wǒ xiǎng yùdìng dānrénjiān.

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Breakdown of wǒ xiǎng yùdìng dānrénjiān.

• 想xiǎng: to want to
• 预订yùdìng: to reserve; book
• 单人间dānrénjiān: single room

Questions & Answers about wǒ xiǎng yùdìng dānrénjiān.

Why is the word order 我 想 预订 单人间?

Chinese word order here is very straightforward:

• 我 = subject
• 想 = want / would like
• 预订 = reserve / book
• 单人间 = single room

So the pattern is:

Subject + 想 + Verb + Object

This is similar to English I want to book a single room, except Chinese does not need a separate word for to before book.

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Why is there no word for to between 想 and 预订?

In Chinese, verbs often come directly after words like 想, 要, or 能 without an extra word like English to.

So:

• 我想预订单人间。 literally follows the pattern
• I want book single room

That is completely normal in Chinese.
You do not say something like 我想去预订 unless you specifically mean go and book.

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What exactly does 想 mean here? Is it really think?