wǒ xiǎng qǔkuǎn, ér tā xiǎng cúnkuǎn.

I want to withdraw money, whereas he wants to deposit money.

Breakdown of wǒ xiǎng qǔkuǎn, ér tā xiǎng cúnkuǎn.

• 我wǒ: I
• 他tā: he
• 想xiǎng: to want to
• 取款qǔkuǎn: to withdraw money

Questions & Answers about wǒ xiǎng qǔkuǎn, ér tā xiǎng cúnkuǎn.

What does 想 mean here? Is it want or think?

In this sentence, 想 means want to or would like to.

So:

• 我想取款 = I want to withdraw money
• 他想存款 = He wants to deposit money

想 can also mean to think in other contexts, but when it is followed by a verb, it often means want to do something.

Pattern:

• 想 + verb

Examples:

• 我想吃饭。 = I want to eat.
• 她想去银行。 = She wants to go to the bank.

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Why is there no word for to in want to withdraw?

Mandarin does not need a separate word like English to in this structure.

The pattern is simply:

• 想 + verb

So:

• 想取款 = want withdraw money
• 想存款 = want deposit money

This is very normal in Chinese. Many modal-like verbs work this way:

• 要去 = want to go
• 能来 = can come
• 会说 = know how to speak / can speak

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Are 取款 and verbs or nouns?