English | Chinese |
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want [wanted, wanting, wants] (desire) verb [UK: wɒnt] [US: ˈwɑːnt] | 想 /xiǎng/verb 想要 /xiǎngyào/verb 愿意 /yuànyi/verb 要 /yào/verb 需要 /xūyào/verb 願意verb |
wanted poster (printed announcement) noun | 通緝令noun 通缉令 /tōngjīlìng/noun |
wanton [wantons] (overly playful person) noun [UK: ˈwɒn.tən] [US: ˈwɑːn.tən] | 淘气包 /táoqìbāo/noun 淘气鬼 /táoqìguǐ/noun 淘氣包noun 淘氣鬼noun |
wanton (undisciplined) adjective [UK: ˈwɒn.tən] [US: ˈwɑːn.tən] | 淘气 /táoqì/adjective 淘氣adjective |
help wanted (a position of employment is open) phrase | 招工 /zhāogōng/phrase 招聘 /zhāopìn/phrase |
I don't want it phrase | 我不要 /wǒ bù yào/phrase |
I don't want to buy anything phrase | 我什么都不想买 /wǒ shénme dōu bùxiǎng mǎi/phrase 我什麼都不想買phrase |
I don't want to talk about it phrase | 我不想再談這事了phrase |
I want to go to the toilet phrase | 我想上个厕所 /wǒ xiǎng shàng ge cèsuǒ/phrase 我想上個廁所phrase |
I want to know phrase | 我要知道 /wǒ yào zhīdào/phrase |
if you want a thing done well, do it yourself (better to do something oneself) phrase | |
waste not, want not phrase | 俭以防匮 /jiǎnyǐfángkuì/phrase 儉以防匱phrase |
what do you want (to indicate that the listener is paying attention) phrase | 咋了? /zǎ le?/phrase |