@ylpathi 2 жыл бұрын

Nice.

@chineseinfiveminutes7173 3 жыл бұрын

I like the way you explained, very cool

@dianagibbs3550 4 жыл бұрын

So useful, thanks! I'm watching it again.

@arturojgil 4 жыл бұрын

三年以后我还有这样的问题！谢谢你

@basicinfo6816 4 жыл бұрын

@ShuoshuoChinese 4 жыл бұрын

哇！都对了！

@ingridaraujo2229 3 жыл бұрын

Your videos are so good!! Thanks a lot

@tiengtrungbachhuy2306 3 жыл бұрын

讲得太好了！

@namkel3135 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you pretty girl

@caimaccoinnich9594 4 жыл бұрын

谢谢！Comment for the algorithm.

@515gnodgnart Жыл бұрын

It would be interesting to compare and see what happens if you change "yao" and "xiang" for all your examples. I wonder if it will still makes sense or if the meaning of the sentence has now been changed.

@515gnodgnart Жыл бұрын

And sometimes I hear people say "wo xiang yao sb, st" as well.

@basicinfo6816 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Thanks

@indigofremont 4 жыл бұрын

So when to use 要 vs 会 to mean "going to" and when you use 要 vs 必须 to mean must/have to?

@giuliabrinckmeier6409 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!!!

@benthelearner6104 3 жыл бұрын

Hello, when I listen to this then I wonder, what is the difference between 要 and 会。What is the difference between 想 and 觉得。 And what about 想要, which I found the most precise. Very good video.

@enricobrasil 2 жыл бұрын

想 = to think 觉得 = to feel I talked about 要 and 会 in another answer here somewhere. Check it out. Cheers

@benthelearner6104 2 жыл бұрын

@@enricobrasil Yeah. To feel is also 感觉。I think it is just by reading and listening that we eventually figure out, just by immitation.