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我wǒ　想xiǎng　说shuō　我wǒ　很hěn　忙máng。wǒ xiǎng shuō wǒ hěn máng.
I want to say I am very busy.
她tā　想xiǎng　听tīng　我wǒ　说shuō　吗ma？tā xiǎng tīng wǒ shuō ma?
Does she want to listen to me speak?
她tā　还hái　想xiǎng　买mǎi　那nà　本běn　书shū。tā hái xiǎng mǎi nà běn shū.
She still wants to buy that book.
我wǒ　还hái　想xiǎng　听tīng　你nǐ　说shuō　你nǐ　的de　名字míngzi。wǒ hái xiǎng tīng nǐ shuō nǐ de míngzi.
I still want to hear you say your name.
我wǒ　买mǎi　了le　手机shǒujī，　她tā　也yě　想xiǎng　买mǎi。wǒ mǎi le shǒujī, tā yě xiǎng mǎi.
I bought a phone; she also wants to buy one.
我wǒ　还hái　没méi　去qù　过guo　北京Běijīng，　我wǒ　想xiǎng　去qù。wǒ hái méi qù guo Běijīng, wǒ xiǎng qù.
I haven’t been to Beijing yet; I want to go.
她tā　今天jīntiān　有yǒu　事情shìqíng，　也yě　想xiǎng　让ràng　你nǐ　帮忙bāngmáng。tā jīntiān yǒu shìqíng, yě xiǎng ràng nǐ bāngmáng.
She has things to do today and also wants to ask you for help.
我wǒ　想xiǎng　让ràng　她tā　先xiān　回huí　家jiā。wǒ xiǎng ràng tā xiān huí jiā.
I want to let her go home first.
你nǐ　想xiǎng　去qù　超市chāoshì，　还是háishi　去qù　饭店fàndiàn？nǐ xiǎng qù chāoshì, háishi qù fàndiàn?
Do you want to go to the supermarket or go to a restaurant?
我wǒ　想xiǎng　去qù　超市chāoshì　或者huòzhě　在zài　家jiā　吃chī　晚饭wǎnfàn。wǒ xiǎng qù chāoshì huòzhě zài jiā chī wǎnfàn.
I want to go to the supermarket or eat dinner at home.
虽然suīrán　她tā　不bú　认识rènshi　我wǒ　的de　同事tóngshì，　但是dànshì　她tā　想xiǎng　认识rènshi　他tā。suīrán tā bú rènshi wǒ de tóngshì, dànshì tā xiǎng rènshi tā.
Although she doesn’t know my coworker, she wants to get to know him.
你nǐ　想xiǎng　现在xiànzài　去qù，　还是háishi　晚上wǎnshang　去qù？nǐ xiǎng xiànzài qù, háishi wǎnshang qù?
Do you want to go now or in the evening?
我wǒ　想xiǎng　认识rènshi　你nǐ。wǒ xiǎng rènshi nǐ.
I want to get to know you.
请qǐng　慢慢mànmàn　地de　说shuō，　我wǒ　想xiǎng　听tīng　懂dǒng。qǐng mànmàn de shuō, wǒ xiǎng tīng dǒng.
Please speak slowly; I want to understand.
今年jīnnián　周末zhōumò　我wǒ　想xiǎng　跟gēn　家人jiārén　在zài　家jiā，　不bù　打算dǎsuàn　出去chūqù　了le。jīnnián zhōumò wǒ xiǎng gēn jiārén zài jiā, bù dǎsuàn chūqù le.
This year on weekends I want to be at home with my family; I don't plan to go out.
我Wǒ　不但bùdàn　想xiǎng　去qù　超市chāoshì，　而且érqiě　要yào　马上mǎshàng　买mǎi　水shuǐ。Wǒ bùdàn xiǎng qù chāoshì, érqiě yào mǎshàng mǎi shuǐ.
I not only want to go to the supermarket, but also need to buy water right away.
她Tā　想xiǎng　借jiè　我wǒ　的de　电脑diànnǎo，　我wǒ　同意tóngyì　了le。Tā xiǎng jiè wǒ de diànnǎo, wǒ tóngyì le.
She wants to borrow my computer; I agreed.
