Practice saying what kind of thing you want in Chinese
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| Do you know how to say what kind of thing you want in Chinese? |
| Welcome to Three Step Chinese Practice by ChineseClass101.com. In this lesson, you will practice saying what kind of thing you want in Chinese. |
| Let's look at the main dialogue. |
| Two people are having a conversation. |
| 周先生，你想要什么样的画？(Zhōu xiānshēng, nǐ xiǎng yào shénme yàng de huà?) |
| "Mr. Zhou, what kind of painting would you like?" |
| 我想要有意思的画。(Wǒ xiǎng yào yǒuyìsi de huà.) |
| "I want an interesting painting." |
| In this dialogue, we learned two very useful patterns for asking and answering questions about your preferences. |
| Pattern 1: Asking |
| 你想要什么样的 + Noun？ |
| Nǐ xiǎng yào shénme yàng de + Noun? |
| "What kind of [noun] do you want?" |
| And |
| Pattern 2: Answering |
| 我想要 + [Adjective phrase] + 的 + Noun |
| Wǒ xiǎng yào + [adjective phrase] + de + noun |
| "I want a [Adjective phrase] [noun]" |
| Remember: |
| The character 的 (de) is essential — it connects the adjective phrase to the noun and shows what kind of thing you're talking about. This pattern is very common in everyday Chinese. You can't skip the 的 — without it, the sentence sounds incorrect or unclear, because it's not obvious what the description is referring to. |
| Let's practice this grammar in this episode! |
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