他Tā　说shuō　这zhè　个gè　安排ānpái　好hǎo，　可是kěshì　她tā　不bù　同意tóngyì，　想xiǎng　自己zìjǐ　再zài　安排ānpái　一下yíxià。Tā shuō zhè gè ānpái hǎo, kěshì tā bù tóngyì, xiǎng zìjǐ zài ānpái yíxià.
He said this arrangement is good, but she doesn’t agree and wants to arrange it herself again.
我wǒ　想xiǎng　去qù　超市chāoshì，　可是kěshì　没méi　时间shíjiān。wǒ xiǎng qù chāoshì, kěshì méi shíjiān.
I want to go to the supermarket, but I don’t have time.
她tā　想xiǎng　自己zìjǐ　去qù　超市chāoshì。tā xiǎng zìjǐ qù chāoshì.
She wants to go to the supermarket by herself.
我Wǒ　越yuè　忙máng　越yuè　想xiǎng　喝hē　咖啡kāfēi。Wǒ yuè máng yuè xiǎng hē kāfēi.
The busier I am, the more I want to drink coffee.
她Tā　越yuè　喝hē　牛奶niúnǎi　越yuè　想xiǎng　睡觉shuìjiào。Tā yuè hē niúnǎi yuè xiǎng shuìjiào.
The more milk she drinks, the sleepier she gets.
我Wǒ　不bù　想xiǎng　花huā　太tài　多duō　钱qián　买mǎi　衣服yīfu。Wǒ bù xiǎng huā tài duō qián mǎi yīfu.
I don’t want to spend too much money on clothes.
这zhè　个gè　安排ānpái　看起来kànqǐlái　特别tèbié　容易róngyì，　我wǒ　想xiǎng　试试shìshi。zhè gè ānpái kànqǐlái tèbié róngyì, wǒ xiǎng shìshi.
This arrangement looks especially easy; I want to try it.
我wǒ　想xiǎng　学xué　中文zhōngwén。wǒ xiǎng xué zhōngwén.
I want to learn Chinese.
我wǒ　想xiǎng　去qù　公园gōngyuán，　不过bùguò　我wǒ　今天jīntiān　要yào　上班shàngbān。wǒ xiǎng qù gōngyuán, bùguò wǒ jīntiān yào shàngbān.
I want to go to the park, but I have to work today.
很多hěnduō　同学tóngxué　下课xiàkè　以后yǐhòu　去qù　聚会jùhuì，　可是kěshì　我wǒ　想xiǎng　回家huíjiā　休息xiūxi。hěnduō tóngxué xiàkè yǐhòu qù jùhuì, kěshì wǒ xiǎng huíjiā xiūxi.
Many classmates go to parties after class, but I want to go home and rest.
他Tā　一yì　忙máng　就jiù　想xiǎng　喝hē　咖啡kāfēi。Tā yì máng jiù xiǎng hē kāfēi.
Whenever he gets busy, he wants to drink coffee.
今天jīntiān　我wǒ　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　在zài　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　休息xiūxi。jīntiān wǒ zhǐ xiǎng zài fángjiān lǐ xiūxi.
Today I just want to rest in my room.
周末zhōumò　我们wǒmen　不bù　想xiǎng　去qù　聚会jùhuì，　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　在zài　家jiā　休息xiūxi。zhōumò wǒmen bù xiǎng qù jùhuì, zhǐ xiǎng zài jiā xiūxi.
On weekends we don’t want to go to parties; we just want to rest at home.
今天jīntiān　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　我wǒ　想xiǎng　马上mǎshàng　回家huíjiā。jīntiān xiàbān yǐhòu wǒ xiǎng mǎshàng huíjiā.
After work today, I want to go home right away.
今天Jīntiān　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　我wǒ　很hěn　累lèi，　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　回家huíjiā　休息xiūxi。Jīntiān xiàbān yǐhòu wǒ hěn lèi, zhǐ xiǎng huíjiā xiūxi.
After work today I’m very tired and only want to go home and rest.
医生Yīshēng　说shuō　如果rúguǒ　我们wǒmen　想xiǎng　身体shēntǐ　更gèng　好hǎo，　就jiù　必须bìxū　多duō　关心guānxīn　自己zìjǐ　的de　健康jiànkāng。Yīshēng shuō rúguǒ wǒmen xiǎng shēntǐ gèng hǎo, jiù bìxū duō guānxīn zìjǐ de jiànkāng.
The doctor said that if we want our health to be better, we must pay more attention to our own health.
我Wǒ　觉得juéde　每个měige　人rén　都dōu　有yǒu　选择xuǎnzé　自己zìjǐ　想xiǎng　爱ài　谁shéi　的de　权利quánlì。Wǒ juéde měige rén dōu yǒu xuǎnzé zìjǐ xiǎng ài shéi de quánlì.
I think everyone has the right to choose whom they want to love.
他Tā　说shuō　即使jíshǐ　考试kǎoshì　很hěn　难nán，　也yě　不bù　想xiǎng　放弃fàngqì。Tā shuō jíshǐ kǎoshì hěn nán, yě bù xiǎng fàngqì.
He said that even if the exam is very hard, he doesn’t want to give up.
他tā　想xiǎng　买mǎi　一yì　双shuāng　蓝色lánsè　的de　鞋子xiézi。tā xiǎng mǎi yì shuāng lánsè de xiézi.
He wants to buy a pair of blue shoes.
我wǒ　想xiǎng　在zài　安静ānjìng　的de　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　听清楚tīngqīngchu　她tā　的de　声音shēngyīn。wǒ xiǎng zài ānjìng de fángjiān lǐ tīngqīngchu tā de shēngyīn.
I want to hear her voice clearly in a quiet room.
她tā　不bù　想xiǎng　让ràng　别人biéren　帮bāng　她tā　做zuò　作业zuòyè。tā bù xiǎng ràng biéren bāng tā zuò zuòyè.
She doesn’t want other people to help her do homework.
今天jīntiān　的de　天气tiānqì　又yòu　冷lěng　又yòu　下雨xiàyǔ，　我wǒ　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　在zài　客厅kètīng　里lǐ　休息xiūxi。jīntiān de tiānqì yòu lěng yòu xiàyǔ, wǒ zhǐ xiǎng zài kètīng lǐ xiūxi.
Today the weather is both cold and rainy; I just want to rest in the living room.
明天míngtiān　我们wǒmen　想xiǎng　在zài　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù，　一边yìbiān　走zǒu　一边yìbiān　讨论tǎolùn　下xià　个gè　星期xīngqī　的de　安排ānpái，　最后zuìhòu　一起yìqǐ　回家huíjiā。míngtiān wǒmen xiǎng zài gōngyuán sànbù, yìbiān zǒu yìbiān tǎolùn xià gè xīngqī de ānpái, zuìhòu yìqǐ huíjiā.
Tomorrow we want to walk in the park, discussing next week’s plans while we walk, and finally go home together.
我wǒ　不bù　想xiǎng　花huā　太tài　多duō　钱qián　买mǎi　新xīn　衣服yīfu。wǒ bù xiǎng huā tài duō qián mǎi xīn yīfu.
I don’t want to spend too much money on new clothes.
我wǒ　想xiǎng　记住jìzhù　她tā　的de　手机号shǒujīhào，　但是dànshì　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　难nán。wǒ xiǎng jìzhù tā de shǒujīhào, dànshì yǒudiǎnr nán.
I want to remember her phone number, but it’s a bit difficult.
他tā　在zài　手机shǒujī　上shàng　看kàn　地图dìtú，　想xiǎng　找到zhǎodào　公园gōngyuán　的de　南nán　门mén。tā zài shǒujī shàng kàn dìtú, xiǎng zhǎodào gōngyuán de nán mén.
He is looking at the map on his phone, trying to find the south gate of the park.
她tā　想xiǎng　去qù　很多hěnduō　国家guójiā　看看kànkan　世界shìjiè。tā xiǎng qù hěnduō guójiā kànkan shìjiè.
She wants to go to many countries to take a look at the world.
明天míngtiān　我wǒ　想xiǎng　把bǎ　她tā　介绍jièshào　给gěi　我wǒ　的de　同事tóngshì　认识rènshi。míngtiān wǒ xiǎng bǎ tā jièshào gěi wǒ de tóngshì rènshi.
Tomorrow I want to introduce her to my coworker.
不管bùguǎn　问题wèntí　多duō　难nán，　他tā　都dōu　想xiǎng　试试shìshi　说shuō　一下yíxià　自己zìjǐ　的de　想法xiǎngfǎ。bùguǎn wèntí duō nán, tā dōu xiǎng shìshi shuō yíxià zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ.
No matter how difficult the question is, he wants to try expressing his own ideas.
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